Dubai in a glance

Written by Fiz

I reckon it is about time that I write something. Ramadhan in Dubai is certainly interesting. I have never seen a mad bunch of drivers itching to go home early at 2-3pm before. (Work hours are shorter from 8am to 3pm in most places). Everywhere I go, Dubai is certainly a city of contradictions.

Very very interesting experiences so far.

Last week, Dan and I decided to take a night out away from Dubai. Its very common for expats in Dubai to take weekends away or nights away from Dubai. Its very settling on the heart to be away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Traffic here does drive a lot of people mad. I have to face the peak hour jam everytime I head to and back from work and it is definitely straining.

The night away was very nice and definitely something that we plan to do more often. We head off literally to the middle of nowhere and stayed at a very nice resort area with a sandy desert golf course.

Pictures below.

On another story - I just heard that it is official that Dubai actually has the largest shortage of women in the world. Our male population is 67.6% and females are 32.37%. If anything, that gives you an indication of how many male labourers there are in Dubai. Construction business is very very big in Dubai and thats why the official numbers show that males tend to outnumber women by quite a big margin.

Funny enough though, if you were to ask me - Dubai seems to have a large population of married and living together couples as well. I can safely say that 4 out of 5 women that Ive met so far are either married or living with a partner/in a relationship. Same goes for men. I hardly ever met any single men out here. Maybe 1 out of 5? But that just shows you a picture of Dubai lays many contradictions and very much depends on your social environment. I wont elaborate further than that. High chance that if I do - I may sound like a racist bigot.

Another actual fact? Dubai have the highest rate of diabetes. (Based on Guiness Book of Records). If you see the way people live their lifestyle here - you can understand why. Its quite scary. But to say that Dubai is higher than America is quite a scary fact. More because, I think about 30% of the population in Dubai is living below the average wealth.

Contradictions, my friend.

Camels everywhere on the side of the road!!

They set up putting holes in the clubhouse. Here is Daniel having a go at it.

Here is an interesting picture. As we move into Dubai, you can see the skyline across Sheikh Zayed Road. Heard of the Burj Dubai? Currently set to be the tallest building in the world? You can see the difference and how tall that building is. Mind you, its still under construction and is set to be taller than what it is now. Its mind boggling to see how tall that building is compare to all the other skyscrapers in Dubai.