2nd April 2009

Last weekend I moved to a bigger room. Besides my sofa bed this is the only chair I've got. I want to put this in the balcony and buy a swivel chair but I still haven't found the right one.

1st April 2009

This past week it has been raining in Dubai. When I looked out from my balcony, the air had a slightly sepia feel. It looked dreamy despite the absence of greenery.

Hiatus

Two reasons for my hiatus:

- intermittent internet access
- laziness

Now I have internet 24/7 so I am left with no excuses.

Posting will begin again on the 1st of April, 2009. Some will be flashbacks since I took some photos after December 16 but didn't get around to blog about it.

16th December 2008

This is my favorite necklace. I bought this for myself when I resigned from Coral last year. When I go to New York, hopefully next year, I will buy another piece from the Tiffany & Company where Audrey Hepburn stood in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's.

15th December 2008

Back when I was living in a place where there was a balcony, Harrison would perch like this on the balcony rails. Now he has to make do on the armrests of my sofa bed. I hope I can move to another place that has a balcony.

14th December 2008

This is the doorway to my little room. It was furnished with a TV and a refrigerator. I hardly ever open the TV (which has satellite channels) but the refrigerator is frequently used.

The Last Sentence Sums It Up Nicely

Kent Keith - People Are Often Unreasonable

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may just never be enough;
Give the world the best you have anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it's all between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway.

From Do It Anyway: The Handbook for Finding Personal Meaning and Deep Happiness in a Crazy World.