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Robert Scott lives and works in Dubai; born in England I have since lived in Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok. I am very happily married to Tai.
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31 October 2009 Lots of speculation continues on the Northwest Nap - and the crew who slept or got distracted over MXP. But the most sensible article on the subject comes from Patrick Smith's Ask the Pilot column for salon.com. His summary is exactly right : "There was no catastrophe. There was no near catastrophe. The plane was temporarily off-course during high-altitude cruise flight, under ATC watch above non-mountainous terrain. The crew made an embarrassing mistake, and will be punished accordingly, while the rest of us who fly for a living will draw important if obvious lessons. It was a comparatively minor event that has received far more attention than it deserves." ****************************** Tai is on her broomstick powered 777 heading back from Osaka. I have not moved from the apartment all day. 29 October 2009 Great picture of DXB from 29,000 feet - taken in September 2009. Thanks to airliners.net.
28 October 2009 How exciting is my day? As I dropped Tai off this morning she said - don't forget to do the laundry ! I said no to a job yesterday. It was Abu Dhabi based and that would have been a big decision for Tai and I. Either 3 hours driving each day or me staying in Abu Dhabi a few nights a week. Manageable if I believed that it was a great opportunity but there were too many doubts..... 25 October 2009 I wish Ferguson would stop complaining about the referees. The referee was ok today. Carragher's challenge on Owen was not a sending off offence - Owen was heading for the corner flag. Simply Liverpool were far the better team today. Fergie is getting old, boring and predictable. Such a shame. ******************************* ******************************* The pilots initially said they were in a heated discussion on company policy and were distracted by that. They have now said that was not the case. The CVR will not be helpful; it only records the last 30 minutes of the flight; effectively from the time the crew were back in contact until they reached the gate. Were they both sleeping? It was the first flight of the day for both men; so fatique should not have been an issue. Why did the cabin crew not alert the pilots that they were well past the top of descent? Very strange. And potentially very dangerous. Air force planes were on alert. Surprisingly they were not sent up to check the plane despite its long silence. 24 October 2009 First game of golf today for 8 months - up to the Al Hamra course in RAK. They are getting the Marina ready for the America's Cup - and Alinghi - the huge Swiss catarmaran is already moored there. The giant catamaran Alinghi 5 arrived in the Emirates from Europe on 30
September after a 12 day, 4,400nm voyage and since then the team has
relocated, reassembled the boat and prepared it for the four-month
training session ahead of the first race of the 33rd America’s Cup in
February 2010. As for the golf - it was good to be playing again - but a bit rusty ! 21 October 2009 Tonight's Bond Film - For Your Eyes Only - I always liked the song - actually I quite liked Sheena Easton - nice Scottish Girl - even if she is not Clair Grogan. Wonder what happened to her. Showtime is showing the Bond films in order - no adverts and no cuts. Every night at 10.00pm. I know I have seen them all hundreds of times! The trouble with Bond movies is why don't the bad guys simply shoot him! ********************************* ********************************** *********************************** One result worth noting: Home porn? 46% say, “Of course, it’s what digital cameras are for!” and 38% have had sex with a co-worker while 21.1% would have sex to advance their career I did not complete the survey but my entries would have been far too dull!!! *********************************** 20 October 2009 There has been an auger construction drill hammering away outside my apartment all day. It starts about 7am. Is there anything louder or more painful. And not a word of consideration for people that live here. Maybe a note saying we will be drilling on the following days at the following times and we apologise of the disturbance that we will cause. Grrrrrrr. **********************************
Emirates is recruiting cabin crew again - this guide (from a current crew) tells you all you need to know and some questions you should ask yourself before coming to Dubai. ****************************** "The cabinet on Tuesday approved the Transport Ministry's proposal to amend a ministry regulation to allow students of the railway engineering school and retired staff to be recruited to stand in for train drivers who took leave in protest against the State Railway of Thailand." *********************************** From a local notice requiring everyone wanting to drive in Hua Hin to register: " according 21-25 Oct. 09, Huahin, Thailand is being a host of the 15th
Asian Leaders Meeting. To be honor, tidy, comfort and security reasons to
those Leaders who stay in Huahin on those day, all people are asked to
register name and vehicle to arrange for sticker for your convenience to
use as a passing in and out in Huahin town, to reduce all kind of
difficulties of your own daily basis living when the meeting take place on
those day. 18 October 2009 Doctor Who Season 4 - on Showtime Series from 25 October. ******************************** Then in a country that wants to 'GO GREEN', why are disposable tickets being used, when reusable tickets (as in Singapore) would have been a sensible option. The trouble is that the RTA appears to have only been built for Dubai's white collar workers - not for the labouring masses looking for a cheap way to get to the airport and go home. By not allowing luggage on board, these passengers are forced to use the buses and taxis (this defies the purpose of a Metro). The RTA does what it wishes without it seems much logic.
The same salik tolls are charged day and night so they are not regulating
the traffic flow. Just taxing the road users. ************************************ That was 42 years ago. Not much has changed ! The original document is now online and is worth a read. ************************************* Is a big white elephant being built at Jebel Ali? Al Maktoum International Airport is still set to open its doors in June 2010, but with an initial annual passenger capacity of only 5 million a year. It will presumably have more cargo than passenger flights initially. According to the authorities, it will gradually increase in size and eventually be able to handle 140 million passengers per year, most likely by 2020, making it the largest airport in the world. But no airlines have yet signed up to operate from the new airport and unless there is a forced closure of Dubai's existing and expanding airport will even Emirates want to make the move. It is unlikely that there will be good infrastructure access at the new airport until 2014 (earliest?) so without rail access to the city it is unlikely that there will be any move of major airlines to the new airport for at least 5 years. ********************************* 17 October 2009 We are just back in Dubai - packed flight from Paris. Yesterday was our first anniversary - and we celebrated by spending the morning shoe/boot shopping for Tai. Oh joy. Then walked forever; around Les Halles and the Champs Elysee and to the Eiffel Tower. And a really nice seafood dinner in the evening. Which ended a good day on a high. It really does not seem as though a year has passed. Happy Anniversary hon. ********************************* 15 October 2009 Being away with Tai is dangerous - she does like to eat regularly. In Dubai I have some cereal in the morning and one meal later in the day. On holiday we seem to take brief rests between meals. I feel big! ******************************* It is a walking city - lots to do and explore. And it is a city where people enjoy living. The bars and restaurants are full in the evening; their are still many visitors; at the table next to us at dinner were a Brazilian couple. Dinner last night was at Brasserie Fernand in Montparnasse. We were probably the only none French guests; it was very busy and truly authentic; a chevre tart; magret de canard and a wonderful creme brulee; red wine and a coffee. Food heaven. And it made up for a lousy arrival into Paris - where Aegean flies into Terminal 1; you have to get the mickey mouse electric train to Terminal 3 for the RER to the city. But the mickey mouse train had stopped working - not that anyone cared in that usual French way. Then a bus was meant to operate instead. But there was never a bus. And eventually they fixed the train. I have always thought that the second world ward might have finished earlier by letting Germany keep France - now we would have great French food and wine run with German efficiency. France by the way is scarily expensive. The strong euro really does hurt. 13 October 2009 Nice ass?
Anyway this was in the Nation this morning: Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva Tuesday held a meeting
with leaders of the coalition partners at the Ban Phitsanulok Residence. ***************************** ************************** 12 October 2009 I am badly in need of a Starbucks or similar.....have not seen one in Greece. However, from a quick search there are 40 Starbucks within 5 kms of Athens city centre. Santorini needs something more to get this visitor's attention. The views are great. The sunsets stunning - but that is an hour of the day. The island needs a golf course. The island needs some decent spas or thai massage shops. The beaches are volcanic stone and grit. The restaurants are over-priced and generally serve very average food. Car hire is good. Exploring the villages is fun. 11 October 2009 Good morning from a cool and very sunny Santorini. This is a remarkably pretty place. When I was a student the only way here was by ferry - followed by the donkey trail up the 220 metre high cliff to the village. Now there is an airport and a cable car from the village. But we are off season. The main town feels quiet. The sunset is as beautiful as the brochures tell you. The restaurants and bars hang off the cliff face - they must be packed in summer; but now you need a sweater to sit outside. 8 October 2009 Greeting from Athens. A city that really has seen a lasting legacy from the 2004 Olympics. And here is part of that legacy. ************************ 7 October 2009 We leave in the morning to visit two of the world's great food nations - Greece and France - and Tai has packed pot noodles - "just in case"........ And how many handbags do you need for an eight day holiday - that and two changes of clothes minimum per day - but the hotels have laundry service - no cant wear the same clothes... ************************** ************************** ************************** 6 October 2009 World's Greatest City: 50 reasons why Bangkok is No. 1 5 October 2009 As the king enters his third week in hospital the Thai people continue to rely on very brief and seemingly conflicting statements from the Royal Household Bureau. Anywhere else in the world it is likely that the media would have found other sources for information and would have far more detail on the state of the King's health. But not in Thailand. The media are taking the scraps of information that are offered to them. ************************** Tai and I need a holiday. Starting Thursday. *************************** But look at this. *************************** **************************** 4 October 2009 Six of the best from Arsenal today - you don't often see six goals - but six of that quality as well. When they are good - they are every good. ******************************* ******************************** 2 October 2009 Rio - 2016 Olympic Games Brazil 2014 World Cup Seven years of massive rebuilding and infrastructure growth. 1 October 2009 The 2016 Olympic City is to be chosen tomorrow. Forget Madrid - it wont be another European winner not with London in 2012. I would like Rio - which benefits from being in the US time zone. Not Chicago please. LA and Atlanta were both forgettable. Tokyo would be OK as well. *************************** It's a good deal more interesting to study how an airline meal is made than to eat one. Every weekday at around 4am, a mile from Terminal 5, in an aluminium shed owned by Gate Gourmet, a woman called Leyla sets to work grilling the hundred lamb cutlets that will, a few hours later, face Emirates business-class passengers on EK008 to Dubai. *************************** No pictures - you would probably be shot trying to take pictures there! This little beauty was there today - arriving from Bahrain - maybe to collect the King post wedding celebrations: it is the Bahrain royal flights 747SP - I flew on a Qantas SP from Brisbane to Singapore - loved it ! Not sure what is housed in the dome that has been added to the roof of the airplane? Any clues?
Better still there was an L1011 leaving about 2.30pm from Terminal 2 and then Runway 12R. Probably chartered from ACMI operator - euroAtlantic - based out of Portugal.
This plane CS-TEB was delivered in September 1979 as one of the five original L-1011-500 ordered by TAP Air Portugal. But my favourite Tristars belonged to Cathay Pacific and I often flew in these around Asia from Hong Kong between 1994-1997. ************************************ WAM and the Gulf News reported that the UAE "President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, attended a luncheon (two days ago) held at the Dubai World Trade Centre by the King of Bahrain, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa to celebrate the wedding of his son, Sheikh Nasir bin Hamad Al-Khalifa to the daughter of the Dubai Ruler." It is interesting to see the traditional rituals in a city as multi cultured and as layered as Dubai. The bride was not present at the lunch. As you can see above the name of the bride is not even given in the
newspaper. Does anyone congratulate the bride or the couple? I do. Good luck to them. 29 September 2009 Why is the Sukhumvit extension to Bangkok's BTS delayed? Here is why according to the Bangkok Post - "The senior City Hall official responsible for making the purchase has
apparently stalled the scheme over fears of being investigated if
something went wrong with the purchase, he said. This was reported by the deputy Bangkok governor Teerachon Manomaipibul. How sad is that !? ************************************ Not good when the airline is taking new planes every month. Although in this economy I would not guarantee that the grass is always greener! ****************************** 27 September 2009 Now here is a welcome concept for Thailand - the Quiet Bangkok Club - the web site is mainly in Thai. ******************************* Huge crowds. Great atmosphere. But not on any of the TV channels that I have access to. So just a few highlights in the news. But good for Singapore. They really have made this into a big big event for the city. And the use of the city roads works well. After all the road to the airport can be converted into an emergency runway for the air force! ********************************** At least 106 people were killed and more than a quarter of a million
displaced after tropical storm Ketsana dumped the heaviest rain on The
Philippines capital in more than 40 years. ***************************** The car cleaner in my building has also been evicted by the building owner. So while my car gathers inches of dust each day from the building site there is less and less opportunity to get it cleaned. Short of doing it myself..... |
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26 September 2009 I have only played one game of golf this year - it is like the last 9 months have been on hold - waiting for something to happen. The travel has been good - and family stuff important - but I need to be doing something.......both work and play ! ***************************** There are rumours of many - perhaps 1,500 out of 3,000 - cabin crew not returning from their unpaid leave. Now cabin crew have been told that - Remember it is your responsibility to check EVITA daily by 1800
hours (6PM) irrespective of your rostered duties as there may be changes
due to operational reasons. This is in addition to the normal practice of
checking EVITA 3 hours before any rostered flight. The recruiting team has apparently been told to find 500 cabin crew before the end of the year, which requires them to gear up instantly to the maximum recruiting/training they were at last year). **************************** Talking of which - Mr T is in Dubai again - this was him yesterday on the Faldo course at the Emirates Golf Club.
Thaksin also described Thailand as a demo-crazy not a democracy and said that - "I'm not powerful anymore. Even those who use to call me boss are now stabbing in my back one after another." 25 September 2009 I did have a haircut yesterday - it is very short - shorter than it has probably eve been. So short you can hardly see the white.... ************************** Hemlock, wild American friend Odell, the Big Boss and delectable Administrative Officer Winky Ip have been cast into the wilderness with maximum prejudice aforethought. The best observer of Hong Kong life since the blog started in 2002 Hemlock will be missed. He will make guest appearances here - www.biglychee.com 23 September 2009 Abhisit at Columbia University yesterday - "For those who do not see things eye to eye with the Government and feel that their voices can be better heard on the streets, we fully respect their right to assembly and right to freedom of expression." Then we lock them up for 18 years!! ******************************** 22 September 2009 Alex has been baking at home for his Mum's birthday. Place your orders for cookies at Christmas now!!
Political prisoners in Thailand has a very detailed and thoughtful analysis of the current political situation and the struggle for the future of Thailand. Even if you don't agree with all that is written it is worth a read. The headline is "A country for old men" - but the writer should not ignore the influence of certain very important women. 21 September 2009 After separate red and yellow shirt protests at the weekend - the red shirts in Bangkok and the yellow shirts on the Cambodian border one commentator noted - "So PAD remain insiders, at least as far as the premier is concerned. They are treated with kid gloves while intimidation is used against perceived opponents. Such a compromised position may seem politically expedient but the government’s lack of even-handedness in dealing with the two groups is hardly likely to be identified as anything other than repaying political debts and it does nothing for the rule of law and human rights." 20 September 2009 The biggest question in my life on a daily basis is whether to do the washing up now or later - there always seems to be so much of it; especially after Tai leaves on a morning flight; then there is always the night before and morning washing to be done. That's the extent of my daily excitement. ******************************* ******************************** ********************************* 18 September 2009 Time to celebrate something that the English are world class at - comedy. Monty Python, Blackadder, Douglas Adams, the England cricket team. ******************************* And tomorrow she is off to Venice.....we have not been having an easy time recently. Sorry hon. I know my own frustration about being in Dubai with nothing to do does not help. ******************************** His visitors in Dubai include Yingluck (his sister) as well as Puea Thai MPs and MPs from the government including Bhum Jai Thai. In total a group of 30 have apparently been in Dubai to "receive
orders from the big boss." So now I know why I have not seen one of Tai's friends for so long - just kidding !!! 17 September 2009 Why are they playing night cricket in England in mid September. The Nottingham crowd is sitting there in woolen hats and overcoats. And I fear England are about to lose their sixth one day game in a row. The Ashes win really was a bit of a fluke. The Australians are in almost every department the better team. And in a composite side only Strauss and Anderson look good enough to make a best of team. ******************************** ******************************** But it was OK for the PAD to over run the airport in BKK last year and affect relations with the rest of the planet. Amazing Thailand ! 16 September 20009 Here is the list of the world’s top airlines by
passengers carried in 2008: Interesting list - Delta and Northwest have already merged. The US airlines lead simply by virtue of their domestic business; where in reality there is no room for expansion. China Southern is beginning to show the likely impact of domestic Chinese travel; which will dwarf the USA domestic travel statistics within the next ten years. Air France includes the KLM business and Ryanair shows that to make an impact in Europe you have to be a pan European airline with multiple bases and not a national flag carrier. ************************** ************************** Nothing like leading by example. ************************* The Singaporean flag carrier has long been synonymous with Boeing's Jumbo, having first introduced the type in 1972 and having taken delivery of a total of 75 new-build passenger models, along with 18 freighters. SIA has a further nine Rolls-Royce Trent 900-powered A380s on order, for delivery through to January 2012, following its recent deferrals. ****************************** Dubai Group has seen “waves of layoffs” since the
global financial crisis hit at the end of last year, a company official
has said. 15 September 2009 57 is too young to die - but cancer does not recognise age, race, good or bad. Patrick Swayze died last night - no one has a bad word to say about one of the best known and most modest of 1980s leading Hollywood actors. Ghost, Point Break, Road House and of course Dirty Dancing. And a song or two as well: 14 September 2009 Christmas is coming:
****************************** ******************************* ******************************** The line judge appears to have got the call wrong. And at a crucial part of the game. But the language used - both body language and verbal - was clearly threatening and better suited to the WWF. An apology from Ms Williams might have helped diffuse the situation and the subsequent unpleasant debate. But her memory of the incident is suddenly very vague. 13 September 2009 Adeybayor - should get at least a 3 match ban. And in all honesty his new club - the Etihad one - should be fining him as well. If only for being an idiot. But that did look like a premeditated stamp on van Persie's head. There is no place for that. **************************** The PAD only occupied BKK's airports and held the country to ransom - causing billions of baht of losses - no big deal really !!! Meanwhile the PAD is off to demonstrate on Saturday at Preah Vihear Temple for the eviction of Cambodian troops and villagers occupying a disputed area near the ancient site. That should stir up the nationalist sentiment on both sides. And may be
aimed at embarrassing the Thai *********************************** From one of the pilots this little note should give a view of the mutual management/pilot respect ! "Just hope the company treat them the same way as they do us pilots at the moment." Any crew member would be fired without question. 12 September 2009 Some interesting comments in this article on the 9 September celebrations in Thailand; and on the enforcement on the lese majeste laws..... Coincidentally my wonderful wife dreamed last night that I was accused of lese majeste and that we were being chased by police officers and were running away.... ***************************** But if you want a wonderful spoof of this ridiculous excuse for journalism - then the satirical Not the Nation hits the mark. The headline - Patronizing White Man With Degree Reassures Thai Elites With Unexamined Rhetoric - says it all. Best spoof ever in Not the Nation - it really does hit the mark. ******************************** ********************************* Huge win for Manchester City yet for all that money Manchester City are still a side that plays ugly football - with too many ugly footballers. That said, they do work hard on the pitch and for eachother. They just might have a very good season. ********************************* The Spanish open day is interesting as in implies the airline is looking at hiring Spanish speaking crews. Flights to Madrid or Barcelona cannot be far away. ********************************** 11 September 2009 I have been enjoying From the Flight Deck - the blog of Captain Frank Morris, an Air Canada A320/319 captain who also writes for the airline's inflight magazine. *********************************** The program follows British tourists in Phuket, Samui and Pattaya, with holidaymakers getting in trouble mostly with drink and drugs, but of course some sex, guns and rock-and-roll thrown in. Episode 1 spotlighted a skint young woman at a Koh Phangan Full Moon Party, who got caught with her boyfriend’s ganja and gets locked up; some British Royal Marines who ignore good advice and rent a jet ski in Phuket only to get ripped off, and the squad of Pattaya foreign police tourist assistants. This is the trailer: Search YouTube for each episode in full. If you are in a foreign country - do the decent think; respect the laws and respect the local people; keep off drugs. And maybe avoid Pattaya as well!!! This was the Guardian's review of the show: "Big Trouble in Tourist Thailand (Bravo) is about silly Brits who get into trouble in paradise, and end up in prison or paying enormous sums of money to stay out of prison. And all because they smoked a spliff or crashed a jetski, or didn't crash a jetski but the jetski man said they crashed a jetski and now he's got his heavies in. Awful for the people involved, obviously. But quite entertaing for us – so much more so than those Wish You Were Here-style travel shows. Who cares about people having a nice time?" 10 September 2009 I know a few of my readers who will be amused by the following: 9 September 2009 Modern China - tanks and girls - this link has it all. 8 September 2009 Useless piece of airline info. Air Transat Flight 236 was an Air Transat route between Toronto, Canada and Lisbon, Portugal flown by Captain Robert Piché and First Officer Dirk DeJager. On August 24, 2001, the flight ran out of fuel over the Atlantic Ocean with 306 people (293 passengers and 13 crew) aboard. The flight crew successfully landed the plane in the Azores with no loss of life. The first officer now works for Emirates - one of a number of ex Air Transat crew. 7 September 2009 Twitter is fun. You can reply directly to fellow twitterers - including Prime Ministers - PM Abhisit tweets - Things are more stable now and will steadily improve cos my govt adheres to democratic principles and will do what's best for the people. Two replies: More stable!!! You cannot really believe that. Coalition falling apart in disarray. Newin wants your job. - You dont want an election you cannot win. And expect significant demos on 19 Sept. Sorry. Wishful thinking. Not convinced. ***************************** What !!! 6 September 2009 Passing of an icon - The last Polaroid camera was made in 2007 and the last films are due to expire next month. Emirates Airline used these cleverly. With one camera stored on each airplane a crew member would wander around the plane looking for kids and proud parents to take pictures of. They put them in little presentation folders - sometimes signed with a message from the crew. It was a nice touch. Actually to be honest the crew spent lots of time taking pictures of eachother as well. Guess there will be no more onboard pics from the crew. But is was something different. And always appreciated. ******************************* ******************************** ******************************** ********************************* 4 September 2009 Had a Thai massage this evening - though it was more like Thai torture - where to start. The lady had hands like a pot scourer. There are parts of me that feel like I have been rubbed down with coarse sand paper. Then when she was massaging my back I swear she was trying to push me through the mattress. This was before she tried to force her fingers and thumbs through my skull. It was all quite unpleasant. I think she must have had a bad previous experience with a farang; and I was her revenge. But I refused to tell her how much it hurt! So I can tell my dear reader instead. Add to that air conditioning which was blowing a gale. 3 September 2009
Thai cabinet gathering around their only laptop to watch Thaksin Live or to listen to THAT tape !!?? 1 September 2009 The last day of the early season transfer window has managed to leave Watford decimated and to look even more like relegation candidates. Tommy Smith has gone to Portsmouth for a bargain gbp1.5 million. Good player - two footed forward who can play on either wing or through the center and who will always score goals. Compared to some of the Premiership fees he is a bargain. He is joined there by defender Mike Williamson who was sold for gbp2 million. Jobi McAnuff has already left for Reading. Last one out should turn the lights off. ********************************* "The underlying theme to her speeches was the alleged link between the coup and the Royal Palace, with chief royal adviser General Prem Tinsulanonda as the conduit. She seemed,however, more intent on belching out foul words and curses instead of stating her case." So rather than being sentenced for making her case the sentence is justified on the basis that she used foul words. Was her language any worse than that of the PAD leaders are speakers at their rallies and when they took over the airport? ********************************
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