Gokulas Housewarming

Gokulas apartment


Gokula (new colleague) has now arrived in Dubai and moved in to his apartment so it's time for a housewarming party.

Posted at 04:00AM Mar 23, 2008 by Tobias Karlsson in Living  | 

Getting a new camera

Nikon D300


Today I got my new Nikon D300 camera that I signed up for previously. I have used a Canon 300D previously, a camera I bought in the US a little more than 4 years ago. It has been a useful camera but a lot of things have happened with digital cameras over the years and I have been especially drawn to the Nikon 18-200 VR lens which would remove the need to swap lenses that much. So far I'm extremely happy with the camera, especially after adding a GPS adapter to the camera which allows me to geo-tag all pictures.

Posted at 04:00AM Jan 24, 2008 by Tobias Karlsson in Living  | 

Nice sailing

The boat




Not to hard work




Beautiful day and perfect weather


Today I got the chance to sail with the Ericsson boat from the last Volvo Ocean Race down in Abu Dhabi. It's a really cool experience to be on-board one of these highly streamlined competition boats. There are virtually no dead weight and everything is build in a way to maximize performance and minimize weight.

Posted at 04:00AM Jan 08, 2008 by Tobias Karlsson in Living  | 

Parents arrive to Dubai for the first time

This week my parents arrives in Dubai for the first visit. It's going to be nice to have them here even though I'm a bit worried that we can't enough things to do...

Posted at 04:00AM Jan 06, 2008 by Tobias Karlsson in Living  | 

New Year 2007

Irish village on New Years Eve




Fireworks


This year it was the same New Years procedure as last year and the venue for the evening was Irish Village down by the tennis courts by the airport. It was a fun evening even though last years novelty exceeded this years experience.

Posted at 04:00AM Dec 31, 2007 by Tobias Karlsson in Living  | 

Christmas party 2007

Charlotte is in charge of the kitchen...




...and I'm in charge of the grill




Enjoying Christmas in 30 degrees




No snow yet


Christmas is coming up quickly and today it was time for the yearly Christmas party (although a bit early) since a lot of people are traveling back home for the holidays. You however miss some of the Christmas spirit when it's 30 degrees outside. Nevertheless we managed to cook some turkey and ducks and had a nice day out.

Posted at 04:00AM Dec 19, 2007 by Tobias Karlsson in Living  | 

A goat in the back yard

Was sitting and having a casual conversation about the holidays with a colleague today about different traditions of the upcoming holiday season. Also, mentioning that Charlotte had past a Toyota Corolla with two goats in the back seat on the motorway. This got a explanation when he revealed that he too had two goats in the backyard of his house (in the middle of the community). These goats would be slaughtered and one third would be given to more needy, one third would be given to friends and one third they would eat themselves which is the tradition. Thinking of this, I stopped being surprised when I heard goats barking in the neighborhood during the season.

Posted at 04:00AM Dec 17, 2007 by Tobias Karlsson in Living  | 

BeefEater

The wonder of BeefEater


Having moved to a house it's really time to get a good grill! Having some BBQ's in the back yard is something that you can really enjoy. We bought the grill when Fredrik and Erika was here last week, but I have been traveling constantly so there hasn't been time for us to have a good BBQ. Today however was the day to start a new tradition.

Posted at 04:00AM Dec 08, 2007 by Tobias Karlsson in Living  | 

Diving in Oman

Goggles makes you look ugly(ier)




Charlotte and I




Dragon fish




Moree eel




Nice sunset looking in over Oman on the way back




Fredrik and Erika


We started early this morning and the purpose of our trip was to go to Khor Fakkahn to do some diving. It's located on the Indian Ocean side of the Arabic peninsula so it was a 2.5 hour drive to get there. Once we arrived and had tested out all equipment it was time to go out and do two dives. Not the best dive waters, the sight was quite bad. We did however manage to see some sharks and we had beautiful weather so it was a good day.

Posted at 04:00AM Nov 19, 2007 by Tobias Karlsson in Living  | 

Fixing the TV part 2

To my extreme surprise and happiness the people from Jumbo Electronics called today and said that the TV was ready and that they should deliver it during the day. I guess the time of wonders aren't over after all. The TV was delivered and everything seems to be working.

Posted at 04:00AM Nov 16, 2007 by Tobias Karlsson in Living  |