Met a Vietnamese in camp who has been in the UAE for about 3 years. Quite a nice guy and he even offered to give me a lift to Dubai this weekend which is great! He was a refugee in Bangkok many years ago and he loves Thai food and culture. Lucky for him, he was able to move on to US and is now an American citizen. He’s like me now, finishing off warranty in one of the refineries nearby and basically alone in the job. So it’s quite nice to have someone to chat with after a day spent alone in the office.
I’ve been quite lucky so far. I’ve met some very nice people in the plant and in the camp. When you are overseas alone for such a long period, it’s very important to get to know people and help one another out. My two Iraqi and German colleagues (who just left yesterday) were very comical and cute people. Hikmet (Iraqi) is a very polite and soft-spoken person who is very serious about his work. It was always nice to chat with him about life in Dubai and his perspectives of what is going on in Iraq. Philipp (German – and yes there are two ‘p’ at the end) is always giving a smile that should be on the Visit Germany Year poster. He’s a nice and friendly person who oddly has spent some time doing apprenticeship in Madras before – I found it weird. And I will always remember it when he’s all mushy talking to his girlfriend on the phone in the office! Hahahah…. Ja, das ist meine schön warm Kollegen.
Somehow with an assortment of newly-found friends from different parts of the world makes me feel more at home and comfortable with the desert environment. At least, life is not so boring! By the way – today’s weather: blowing dust - not yet a sandstorm, nowhere near calm weather!
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