Today we attempted to clear more HR paperwork but things run a little slow around here. I submited my medical papers, filed for an employee badge and handed over my passport to process my visa. The latter makes me a bit nervous. I don't like being without my passport.
Tonight 2 of my co-workers and I are going to see Transformers at the City Centre. It's a complex that houses 14 theatres, a bowling alley, enormous grocery store, restaurants, and an ice skating rink. Who knew!? Then hopefully when our movie is finished our bags will have finally arrived and we can pick them up from the airport.
We got these serious looking phones installed in our offices today. The guy gave us a 5 minute lesson how to use them but I'm pretty sure I didn't make it passed 'press the envelope for voicemail'. I've got plenty of time to figure it out. I don't even know how they want us to answer them.
We have a 'tea boy' in our office that checks in on you as soon as you arrive and periodically throughout the day. Today I had a glass of mango juice. I took a picture, which you'll get to see at a later time when my camera cable arrives. We've already been joking about all our 'historical moments' together, so I have somehow become the group photographer. Guess it's a good trait to have a camera attached to your hand eh?
I learned something about Islamic burials last night. Mohammed had pointed out a cemetery. I told him I would like to see it in daylight. I have a thing for cemeteries. I think they are peaceful, I like taking photos and drawing them, I like to think about my life and remind myself to LIVE in the short time we're given. Mohammed was explaining to me that they bury people very quickly here because it is a greater honor to the deceased. Also they feel you should leave the world the way you entered, naked. So they have a special person to wash the body, then they simply cover it with a white sheet. This is how they present it for viewing. Then a narrow hole is dug with another hole inside of it. I'll try to draw to explain:
They place the body in the smaller hole, then cover it with earth bricks, then fill in the main hole with dirt.
Also, they don't mark the graves with names because you don't visit cemeteries to mourn. You may mark it so you know where one is but you would not go there to 'talk' to that person. You would go to a cemetery to think about your life and how you want to live it and to talk to God. I thought this was very similar and interesting.
I'm reminding myself to tell you the story of the red car. Mohammed told me today and I couldn't stop laughing. Some things just get lost in translation you know :)
This different plug nonsense has to stop. Not only do you adapters for all your equipment, but you also need a spoon. Just like the railroad was standardized to one grade of track so too must outlets be standardized!
And the liquor license nonsense is crazy, CRAZY! I think it is the duty of every estrip-er to put a bottle of something aside for your return.
That seems insane to stick a spoon into an electrical outlet! I looked at your pics. Is the sprayer hose above the toilet an ass washer or used for some other purpose?
First of all nice pictures, and I glad you finaly got your bag and stuff. When you have time you will see that I said that i liked the cloud pictures. What I didn't comment on is Ponderosa. I don't know if we even have any in Buffalo any more and I kinda miss them, yeah the food was kinda unhelathy but you could eat enough for 3 days in there and it was all good quality. Is it just me or does there money remind anyone else of Candaian money. Granted it isn't the same but it looks like the same style of money. I do have one question those two tall buildings they look like there is some curve in them is the curve really there or is that an effect from the camera?
not that kind of problem paul. this comp is brand spankin new and i have wifi. it has something to do with IT blocking it once I try to publish more than one photo. i'm going to try to figure it out later. for now you'll just have to visit my pics page.
It sounds like you are having an amazing time there. That is so cool! Are you able to spend a lot of time outside or is it too hot? Are you on a campus type setting or like a regular neighborhood?
If your computer can't handle the normal version, use the mobile version of the site to public. Just click on the word mobile at the top left of the site and publish from there. You do not need any javascript or flash to publish multiple images from that version of the site.