Sunset over Dubai, from the marina at Dubai Festival City
Just a quick update. We moved, again! The 4th place now in Dubai. No more nice huge bungalow. Evicted by Dubai Municipality due to some law about overcrowding, we had about 20 people in one bungalow. But that bungalow was huge, 10 rooms all in. Anyway, according to our Admin Dept, we’re only allowed 2 families per humongous bungalow, and the Company cannot justify paying 40 odd thousand bucks per month for two couples to stay in a gigantic 10-room bungalow. So there you have it! Now we’re holed up in a cosy studio apartment. Not bad for a change, no more cat fights over who cleans the bloody kitchen, who takes out the bloody trash, which had on occasions, been left to rot for a week until some kind Samaritan who couldn’t stand the smell anymore, steeled himself up and threw it out (no, not me, I ain’t kind, or I just don’t frequent the kitchen that much, hehehe).
I’ve got no pictures of the new apartment yet, but the building’s got a swimming pool, (and unlike the bungalow’s pool which is filled with sand, this one’s filled with water!), it’s got a gym (according to some, nope haven’t checked it out), a playground, a tennis court (I heard) and that’s about it. No shops for kilometres around us, no restaurants for a quick bite, no laundries. No internet connections for about 2 more months according to the building management, and almost everything is centralized and billed. The company’s got to cough up 5000 bucks for the air-conditioner to be connected (nope, no individual air-cons allowed), 1000 bucks for the gas (they don’t allow your own gas cylinders), 1000 bucks for water, electricity and shit. And we’ve not even talked about the internet and TV… Recession or not, Dubai’s still one bloody expensive place.
For the time being, here’re assorted pictures of Dubai to whet your appetite for making a visit. Just remember one thing before coming, bring lots of money, hehehe.
Eid al Fitr (Hari Raya) tents for the breaking of fast at Mirdif Uptown
Deira City Centre, one of the most popular malls in Dubai, getting a taxi here at peak time can take as long as 2 hours, get a coffee and a book while you wait.
The creek that divides Dubai ends here, Ras al Khor, a wetland reserve inside Dubai City
Anu at Dubai Festival City, before the pregnancy
Dubai Festival City
