I just took this English grammar exam entitled How Grammatically Sound are you?
And the result was as follows:
“You are a GRAMMAR GOD!
If your mission in life is not already to preserve the English tongue, it should be. Congratulations and thank you!”
What the f…. ? What’s wrong with these people!
Just got back from a very nice barbecue with our Jordanian friends Mahmoud and Maria. We really had a good time and the food was excellent. The weather was surprisingly pleasant and we got to sit by the pool, which made the whole evening very enjoyable.
Earlier that day I got a copy of Jordan’s best selling newspaper Al Rai. I couldn’t believe it was being sold here. It was one day old, but I didn’t care, as Im dying to feel closer to home.
As for my friend Mariam, well she couldn’t make it to Qatar as she was not able to get an exit visa in time for her husband’s trip. I was a bit disappointed but I know there will be a next time, as her husband travels to Doha fairly often. Exit permits suck.
Ok…..it seems like we are gonna have another Jordanian visitor.
My friend Mariam, who is now based in Saudi Arabia, sent me an e-mail today saying that she me might come here with her husband for a couple of days.
The husband is on a business trip and she wants to tag along to see me. I’m really looking forward to her visit. I hope her husband doesn’t change his mind!
Jeff and I recently got introduced to Six Feet Under, a TV show about a family that owns a funeral home.
We rented the first season from our favourite DVD store here, “DVD Corner” and watched every single episode. We were hooked!
The storyline is very intriguing and the acting is fantastic! Thesecond season is expected to be released in the US on 6 July. Someday it will make it to Qatar! I can hardly wait. We’ve also found the third (or maybe fourth??) season is running on Orbit’s “America Plus” channel. We are sorta stuck in the middle on this thing.
The sandstorm in Doha continued for the second day. It was really weird. I have never seen anything like this in my life. Sand got everywhere. in my hair, in my nose … in my sandals … it even managed to get inside our apartment which is on the third floor!
Meanwhile, last night I played a host for almost the first time since we got married. Maria and Mahmoud (a Jordanian couple we know from Amman) came to visit us. I enjoyed being the “housewife,” serving them beverage and sweets. They also got us a nice housewarming present: A frame and a candle holder.
Earlier that day I met my Lebanese friend Amal for lunch at Applebee’s. She just came back from a month’s vacation in Lebanon. We had a lot to talk about, especially office gossip. She also got me nice gifts from Lebanon: Nora Jones lastest CD “Feels like home” and an inlaid wooden box with inlaid coasters.
Back at the Tynes residence, Jeff and I are doing lots of thinking and talking … We spent last night just discussing our next step …we are working on some plans … big plans!