IN DUBAI

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Dubai – One of the most happening cities in the world, very vibrant yet mellow, very radiant yet sleepy. Like the sides of a coin, Dubai has two faces – one that encompasses all that is modern and other that embraces the traditional.

I landed in Dubai hardly a week back, and I am already missing my home. But then every body misses it I presume. The hot, arid and sandy conditions are sure to degrade some, at the same time the glitter and pompous city life draws others like fire flies. Some escape unscathed while others get grounded. Some come here for a better life, some just for the fun of it. The first thing that strikes you is the heat. The heat here is so permeating and all encompassing which kills the soul and mind. One might as well like the heat, because it follows you all the way around, and reminds you every day that you are in the middle of a desert.

I am yet to see most of Dubai, but I feel there are surprises in store for me. There are so many places to explore, so many things to experience, so much to do and see.

I am really worried about the tan that I am about to get. And I do have to give a serious thought about deleting the profile photo.

Comments

  1. ReshmiJune 30, 2012 at 1:58 PM

    Oh oh ....

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  2. ബ്ലൊട്ടന്‍July 6, 2012 at 1:42 PM

    Black-blacker-blackest.... Does English and science allow that?

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  3. JoshjoeJuly 23, 2012 at 3:02 PM

    Well..it is really hard to tell. The thin line between the colors are very indistinguishable. We have to have a black body radiator to tell the difference and all that only after plotting a planckian curve.

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