What Weekend?

I am in semi confused state of differentiating what and when is the weekend here really mean. Because for the last two 'weekends' here I am having a horrific time management crisis. Really due to the traveling arrangement we are facing where the only real 'time off' we are having are from 9pm to 5am. Therefore we have to complete the 'after hours' daily chores within that time frame and it includes the much needed sleeping. 3 hours daily were spent on the road (who says we are having such a good time here!) and to get by during the day will cost us dearly. However we are lucky to have Carrefour and IKEA technically at our doorsteps. But then again what can you do in such a big shopping mall when only given 30 minutes to spent?

Am I griping already? Well, the living arrangement are shaping up nicely due to our incessant nagging (but a relatively mild one and rightly so). I am volunteering to help out with the new arrivals living arrangement an logistics in order for them not having to endure what we were facing.

We had our first taste of Dubai outdoor activities (besides shopping obviously) in the morning Friday. By 8:30, beach football in the desert sun has become unbearable for most of us by the seaside, nobody dared to test the water yet and by my last count the Newcomers were beaten by the Oldtimers 2 to 4. (Well to be fair, we were still having jetlags).

That was our weekend for now.

ps

Need to spruce up my haggling in Arabic at the wet market. We were virtually slaughtered for that piece of fish.