This morning I saw an extremely alarming sight on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai’s busiest road. Although I say it was alarming, at the same time it didn’t seem totally out of the ordinary for Dubai. I was getting a lift into work with a colleague, and we were in one of the faster overtaking lanes […]
Tag: driving
Contract middle fingers and use the horn instead
I was forwarded this story via email. It follows a bit of a pattern. When someone does something you would not ordinarily worry too much about elsewhere, but when it happens in the UAE they have paid a terrible price. I’m not sure all of the others I’ve received are totally true, this one on […]
Two steps forward..
Today I came back to my apartment feeling like I had some success. Mind you, this was the second time I returned home. The first time I felt absolutely frustrated. Just like many other days when I’ve had to deal with a certain area involved in visa processing, etc. But anyway, back to the positive. […]
Abu Dhabi – 14 Feb 2009
Yesterday ten of us did a roadtrip to UAE’s capital, and Brisbane’s latest sister city, Abu Dhabi. I can say, Abu Dhabi would be considered Brisbane’s richer, more confident sister. I took my Broncos jersey, but no one else there were wearing there’s. Perhaps they hadn’t got Campbell Newman’s press release yet. The place was […]
I thought Irish Village would be, well, a village
I survived my second week in the job, and joined a few Aussies at Irish Village for more than a few pints of Guinness. Until then I have been on a real health kick, and avoiding alcohol. The Irish Village is a nice pub, in a semi-secluded spot. It’s near a couple of our offices, […]