Traffic Madness

Written by Fiz

I am currently affected by the stress of commuting. Its not just the challenge of trying to get there in one piece, it is actually the challenge of getting there without losing sanity or rage.

Dubai is extremely horrendous when it comes to traffic. Comes my luck - I am faced with the peak hour traffic everyday. It takes me an hour to get to work! Without traffic, it is a mere 20 minutes away.

Granted, I've only been doing this for about 3 months - but it is really tiring. It doesn't help that I am very alarmed that I kept dozing off on the wheel. Very dangerous thing to do.

Sigh. I miss Perth.

Traffic there is absolute heaven. When I really think about it, I don't actually fancy the big cities much. I prefer a big town/small city setting. So what if the malls or supermarkets are open till midnight? If you work in the retail area - that means you have to work till midnight!

NOT FOR ME.

Nightlife in Dubai is colourful and plenty to do. But that means shit when you know you have to be awake at 6 bloody morning to go to work. Or that looking for taxis in the late afternoon is absolute hell. Drive your own car? Good luck trying to find a parking space!

Lately, I have been thinking of moving out of Dubai and living in a nearby emirate. Its a lovely place call Ras Al Khaimah. Small town, nice beaches and more of a 'local' feeling to it. I hope the rents there dont go up the way they are in Dubai. I would not mind moving there. There is a nice golf community up there which would be a dream to live in.

Commuting time from RAK to Dubai - 1 hour.

Sigh.

Its funny though, I would not think twice of commuting 1 hour to work in Perth - but somehow over here, it seems ages. Isn't that strange?

I guess all these frustations are also brought up by the fact that golf fees in Dubai now are definitely out of my reach. I can't be bothered paying that much when I am not payed enough to start with! Golf here is definitely catered more towards the rich and wealthy. Such a shame. I am trying to work out to be a member in a golf course in RAK. Hopefully that will go through.

The only light through all this - is actually my job. I am gaining the experience that I needed that will hopefully give me an edge when I get back.

In the meanwhile, I will just have to grunt my way through this Dubai madness.

Daniel thinks that I am not happy. Well - he takes 5 minutes to go to work! We live so close to his work, he can even walk there if he wants to.