We are having quite a celebration here in honor of my 100th blog. Gee, at least I hope those are fireworks...in the Middle East you are never quite sure. Good neighbor Iran might be feeling a little trigger happy...who knows.I can't believe that I have written 100 blogs. Some have been better than others, but I must say I have not run out of inspiration and plan to keep this blog train on the tracks until the well runs dry, the cows come home (or we move). Thank you to the people of Abu Dhabi, my family and friends for all the support (and occasional comments). Have I mentioned how much I love comments??? They earn lots of brownie points with me. I will pretty much love you for life if you comment on my blog. If there is anything else you would like to know about, just let me know and I get my team of expert researchers on the job immediately.
"In Sha' Allah" means "if God wills" and I should have started with this topic as my first blog. It is the whole mindset here in the Arabic world and explains so much of how things are run. It is the phrase that is uttered more than any. They use it to make appointments, to NOT stop at stop signs, to buy another Ferrari and so on. If they miss a day of work, then God must have willed it. If they run over you while you are crossing the street, then God must have willed that too.
Now I must go prepare for my 101st blog...."in sha' Allah".
1 comment:
Great 100th Blog - Must be a new phenomenon with "100". My twins just celebrated their 100th day of school. That means Mom and Dad had to come up with a big project involving 100 tiny things, glue, poster board, etc. I'm coming up on my 100th month of marriage this July - I think we will need some fireworks for that! And they said it wouldn't last . . . oh wait that was what they said about my first marriage. xxoo jen
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