Annual geek convention

I was supposed to go to Gitex this morning but decided against it. The idea of sitting in 2 hours of traffic, walking for half an hour in 40c+ temperatures just for a 15 minute press conference...mmMm, sharp needles in eye sounds far more appealing! Besides, I can get all the product information over the internet.

Oh and i didn't want to bump into any of my ex-colleagues and have to make awkward small talk with them. I can't very well say to one of my boss' "you're a theiving crook and you have sex with monkeys!". There is a legitimate reason why i would feel the need to say that, but that ship has sailed and i have done the therapy to get over it.

Anyways, Gitex is the annual geek convention which plagues this city for a week. You tend to see people wandering around with IT branded plastic bags filled with bumper stickers, pens, oversized t-shirts, hats or whatever freebees they give away these days. And then there is always some pleb who still has his name tag/exhibitors pass still hanging round his neck in some bar around 7 in the evening.