Just about had enough

Written by Fiz

I didnt want to completely annoy Daniel of my whinging so I thought I'll let out my frustations here. (I think I drove him mad enough with my whinging lately). Today has to be the top of the tops. I was calming down a bit with my Dubai frustations after that faboulous trip from Al Ain. But yesterday, all the roads were closed because of bloody Bush's presence in Dubai. I can't believe they closed all the main roads esp Sheikh Zayed Road just so his convoy can pass through. And Im not talking about closing the roads for a few hours - it was closed from 6am-4pm!!

They declared Dubai a public holiday due to all the main road closures. I should be cheering that I had a holiday but I know my work gets backlogged and others that I deal with will use this as an excuse! A deadline is still a deadline unless you are in Dubai.

It has been raining for the last few days. What a sight of relief it was to start with but now it has turned to an absolute nightmare. Who the f*** builds and plans the roads on Dubai?! There are no proper drainage systems, so this morning, after a straight 20 hours of rain (light to mid heavy)- all the bloody roads are flooded! Traffic was the worst Ive ever seen in ages and more so - its the drivers with their stupidity that amazed me the most! Why on earth would you drive 80+ on a road that is covered with puddles?

It took me 2 hours to get to work today - got in for a staff training at a retail store, late due to the traffic and the staff was not even there. They were also stuck in the traffic. Fine. Can't help things like that. Took a turn to my office - voila- my office is flooded! There are water leaking from the roof all the way down to my desk, floor and my computer is absolutely soaked! There is no electricity whatsoever so there is absolutely nothing that I could do. I asked the office staff whether this had happened before - and they all say every year! Why didn't anyone fix the roof if this happens every year?

"Cutting cost ma'am".

Ergh.

I hear that many buildings here have leaks and floods on the roads all due to poor construction standards. *gasp*. No surprise there. But could someone not do something to fix it?!

To top the matter worst - took me another hour and a half to get home and on the way back - this taxi driver actually fast-drove through HUGE PUDDLES on the right lane and temporarily blinded my car with his splashing for at least 5 seconds on a MAIN ROAD! Thank god the car behind me didnt bump my car as I had to stop my car dead for those 5 seconds! And thank goodness I did that, cause the taxi driver actually had the nerve to cut ahead of me and if I had not stop my car, I would have bump into him!

I gave him a fearful display of lights flashing and horns blaring. I was so steep in anger that I didnt even think to write his number plates down. Damn!

Edited- Just check the newspapers, there were 500 recorded accidents before 10am today. OMG. 500?!





I HAD ENOUGH! This is the idiocracy of Dubai that I have to face day after day. I really dont know how much of this I can take. Before, frustations of Dubai was a crawling sensation on my skin, now it is steep in my nerves.