January 22nd 2007
Budaiya
After 4 days in the hall daily from 8am till midnight, I finally am back in the office again. It went about without much bad incidents but enough to make me think...what am doing here, why should I endure this kind of stress..?
Is it worth it ?
The grumpy old gentleman.
He came to inspect his stand and deliver the graphics. He told me that he had left the graphic box near the entrance and someone need to collect and bring it in. So I walked with him to the main entrance, saw the box..! he told me that he couldnt carry the box, for fear it might dirty his blazer. I glanced at his beige blazer...so vain !
I then picked up the box and try to carry it alone ( its not that heavy ) I guess he felt bad or embarrassed, so he offered to help me carry the box by holding on to the other end. After giving me "strict" instructions, he left. I told him to come back the next day after 1pm, by then his stand should be fully complete. He came around 4pm the next day with lots of stuff to fill up the fridge. He opened up the boxes and gave me a a few souvenier items..! Not bad for a grumpy old man. He keeps calling me "Tanya"..eventhough I told him my real name.
And he still thinks that my name is "Tanya"...until today..!
Ah well...Tanya..it is for a week.
Monday, January 22, 2007
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Maal Hijrah
January 20th 2006
Budaiya
Selamat Menyambut Maal Hijrah 1 Muharram 1428H.
Weather has been bad, cold and unforgiving.
The morning started ok but got colder towards the evening.
The hall did not turn on their heater and we had to suffer till midnight.
Woke up this morning feeling like having a flu.
Another public holiday gone to waste.
Budaiya
Selamat Menyambut Maal Hijrah 1 Muharram 1428H.
Weather has been bad, cold and unforgiving.
The morning started ok but got colder towards the evening.
The hall did not turn on their heater and we had to suffer till midnight.
Woke up this morning feeling like having a flu.
Another public holiday gone to waste.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Cold ... as ice
16th January 2007
Budaiya
There is a cold draft
wheezing in from my left
Like ice
Too cold to touch
Expressionless
Like stone
Too hard
Unforgiving
Demanding
When one fine day
The ice will melt
The stone will crumble
What is left
is
nothing
but ... cold bruised ego
before you too
disintegrates
into
nothingness
Budaiya
There is a cold draft
wheezing in from my left
Like ice
Too cold to touch
Expressionless
Like stone
Too hard
Unforgiving
Demanding
When one fine day
The ice will melt
The stone will crumble
What is left
is
nothing
but ... cold bruised ego
before you too
disintegrates
into
nothingness
I wonder why ...
January 16th 2007
Budaiya
I wonder why
I wonder how ...
People will not feel at ease when they see you have got something more than what they have.
There is always "someone" acting like a private eye in any office, watching everybodys back...and of course its a free service.
I still dont understand why people can be nice with you but backbiting about you with others.
People are power hungry ... unsatiable hunger to show they are calling the shots.
People get the satisfaction of looking at someone being thrown to the deep end of the pool and watch with glee if that someone can float and swim back.
Budaiya
I wonder why
I wonder how ...
People will not feel at ease when they see you have got something more than what they have.
There is always "someone" acting like a private eye in any office, watching everybodys back...and of course its a free service.
I still dont understand why people can be nice with you but backbiting about you with others.
People are power hungry ... unsatiable hunger to show they are calling the shots.
People get the satisfaction of looking at someone being thrown to the deep end of the pool and watch with glee if that someone can float and swim back.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Another rave
January 11th 2007
Budaiya
How often have you had to swallow your pride and apologize for something that is not totally your fault ?
How often have you had to cover for someone or take the blame on someone's behalf just because you want to appease someone ?
Life is funny. Life is complicated. Life becomes not funny when you are at the receiving ends.
Like a rubber ball
No matter where they throw you
You will always bounce back !
The harder they throw you
The higher that you will fly and soar ...!
Still I feel like crushing " the two goons " like a cockroach...!
Budaiya
How often have you had to swallow your pride and apologize for something that is not totally your fault ?
How often have you had to cover for someone or take the blame on someone's behalf just because you want to appease someone ?
Life is funny. Life is complicated. Life becomes not funny when you are at the receiving ends.
Like a rubber ball
No matter where they throw you
You will always bounce back !
The harder they throw you
The higher that you will fly and soar ...!
Still I feel like crushing " the two goons " like a cockroach...!
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Autumn Fair is here again
January 7th 2007
Budaiya
Autumn Fair is in town again. It is crowded as usual and still with the same stuff. There is no attraction like a few years back when we had the acrobatic team performing here.
But the stall selling leather jackets and comforters are making brisk business, probaly due to the cold weather in Bahrain right now.
There is one small stand that is worth mentioning, of local talents displaying their creative crafts and handmade jewellery.
I bought a few pieces on the opening day and had been visiting her stall daily.
If anyone feels like having a day out to get caught in the traffic and like a crowded hall... please feel welcome to Autumn Fair !
Some of her paintings on display
Her beautiful handmade jewellery, one of a kind.
And she calls it "junk jewellery "
The artist and designer at their booth
Lightings and chandelliers from Egypt
The ice cream man !
Budaiya
Autumn Fair is in town again. It is crowded as usual and still with the same stuff. There is no attraction like a few years back when we had the acrobatic team performing here.
But the stall selling leather jackets and comforters are making brisk business, probaly due to the cold weather in Bahrain right now.
There is one small stand that is worth mentioning, of local talents displaying their creative crafts and handmade jewellery.
I bought a few pieces on the opening day and had been visiting her stall daily.
If anyone feels like having a day out to get caught in the traffic and like a crowded hall... please feel welcome to Autumn Fair !
Some of her paintings on display
Her beautiful handmade jewellery, one of a kind.
And she calls it "junk jewellery "
The artist and designer at their booth
Lightings and chandelliers from Egypt
The ice cream man !
Monday, January 01, 2007
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