{"id":178,"date":"2011-07-04T15:12:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-04T15:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sv-ananda.com\/happy-canada-day-in-kuwait\/"},"modified":"2020-01-24T11:19:14","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T16:19:14","slug":"happy-canada-day-in-kuwait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=178","title":{"rendered":"Happy Canada Day In Kuwait"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Happy-Canada-Day-Beaver.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11787\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?attachment_id=11787\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Happy-Canada-Day-Beaver.jpg?fit=724%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"724,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Happy-Canada-Day-Beaver\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Happy-Canada-Day-Beaver.jpg?fit=625%2C884&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11787 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Happy-Canada-Day-Beaver.jpg?resize=212%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Happy-Canada-Day-Beaver.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Happy-Canada-Day-Beaver.jpg?resize=106%2C150&amp;ssl=1 106w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Happy-Canada-Day-Beaver.jpg?resize=624%2C883&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Happy-Canada-Day-Beaver.jpg?w=724&amp;ssl=1 724w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a>Canada Day was on Friday this year. That day is\u00a0our only day off at the project so we decided to celebrate the occasion\u00a0at work a few days early. Our team has three Canadians on it&#8211;myself, Ren and Nidaa. Our\u00a0client also has a Canadian on their staff &#8211; our friend Mr. Makram.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-2.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11784\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?attachment_id=11784\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,576\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"c-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-2.jpg?fit=625%2C352&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11784 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-2.jpg?resize=300%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-2.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-2.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-2.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-2.jpg?resize=624%2C351&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-2.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Ren and Nidaa and I\u00a0planned a surprize for our international friends. Nidaa ordered a special Canada Day cake, Ren brought some Canadiana lapel pins, sponge balls and pencils to hand out and I printed up some posters to decorate the walls of our conference room.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Canada-Kuwait-International-Friends.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11786\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?attachment_id=11786\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Canada-Kuwait-International-Friends.jpg?fit=1024%2C724&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,724\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Canada-Kuwait-International-Friends\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Canada-Kuwait-International-Friends.jpg?fit=625%2C442&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11786 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Canada-Kuwait-International-Friends.jpg?resize=300%2C212&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Canada-Kuwait-International-Friends.jpg?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Canada-Kuwait-International-Friends.jpg?resize=150%2C106&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Canada-Kuwait-International-Friends.jpg?resize=768%2C543&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Canada-Kuwait-International-Friends.jpg?resize=624%2C441&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Canada-Kuwait-International-Friends.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Attendance at our impromptu party was great and everybody was having fun until I started to sing &#8220;O Canada&#8221; for them. Ren chimed in to try and save me but it was a futile effort and I eventually managed to pull him under too :).<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Everyone listened very politely but I expect they would have been happy just hearing the first few lines.\u00a0It&#8217;s a good thing they hired me for my O&amp;M experience and not for my singing.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">I am really enjoying making so many new friends\u00a0here,\u00a0learning about\u00a0everyday life\u00a0in Kuwait and\u00a0helping them learn more\u00a0about life in Canada. It&#8217;s hard to believe that it was a year ago that Catherine and Emily and I spent Canada Day onboard Ananda in Toronto Harbour\u00a0and that I was already over two weeks into my cruise. I wonder where I&#8217;ll be next year at this time!?&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Happy Canada Day Everyone!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-1.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11783\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?attachment_id=11783\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-1.jpg?fit=815%2C458&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"815,458\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"c-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-1.jpg?fit=625%2C351&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11783\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-1.jpg?resize=275%2C155&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-1.jpg?w=815&amp;ssl=1 815w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-1.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-1.jpg?resize=624%2C351&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-3.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11785\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?attachment_id=11785\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-3.jpg?fit=1024%2C579&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,579\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"c-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-3.jpg?fit=625%2C353&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-11785 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-3.jpg?resize=275%2C155&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-3.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-3.jpg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-3.jpg?resize=150%2C85&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-3.jpg?resize=768%2C434&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/c-3.jpg?resize=624%2C353&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada Day was on Friday this year. That day is\u00a0our only day off at the project so we decided to celebrate the occasion\u00a0at work a few days early. Our team has three Canadians on it&#8211;myself, Ren and Nidaa. Our\u00a0client also has a Canadian on their staff &#8211; our friend Mr. Makram. 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