DXB Concourse A ... The A380 Terminal

I used the new concourse at Dubai International Airport yesterday. That's the new concourse for their A380s ... up to 20 of them at a time.

Here are some snaps i took hurriedly!

DW

The Great and the, erm, Burger Cooks

I read somewhere yesterday that the USA relies on an army of Chinese, Russian. Indian and other nationalities for a lot of the work and progress in maths, computer software and hardware development.

The report went on to say, however, that all major burger cooks are American.

DW

Old Camera New Setting =)

I just read a review of my Lumix camera and tried a couple of the suggestions they discussed. For example, I tried the iA setting, intelligent Auto ... I can hardly believe the results ... truly outstanding.

When i get home to my adaptor i will upload some photos here to show what i mean.

UPDATE here are two photos that demonstrate what i was on about above. And how about the subject??

DW

Khao Yai National Park my Dear!

It rained all of the way into the National Park but then brightened up for our journey back out. At a human watering hole some deer appeared and the photo below is memorable.

Then some other tourists arrived, about 20 of them; and because of their lack of animal empathy the deer scattered. I won't mention whether those tourists were German or not!!

DW

Crying wee, wee, wee all the way home!

I have seen a similar sign before but i liked this version too.

DW

O2 Customer [Couldn't] Care [Less]

Here is the text of a message i left for O2 on Facebook today:

You wanted stories, here's mine. Loyal customer since 2001. NEVER missed a payment. I travel abroad a lot so I often spend 100 pounds a month. For a while it was regularly 300 pounds a month. I became a platinum member. Of late i have been spending 120+ per month. But this month is more than doubled because i was busy and made lots of calls on my O2 phone from countries in the far east and middle east. O2 told me, out of the blue, you are using your phone a lot so pay us £185 NOW or we cut you off. I was flying to Thailand when that message arrived and there was no way i could arrange the payment. So you cut me off. No phone. No sms. No apps. Nothing. I chatted online to you and rather than apologise in any way said, leave us then and we'll happily give you the PAC number you need to take your number with you. Then he said i would be transferred to sales who would organise things for me. I waited. I waited. Then an advert for an iphone appeared ... I've already got one! From platinum to, close the door on your way out shows stunning customer care doesn't it!

I noticed that prople who have posted complaints at about the same tome as me have received responses: not me, so far!

UPDATE: after three hours i got an apology from O2 and they asked how they could help. I responded as follows:

No, nothing sorted except that your payday arrived and, without let or hindrance as usual, my direct debit paid you in full so the phone is back on again now. I told your chat person, too, that i travel to some risky places so for me to be without a phone leaves me without my first line of defence. I told your chat person, too, that rather than just chop me off, someone could have called and asked if i still had control of my phone since he said you were probably worried that someone might be abusing it. He said you couldn't do that but my bank does it all the time. I can't risk being exposed by you in this way. I return home on 31st Jan and will take all necessary action then. By the way, i think i am a gold customer of yours ... or its equivalent ... so this treatment is doubly rubbish.

DW

Another Country, Another Post Box

I don't know how many of these i can report but here is the second in my series of post boxes from around the world: Nakhon Ratchasima in Thailand this time.

I posted one from Singapore a year ago i think, too!

DW