We’re gonna move to England soon. From Russia.
Yeah, we’re moving from Russia Cluster to England Cluster in International City, Dubai. It’s a ten minute walk away. Haha! Got you!
Have been told to quit our company rented apartment since November last year. Finally got one apartment in a building not too far away. Spent yesterday cleaning up the place with niece, Karishma. (Anu has the flu). On top of the kitchen cabinets, we discovered a treasure trove of fossils, hundreds of little cockroach carcasses preserved in tar pits (i.e. grease traps formed from cooking oil deposited through the years of the previous tenants’ cooking). Can’t really tell what age these cockroaches are from, as we lack carbon-dating equipment and technique, but the carcasses are still nicely intact, if somebody wants to try something like that.
As we had little love for fossils, we went to work right away, spraying grease removers and obliterating all traces of whatever’s been here before. Take that you bloody critters! It was such a fun thing to do, standing crooked on the kitchen table (to prevent my head from hitting the ceiling), scrubbing grease and picking dead cockroaches, and having muck and soap flying on your face, that I forgot to follow basic safety rules (such as stools are not meant to be ladders). Ended up on the kitchen floor on my bump and twisted my friggin left wrist.
Hope to nurse it back soon to continue our migration… Would have started cleaning earlier if it wasn’t for the flu. The past week has seen first Justin, then I, and finally Anu catch the flu. I don’t think this was some ordinary flu, or I wouldn’t have had this long a fever. I’ve not had a fever since… I honestly don’t remember, but this one stayed for 4 friggin days! Justin had it for 6 days! And it’s the 5th day running for Anu now. Hope little Jayden doesn’t catch it.
And hope Nepal can quickly get back on its feet after that devastating earthquake. Don’t know anybody in Nepal, but we’ve been to most of the places shown in the news in Kathmandu and Pokhara (was there in 2010). Must be terrible for the people there. Nepal’s a nice place, and pretty friendly. May God help the missing to be found alive. May He keep the affected safe and provide them with shelter, food and necessities. May the families and friends of those who perished, find peace, strength and hope to carry on.
Yeah, we’re moving from Russia Cluster to England Cluster in International City, Dubai. It’s a ten minute walk away. Haha! Got you!
Have been told to quit our company rented apartment since November last year. Finally got one apartment in a building not too far away. Spent yesterday cleaning up the place with niece, Karishma. (Anu has the flu). On top of the kitchen cabinets, we discovered a treasure trove of fossils, hundreds of little cockroach carcasses preserved in tar pits (i.e. grease traps formed from cooking oil deposited through the years of the previous tenants’ cooking). Can’t really tell what age these cockroaches are from, as we lack carbon-dating equipment and technique, but the carcasses are still nicely intact, if somebody wants to try something like that.
As we had little love for fossils, we went to work right away, spraying grease removers and obliterating all traces of whatever’s been here before. Take that you bloody critters! It was such a fun thing to do, standing crooked on the kitchen table (to prevent my head from hitting the ceiling), scrubbing grease and picking dead cockroaches, and having muck and soap flying on your face, that I forgot to follow basic safety rules (such as stools are not meant to be ladders). Ended up on the kitchen floor on my bump and twisted my friggin left wrist.
Hope to nurse it back soon to continue our migration… Would have started cleaning earlier if it wasn’t for the flu. The past week has seen first Justin, then I, and finally Anu catch the flu. I don’t think this was some ordinary flu, or I wouldn’t have had this long a fever. I’ve not had a fever since… I honestly don’t remember, but this one stayed for 4 friggin days! Justin had it for 6 days! And it’s the 5th day running for Anu now. Hope little Jayden doesn’t catch it.
And hope Nepal can quickly get back on its feet after that devastating earthquake. Don’t know anybody in Nepal, but we’ve been to most of the places shown in the news in Kathmandu and Pokhara (was there in 2010). Must be terrible for the people there. Nepal’s a nice place, and pretty friendly. May God help the missing to be found alive. May He keep the affected safe and provide them with shelter, food and necessities. May the families and friends of those who perished, find peace, strength and hope to carry on.
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