WOW! I will admit one thing. This 'blog' is an epic FAILURE! I promised I would keep this up to date and the last post I wrote was at the beginning of June! Well what has happened since? What hasn't is more like the question. Lets see.. my summer was AWESOME! I have never been able to say that I have had a truly amazing summer, until now. I got a new job working as a sales associate for the BCLDB (British Columbia Liquor Distribution Board). Its a great job with decent pay and good benefits. I've been working there since May now, and I have yet to receive my own name tag LOL. Anyway's, apart from being able to buy alcohol at work, everything there seems to be ok. Except for the drama that is. I wont get into it mostly because its political bullshit and I think that everything will work itself out.

Apart from working with some really great people, my summer was filled with parties, drinking, exploring, and coming up with some brilliant business ideas. My friend Karen and I have been thinking of opening up a wine bar around the world where we can serve up some special wines from around the world to people who wanna pay some big bucks for a glass of fermented grapes. Its all very exciting, and that's about all the information I am willing to give about that.

I am now into my 6th week of my second year in University. And what a year it's been so far. I love it! However, about a month ago, I received an e-mail from Emirates Airline from Dubai, offering me a position as a Load Control Officer based in the UAE. This has been a dream of mine for about 7 or so years now. In fact, I kinda lost hope in my dream after I left my previous job at YVR to pursue "bigger and better" things. Ha that's another story in itself.

So anyway's, I responded to the e-mail with so much excitement and enthusiasm, and now I have been shortlisted for the position and November 4th, I am flying out to Toronto for an interview. Im keeping my fingers crossed (one set -Alicia/Mike) in hopes I get the job and move to Dubai. IM SO FREAKIN EXCITED!!!.. (btw, if you haven't seen "Surprise Party" - by the funniest guy (Craigery Morgan) in the world, youtube it, ur guaranteed to laugh)

What else can I say right now? All i know is that it's Sunday, I have class tomorrow morning and i'm pretty sure I got some homework to do. So I will leave you with a picture of me on Halloween of 2007, Im having a hard time figuring out exactly what I want to be this year, and if anyone has any suggestions, please comment!! Im running dry for costume ideas :( and I really want this year to be AMAZING!

That's all folks! I will try to keep this updated as much as possible. Also if anyone has any hints or advise for living and working in Dubai, I would be more then excited to hear what you have to say!

-Andrew Novo