News for the Move...

Yesterday, my husband came back with the news of our move to the new Petronas Complex. Finally...

Actually, the complex should be ready end of year 2007. But being in Sudan, we have to learn to be very patient. That is one of the reasons why we decided to come here in April, so that we don't have to move twice. But well, that is exactly what is going to happen now. After countless setbacks, the complex is finally ready to be occupied.

The rational of the move is that all Petronas staff and family could be easily 'evacuated' because everyone is staying in one place. I've seen the complex from afar. It has a big compound and situated near the Nile river, quite beatiful really. But actually, it is more expensive to stay at the complex than the present accommodation.

I actually like staying in blocks. I am in block G, with 3 other families and several single status engineers. We are more isolated and quite free to do what we like basically. I dread the 'politics' of being in a large group...sigh... Plus the fact that we have a bigger apartment now. The new apartment is definitely smaller, but the complex has lifts and 3 bathrooms (as if we are going to use them all at one time...). I do not know where to put all our stuff...

The move is scheduled throughout July and August. Ours will be in the middle of August. sigh...packing and repacking again...that is basically what I have to look forward to after Paris...sigh...