Yes, there are ghosts in the UAE

I don't know why I would doubt it, but there are ghosts here.

I went to the gym in the hotel for a run yesterday morning. It was 5:35AM and only one other soul was in the gym, at a bike across the room. As I was looking out into the room, a mist of white smoke appeared in the center of the room. I was like, "Who the HELL is smoking in a GYM!". These people over here smoke. I could totally see some bodybuilder doing squats with a cigarette hanging out of their mouth, or working a tricep while holding a cigarette with the other arm. Got the visual now?

Well anyway, this smoke just appeared. I watched it, and it stayed in form as it traversed half the way across the room, where it disappered.

After I finally figured it out, I was like WOW! I just saw an apparition!!! I went back this morning and looked, but nada. Maybe if I get to the gym first and I'm the only one there I'll try and piss the spirit off so it shows itself. I don't really awnt to try that as I'm running on the treadmill. I can just see some pissed off Middle Eastern spirit kick me in the ass while I'm in mid-stride causing me to go ass over teakettle into the middle of the room.

Spirits can be a bitch!

I'm BAAACCCKKKK!!!

After a nice, quiet Thanksgiving, I was ripped outta my home and sent halfway across the world again. Yes, I'm back in the UAE. *sigh*

My trip here this time was BORING. Can you believe it? I flew American Airlines and British Air from Portland to Chicago, Chicago to London, and London to Abu Dhabi. It was BORING! Trust me, after the crap that I went through when I came here on NorthWest/KLM in April, I *WANTED* boring!

It's like the captain on the BA flight was even reading my mind. My first post about the NorthWest flight where the captain was going ON and ON about mountains he climbed as a child, etc, must have resonated with pilots everywhere. After we got settled in, the pilot came on and said he was going to talk to us on takeoff, then "not bore us with any details" until we were about to land in the UAE. SWEET!

I'm working on my "Top ten reasons you'll know you're in the UAE" in my head - I've gotta get that published here...