Alcohol Tax in Abu Dhabi

Taxes are being imposed more and more so here. The 5% VAT was introduced beginning this year, and the latest is the alcohol tax, a 30% increase... starting today! 😱 At the petrol kiosk, we learnt too that there will be a 10% service charge if we'd like the attendants to fill our tanks. It seems like price of petrol has gone up slightly too. Nonetheless, it is still affordable, when compared to SG prices.

So.... Of course, we had to stock up on the essentials. :-D See the loot from last night.
It was the last Hendricks on the shelf. A lot of people were stocking up, like us. 

It was really good to have a gathering at our place; I think the last time we shared life and talked, ate and drank together, was probably really many months back? :) I enjoyed listening to the ATC work chat, the challenges of their type of work, the dynamics at their workplaces, the HR and training functions, their learning and using of new systems, etc. In their line of work, perhaps in the near future to come, the machine will really augment the man and replace some of the work. Steve thinks that while that can certainly happen, in highly complex situations (e.g. life and death types; accident-crash types), the man - with his understanding - must still step in to make crucial decisions. I thought that it is a very reasonable assessment. In norm, the machine can do the work. In critical situations, the man has to make decisions. 

I've also been into some fishy business recently. Can't believe myself... I am getting incredibly good at this fishy stuff. Glaze them with some teriyaki sauce, sprinkle some pepper, grill them for exactly 12 minutes, and they are done! We have been cooking dinners quite a bit. Haha. You can tell who eats what from them pics. 

4 dinners over the last week. Everyday same same. :-D

My super delicious Salmon. :-D

Luckily cost of salmon remains the same. :-D