Good morning to all who have braved the massive climb in temperature and remained in Dubai.. as you may or may not know World Cup fevor has encompassed the club with three football matches screened at the club daily at present. We now have 52’ screens up for better viewing and a collection of German beer for those amongst us who prefer the live culture. The kitchen will remain open until 2320 each night to accommodate the hunger at the 2230 kick off game, so come on down and support your teams.. see link for an interesting wheel of World Cup information…
http://www.marca.com/deporte/futbol/mundial/sudafrica-2010/calendario-english.html
Sailing at sunset on Tuesday night will continue with start times up on the white board for tonight’s race… followed by a buffet at the club and the weekly accumulator draw at 2030.
The continued development of the building on the roof as well as the terrace deck and marina extension is all moving ahead albeit slowly due to interesting hurdles thrown at us by the authorities.. we will persevere and with luck all will be completed by the start of the 2010/11 sailing season.
The winter series rugby matches will be screened as well as the football at the club while the tempretures are to high to go sailing. The Dom Perignon challenge is now on and all details are on the web page at www.dosc.ae under SI’s as is the ongoing blog from John and Sue in Chagos.. pop over to the web page and read about their travels on the ocean..
That’s all from me, enjoy the week, stay out of the sun and remeber the words of a wise man.....
Wear sunscreen
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by
scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience, I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not
understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.
But trust me, in 20 years youll look back at photos of yourself and
recall in a way you cant grasp now how much possibility lay before
you and how fabulous you really looked.Youre not as fat as you
imagine.
Dont worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as
effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing
bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that
never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm
on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday that scares you
Sing
Dont be reckless with other peoples hearts, dont put up with
people who are reckless with yours.
Floss
Dont waste your time on jealousy; sometimes youre ahead, sometimes
you?re behind?the race is long, and in the end, its only with
yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you
succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch
Don?t feel guilty if you don?t know what you want to do with your
life?the most interesting people I know didn?t know at 22 what they
wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year
olds I know still don?t.
Get plenty of calcium.
Be kind to your knees, youll miss them when theyre gone.
Maybe youll marry, maybe you wont, maybe youll have children,maybe
you wont, maybe youll divorce at 40, maybe youll dance the funky
chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary what ever you do, dont
congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either- your
choices are half chance, so are everybody elses. Enjoy your body,
use it every way you candont be afraid of it, or what other people
think of it, its the greatest instrument youll ever
own..
Danceeven if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you don?t follow them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents, you never know when theyll be gone for
good.
Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the
people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go,but for the precious few you
should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and
lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you
knew when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live
in Dubai once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will
philander, you too will get old, and when you do youll fantasize
that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were
noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Dont expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund,
maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one
might run out.
Dont mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will
look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who
supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the
ugly parts and recycling it for more than
its worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen
Keith
P.S. we are running a competition for the naming of the new building on the roof and the new deck off the terrace... a bottle of Mount Gay to the winners of both.. send them to me at manager@doscuae.com please.