Dirty words, clean living

N and I are so exhausted at the end of each working day that we don't have the energy to do much. Perhaps a trip to the gym, or a stop off at the supermarket. Yesterday I caught the last 20 minutes of Masterchef and an episode of Glee. The fact that

Sushi fail

Turns out I can't eat unlimited sushi after all. It was a major sushi fail. The couple on the table next to us got through THREE plates of sushi and sashimi - we only managed one. The waiter kept asking us if we wanted more yet, he kept giving us another 5 minutes, but we couldn't do it. We were full. It's all that protein, it's surprisingly filling.

Here are my top five sushi items, in order of preference:
Yellowtail sashimi
Salmon sushi
Tuna sushi
Crispy crab roll
Shrimp tempura roll

Dust and rubble

Today we decided to hunt for some adventure.

We found our first dose of adventure driving on the road south out of Doha. Close to the industrial area, the long road that winds through the rocky wasteland is choc-a-bloc with

Goodbye Nannie Vi

I'm feeling a long way from home.

My family is at my Nannie Vi's funeral and i'm here, in Doha, in the middle of a sand storm.

Unfortunately my residents permit wasn't completed in time, and I still haven't got an exit permit - so I can't be there in person. I thought

Resident Eve-il

We are now officially residents of Qatar - our Residents Permits have arrived - too late for me to make it home to my Nan's funeral, but arrived nevertheless.

To celebrate this monumentous occasion, we have decided to bring our six weeks of eating out for every meal to an end and finally

Today sucks I'm afraid

Well, I'm sorry to say I have not had the best ever day today. On the contrary, I have found it to be most unsatisfactory. It started fine. I had a pleasant day at work, followed by a surprisingly successful trip to Lulu Hypermarket. I won't bore you with the details.

But then it all started to go horribly wrong. First I was

Goodbye mother, hello ruin.

My mother has gone and we're falling into the old routines here in dusty Doha. The best thing my mum brought over with her, besides her excellent company and the wedding thank you cards, was her fresh pair of eyes. We'd been a bit snobbish