[custard apples]I am not going to start this post with an(other) apology for my lack of input in the last few days (ok weeks then). All I will say is that the highlight of my week this week was buying a new exotic fruit from the supermarket today, namely a custard apple, all the way from Latin America (or maybe Australia, who can say). Supposedly you let it ripen like an avocado, then cut it in half and spoon out the flesh. No idea what it will taste like, certainly I hope it will taste better than it looks, but I will be sure to let you know.
…must come to an end, or they wouldn’t be good things”! At least that is what my granny would always say at the end of our holidays with them. I am not sure where the saying came from but I have never felt that the two things have to be mutually exclusive. I mean, what would be so bad about having good things forever??? I guess what I am trying to say is that our holiday is over, and it was very good indeed. In fact we have been back in Dubai for a week but I have just not been very inspired to write until today. I know this is a blog about my life in Dubai, but seeing as how I travelled to France from here and back again, I feel I can sneak in a little bit about my holiday. Pretty please?
It took 49 months, 30000 workers and Dh28 billion to meet the city’s need for an alternative mode of transport – one that will ease congestion and boost economic activity. Tonight, when the first Metro train rolls out of the station, Dubai will turn another page of history. A dream will be realised – 9.9.9 will stay etched in memory.
From the front-page of the Gulf News this morning
The inaugural whizz down the tracks takes place tonight, well for the VIPs that is, the rest of us will get to ride the train from tomorrow, the 10th. The part I am most excited about is the link to the airport, this is one of the 10 stations that will be open in the first phase. I feel this will certainly save many residents, and visitors, time and effort in getting both there and back, quickly and easily, without the hassle of parking at the airport itself. Certainly once all the “kinks” (if there are any) are ironed out, and all the stations are open, I will definitely make regular use of the metro.
When someone tells you there is good news, and there is bad news, which do you choose to hear first? I like to start with the bad news and get it out the way, and hope that the good news will somehow make up for it. Sadly, in life, you don’t always get both options, and have to deal with one or the other. This last week was a little bit like that…but I will start with the good (in line with the famous movie title anyway).
Saw this in the paper this morning. Is it just me or is the idea of advertising food with a happy Ramadan wish, during the day when people are FASTING, just a little tactless?
