A while since I've had time to add to this blog. Too much travel and my new job to sort out. Finally officially started new role, same company and location. Instead of bossing around a team of Engineers I'm bossing myself around as the sole Program Manager in Dubai. Been promised Director title and role within 2 years and a team of four.

Celebrated my sons 8th birthday on Saturday. He got far too many presents, mostly from a party on Friday. From us he got a Zen V Plus MP3 player (4Gb),...

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Thanks for all the kind comments. Kate (the wife) is feeling better but still not something you get over easily. Tough thing for a woman to go through and I think all we men can do is support as best we can. Difficult to imagine all the hormonal imbalances and what they can do to you.

Regarding the accident it seems the insurance is taking it up with the police. Which really surprised me. After I wrote my account of what happened they wrote to Epco, the Petrol Station owner, for the...

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The end of two very shite weeks. Mrs lost the baby two days after an op to remove a large pollip (sp?). So its been a week of tears and hugs just trying to get her back on a level.

Followed that up with crashing the 4x4 into a petrol tanker. Actually his fault as I was stationary and hooting at him as went around me from the right and took the front of the car off. But the police said and I quote, "it was your fault as the tanker driver did not see you!"

BS as...

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Three submarine cables now broken, internet is slow and latency means no gaming - sux.

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Damn company is really pissing me off now. Want me to Programme Manage several Emirates jobs and also give 20% of my time to help my old department because they are in trouble. Well, maybe if they hadn't pissed everyone off they would not be in trouble! Good friend just quit and they are at least beginning to realise things have got to change or they won't have anybody decent left.

Head count freeze until April so looks like my only option is to move to Seattle. My son loves Dubai and...

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