Many grumbles and moans across the nation this morning! (insert cheerful sing-song voice). Eid holidays for the public sector as follows:Monday November 15th-Thursday 18th. Back to work on the 20th. Now, if the government sector got 4 days, I wonder what the private sector will end up with? 1.5 days?
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However, despite all the moaning, I fully understand why we're getting a short holiday. The country has 100,000,000 National Day events to plan and accomplish over the next few weeks, so the government can't afford to have everyone off for a week. The Queen is coming on the 24th, we have National Day celebrations, etc, etc. It's going to be CRAZY.
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But .... we will be getting our National Day holidays after all the celebrations are over and the last of the red ribbons has been cut (early-mid December?). And I, Miss Dhofar Gucci, predict that instead of the usual 2-day holiday, His Majesty will be EXTRA NICE TO US (Right, Baba Qaboos?) and we'll get a beautiful holiday to compensate for our short Eid. Right?
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Fingers crossed.
Hi Gucci,
ReplyDeleteI read in a UK newspaper that The Queen has cancelled her trip to Middle East...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article5679715.ece
any confirmation on this...
My dear, take a look at the date of that article. She was SUPPOSED to come in 2009.
ReplyDeleteIt can't be cancelled - the emails have gone out inviting people to put their names into a lottery for standing along the road to wave at her as she travels to visit Sultan Qaboos and for the Horse Show. She's coming for sure.
ReplyDeleteIt can't be cancelled - the emails have gone out inviting people to put their names into a lottery for standing along the road to wave at her as she travels to visit Sultan Qaboos and for the Horse Show. She's coming for sure.
ReplyDeleteand nobody wanted to stand along the road and wave ... so this is no longer on the plan ... I wonder why ?
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