The weather forecast says it will be hot, humid and hazy for days with a lot of dust. In Dubai resident’s term, sick time is here. The air around us is so dirty and dusty that in the mornings, I could not even see buildings around us clearly. Gust winds have picked up fine sand and dust and hurled it into the air to powder us this summer.
Ick.
We are all sick at home, except for mother who should be called superwoman. It’s the first time I’m sick since the New Year. The babe had been taking meds but still sneezing and coughing, worse every morning when she wakes up, M had been absent yesterday because of chest pains due to coughing and I am so ready to throw in the towel and stay in bed too but can’t. I was busy with some work so I kept the sickening feeling aside and took the comfort of Strepsils with me. I finally went to the doctor this morning.
I miss the blue skies and crisp air during the winter. All we got right now is heat, a humidity that’s steadily climbing everyday (it’s about 50% humidity and 38C-42C now – will rise to near 100% in August/September!) and really polluted air. Just outside my office are diggings and heaps of dug up sand for the construction of Dubai’s first railway system, so it makes the pollution worse.
Counting down, it’s 55 days until my vacation. Fifty and five long days until I’ll breath fresh air in rural Japan again.
View of Japan Northern Alps in Nagano Prefecture - a view I see everyday on my way to work and from the backside of our house in Japan.
Just the sight of this picture makes me want to take in all the deliciously pure, clean air!
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That is too bad that the air quality becomes poor seasonally there. It sounds hard to take.
I remember growing up in the desert heat of Arizona. In general, as a child, I enjoyed the heat, but not when there would be an inversion layer in the atmosphere. Then it was hot and hazy; pollution was trapped down where we had to breathe it. Your situation sounds worse, with all the humidity.
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That’s definitely something worth looking forward to. We just came back from vacation a few weeks ago. So I need to set a new vacation plan so I have something to look forward to.
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Grace, you had me coughing and gasping while reading your entry! I cannot tolerate heat and humidity…I do not sweat, so instead, I turn bright red and then feel terrible!!! Your poor family…that is really bad. I think in looking at the photos of Japan, I would throw in the towel and return there! But, in saying that, I admit…I am a WIMP!!!!
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you make me want to stay here, instead.
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Grace, ki o tsukete ne. Mou chotto gaman shite ne? Hope to see you soon!
So are you only in Dubai temporarily and still have a home in Japan? It looks lovely!
I’m sorry to hear that your family is not feeling well. At least you have that awesome vacation to look forward to! Get well soon!
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Nice and usefull post, thanks, this is one for my bookmarks!
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