My UAE World

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UAE is my world today but my thoughts are more with Pakistan, the next world. After working all day and with the Pakistan team, we arrive back to the hotel to learn that the Sri Lanka cricket team was attacked in Lahore. Now I'm not a cricket team or traveling there in an envoy but my co-worker was concerned since he will also be there soon. Well, what can you do? Today we are focusing on the drive to work and back, more work and preparing for tomorrow.

When people think of Dubai, the image that comes to mind is of the beautiful resorts, hotels, and coastline and the gold Souk. My Dubai is south of that and while I see the ocean and downtown in the distance, I am about 1 hour in traffic from Mall of the Emirates and the Burg. Normally I work in Sharjah, an islamic emirate, one of the 7 along with Dubai that makes up the UAE. Sharjah also has a beautiful coast but it is blocked by all the construction. On this trip, I made it to Ajman, a poorer Sharjah to speak but with an an even better coast. I will be back in Ajman tomorrow and I will bring my camera.

9pm and I'm finally back in my room after the day's 8:00 am start. All things considered in the Middle East, this was an easy day. I can handle long if the day is problem free.

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