Well I suck. 3 weeks since my last post and that's really only why I'm writing something.
And to be honest I don't have much to write about, and I'm a bit short on time so here we are.
I've thought of a few things that I'd like to write about but they tend to be big topics and I haven't really thought them out yet.
So what's new....well not much actually just a lot of the same old stuff.
My friends (who used to live here but have moved back home) got married last week and from the pictures I've seen it looks like everything was fabulous on their special day. Congratulations to them!
Jellybean and I are still having issues when we go out for a walk. Sometimes I handle it ok and other times I cry about it when I get home. Yeah for real.
It's upsetting to constantly have children barking at us or kicking balls at us or whistling and just standing there saying things to me in Arabic and I don't understand them.
Ok here's what happened, I was walking with Jellybean and this kid (maybe 12 years old) kicked a ball so that it ricocheted off a wall and came flying at Jellybean and I. I managed to stop the ball with my leg and then the kid came over and gave me a stearn talking to in Arabic and then just stood there in front of me with his arms folded tight.
I had to ask him to move and I have no idea what he said, but it felt very threatening.
He could have been saying, "nice dog, where did you get it?" in a nasty tone of voice or it could have been something mean I really don't know. I just know how it made me feel, like I was 6 years old again and the school bully had chosen me as his target.
It's an awful feeling, but what am I going to do? Yell at children? Call the police on children? I'm going to be fucking 30 years old this year, I should know how to deal with this shit, no?
Well anyway I don't know how to deal with it, and I hate it.
I have made the decision to be brave about it though. I'm not going to stop walking my dog in my neighbourhood, and yeah I might not be Omani but it is my neighbourhood too. Having said that I'm looking forward to moving.
Oh yeah, I never said what happened about Cush and I moving.
Well, we asked our landlord if we could move and he said yes, even though we still had 6 months left on our contract. Then Cush asked for either the rent check back or proof of cancellation of the check so that it wouldn't be cashed, and he said no.
Then he said that he would cash the check if we didn't find people to move in within a couple of months.
So we aren't moving until our contract is done.
He's just being a jerk. All the AC's are on their way out and I would bet he wants them to break so we have to pay to replace them all the while he wants to raise the rent which he can do if we move out but he won't let us move out... He really is just being a jerk, like for the sake of being a jerk only.
And that's it.
Got some rest...now for the back story.
17 hours ago
9 comments:
Poor you - these brats seem to be over confident because of ......
Move as quickly as you can (even if you lose money) and look around - Al Hail South where I live has Omani families with pets and my pets have never had a problem. The kids are unfailingly polite.
As for the 12 year old - he's young enough to be scrabbling in the dirt in 20 years desperately trying to find water since he'll have been unemployed sitting under a tree waiting for his 'manager job'.
my situation with the dog is getting worse too!! :( the other day, i threatened the kids that i'd call the police because they were throwing rocks at us. one asked if i need the number of the police!! we have to change routs now to walk the dog! next thing i know i am gona drive to MQ just to walk him!
Angry too thanks for the comment, walking in a different neighbourhood might be a solution.
C that's awful!Where do these kids get the balls?
Walk your dog elsewhere. It is not your neighbourhood, it is not your country and maybe the locals are fed up off some inconsiderate dog owners who let their dogs poop everywhere without picking up after them. Sadly, you have no say in this matter.
Just move, that is not your neighbourhood even if you do pay rent. This is not your country either and it is unacceptable social behaviour but what can you do about it? Nothing!
I get the same problem walking my dog, parents drive their kids up and down the street so that they can keep barking at us - over and over again. I just cannot understand this behavior at all
Hey Angry, My wife and i just left Oman a few months back, we gave our landlord 3 months notice in writing, then took of copy of the letter to the bank and had the cheques cancelled.
I totally gave up walking the dogs. We found an old villa to rent (and also had to flee our previous landlord from hell!) on approx quarter acre full of trees so the dogs have heaps to run around in and look at. Problem now is the neighbourhood kids/teenagers/adults throw things into the yard to aggravate them then complain about the barking.
Some of their reaction may be based on the idea in the culture and religion that dogs are dirty and angels will not come in a house where there is a dog. The idea dogs are "man's best friend" seemed a strange idea to some Omani when I explained.
Cats are OK though. I find it peculiar because it is scientifically proven cats spread disease and parasites-such that MD's recommend pregnant women should stay away from cats.
Some hadeeth:
"If a dog drinks from your vessel, wash it seven times."
"Whoever keeps a dog, one Qirat of the reward of his good deeds is deducted daily, unless the dog is used for guarding a farm or cattle."
"Angels (of Mercy) do not enter a house wherein there is a dog or a picture of a living creature (a human being or an animal)."
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