I believe that I'm 7 or 8 hours ahead. Riyadh is 3 hours ahead of GMT.
My computer is at work (Internet access privately in Saudi Arabia is almost
impossible to obtain) and so I mainly use it from 0700 to 1730 my time.
This means that I'm getting on-line when you guys are getting sleepy, and
by the time you wake up, it's time to go home. I occassionally come in
after hours to check e-mail, etc, but not often. Also, the Arabic weekend
is Thur/Fri, which further screws things up.
In case you didn't know, I'm Australian (couldn't you tell from my accent ?).
I guess that when I get home eventually, the CSMA thread will span the planet,
as I will be truly on the other side of the world. I have a plastic globe,
and when I look through it from my home city of Brisbane, the other side of the
world is in the Atlantic ocean, off the coast of Newfoundland.
By the way, it's true that our drains empty clockwise, the moon looks
different and we even have stars that you guys can't see from the northern
hemisphere.
Ahhhhh, getting homesick, during the holiday period (that is illegal in
this country). It's a long way from home, in more ways than one, if you get
my drift. Best wishes to all anyway, at this time of year, and have
a safe and happy holiday.
Durro |
