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Morning you bunch of cheery bored-based-buggers.

What are you all doing for the festive holidays? Are you getting time off?

Staying or flying elsewhere?

I'm off at 2am tonight/tomorrow morning and don't mind admitting that I can't wait to see my Mummy at the airport. Been a long hard year at work and looking forward to some quality family time and a few days out of the madness that is Dubai.

However, work have been most kind to dump a barrel load of shite in my lap yesterday so today's early finish and work beers is looking like a challenge. "Can we have a report that would take you weeks to do overnight please Scamp?"...err, no, sorry...."Thanks for the quick response, unfortunately it was wrong, so please send it by lunch on Thursday".

GULP.

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Staying here for Christmas but I will definitely be going home next Christmas I think. I will be back in the UK in mid January so it's not too bad.

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Two weeks of beach, books and beers in Zanzibar for me. Leave on Friday morning.

Can. Not. Wait.

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We'll be here. I love the weather in Dubai this time of year. Lots of invitations, plenty of relaxing and playing with my new kitten.

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Indeed, it's glorious. We spent a day at Safa Park last weekend and was perfect rounders weather.

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Oooh - like that one. Must use.

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It was a bit more long winded than that to be honest, but the short version it basically what it said.

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Already in the uk back in jan

Sprog woke up at 4.00am which is nice considering he slept for 5 minutes out of 7 and a half hours flying

Air smells amazing, trees so so many trees

Oh and it's absolutely ****ing freezing.

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Here for Christmas but then off to India on the 28th to do the January 2014 Rickshaw Run. 3 weeks of metalness!

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Looking forward to a cold Christmas back home, althogh will miss out on Black-Eye Friday which I'm gutted about.

And this bitch Emily looks to upset some of our plans.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/449...ng-in-her-tail

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Staying here, got a new cat to introduce to current cat so I have a split apartment at the moment. The mothership lands tomorrow nightso will be working one day on one day off until new year.

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want a 3rd one? Just coughed up 3k AED getting something cut out of him. Bastard cat.

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Thats it for me mate. Should buy me another year or so without kids...............

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Duty Free sale for those flying on Friday...

http://www.emirates247.com/news/emir...12-18-1.531747

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Flying home on Sunday for 2 weeks. Plans:

See mum.
Dentist.
Hygienist.
Panic shopping.
Turkey.
Shooting & mega piss-up with mates.
Quiet NYE with 2 other couples.
Veg juice and exercise.
Port and cheese.

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Just returned from 14 days in Malaysia and Thailand so it's a working one for me again .

Christmas Day out with a few friends and back to work Boxing Day . Im having a i hate the fu**ing Gulf day today . When ive been away to somewhere nice it really rams home what a shit part of the world this place really is .

Merry Christmas ;)

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Sunny Arbroath tomorrow

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Was due to fly last night for two weeks 'mit den Familien' but visa expiry and non-renewal due to non-cancellation of no-longer-required daughter's visa ( still with me? :zzz: ) meant that I would not have been allowed back again............ so - long queues and whatever at various official places meant cancelling flight, and rebooking it for Friday night......... phew............

I need a break........... in every sense............ have a good one everybody...... :thumbup:

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Staying here, moving between Christmas and New Year, planning on being chilled on a beach as much as possible.

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Leaving Sunday for 2 or 3 weeks back in the emerald isle, 50% chance of going skiing at some point if the opportunity arises. 100% chance of taking part in the annual new year's forestry motorbike race crash-athon.
Other spare time will be spent with family and friends, hopefully with a elbow resting against long wooden counter hoisting back Guinness.

Happy Christmas to everyone and happy new year :beer:

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I'm off to Nepal for 12 days next Tuesday, fancied doing something a bit different.
Xmas day in Kathmandu then off on tiger safari for a few days followed by hiking up a mountain or two.

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Here for the duration. Hope to have a bit of time to sit on a beach or by the pool, weather here beautiful right now...

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Spent 5k on mine a few years back after he fell out of a tree- hip surgery. He was half shaved and had the light shade on the head for a bit of amusement for the money. Had to have him put down last NYE due to cat cancer. Only 3 and v healthy looking but I'd have had to keep getting his lungs emptied. Still many others queuing to take his place in our hearts. Feed 4 at the mo.

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We have three looking for homes at the moment, all were stray kittens now all soppy things that live outside but are desperate to be inside!

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Say what you want about Dubai duty free ( and I often do considering it's more expensive than shopping in Dubai) but 44% of original staff retained for 30 years and 1.8 billion in sales is pretty phenomenal

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Our new one eyed monster finally met the resident cat last night, Slept in her house, Ate her food then took a shit in her litter - All with the arrogance of a frenchman. Resident cat took it pretty well.

I am now not looking at any facebook groups or websites putting cute pictures of cats up for adoption..........2 is enough for me.

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That's what I said. I have three.

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Christmas at home with parents and sis

New year in a cottage in deepest Northumberland with nee telly, phone or internet - just a boot full of slurp, loads of new books and a couple of bikes ( the 2 wheeled variety unfortunately )

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As opposed to...?

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the village variety :D

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I'm going home tonight! Have been working like a dog so thoroughly looking forwards to being home with friends and family and enjoying a traditional Christmas yay! Not looking forwards to the airport tonight though- I imagine it will be chaos!

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I'm here in the U freezing wet cold K :-)

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I am here.... having breakfast at Al Qasr then I am going to watch the 2nd Hobbits movie and then on to friends for a late Christmas lunch. I am having friends over on Boxing day for a 2nd Christmas lunch.
Going out on a friend's boat on NYE to watch the fireworks and a nice lunch with friends on NY's day and a few parties and meetups in between :D

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I drank loads of proper ale, hot cider and mulled wine last night.

Going to do the same today, once I've seen Granny obviously....

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Back to the UK on Monday. Get in!!! Very excited, missed my mummy loads and can't wait to get my beautiful English cats out of this dusty pit and back to the cold green grass of England. Yay! Eta - mother is pulling out the stops for Xmas dinner. Sod the turkey, it'll be leg of lamb, shoulder of pork and a roast gammon. And any other pork product you can think of.

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That's what I said. Currently have two uk cats, one saudi cat we've adopted that will be moving with us when we finally return to the uk, two more rescues that I'm getting adopted, and then approx 15 in the garden. It's never bloody ending. Although have got all but three neutered so there shouldn't be any more additions (inshallah...)

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You are flying your cats back for a few weeks? Is that not stressful for them?

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No, flying them back for good. If I had had any clue at all how appalling it was out here in terms of health and vet care I'd never have taken them out here in the first place. Husbands not too impressed either... Expensive 5 month holiday for them....:unsure:

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Same here....

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Went to Melbourne for 5 nights, now on Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays. Spending Xmas snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef. Then off to Sydney for 7 nights. NYE at Matt Moran catered event on the boulevard alongside the Opera House facing the bridge - champagne free flow.

Here is a photo I took yesterday:-

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps37b550dd.jpg

Yes - I'll cock off now...