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approaching the end of the year. And everyone is waiting for the bonus. Or at least get noticed. The e-mail account from Etihad pilots are indeed flooded with bulletins, messages, announcements and the like, alone, may not be the bonus question our management express. Also a tactic, and certainly not "the world's leading one".

course, there are several ways to reward employees. It need not always be filthy lucre. And indeed it would take not much to keep the horse in the stable in good spirits. I am personally in these days of great joy happen, though probably not planned by the company in just this way.
eats in need of outstanding bonus Beggars - the pilot can fly the principal.

My standby block between Christmas and New Year's Eve is, not surprisingly, already converted a few days in advance. The plan is to take a taxi to Dubai, then fly to the Emirates in a machine via Larnaca to Malta. After 30-hour stay on the island - I am ready to for some time - to the copilot and I have a A340-500, the inner life of Lufthansa Technik to date has been brought to transfer to Abu Dhabi.
Reads well, I think to myself and am pleased return to that place where I conducted in March 1981, as a budding Swissair Copi, under expert supervision benevolent instructor my first rough landings on the DC-9-32.

To Clock 0330 I meet the Copi at the airport in Abu Dhabi. Half an hour later, we board the taxi to Dubai. In passing, we take a captain colleague who sheepishly looks pretty from the laundry. What happened to him is, in an upcoming blog entry are described in more detail. A crazy story.
slept, neither the copilot nor do I much, but eventually are expected on the day no violence services from us. Modest squeeze us in the back row of economy class and leave us from the competition, Saudi Arabia, Syria, rock, Lebanon and the Mediterranean to Malta. The entertainment is not very edifying, the sound quality of the films are defective, and so soon I drifting into the land of dreams.

Everything works great. After landing on time waiting for us in the arrivals hall, a friendly lady. She drives the Copi and me to the Intercontinental Hotel in St. Julian's Bay. For check-in we are directed to the Reception in the International Lounge in the 15th floor. Again, a friendly woman who welcomes us with exceptionally warm smile. Another employee offers coffee and orange juice.
For safety, you never know, I will verify with the responsible people Lufthansa first time the state of things and sign our willingness to take on the A6-EHF. After only a few ringtones to reports a woman's voice. I explain the reason for my call, but the woman can not help me. It was listed my phone number and promised to forward the matter to the responsible authorities. After ten minutes, rattling my mobile phone recently saved Tatort theme tune. Token of my abiding commitment to the German crime culture!
The man at the other end of the line acts strangely. He clears his throat, coughing, and then explained to me that the machine is still working on our NOT FINISHED. Aha - take as long as there still would I want to know. And the answer comes immediately: "Up on 5 January. " This would then in a week, next year ...

The announcement surprised me the delay is less than the dimension of it. My first impression of the hotel is indeed in pleasing the ladies smile incessantly, and the weather turns sunny and 15 degrees with a quite acceptable. However, I must confess that I am the idea that the New Year with the Maltese Copi and some unknown - to celebrate, not just the skin off your feet - at best Maltese women. Immediately, I choose the phone number of the A340 Chief pilot. I reach him in a hotel room in London. The conversation falls short of but cordial. He recommends us for the (first?) Dinner one of the excellent seafood restaurants and promises, moreover, to take up the matter immediately. And after a few minutes to report their colleagues announce the Control Department in Abu Dhabi and Good News: We would fly back the next day again with Emirates. The tickets were booked. The uniform remains the case. In further apologized for the colleague in the circumstances. No reason - I take this as a generous gift from the company management: Finally, not every employee of the year a night in a five star hotel in Malta offered. Flight and breakfast in the lounge included.

Although no planning masterpiece but certainly a very special bonus!

Veet Wax On Genital Area

Merry Christmas

The Mercedes has been sold. For a few days is a Volvo in front of our house on the Delma Street. Not white, but gray. With the possibility, if necessary, the roof herunterzukurbeln, actually more herunterzu drive. Automatically at a touch. The car comes out next year in the container. As of July I will so cruising on Swiss roads. The roof opening mechanism is happy. He certainly will be indulged in a little more peace in Central Europe ...

A propos: These days I need the car to the mechanics in the district assign Musaffah. Service, tire change (no, no winter tires !!!), installation of a navigation device. Fortunately
are taxis. A Transportation, have recourse to the members of our family anyway often. If only because the UAE is in the zero alcohol rule. So far, Frank and I are strictly held to it. In contrast to many friends and acquaintances. The police, through no controls, but one who in Accident is involved and has been drinking, have to deal with anger. Moreover
include Abu Dhabi taxis probably (still) at the best in the world. But what pleased the passengers, angry taxi drivers. Lashanta is one of them. Since he has moved our friends Michael and Mario at the time of the airport of Dubai, Frank and I have his number on our phones. We appreciate his kindness and reliability. On the services of a trust include driver can do is not necessarily a luxury.

Lashanta Yesterday I drove to the office. As agreed the previous evening, he waits at a quarter past seven in front of the house. He cheerfully babbles straight on. In the light of day for me almost a little too lively. He rants about the deteriorating working conditions. In November, during two days of fierce Prost Estonians of the drivers. A desperate as desperate attempt to defend themselves against the reduced commission rates.
I want to know more detail and ask me for specific numbers. Lashanta does the math: If he puts his target of 10,000 dirhams per month, according to the current rate of around 2600 Swiss Francs, he has received so far in 2700 Dirhams in his own pockets. Therefore he works at least 15 hours a day. The whole month without notabene a Friday! This is equivalent to 700 francs. If the new treaty in force is reduced his personal salary to 1,900 dirhams. He will remain so still only 490 francs. Although this is much more than he could earn in his native Sri Lanka, but a salary reduction equivalent to almost 30 percent! In addition, Lashanta
annoyed at the fact that it has lured the responsible agency in Colombo at the time with a monthly salary of 4,000 dirhams. "I was cheated by my own people!" he becomes indignant. And when he would give his words an additional note of protest, he rolls his sleeves back and gets rid of his official tie.

meantime I'm a bit concerned and wonder how Lashantas trouble driving ability impaired. Finally, we are stuck in morning traffic and the exit road to the headquarters Etihad has four tracks.
"And you know ..." he continues, "... there will be many more coming from my country."
Well, the city is looking taxi driver. And despite Lashantas curses in the future men from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Philippines to Abu Dhabi to flow and after a short time in silver-colored car passengers between malls, hotels, banks and private herumchauffieren addresses. They often are present at the route choice to live off their passengers in Funds are directed. Surprise may not. Please forgive the shortcomings of the drivers.

The system defines the boundaries. This has been seen in recent days by the way also to many European airports. What is achievable is the pressure to save money for the victims. Compensate the employees with an exemplary, and adequate attitude from management in just such honored Can do attitude, and eventually everything goes on as before. Aircraft take off and land on parallel tracks in breathtaking frequencies. And the taxi is also his goal are taken. Perhaps this is the driver did not inconvenient. We like to treat him.

Happy (white) Christmas!

Replacement Light Bulbs For Ikea Stranne

ESC

The acronym could have come from the House of Airbus and represent one of the most difficult to understand technical aircraft systems. If it does not, however. Characterized by a one, currently in Switzerland, under the name Every penny , very successfully running TV and radio fundraising ESC is simply for Every Second Counts .

Even in Abu Dhabi is the TV all day; SF2 continuously sends out the glass box at the Bern Parliament Square. From the political center of Helvetia, where people can be soul deep freeze in frosty wind and snow already on the early morning, 'the convolutions, to finally switch on a coin or even a note to put into Kässeli.

Even today we are up early. Later, though, as planned, but only because Franziska mobile wake-up call has refused (ultimately remains unclear why ...). The ladies want to fly to Geneva for a few days. Friends and family to meet pre-Christmas biscuits gossip. And because of the winter atmosphere. And in general. Holiday is me for any of the holidays. We celebrate this year in Abu Dhabi. They are all so on 22 fly back: Frank, Linda, Nina and Tim.

As we, therefore, slightly rushed with morning sickness and mood, pull up this morning at the airport, we expect the next Surprise: People who line up in long lines in the departure hall before the check-in desks. That is, they should be lined properly; In reality reminds the band of the annual migration of wildebeest herds of the Serengeti into the Masai Mara in Kenya. And I'm almost certain the foremost would jump into the waters of the Grumeti River, the others would follow with suitcases and hand luggage on the spot.
Frank and Nina, who booked travel with annual tickets have already checked yesterday electronically, but must deposit their baggage at one of over-running counter. Linda was raised in the queue at the check-in staff . She has her Annual Leave ticket already booked last month for the trip to Vancouver and tried a Ten percent of ticket. really hopeless. The machine is full. The safe side, I will inform the on duty Captain via SMS. He is probably in the (planning) stress. In his native Sri Lanka, the snow is falling not in the same quantities as in these days in Switzerland.
Frank and Nina get on hardly. They must still meet at least seven slalom loops to switch series. The impatience is growing, the flight leaves in just over an hour. At that moment, the first delay is indicated on the display panels. Thirty minutes grace period. The people seem stressed, staff is hardly discernible. Total chaos. A courageous Dutch Passenger builds up between two switches and trying to bring order into the fray. All push forward, change lanes, or the snake, like the cars on UAE highways. An Arab is to come to an Englishwoman in her hair. Their dedicated morning talk shortened to travelers waiting time.
Frank and Nina are sheared and have been stationed at the counter for Oversize Baggage . But the officials, who had just been there, took to his heels. I turn to a young Emirati in dishdash who tries to order. He hesitates, but when I Etihad passes as Captain, flash his eyes. Now go off the post. He immediately points to a uniform, help my family. Then he lowered his voice and changes the subject. He had a GPA of 3.54 and would be on the waiting list for the pilot school ... How much would I earn now because really "45,000", I reply somewhat perplexed. " U.S. dollars ...?!" he asks back. No, it would dirhams I give him to understand the car and had to pay himself, and anyway I would have to worry now about the other daughter at the Staff-switch. Then I go underground into the masses and winds towards me Linda. It is "next", but the colleague at the Switch is little hope. It is placed on the list for a "jump seat". Wait, wait, wait. Of course it is not the only one. The clock is ticking. Frank and Nina join us before heading off to passport control. After another 20 minutes is the Off-The Captain no crew seats would be awarded. We should try again but in the evening.

I want to comfort her daughter disappointed at least with a hot chocolate, a little later, we have already put up towards Starbucks, my phone rings. The Captain songwriter: where is now my daughter would ...
Aha - I'm self thought so. This was a blatant misinformation. Linda in tow, I hate back to the check-in passing, like the elegant waiting and tell the officials the new situation. It takes another five minutes until we hand over a boarding pass. Under his chin, he has clamped the phone. I suspect, for tactical reasons, because he does not say a word. I in his place, would have the sign with the big-bodied Note that Etihad Airways is the second time this year became the World's Leading Airline named, hidden somewhere behind the cover.
Linda now receives even a seat in Economy allocated. This is a yet understand. Again in the other direction. My phone is ringing again the captain. He wants to know who then spread this nonsense about blocked crew seats. Of course he would not fly without my daughter. True colleagues aid - a bit of selfishness may - or must? be -. Each and every man for himself, or the next. We are having experienced this morning.

start of the holidays. The battle in the departure lounge - ESC - Every Second Counts !

Kirkland Dog Beds Sale

Advent in Abu Dhabi

The picture is poor in quality. But it was shot spontaneously. With my brother's cell phone. Mobile phones today have chips, processors, and the potential for a top digital camera in the late nineties. In addition, you can make calls with them.
My brother - he just bored in Abu Dhabi during the holidays - usually on our evening excursions to let his camera at home. But his phone is always handy on the table.

Tonight, in the extensive grounds of the Hotel Shangri-La, one of my favorite places, between Souk and luxury hotel, with outside temperatures of 24 degrees, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque aware, he has struck again: The Arab couple in foreground is moved together closely. She shows him constantly baby photos on their iPhone. In between, he gleefully puffing on his hookah, probably Grape flavor. We speculate that this act is his second wife needs. Maybe the third. He has probably seen the children are long gone. Perhaps the couple for a long time has not changed. There is much to report. Perhaps because of radiation from the two intimacy.

Maybe we are but completely wrong.

It's December, and we sit by 22 clock in short sleeves outside. Consider a man in his white Kandoora and a woman in her abaya, as black as night.

Advent in Abu Dhabi ....

Can You Give Women Wegys

"Over seven bridges you have to go ...

... seven dark years of standing. " This is the title of a song, with the First, the East German band carat, have later the German Rocker Peter Maffay recorded a erkleckliches sum.

In Abu Dhabi we are the bridge not quite ready. But it goes forward. On 25 November Sheik Zayed Bridge opened! All have a little bit surprised, but the building turned out badly for a long time to a standstill and eventually took eight years to complete.
The data of the Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid designed the arch bridge are no less impressive: over a total length of 842 meters two four-lane roads, the island city of Abu Dhabi, connected to the mainland. Characteristic of the work are rising steeply and descending S-curves on the actual bridge, to symbolize the progress of the sand dunes.

The opening was originally planned already for 2006, but financial disputes between the government contracting and construction companies hindered the work. The cost was under that project delays at 270 million U.S. dollars. In addition to the Maqta - and the Mussafah Brigde brings the newly opened design valuable resources, especially after traveling from the city of Abu Dhabi, Dubai. The time savings would be up to fifteen minutes.
The structure is impressive, especially at night. The generously curved Arches are illuminated with powerful spotlights that cover the bridge construction, thanks to ever-changing color combinations, a colorful veil.

The new connection, the drive from our home to Etihad's headquarters - and the Flight Safety Office - has become much easier and shorter. For the way to the airport, we are still using the Maqta Bridge , just a few meters beside the newly opened Sheik Zayed is bridge.

With each year, with each newly created building Abu Dhabi moves closer to the neighboring city of Dubai. The population adding to the capital growing big-city feel. On the Corniche skyscrapers shooting up like mushrooms in the sand. In addition to the Emirates Palace Hotel crowned by mighty Etihad Towers to move steadily closer to its completion. Allen doomsayers turns the wheel is inevitable. And there is no doubt that the Qatar awarded 2022 World Cup soccer throughout the region will ensure the medium term further impetus.

Chick In Pikachu Suit Mastrabates

5 out of 39

Today, on 2 December, celebrate the Emarat al arabya al mutahada (United Arab Emirates) their anniversary. It's the 39ste. As I write these lines in our room, fizzles on the Corniche a huge fireworks in the sky thousands of dirhams in Abu Dhabi. The popping of rockets and petards penetrates through the traffic of the city to our apartment. The spacious living room window allows us to look at the last ten yards of the fireworks prior to their culmination. Just before heading out with sparks and tail lights back down.

For us, this is the last anniversary in the desert country. After a long struggle, after endless procrastination, for ever resurgent discussions have Frank and I decided, in July of next year to return to Switzerland. Given the current weather conditions in Europe stupidity. Today we were with my brother who was staying in the holiday Üse on the boat. Have placed in front of a sand anchor and shared with gentle waves, salami, cheese and bread. The water seemed to us at 24 degrees too cold. Meanwhile Father Frost Europe and Switzerland firmly under control. Only
Üse has finally overcome a bold leap into the Arabian Sea. Linda, Nina and me it was too cold. It probably should have been the tourist virus that has inspired my brother to do such ( " At least once during the holidays I will have bathed in the sea ..."). we understand him well. So, like most friends and family can follow our return decision.
five years we will have spent at our departure in the Emirates. 5 out of 39! This represents about ten percent of the young country's history, but neither entitled to a green card still a free Starbucks macchiato in the Marina Mall

We have missed our fireworks rocket at the end. Not quite so flamboyant and colorful as the things on the Corniche. But with a dash of emotion, he will keep for a long time on the Emirati-night sky.