Happy...

[Who2]

I'm happy most days.
Today Mohammed Amazon came, new Macbook charger that is working, so far....This is my 3rd charger.
Went to the dark-side today with new gofer, Ali has gone to Marsa Alam for the summer to earn more money and be cooler.

Ahmed (new gofer) local man same family the Armin has a 'tour o' cycle, one of those 3 wheeled trucks.
He was surprised at my knowledge of all things & people east bank.

I love messing with Egyptians heads...

Amazon Mo also bought me 'quick growing grass seeds and fertilizer, I'm regrowing my patch of lawn, well trying to....

I'm English we like our lawns.tbc..

Have they plotted Papa yet ?....

Ps: Sabra 'omda Najar abu Ramadan popped round for a couple of meisters,,
He was filling me in on the new police procedures about drug testing for 'bango.
It's all everyone's talking about over this side, get caught, pay the fine..

Sisi ( el Hefe ) is really on top of making money out of everyone, so the locals reckon..

[Who2]

Still Happy...
Just been invited to lunch tomorrow at Al Moudira, great Ziena the 'mind behind the hotel,
haven't seen her for 6 years can't wait. But there's not such thing as a 'free-lunch.

My invitee is an American / Egyptian film-maker,
'a right clever bugger, who has an excellent memory, always puts me on my garde,
"What's he want ? ....'but hey! the hamburgers around the pool are to die for..
"c'est la vie or higher helwa"....
My song for this Tony B. 'what-else ? "push the play"...NOW!


I'll take the iPhone....tbc..

Ps: This is the guy that refurbished my 'slum, I took him to Al Moudira for ideas, look at that antique Mashrabiya..

[Chris]

The last time I was at the Al Moudira I was told the the Hotel had been sold to Swiss/German? company and I was introduced to the new manager. Do you now Who2 if it has been sold?

[HEPZIBAH]

Reading about the Al Moudira Hotel just now I had a memory flashback...
The first time I visited the Al Moudira Hotel was by the invitation of a local business person who, for some reason, wanted to impress me. They failed. I recall I liked the building, or at least what I saw of it, (although I did find leaping over a pipework channel challenging). The food, a fancy beef burger and chips if I recall, ordered for me by my host, was OK but no more than OK, and not at all what I would have chosen from the menu if I had been offered a choice.
So, overall an underwhelming lunch and experience.
Business person and I lost contact some years back, but they never did manage to really impress me in the way they thought.

[Teddyboy]

Take heed of the Wise Woman!

[HEPZIBAH]

Take heed of the Wise Woman!

To be honest, I might have more easily been won over by a newspaper cone of of falafel from the Tuesday souk, or a bowl of fuul or mulakhia and a chunk of shams loaf (sun risen bread? forgot the actual name).