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2014-02-18 14:57:29
14 votes, rating 4.9
Do computers dream of electric sheep? No, but they do get homesick.
In Bloodbowl time can be a real issue. The 4 minute rule and whether you are obliged to time someone out, causes major arguments. Time though, can be an even bigger issue in real life.

Which is why, I'm such an idiot. I Woke up this morning at the usual 4:45am ish, got up, put on the water heater. Made breakfast and sat down in front of the computer, but something just didn't feel quite right. It was really really quiet.

By this time I'd been up 20 minutes or so and it was around 5:10. Usually there's a lot of activity. Allah and the disciples have usually started their daily gig of the popular hits OOOOhhhhhhh AHHAAaaahHHHHHH and the unforgettable AHEEEEEHHHAAAAAH AAHHHH AAAHHHhhhAAH. Also there's a general 'hubbub' in the apartment block, as other overly paid 'consultants' try to fit their tummies over a belt.

Strange I thought, I better check the time. - google - 'what time is it in Saudi Arabia?' and there it was, as I sat there with a half finished bowl of cornflakes and an orange juice flashing away at 02:11..............

My computer keeps reverting back to UK time, the popular opinion is it's a bit homesick. So at some point, I must have changed it the 3 hours forward twice! Being in Saudi, I can't even blame it on the alcohol!

I should have known better when I looked at the microwave and called it a 'cheap piece of Saudi shite' and spent 5 minutes changing it by 3 hours too! (Yes, really 5 minutes, it's a bit difficult to do when you're half a sleep in the middle of the bloody night!)

So if you're listening.......I'm really very sorry Microwave, you're not really that cheap or shite or indeed probably Saudi.

You on the other hand laptop are a piece of filthy capitalist cra - - BLINK - -
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Posted by Verminardo on 2014-02-18 16:23:56
Clearly you need to get your mood organ fixed. :-)
Posted by Chainsaw on 2014-02-18 18:48:04
Rated 5 for the electric sheep reference!

http://electricsheep.org/

5... S... um...

Oh, the "usual 4.45am"... I think you mistyped 'stayed up until' as 'woke up'.
Posted by Verminardo on 2014-02-18 19:07:58
Chainsaw, get some proper nerd education. It's a reference to a Philip K. Dick novel that inspired an iconic Ridley Scott movie starring Harrison Ford.
Posted by pythrr on 2014-02-18 20:22:27
I thought you were in Japan.

Stop all this bloody moving around - it's hard for us to keep track.
Posted by lizvis on 2014-02-18 22:27:12
i recommend richard dawkins latest shirt to help endear you to the locals...

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/130304RD-religion-shirt-_G0G5019final4.jpg
Posted by garyt1 on 2014-02-18 23:40:38
Saudi, ouch. I hope you know a few decent local home brewers. Money must be good though.
Posted by danielcollins on 2014-02-19 07:13:22
you should get in contact with ClayInfinity (UAE) and organise Middle East Bowl!
Posted by Balle2000 on 2014-02-19 16:48:29
I don't know danielcollins, sounds like grounds for a friendly stoning to me. What's mouse doing in the Saudis anyway?
Posted by harvestmouse on 2014-02-19 18:19:40
I'm here doing consultancy work. The money and opportunity for my C.V. were impossible to turn down.

Yeah, I looked where Clay was/is compared to me (total naivety about the middle east) but it's a definite no.

I have a multiple visa, which doesn't tie me down like a visitor's, however as I'm on a temporary contract, immigration here are most likely to treat me like I am on a visitor's visa if I start wandering. Saudi immigration was......something special.

So any trip outside of Bahrain is a definite no.

The dedication and muslim values here are a real culture shock. As far as I can tell of all the Arab countries, KSA is the strictest. Every Saudi I've met is a devout Muslim, who would never question Allah or what he makes them do.

Examples: Trainees who have to work with electricity seem unperturbed about learning about electricity and what's dangerous or not, as Allah decides when they die.

Nobody seems worried about recycling or global warming as these are controlled by Allah.

Looks like a great T-shirt Lizvis, and I wish I had the balls to wear it, but I love my testicles just how they are (attached to the rest of me).
Posted by Balle2000 on 2014-03-27 17:34:48
Sounds like the ol' cashflow is getting some love. You should drop me a line if this consulting is somehow connected to the Nippon. So Bahrain is a decent place then? (Sounds like another name for New Zealand btw)...