Tagging myself to be leading a “transient life” turned out to be a self-fulfilling prophecy… unfortunately or fortunately. After packing four luggage bags and two huge cargo boxes to conclude my temporary life in Singapore, which lasted for almost a year, I found myself repacking all of them after a break of nearly two months in the Philippines. Just when I thought that my “transient life” would come to an end, destiny begged to differ. In an unexpected twist of fate, “Welcome to Dubai!” turned out to be the compelling message, which opened a new chapter in my fairly exciting adventure.
Truth be told, I am easily endeared by any concept within the realm of “new”, “fresh” or “change” – which also indirectly means that I easily get bored with monotony, stagnancy and flatness. It may be a function of my age, my go-getter personality or the fact that I don’t have such heavy responsibilities yet, which allows me to take sharp curves and turns or maneuver my moves on the path that I am leading. After receiving three job offers (one in Manila, one in Singapore and one in Dubai), I opted to choose another expatriate post which shows promise in terms of answering my hunger for getting on with something different again… not just within the context of work per se, but more on the “life” that I will be experiencing – new country, new continent and new opportunity to start all over.
Three weeks ago, I found myself breathing the air of a new place that I’ve never been in. At a glance, I saw Dubai to be very much similar to Las Vegas – a city built within a desert filled with recreational spins, making it the “Adult Disneyland” indeed. I never thought that it would be as such, but that certainly was a pleasant surprise. On the physical surroundings, it appears to be consistently “grand” – good, because everything that you see appears to be an eye candy, yet bad, because they all seem superficial which magnifies its seemingly ostentatious personality. I might be wrong, but this was my first impression.
First task then is to get myself settled into the new office and find my new flat (as I was only given a couple of weeks to temporarily stay in a hotel) at the same time. Luckily, one of my cousins is actually based here – hence, my primary support is very strong, making the start-up run smoothly.
Some pics worth sharing, see below! :)
Madinat Jumeirah
Madinat Jumeirah
Madinat Jumeirah
Madinat Jumeirah
Madinat Jumeirah
Madinat Jumeirah
Dubai Mall
Dubai Mall
Dubai Mall
Dubai Mall
Dubai Fountain
Dubai Fountain
Dubai Fountain
Mexican dinner
Mexican dinner
Mexican dinner
Night cap...
Night cap...
Knowledge Village
Knowledge Village
Knowledge Village (X-Ray and HIV Test Center for Resident Visa processing)
Metro Station (the best I've seen so far - better than SG, HK, NYC, SF, MLA!)
Metro Station
Metro Station
Mall of the Emirates (interesting advertising space...)
St. Francis Catholic Church in Jebel Ali
Palladium (one of my favorite buildings... quite similar to NYC's Chrysler
Scroll on this & just reminded that almost 8 months ka nang wala sa Phils.what I like most is your pics riding the camel,look exciting mukhang napakataas esp nung bababa ka ba or pasakay pa lang.though hindi ka pa ulit nag a update,Sige,at least I’m sure na you’re enjoying naman your stay and andito ka naman sa Christmastime to update us,love you anak,take care and God bless.