which i know has nothing to do with abu dhabi, but this is my rant and i'll say what i want. i'm not sure how to describe how they're old, except that i'm old and they hurt occasionally. but as comely as they used to be, they're not quite as aesthetic now. you've seen old women's knees before - mine now look like that. which means i look horrendous in shorts now.
see? what's wrong with this picture? many, many things i'm afraid.
speaking of horrendous, the fashions here are quite appalling (my girlfriend deb would have a field day giving out citations). apparently, the popular trend right now is pleated khaki-type pants (in multiple colors) that taper to an ankle-length peg leg. um, that's not attractive on anyone. pleated pants? who asked for that again? this is not 1983. just what we need is to make that 'fup' area look bigger (let me know if you don't know what 'fup' is and i'll explain in a personal email).
yesterday i attempted to go to the 'qasr al-husn' which is located several long blocks from the apartment. it means 'old fort' (as opposed to 'old fart') or 'white fort' and is supposedly the oldest building in abu dhabi built in 1761. so, i get there and there's a construction wall all around it. i walk the entire circumference hoping to find an entrance, but to no avail. apparently they're renovating the structure (and the cultural heritage building next to it) and building a high rise and shopping mall on the same block - so you can get your culture and your manolo's all in the same place.
on my way back to the apartment, i think i found the one small block that is referred to as china town. it has nothing on nyc.
so, the bidet. i mean, i know what they're for, but i'm just not sure how you'd sit on it. there's also sprayer hoses in all the restrooms, including our bathroom (i may have mentioned this before). last week while we were having cocktails, i asked richard (the douchebag from down under) why all bathrooms have sprayers. he said they were to clean yourself off after . . . after what? what is toilet paper for? and if you were to take a mini-shower after doing your business, wouldn't you need something stronger than toilet paper to dry yourself off? perhaps the emirates people have bad bathroom decorum and make huge messes in there. i don't know; i totally don't get it.
today i'm going out to the 'emirates palace' to take a tour and see how the better half lives.
love all of you and shukran for reading my b.s.
tricia
p.s. i'm going through kool-aid withdrawals.
see? what's wrong with this picture? many, many things i'm afraid.
speaking of horrendous, the fashions here are quite appalling (my girlfriend deb would have a field day giving out citations). apparently, the popular trend right now is pleated khaki-type pants (in multiple colors) that taper to an ankle-length peg leg. um, that's not attractive on anyone. pleated pants? who asked for that again? this is not 1983. just what we need is to make that 'fup' area look bigger (let me know if you don't know what 'fup' is and i'll explain in a personal email).
yesterday i attempted to go to the 'qasr al-husn' which is located several long blocks from the apartment. it means 'old fort' (as opposed to 'old fart') or 'white fort' and is supposedly the oldest building in abu dhabi built in 1761. so, i get there and there's a construction wall all around it. i walk the entire circumference hoping to find an entrance, but to no avail. apparently they're renovating the structure (and the cultural heritage building next to it) and building a high rise and shopping mall on the same block - so you can get your culture and your manolo's all in the same place.
so, the bidet. i mean, i know what they're for, but i'm just not sure how you'd sit on it. there's also sprayer hoses in all the restrooms, including our bathroom (i may have mentioned this before). last week while we were having cocktails, i asked richard (the douchebag from down under) why all bathrooms have sprayers. he said they were to clean yourself off after . . . after what? what is toilet paper for? and if you were to take a mini-shower after doing your business, wouldn't you need something stronger than toilet paper to dry yourself off? perhaps the emirates people have bad bathroom decorum and make huge messes in there. i don't know; i totally don't get it.
today i'm going out to the 'emirates palace' to take a tour and see how the better half lives.
love all of you and shukran for reading my b.s.
tricia
p.s. i'm going through kool-aid withdrawals.
1 comment:
At least you can see your knees! I know where my knees are when I sit down to eat...which is why I can't see my knees the rest of the time. I would also be able to see my knees when I sat down on the bidet, if I had a bidet.
On the Kool-Aid front, is it all red or just cherry that you like best?
XO
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