Time at Last!

Keeping Busy!!!

Well I have finally managed to grab a bit of time and update my blog. Hard to believe that in my old job, I could update the blog twice a week. I did think I would be able to do it just as often with this new job, but well.... twas not to be.

Now I came back on Friday from one of the finest hotels I have ever stayed in, the Marriott Jordan Valley, in Jordan.
Left the UK Wednesday 28th February, and got to the hotel at around 10:30pm. Luckily for me it was the very hotel I was installing the fragrance machines in. As I arrived late at night I didn't really get a chance to take in the fact that I was at the Lowest point on Earth, the Dead Sea.
But the following morning, after spending a few hours (5 at the most!), getting the job done, I managed to get some pool time, and we are talking luxury here. The place had 4 resturaunts including a truely aythentic Italian. Now I absolutely love Italian food, so that was the perfect place to eat lunch.

The other surprising thing about Jordan though, is just how free it is, women don't have to cover up, the internet is unrestricted, and the mini-bar in my room was FULLY stocked with beer and spirits.
To top things of the weather was fab, such a pity then I had to get up at 3:30am to get to the Airport Friday morning!

Hopefully, I will post a couple of pictures soon to show some of the luxury I enjoyed!

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Stranded!

Just a quick post, to try and gain some sympathy. I arrived here at Heathrow airport at 8:30am in good time for my flight to Saudi at 11:45. Got on the plane, nice and comfy, when it got to around 12:15 we still hadn't moved. Captain came on saying the aircraft had a hydraulic problem, and they didn't know how long it would be. At 2pm he told us we had to get off as the plane needed a spare part that was to come from another airport.

Result : - Plane now due to leave at 6PM!!!, I am due to get to Saudi now, not at 8:40 pm which would have been lovely, but rather at 2am!!!!!! AAAAAAARRRRRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!

Will probably not be able to post for next 12 days so ADIOS AMIGOS

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Saudi land of Sand,

So another trip beckons, this time to Saudi, and more than likely I am going to be away for a couple of weeks this time as I have a few places to go to.
What it also means is that I will be living on the site's accomodation, which isn't too good as normally there is no internet connections, and the accomodation is pretty ropey. But at least I will lose some much needed weight.

Which all goes to mean I am going to be putting up the quiz, either today or tomorrow depending on the risk of been caught using the net by the boss.

Joy of Joys though I still have Libiya and Indonesia (possibly) to look forward to, plus quite a few in the States (my favourite!), and some in Equador.

I just have to do a few more questions and then quiz will be posted, remember you have a full month this time to answer, not that a lot of you need it.

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India Again!!!

Why is it the places you least like going to always seem to be the ones you go to the most??

Well this was my 5Th visit to India (I am writing this from the Imperial Hotel in New Delhi), and it will probably rate as my best and worst. My best because I stayed in two fantastic hotels in Delhi. My worst because I stayed for 6 hours in the cement plant hospital with a glucose and saline drip in me!

So what happened??

It all began pretty well, flight was on time, and I got mt at Delhi airport where I was taken to a 4 star hotel. On the way though they telephoned the driver and told him to divert to a sister hotel as they had double booked the room. I didn't mind this as the sister hotel was a 5 star one, so I was feeling rather happy. But then the driver received another call saying that someone had checked out, and a room was now available. "Oh well thems the breaks" I thought.
When I got to the hotel, I was told I had been upgraded to a deluxe suite at no additional cost - GET IN THERE!

So after a jolly comfy night and morning, I met up with my Indian colleague and took a taxi to.... the train station! The bloody train again!! 5 hours on a train to get to our destination and then another 2 to get to the site. Then at the site they wanted us to share a room with 4 others!! HA HA HA HA HA I started to say, but they were serious! Finally, we managed to get separate rooms.

The job was going OK, but on the 3rd day on site I was feeling a bit rough, well that night by God did I suffer, puking and other things too delicate to mention here all night! OK liquified comes to mind! So I had about 30 minutes kip, and understandably looked a little rough the next day. Keyur asked for the doctor, and she came about 20 minutes later, took temperature and measured my pulse, stating "he is Feverish, Dehydrated and Hypoglycemic we will have to put him on a drip". So loosely translated I wasn't very well! Keyur then asked about pills or other things I could take so I could stay in the room, to which the doc replied "It's not an option he has to go into hospital"

So that was that, on a saline and glucose drip, and then a bloody painful injection in the top of my thigh (which I had to have an ice-pack for the nurse hit bone or something, so I was in bloody agony!).
I then fell straight to sleep, 6 hours later I was discharged, and 20 minutes after getting out of my hospital bed I was on the roof of a building in 40 degree heat trying to get the job finished!

It's amazing really, everytime I come to India I lose weight, but I didn't really want to lose it the way I did!

The rest of the trip went pretty much as expected, and I am fully recovered now, even after a marathon 14 hours at work in the heat the day before yesterday (8th). So I write this in a luxury hotel ($425 a night!) just waiting to get back and see the family again.

One thing is for certain though I NEED A NEW JOB!!!

Until the next time then.

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Paradise???

Well just managed to get an Internet connection at the cement works here in Barbados, but wont really be able to post very much.
Just to say, this place is great! I am staying in my own 2 bed house, have someone come and leave me a cooked meal ready for when I return after work. Have a fully stocked fridge, am 50 yards from the beach, and it's sunny. The Barbadians are mad for the cricket world cup, and even watch it during work! Only thing missing here is my wife and kids, I really wish they were here, as what is the use in been in paradise if you don't have the ones you love with you. Till I can post again Cheers!

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A Post at Last!!


Well at long last I have finally managed to get online again,after a rather disappointing trip to India.
Don't get me wrong, the weather was great, the people wonderful, and the site had the most amazing temple I have seen.
It was just that I couldn't finish the job, as the one thing I needed to be working at the site wasn't!
Still there you go I did get a few decent pictures of the temple, have a look...

This is one of the whole temple, remember this was in the middle of a CEMENT works, which is heavy industry and very dirty, smokey and not all that pleasant.

Then there is this one;

The goddess or god that the temple is dedicated to is in this picture;

And finally, the last picture is of one of the mineret type arches;

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India AGAIN!!!

Well here I am writing this post at Schipol airport Amsterdam, waiting for the connection to Hyderabad. Came up all of a sudden this trip, as they always do, God I hate going away at short notice and flying at the crappiest times going!

Not too sure whether I am going to be able to get an internet connection where I am going, and I am not going be back till 4th December, which means you have 2 weeks to do the quiz, so you all should get just about all the questions right then!

Sooooo until the next time I post have fun