I don’t know what goes on inside these houses but I see lighted up houses in my neighborhood from time to time. Since we don’t have any Arab/local friends, I don’t have any idea.
What do you think?

Even a hired limo gets stuck in traffic! I spotted this loong car while waiting for the bus to take me home a couple of days back.

I didn’t plan to talk about the latest controversy/scandal that occurred here in Dubai a few days ago but alas, I can’t help it!
The news of the woman arrested and probably facing as much as six years of jail time for having sex on the beach must have reached you now. No? I even read […]

Contrary to the earlier terrorist warnings issued by the embassies of the United States and UK that something might happen on the 4th of July here in the Middle East, including the UAE, as of this writing (Friday night), everything is normal and peaceful.
Thank God.
Friday morning is as serene as ever with most people still […]

Despite the rumors spread all over the Emirates yesterday that today and the coming days will be declared a national holiday following the death of Sheikh Nasser bin Zayed Al Nahyan, brother of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE President and ruler of Abu Dhabi.
On November 2, 2004, UAE’s much loved ruler Sheikh Zayed […]

Dubai Municipality is cracking down on families sharing living quarters in villas across the city. The news says villas (single detached houses or compounds) housing more families than legally allowed will have water and electricity cut at the end of the notice period. Notices have been given to these families to vacate.
But where will they […]

I read the news article twice to check if my eyes were not playing on me:
An Emirati woman was evicted from her home in Satwa by her landlord as the house she was living in with her Iranian husband, their four children and her brother’s orphan because the house was marked for demolition. The family is […]

Dubai’s busiest fish market near Shindagha Tunnel is worth a visit. At the break of dawn (we went there before 6 am), the place is bustling with sellers and traders luring every single customer to their catch of the day. Mind you, they do sales talk in languages you can imagine - German, Japanese, Tagalog, English - […]

We went to an open beach (free entrance) near Jumeirah Mosque last weekend. I am not really a fan of open beaches because it would mean the lack of sufficient lifeguards, facilities, parking, etc but since we did not plan to stay long and just walk (who am I kidding, the babe would like to […]

In July last year, Dubai introduced a new electronic toll system popularly known as Salik - which means “open” or “clear” in effort to curb heavy gridlocks in this rapidly growing city. Great use of technology, though - it is a free flow tolling system without toll gates, barriers or booths, no toll collectors and allows […]