Took a drive to Baracudar on Friday. It’s a place approximately 150km away from Dubai. Tax free zone whereby I can get my alcohol without license and much cheaper rate!! Yes very cheap.
The drive is worth it, though its long but traffic on Friday morning is like a ghost town as most of the locals will be busying praying.
Drive along the highway you got to pass Al Sharjar, and then you hit the desert again and along the way nothing but sand dune, drove pass some quad bike adventure as well. I guess that way all this adventure stuff takes places here.
I reach there around 1030am and indeed there were like 20 cars parked outside and you can see everyone loading their cars full of alcohol!! Of cause mine is not exceptional, had a case of Heiniken, Chivas and 3 bottles of wine for only 300Dir which is around 125 SG. CHEAP!
One interesting I see is this old aircraft hanging out there which states Dubai Flying School, which I wonder why is this old rusty plane sitting there?? Well it does provides some shades for the car parked there. Am sure this plane here is not going to be ever in used again, or I hope so… hahah. I sure I be back soon in no time for my next reload!
Next destination for the weekend will be the Jumeirah Beach!! Sand and sea here I come… oppss need to grab my bikini first… haahah.. monkey you don envy me ok.. enjoy your snow in Korea… freeze your monkey buttock!!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Life in Dubai
Well my Monkey friend started her blog while she started her new life in Korea. So asked me to start one while i am in Dubai!! She writes about Korea while i write about Dubai... well i hope i got nice things to comment about here... hahahah
Looking back, i have been here since 6th Oct. Finally settle in to my one bedroom apartment and things start to move, other then the additional house work that i need to do here, which will not be for long as soon as my part time maid comes on board, things been pretty smooth.
Went to get my internet and TV working, they told me 5 working days, which i think could lead to 2 weeks wait.. hey 'it's Dubai here!!!'. The one BIG BIG thing i miss is the happy hours with my pals, and here drinking is such a chore!! You got to head to the local pubs own by hotels to grab one, or go to a liquor shop to buy back BUT you will need an alcohol permit to buy it! YES only in Dubai i think there is such think. So here i am stuck with no booze asmine is not ready yet!
Had a long drive ytd out of town to the new site where my project will be next. I need to build i new office in the middle of nowhere, yeah nothing you can see but sand and sand... and yes occasionally some camels along the way. So comforting to know i not along on the drive of freeway!
Will try to hit the beach this weekend, need to get some fun and excitment out of this place! Till then that's all folks!!!!
Looking back, i have been here since 6th Oct. Finally settle in to my one bedroom apartment and things start to move, other then the additional house work that i need to do here, which will not be for long as soon as my part time maid comes on board, things been pretty smooth.
Went to get my internet and TV working, they told me 5 working days, which i think could lead to 2 weeks wait.. hey 'it's Dubai here!!!'. The one BIG BIG thing i miss is the happy hours with my pals, and here drinking is such a chore!! You got to head to the local pubs own by hotels to grab one, or go to a liquor shop to buy back BUT you will need an alcohol permit to buy it! YES only in Dubai i think there is such think. So here i am stuck with no booze asmine is not ready yet!
Had a long drive ytd out of town to the new site where my project will be next. I need to build i new office in the middle of nowhere, yeah nothing you can see but sand and sand... and yes occasionally some camels along the way. So comforting to know i not along on the drive of freeway!
Will try to hit the beach this weekend, need to get some fun and excitment out of this place! Till then that's all folks!!!!
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