~ Silent Dubai!! ~

It is officially a public holiday today. Nope, it is not due to religion or someone's death...it is due to the arrival of bushman and his entourage!!!!

See, this is the funny bit. All the slip roads leading to main busy Dubai was shut down yesterday. It was major traffic jam, seriously major!! An ordinary trip from Karama to World Trade Centre would normally take 15 minutes....it took 2 bloody hours yesterday!!!

Plus the rain ( rain in the middle east??!!! seriously global warming, I tell you!!!)..... equals NOT GOOD!!!

At first, they decided that them coppers are going to escort the school students this morning. Then they changed their mind, declaring that today will be a PUBLIC HOLIDAY!!!! They must have thought "it is utterly ridiculous to escort them students coz they range from primary to uni. " Seriously, I mean, how many coppers do they need???!!!! ALOT!!!

For those who have never been to Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, let me paint a picture for you.

On a normal day, SZR is NEVER quiet. Imagine, Orchard Road Singapore. Imagine New York. Imagine Hong Kong. Imagine, imagine, imagine...ok ok you get my drift.

See, how SZR looks today, at 1.30pm courtesy of a mate of mine who stays at SZR.

note: the dark gloomy sky not bright on a mid-afternoon

WWWUUUAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Let's see...what will be the right word? GHOSTLY!!!!!

All for him??!!! hhhmmm.....

Apparently, when the city shuts down, the lost of productivity for this wonderful state is AED300 million!!! = USD 100 mill!!!

I am so glad I am no longer working in the hospitality industry anymore. Can you imagine all the hassle? Ranging from the airport to the hotels....What a 'kefarfle'!!!

On the other hand, if they don't have this proper extremely tight security, I seriously DON'T want to be bombed!!! I don't want to DIE!!!!!

Oh well.

Ho hum...