neurotic Iraqi wife
February 05, 2008
A Short Slow Mile...
The day started out with a minor scare. Im helping M out with his CV, and so I needed to ask him a few questions. I called his desk phone, he didn’t answer. I walked to his area, he wasn’t there. I asked about him, no one saw him. My heart started to pound. That’s very unlike M. I called his mobile, no reply. My mind started playing scenarios that weren’t very pleasant. I asked someone else to call him, because I know, M doesn’t have my mobile number, so probably that was why he didn’t pick up. Thank God A was able to get through to him, and thank God M was fine…
The day progressed slowly with very little happening except for a few rumours here and there. I hate rumours. Because we are in such a small environment, you’d be surprised how words get twisted and turned to serve the individual’s purpose. Sometimes, I just wanna throw up, especially when its people you know, and people you thought you liked. Oh well Shit happens doesn’t it…
The highlight of the day though was two coworkers of mine coming back from their vacation. V, the health freak and L. I actually did miss them alot, they bring a kind of normalcy into my life. We can talk about anything from shoes to hair to shopping to work and even people without having any reservations. And believe me, that’s one thing that’s missing here. Privacy…Privacy and minding ones own business…Oh and not forgetting the number one trait that you can rarely find in this workplace, genuine people. People who truly smile and mean it, not smile then stab you in the back!!! UGHHHHH
On to a completely different subject though, yesterday, HUBBY called me up during lunch telling me that Maliki is on TV, at an opening ceremony of one of the bridges that has been recently constructed. I dunno why I got abit excited. Maybe cuz I know the bridge he was talking about. I have read about it through my work many times. The Sheikh Saad Bridge was one of many projects that’s part of a new initiative taken by the reconstruction office to try and help with the rebuilding efforts. Because of the drastic failure of some of the Design Build US contractors (from corruption, to bad schedules, to erratic costs), which you are fully aware of from the media, the recon office decided to implement a new strategy and see if it works.
This new strategy is basically a government grant. Where the Ministry of Construction and Housing together with the provincial government prioritizes what projects should be done in that area. Projects are solicited to mainly Iraqi contractors. The main idea is to engage the local provinces in the decision process and it also helps reduce costs. Unlike the design build, these are firm fixed price.
Although it’s a minor achievement amidst all the chaos that’s going on, but it is something that I wanted to note in this blog. The initial reconstruction efforts didn’t really go as planned, and time and time again we read in the news why. Im not really an advocate and I do speak against many of the things that’s going on, but in the middle of all the hay stack of chaos, blood and corruption, tiny nests are really getting built. Hopefully, they wont get bombed like many of the other projects.
I know of five brand new clinics worth almost millions, that were on the verge of completion when heartless insurgents bombed the sites inside out. In some cases it was insurgents and in other cases, it was later found out, the sub contractors that didn’t get paid, were the culprits! I mean these were clinics, that were supposed to relief the congestion of the badly maintained Iraqi hospitals. State of the art clinics that were to act mainly for the interest of pregnant women and children. But no, the selfish criminal bastards dont want stability, they dont want good things to happen to Iraqis. Let the women be treated in measly, dirty, destitute conditions. Infact, let them die, Who cares….Right??? God!!! That just boils my blood...
For now though, this tiny bridge may be, just may be the start of that one mile. I doubt it, but it is a mile nevertheless. A Short, Slow Mile…
The day progressed slowly with very little happening except for a few rumours here and there. I hate rumours. Because we are in such a small environment, you’d be surprised how words get twisted and turned to serve the individual’s purpose. Sometimes, I just wanna throw up, especially when its people you know, and people you thought you liked. Oh well Shit happens doesn’t it…
The highlight of the day though was two coworkers of mine coming back from their vacation. V, the health freak and L. I actually did miss them alot, they bring a kind of normalcy into my life. We can talk about anything from shoes to hair to shopping to work and even people without having any reservations. And believe me, that’s one thing that’s missing here. Privacy…Privacy and minding ones own business…Oh and not forgetting the number one trait that you can rarely find in this workplace, genuine people. People who truly smile and mean it, not smile then stab you in the back!!! UGHHHHH
On to a completely different subject though, yesterday, HUBBY called me up during lunch telling me that Maliki is on TV, at an opening ceremony of one of the bridges that has been recently constructed. I dunno why I got abit excited. Maybe cuz I know the bridge he was talking about. I have read about it through my work many times. The Sheikh Saad Bridge was one of many projects that’s part of a new initiative taken by the reconstruction office to try and help with the rebuilding efforts. Because of the drastic failure of some of the Design Build US contractors (from corruption, to bad schedules, to erratic costs), which you are fully aware of from the media, the recon office decided to implement a new strategy and see if it works.
This new strategy is basically a government grant. Where the Ministry of Construction and Housing together with the provincial government prioritizes what projects should be done in that area. Projects are solicited to mainly Iraqi contractors. The main idea is to engage the local provinces in the decision process and it also helps reduce costs. Unlike the design build, these are firm fixed price.
Although it’s a minor achievement amidst all the chaos that’s going on, but it is something that I wanted to note in this blog. The initial reconstruction efforts didn’t really go as planned, and time and time again we read in the news why. Im not really an advocate and I do speak against many of the things that’s going on, but in the middle of all the hay stack of chaos, blood and corruption, tiny nests are really getting built. Hopefully, they wont get bombed like many of the other projects.
I know of five brand new clinics worth almost millions, that were on the verge of completion when heartless insurgents bombed the sites inside out. In some cases it was insurgents and in other cases, it was later found out, the sub contractors that didn’t get paid, were the culprits! I mean these were clinics, that were supposed to relief the congestion of the badly maintained Iraqi hospitals. State of the art clinics that were to act mainly for the interest of pregnant women and children. But no, the selfish criminal bastards dont want stability, they dont want good things to happen to Iraqis. Let the women be treated in measly, dirty, destitute conditions. Infact, let them die, Who cares….Right??? God!!! That just boils my blood...
For now though, this tiny bridge may be, just may be the start of that one mile. I doubt it, but it is a mile nevertheless. A Short, Slow Mile…
7 Comments:
Thanks for this post. Insha Allah all of Iraq will be stable and peaceful very soon.
Make Iraq a Sunny Nation.
Vote for Sunshine, Iraqi Prime Minister.
Or NIW, because she's hot and would be the prettiest leader in the Middle East.
A short slow mile, a tiny bridge, one careful step at a time, but the destination is worth it. BTW, I ate those cookies NIW. MMMMM MMMM they was sure gooood! Pays to have connections in a pastry baking class. :D Solo
HELLO NEUROTICA LUV ; AT THE RISK OF BORING REPITITION THE SLOW LONG MILE IS AN ENDLES ONE ??!! IF ONLY DUE TO "THOSE CALLED BASTARD CULPRITES"??!!; IF PEOPLE DO NOT SENSE OR FEEL THEY HAVE THIER PROPER SHARE & WHAT IS RIGHTLY DUE TO THEM; FAIR DOOS??!THEN THEY THE BECOME CULPRITES THEY DO NOT SEE ANY NORMALITY IN BUILDING & CONSTRUCTING THE INFRA STRUCTURE OF THE NATION IN GENERAL;?! UPON THEM HAVING NOTHING FROM THE WHOLE THING ;BEING COMPLETELY LEFT DESTITUTE AT THE BEHEST OF AXIS OF EVILIRANIENSTOOGES!!; & OR;;! MILITIA IRANIEN INSTRUCTED THUGS ALSO DAMAGE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT THEY THEMSELVES DO NOT CONTROL OR BENEFIT FROM; & THUS THE VICIOUS CIRCLE OF DAMAGE LOSS & COUNTER LOSS CONTINUES SADLY ??!! A SLOW LONG ENDLESS MILE OF A BIT OF AN ATTEMPT HERE OR THERE IN BUILDING & MOVING FORTH IS A DROP IN THE OCEAN & THE ONLY PATH OUT OF THIS OBSTACLE IS INCLUDING ALL OF THE POPULATION & GIVING THEM AN INCENTIVE A STAKE IN BUILDING THE NATION & AS THE SHAREEF HUSSAIN;"SAID IT´S JUST POLITICS THAT´S ALL IT IS " INCLUDE PEOPLE ON YOUR SIDE & HAVE THEM JOIN IN YOUR EFFORT & YOU´RE ON YOUR WAY TO A FAST TRACK "A:V:G:TRAIN AS OPPOSED TO THE OLD T:G:V: FRENCH TRAIN & THE LONG SLOW MILE MAY BECOME A FASTER SHORTER STRETCH SPACE TO OVERCOME AT A TROTT OF A PACE & MAYBE A GALLOP COVERING THE FEET & THE YARDS ??!!!BUT SIGH:(IS THERE EVER GOING TO BE THE TOGETHERNES THAT OUR WINSTON CHURCHILL GENERATED AMONGST THE IRAQI & THE PENINNSULA TO PULL TOGETHER & MAKE SOMETHING OF THEMSELVES MAYBE PARTAKE IN THE MANY FREE ENTERPRISE PROJECTS E.G.BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INSTS. ETC. STILL THOUGH TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION ALL THE FACTIONS THAT EXIST THERE & GRAB FOR ALL GAME IN FULL SWING IT IS DIFFICULT FINDING THE RIGHT POLITICAL FORMULA TO BRING ONE & ALL TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE TO THRASH OUT A COMPROMISE ACCEPTABLE TO ALL & SO RETURN TO SOME SORT OF NORMALITY??!! ALL THE VERY BEST OF GREETINGS NEUROTICA LUV; WWW.BFBS.COM"KINDEST REGARDS CHEERS OLAFF
Mojo, Inshallah. Im so much of the pessimist right now, bes definitely once we get rid of all the cockroaches, yes Iraq will prosper...
Anon, lets stick with sunshine ;-)
Lol Solo, ok what flavour were the cookies? Im very particular...
Olaff, it is politics, and as we know, politics is my what a dirty game...
Well two were buttery sugar cookies, a couple had coconut in 'em, can't quite remember what kind the other two were, but they were all made by people having a lot of fun, which made 'em taste even better. Have you ever had homemade ice cream NIW? Solo
HELLO MEO´L MATEY´S HHHHMMMMICE-CREAM IF ONLY IT´S ENOUGH TO NOURISH ONE ??!!AS AN ALL ROUNDED MEAL IT´D BE GREAT TO LIVE ON ICE CREAM MORNING NOON & NIGHT:-)TASTY DELICIOUS ;NOT A DESCRIPTION ATTRIBUTED TO POLITICS UNFORTUNATELY AS YOU SY NEUROTICA DARLING "POLITICS IS A DIRTY GAME & ALL THAT HAPPENS IS ENOUGH BACKING & MONEY COMES FROM A PACK OF WHATEVER IDEOLOGY & SELF INTEREST TO PROMOTE & PUT THIR FIGURE HEAD PUPPET AT THE HELM & THEN CALL IT DEMOCRACY THUS DISENFRANCHISING ANY WHO ARE MISFORTUNATE SOULS & SIDELINING THEM-:(YES POLITICS GANG UP ANY INERESTED PACK OF WHOEVER IT MAY BE & INSTALL A FIGUREHEAD PUPPET & THEN PEDDLE ALL & ANY LEGISLATION IN THIR FAVOUR UNDER THE SO CALLED ELECTED PUPPET´S NAME???!!SADLY SO :(-:( BACK TO ICE CREAM MY FRIEND SAYS HE HAD BEEN YOUNG WAY BACK WHEN & INVITED TO A HOUSE IN THE KARRADDA DISTRICT AS YOU DRIVE PAST THE ALWIYAH CLUB DIRECTIONS 3ARRAASSAAAAT TO A SILICITOR OF THE DAY ;&!!IN THE LEGAL PROFESSIONAT THE A MR. MOHAMED ALI MAHMOUD ;THERE HD BEEN A BIRTHDAY PARTY & MY FRIEND SAID HE TASTED ONE OF THE BEST HOME MADE ICE CREAMS EVER MADE BY TURNING A MILKY CREAMY SOLUTION IN A BAREL SURROUNDED BY ICE & SALT & THE LOT INSIDE ANOTHE LARGER BARREL AS THE MIDDLE BARREL IS TURNED ROUND & THE MIXTURE STIRRED SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A TEDIOUS METHOD???!!-:)ALL THE VERY BEST OF REGARDS WWW.bfbs.com" CHEERS OLAFF LOVE ICE CREAM :)HHHHHHHHHMMMMMMMM
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