Bubblelicious

last night i went berserk and bought 2 bottles of Evian that set me back about 2.4 dinars. the high sodium content in locally bottled water is killing me! imagine a sodium content of 49.5 mg/L versus Evian's 11 mg/L... no wonder i'm suffering from symptoms of hypertension. water aside, i'm loving the weather in Bahrain. cold enough to parade my new jackets hehe, but not to the extent of causing frostbites. it's a wee bit dusty though, my black suede boots are turning into tan color, gawd, just like everything else here. i still don't have time to browse the Souk (something like Arabian bazaar), make a short trip to Arab Saudi (which is only 20km away) and go window shopping at the exclusive Seef District. i heard that the cheapest item at Seef is a 50 dinar pair of shorts. i guess the rich Arabs probably buy a dozen at one go out of shamefulness. my boss actually consoled me by saying that we'll return to Bahrain again at least once or twice more -_-''&#

it's now 5.30am Bahrain time and i can't make myself sleep. my body clock has gone haywire, probably tuning to Timbuktu's timezone because i can only sleep for 4-5 hours and eat 2 meals a day at really odd hours. i should probably start from the beginning. after the flight with Qatar Airways that took forever, me and my boss finally reached Doha (Qatar's city) to catch our transit flight. Doha Airport is small but modern, they sell lots of duty-free electronic goods, an iPod nano for example only cost bout RM800. i would have given in to temptation, if the plane to Al-Manama is not about to take off in 5 minutes time. it all boils down to the stupid delay back at KLIA, where the Arabs tried to check-in 60kg luggages (trust me its gigantic) and refused to pay the excess baggage fine. my Bahrainian customer told me that the Arabs like to buy goods in bulk, because they feel ashamed if they only bought one. well, that explains why i saw an Arab woman who opened her huge LV

i'm stressed because my flight is less than 24 hours away but i have not packed a single item. i'm stressed because i could not find time to get a cobbler to fix my suede boots. i'm stressed because a psychotic asshole has been miscalling me for 5 months and still show no signs of losing interest. he misscalled me again today since 7am for at least 30 times throughout the morning. wait till i find out who you are.... just wait!! i'm stressed because i don't know what to expect from Bahrain, especially the horror stories i heard about Arab men, seems like virtually everyone has something to say bout them. i'm stressed because i could not find time to get USD notes ( yes, i am that last minute ). maybe i could perform belly dance on the street to earn some dinars haha. i'm slightly relieved because my Sudan trip is postponed to next month. all the hotels in the city (less than 5 and elevator-less, of course) are fully booked for the African Summit thingy. so u

all the pending tasks are pilling up to my nose. stress gives me constipation. stress robs me off the ability to write in coherent sentences. three days spent in kuala terengganu but i have not tried the famous keropok lekor. my hotel room was overlooking the South China Sea yet my toes did not touch the ivory sand once. i really wanted to blog about my Xmas at Bangsar, new year at Red Box and the never-ending CNY shopping (becos i keep wearing the stuff i buy hehe). but i'll be on a semi-hiatus due to preparations for my next destination - Bahrain and africa! my new year resolution? get married and start spawning. heh... just kidding. work harder and spend less on frivolous stuff . HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!! p/s: "frivolous" does not include a certain Nokia handphone.