Saturday, November 22, 2008

loving Amman

I know, I know... It's still my honeymoon period with Amman and its people, but I must admit it is an extremely lovely honeymoon. Having only been here for 3 days, I do not know much of the city yet. But in contrary to how I imagined the city would be (size and all) from the maps I've seen in the net, I was surprised to realize that Amman actually is a relatively small city... with some of its rings only about 1-2 kms away from each other.


Amman reminds me of Baguio and Greece, because most of the roads are hilly, and all of the buildings are painted white. Talking about hilly roads, yesterday after church I realized the harder way why walking may not be the best eco-friendly solution to moving around... Unless you have super powerful legs and feet, riding a taxi to go places would still be the best option... hehe. Taxis are relatively inexpensive. From my place to here (Fitness First Mecca Mall), it is 540fils. In peso, that would just be 30-40 Pesos only. From my place to my church (that's 7th circle to Wadi almost 3rd circle), it's about 2JDs (140PHP). So it's either proximity of places and the size of the city in general, or the cheap taxi fares... =)

Last night, I went to Carrefour in City Mall, and I have to say that as far as my eyes are concerned, that's the biggest grocery I have seen in my life... It's like 5 floors of SM hypermarket. There is no problem getting my comfort foods here - that's one more thing I love. This morning i munched on buns with nutella... and Doritos, bow. hehe.

Anyway, got to go now... I hope the boiler is working now... otherwise, it's gonna be a cold day again in the apartment... grrrr...


Sunday, November 16, 2008

moving to Amman

I died then lived again, period.

I quit my job for a new one, only to find myself jobless in the end. Waited patiently (sometimes impatiently)... Bummed around Beijing till I got yet another bad news. Went home to find my grandma in the ICU - but she's better now.

Anyway, I think it's the karmic cycle.

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I am about to start my journey to the Middle East. I am not jumping up and down, mainly because the flights are at least 17 hours (can go upto more than 24 depending on the airline you will use). That alone may equate to lesser chance of flying back home. One thing is for sure though - I am happy and excited with the thought of working again soon. Seriously, I think due to the lack of mental activity in the past 1 1/2 months, my brain has already shrunk by 10%... hehe.

I have shopped for all the necessities, though I think I will need to buy some more stuffs when I get back in Beijing. I've heard Amman can easily beat Dubai in terms of average prices of goods.

I have been researching the past few days about the place which I will soon call my new home. So far, so good. I will surely ride that hop-on hop-off tourist bus during one of my first weekends there.