Disappointed.....

Today I got the bad news that the Conference in Dubai will not longer be held, and thus I will not be traveling this weekend, snif snif

I was really looking forward to going to Dubai, hitting the shopping malls (which are practically non-existent in Ethiopia - thus unable to satisfy my shopping mania), meeting other colleagues, having a nice chat with my boss and most especially chilling out with Nermeen.....

Now this is no longer possible which is quite sad..... This weekend I was also supposed to meet up with Frank in Bahar Dar and see the Blue Niles falls, but I postponed it to go to Dubai..... which makes me even sadder as now its too late..... impossible to get through to Frank and flights are now full!!!

Oh well as Nermeen told me while voicing her disappointment, everything happens for a reason....... maybe I'd be saved from a major terrorist attack, or tsunami! ;)

Thank God I have amazing friends in Addis, who are trying to cheer me up by somehow organizing some kind of weekend trip out of Addis..... planning will happen tonight...... Sjoerd, Femi, Jens and I will have our Weekend Strategic Planning tonight over beer at the Black Rose..... thanks guys, even if nothing really happens hanging out with you guys will still be great!