Registration Frustration

See this picture Che Che.

Its the registration plate on the front of my car.If you look closely you can see its not been put on properly by the men at the garage and is a bit loose.

The one on the back fell off.

So I decided to save time and make my own replacement. I took a picture of the front one and then on the computer then made it into a new square one that would fit on the back. Then I printed it out.


Heres a picture of the one I made.













I thought it looked good and would do the job. So I tied it on the back of the jeep.

The Sharjah police had other ideas.

They stopped me with red and blue flashing lights and sirens the other night on my way to my piano lesson. They told me that what I had done was very bad and that my car would go to jail and me too probably, or at the very least I would have to a big fine.

Fortunately I phoned my local Emarati friend -(her name is Emma so I call her Emma Rati.)
Anyway I put her on the phone to the policeman and she managed to talk him out of arresting me.

I still have to pay a fine -200 dirhams (about 40 pounds) and cant drive the car til I get a proper registration plate.

But at least Im not in prison :)

Night Trip Walk

So I am back in Dubai/Sharjah again Che Che.

Its still very hot, even at nights.
So hot I decided to a night trip walk along the Corniche beach where its a bit cooler.
And look what I bumped into! A camel left tied to a palm tree!

He seemed quite pleased to see me (although it is rather difficult to tell if a camel is smiling or grimacing)

He told me his name is Lawrence & he sleeps there at night - Camels sleep standing up as do horses, and then during the day he gives rides to boys and girls.

Do you want to ride Lawrence next time you come to Dubai?

Or speaking of horses perhaps you would prefer to ride a little horse like this one which lives next to Lawrence.
















His name is Stumpy and sometimes he is grumpy! (According to Lawrence)
But Im sure he will be fine if you give him a sugar lump.