tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94433832008-05-14T20:00:09.232+03:00Life in Exiledervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.comBlogger193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443383.post-1151326176252137482006-06-26T15:33:00.000+03:002006-06-26T15:49:36.280+03:00IN MEMORIAM William John Sabin Nov. 13, 1941 - June 25, 2006 Beloved father and grandfatherdervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443383.post-1142639434901672802006-03-18T02:48:00.000+03:002006-03-18T02:50:34.903+03:00 Painting, Doha Cultural Festival 2005dervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443383.post-1142638880203103182006-03-18T02:22:00.000+03:002006-03-18T05:03:37.523+03:00Breech of TrustAs much as we have enjoyed our stay here in Qatar, it seems that we may be leaving soon. We’ve had a dispute with our employer over electricity. When we originally contracted to come to Qatar two years ago, we were promised no electric bills (that was part of our contract). It seems that they have unilaterally decided not to pay for that anymore… which is fine, but for the fact that they are dervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443383.post-1142614472025025912006-03-17T19:45:00.000+03:002006-03-17T19:54:32.076+03:00 dervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443383.post-1142606459502929222006-03-17T17:39:00.000+03:002006-03-18T03:02:33.396+03:00Expat MathI walked into a hardware store a while back, needing a couple of items. I found what I was looking for, and it was clearly priced at thirteen rials. I confirmed this with the (Indian) clerk, then grabbed two and handed them to him. He said “Thirty rials”. I said, “No, they’re priced at thirteen each.” He said “Yes, thirteen for one, but two for thirty”. I said “Thirteen and thirteen are twenty dervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443383.post-1140300076563267962006-02-18T23:13:00.000+03:002006-02-19T01:34:51.890+03:00Castles of Sand This past Eid al-Adha sand castles were built throughout the largest shopping mall here (City Center). Security guards were posted at them to prevent their destruction by overly enthusiastic kids. At the end of the celebration though, the kids did win out in some cases, as at least several were destroyed! Big fun. These aren't the only castles in the sand here, as Qatar is experiencing a dervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443383.post-1139861567845399382006-02-13T22:40:00.000+03:002006-02-13T23:23:53.196+03:00Here's Some Morerecent photos of the kids (okay, okay, I promise I'll knock it off soon, just indulge me a little bit here!) First is my oldest, Shamsuddin. He's six and a holy terror! He loves to ride his bike, ride horses, and make trips to the desert. Exploring ruins or riding four-wheelers on the dunes are tied for his favorite pastimes out there. Shams Next comes my daughter Elia. She's three, loves todervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443383.post-1139857492417604262006-02-13T21:52:00.000+03:002006-02-13T22:23:39.743+03:00My Youngest Daughter Turned Oneawhile back. I know we've already done the baby-destroys-the-cake thing on this blog, but what the heck, here's an encore, this time in strawberry! Anticipation Sheer Pleasure Abject Destruction She's walking and talking these days, full of energy and absolutely determined to do everything her big sister does.dervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443383.post-1139754276280359522006-02-12T17:21:00.000+03:002006-02-12T17:27:06.023+03:00I Am Back... Marima I haven’t been blogging much lately. We made a trip to Turkey this summer, then didn’t have a maid for months when we got back, thus the duties of domestic life trumped blogging for the most part. Since that time, we have hired a wonderful new maid from Ethiopia, her name is Marima, and she's been a Godsend. I’ve also been active elsewhere on the net. I try to keep dervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443383.post-1139654160642219272006-02-11T13:35:00.000+03:002006-02-11T13:36:00.643+03:00Cardamom Podsdervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443383.post-1137434338364562242006-01-16T20:58:00.000+03:002006-01-16T20:58:58.376+03:00Painting, Doha Cultural Festival 2005 dervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443383.post-1130624859639114162005-10-30T01:27:00.000+03:002005-10-30T01:27:39.656+03:00Painting, Doha Cultural Festival 2005 dervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443383.post-1130624628142892022005-10-30T01:23:00.000+03:002005-10-30T01:23:48.156+03:00Ostrich eggs dervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443383.post-1130624109556168242005-10-30T01:15:00.000+03:002005-10-30T01:15:09.616+03:00This is number two, our eldest daughter dervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443383.post-1130624059733504342005-10-30T01:14:00.000+03:002005-10-30T01:14:19.786+03:00She's a princess dervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443383.post-1130623994751441682005-10-30T01:13:00.000+03:002005-10-30T03:24:03.863+03:00She loves high heels! dervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443383.post-1130623890100192392005-10-30T01:11:00.000+03:002005-10-30T01:11:30.130+03:00Number two turned three recently dervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443383.post-1130623713197169232005-10-30T01:08:00.000+03:002005-10-30T01:08:33.216+03:00Elephant with make-up, Doha zoo dervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443383.post-1130623014725330082005-10-30T00:56:00.000+03:002005-10-30T00:56:54.763+03:00Number three is almost ten months old now dervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443383.post-1128758392244186032005-10-08T10:59:00.000+03:002005-10-08T10:59:52.256+03:00Chocolate cake! dervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443383.post-1128723619813271902005-10-08T01:20:00.000+03:002005-10-08T01:20:19.826+03:00My youngest is crawling dervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443383.post-1120940575966244292005-07-09T23:22:00.000+03:002005-07-09T23:22:55.970+03:00Date harvest dervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443383.post-1120940075693407912005-07-09T23:10:00.000+03:002005-07-09T23:14:35.693+03:00It's Date SeasonThe dates are finally getting ripe. After weeks of blistering heat they are starting to turn brown. While still not completely ripe, they are quite good even now... those pictured above are current.dervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443383.post-1118429889384831952005-06-10T21:58:00.000+03:002005-06-10T21:58:09.386+03:00Here's a picture of my youngestdervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9443383.post-1118429846866230592005-06-10T21:57:00.000+03:002005-06-10T21:57:26.910+03:00She's five months old nowdervishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162071099703255032noreply@blogger.com