Living in Dubai series

Living in Dubai – Jaywalking and Foot bridges

March 10, 2011

Lately there had been so many people caught and penalized for crossing in non-designated areas all over Dubai. Police officers, sometimes in plain clothes, sometimes in hiding catch pedestrians and confiscate their ID (mostly Labor Card) to be later redeemed at the police station for a fine of 200 dhs (US$55). This catch and fine [...]

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Living in Dubai – School bus and bus assistants

January 27, 2011

Photo credit Most of the schools in Dubai run school bus services for students. Moms who stay at home or can make time to drop and/or pick up their child (children) use their own cars for what is popularly called here as ‘school runs’. Anyway, buses come in different sizes from minivan types to those [...]

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Living in Dubai – Crossing Dubai creek by Abra

November 10, 2010

I needed to go the ‘other side’ of Dubai – other side with reference to where I work and live, that is. Dubai is divided into two areas by a natural water inlet called The Dubai Creek: Deira (old Dubai) and Bur Dubai side (new Dubai). I needed to go near Bur Dubai bus station [...]

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Living in Dubai – Finding a home

January 25, 2010

Photo for illustration purposes only. Finding a place to live in Dubai can be a bit stressful – and I’m not just talking about the price. Would be residents have a choice to live in a single detached house, commonly known as a ‘villa’, a flat in an apartment building, hotel apartment or in a [...]

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Living in Dubai – Weekend

January 11, 2010

Weekend in Dubai or the UAE as a whole is different and as a new expat, that must be one of the many things you need to adjust. Fridays are holy days in the Islamic world so all offices are closed. There’s no work or school on Friday. The UAE weekend has different patterns, depending [...]

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Living in Dubai – Christmas

December 14, 2009

Dubai, being a city located in the Middle East, Arab region, prevalently Islamic environment…one would think Christmas won’t have a place in its book. Wrong. I bet first time visitors and expats who come during Christmas time has that little fear of losing the Christmas feeling just because they have landed in an Islamic country. [...]

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Living in Dubai – The Postal System

November 30, 2009

Photo for illustrative purposes only. Dubai may be having the tallest structure on Earth or the biggest man-made island, etc but believe it or not, we’re still in the dark ages with regards to postal service. Translated: there’s no sexy postman with a big, brown leather bag ringing our bell. I don’t know any country [...]

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Top 10 things to do in Dubai

April 9, 2009

There are lots of things to do when staying in Dubai but here are the top ten in my mind. 1. Beaches – Dubai is home to the world’s cleaniest beaches with fine, white sand. When visiting, if there’s one thing you musn’t forget, it’s gotta be your favorite sunscreen. Pristine and my friend from Japan [...]

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