ReFrEsHiNG ChAnGe

ReFrEsHiNG ChAnGe

finally ,,
this friday i did not end up "MALL WALKING"

the plan was to go karting ,,, unfortunately we took a VIP taxi (they charge three times)i didn't know ,,, every car with taxi written on it is a taxi with normal rates for me ,,

but i learnt it the hard way ,,well i did land up at the karting place outside jumeirah (one hour drive from my place)

BUT with a huge,, really really huge hole in my pocket ....like u should have guessed by now ,, i was only a spectator to the Karts speeding down the track ,,,

BUT ,,,i'm on the verge of my next KAANDH and i laid the foundations at the tracks ,,

next friday should be interesting ,,,,

watch this space :)

HoMeSiCk

well ,, last couple of days were really hard,,
i must have thought of coming back like a thousand times in the last two days ,,, suddenly everything's just going wrong ,,
it hasn't even been twenty days ,, and it feels like years have gone by ,,
for some reason i find myself getting frustrated to the extent of pulling my hair off every now and then (thankfully superglue actually works)

people say u have to die to go to heaven/hell

if u plan to go to hell ,, u dont have to die ,,
come over on a visit visa ,,, at this point its 46 degrees with 60 percent humidity

all people do here is work ,,, just work and nothing but work to make more money,,
out of the people who've stayed here for 2o to 25 years ,,, majority still feel they need to make more money,,

the bosses work till late nights ,, and all employees work a standard 12 to 13 hour shift ,, they haven't even heard of the word "overtime" ,, its a normal work day

its so freaking expensive ,, especially the rents ,, that majority of the upper middle class families live in studio flats ,, think ,, like having ur own room is only for dreams

water is so bloody expensive that i wish i could quench my thirst wit petrol ,, people get high blood pressure if somebody's in their loo for more than ten minutes ,,
u cant even shit in peace

everybody's running ,, i dunno where ,, but they're literally running on the streets and nobody' s got time to talk

social life is good if u have the time to talk to ur wife and i dont even have one,,

and the most shocking part is ,, its normal not to have any friends ,, its like ,, friends and stuff is for school going kids ,, what do u need friends for ...

on the only holiday of the week friday ,, i've almost freaked out ,, both the bloody times i was taken to a bloody mall ,,
now these malls are huge ,, with fancy overpriced stuff and beautiful women ,, but all u can afford is to do is look ,, thats it ,, everybody goes to malls on fridays to watch and stare .. on top of it all ,, u are actually supposed to enjoy all of it ...
i hated it ,, killed myself a hundred times while i was walking through the fucked up place ...

and if u're coming here and u dont have a car ,,, go back ,,, its like crutches ,, u'r totally totally handicapped without a car ,,
taxi's can blow up ur monthly salary on an evenin tour in the city ...

i almost died of a sunstroke waiting for a bus with hundreds of other people ,, the buses again run on UAE standard time which is worser than its indian version

when i look out on the street ,, i only see tired ,, sad and faces full of stress and tension ,, the laughter and smiling faces are only limited to kids ,,, a recent survey on a radio station confirmed my fears when it said that only 20 percent of people staying in the UAE are actually happy ,,
i dont care whether they used a scientific method to get this conclusion or it could even be a fraud ,,
but when i look outside my window or on the roads ,, i just see in on their faces


actually i'm just homesick

thanks a lot juanita ,,, ur email was great ,, cleared a lot of shit out of my head

DuBaI DrEaMZ

alrite ,, if you're planning to come to dubai in near future ,, and if you really want to survive,, here are some tips (here i go again)

do not get shocked to see puddles of water wherever u stand ,, its just your sweat

if you find blonde girls calling you on the streets,, do not mistake yourself to be exceptionally good looking, famous or popular,, u r actually looking desperate

you dont really need to join the gym ,, everything here is far and you have to walk your way ,, so by the time u walk ur way to the gym ,, it'll be time to come back or you'll run out of energy

stop calculating in indian rupees ,, if you dont stop that you could die thirsty and hungry on the roads,, seriously (this almost happened to me)

dont get shocked if an Arab screws and whacks you over for swearing in hindi ,, the motherfuckers understand hindi,,, hindi and tamil are the national languages unofficially,, these days i use gujarati to swear :)

friendly neighbours is an obsolete term here,, its normal to not know your neighbour even after decades of living next door, and stop smiling when u meet them,, or they'll call u a asshole in chinese with a smile.

and dont get shocked if you see your millionaire friend from india living in a studio flat with 8 other indians doing their own dishes and laundry and still calling it luxurious,, trust me ,, it is (luckily i live in a furnished studio flat with my uncle and cousin and we have a cook and maid :) )

air conditioner is not a luxury,,you could faint and land up in a hospital if u try to save on electricity,, one of my friend did.

on a serious note now ,, dubai is expensive, the rent u pay here could create an amazing asset base in india but good food at reasonable prices is easily available

its a beautiful place with very beautiful women, you'll know exactly how it feels when u have gold all around u and u cant touch it
but guys ,, trust me ,, this place has opportunity ,, you have to work hard in the start but you can lead a good life, time here breezes away,, before u realize the day's over,, i guess its because i've never really seen a fast life.. but its fun ,, a whole new experience to live,, i'll post some pictures soon :)