The Greens bridge is finally open. Yay!
Author: Cat Russell
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it’s open
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what is that?
OK, OK, yes I know it’s bird poop but what have they been eating out here in the desert to produce that particularly vile and lurid shade of purple? The mind boggles! (Well mine does).
Glad that didn’t land on my clean, white shirt today, had a second interview with a multi-national company here ..decision will be made this week so hold thumbs please! 🙂
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green “wudu”
“Wudu” is the Islamic act of washing parts of the body using water. According to Wikipedia – Muslims are required to be clean in preparation for ritual prayers which are prescribed to be taken 5 times a day.
[Wudu Washer – from the Xpress]
There are four obligatory acts that have to be performed, if one is omitted then all must be performed again. These are:- washing the face once
- washing both the arms (including the elbows) once
- performing Masah on one fourth of the head
- washing both the feet once; up to and including the ankles
The water that is used for this process may only be rain, well, spring, sea or river water; or water from melting snow or hail; or water from a big tank or pond. It must be clean, and cannot be re-used during the process. So as you can imagine this uses a great deal of water. In fact, according to an article I read in the Xpress newspaper, two million pilgrims use fifty million litres of water EVERY DAY during the Haj in Saudi Arabia.
But there is some good news, a company is now producing a high-tech automatic Wudu Washer in Kuala Lumpur that will save up to 80% on the current water usage during ablutions.
I think this is great news, especially in the desert (where it is kinda scarce to start with).
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c’est délicieux
It has been a while since Stu and I had a fancy meal out. There hasn’t been a really special occasion to celebrate since his 50th in September, and my not earning a whole lot lately has meant we haven’t had a great deal of disposable income to waste on lavish feasts. Nevertheless we had reason to push the boat out a little bit on Friday, we celebrated our 5th anniversary.
[bottles of champagne in the entrance]
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more rain
[Traffic on SZR]
We had a massive storm last night which has left everything very wet and muddy, as you would expect. This means that onramps are flooded again and closed, leading to horrid traffic and delays. Take it easy out there!