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Saturday, February 10, 2007

Hello Sharjah!

When I was living in Dubai, I could walk to my office in 8 min, but it took me almost 20 min by car. I used to think “Shit, it’s only across the road and I have to wait so long in this traffic!”

Now, I’ve moved to Sharjah coz the rents in Dubai are too high. I had a choice: I could stay in Dubai and pay for the high cost of living. Of course, in the case I would have to cut down on a lot of expenses, be more responsible with money and do “budgeting” ((cringe)). I’m an occasional impulsive buyer – these are one of the unnecessary expenses I could cut down. I would have to spend less on eating out and shopping. I would have to……. well a lot of things would be off the list.

OR I could move to Sharjah, where I can get a better, more spacious apartment that would be 50% lighter on my pocket! I would have a comfortable lifestyle. I would have more cash on hand. I wouldn’t have to be stingy! There’s not much to do in Sharjah, so I would save more. Keep Dubai for the weekends and holidays.

So, Sharjah was the obvious choice. Just one problem: the rush hour traffic is a BITCH!!!!!!

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23 Comments:

Blogger Destitute Rebel said...

welcome to sharjah my friend. Thing is I personaly love sharjah other then the commute. it much more quite and peceful.

2/10/2007 3:37 PM  
Blogger Arab Lady said...

i really hate sharjah! c u at emirates road! why my comments dont appear on ur blog huh!

2/11/2007 3:07 AM  
Blogger clayfuture said...

@Drebel.. yup sharjah is quiet and peaceful, which I like. Just the traffic I hate! It's home now, so I can't complain.. :|

@arablady.. I don't take the emirates road coz my office is far away from that route. I have to go through the dubai-sharjah roads. What do u mean ur comments don't appear on my blog? u just commented didn't u! :P

@ella.. the last few days I've been sleeping on a mattress in an empty room. Today afternoon the bedroom set will be delivered so I'm leaving the office early. It's starting to feel like home now! :)

2/12/2007 1:17 PM  
Blogger * said...

Is it swedish the furniture?
did the swedish babe get u a discount? Or is it from mallu heaven? BAN emirates?hehhehehehhe
I gone,so u cant be nasty behind my back . thats gheebat no?

2/12/2007 9:33 PM  
Blogger Shaykhspeara Sha'ira said...

lolll Kaya!

2/13/2007 2:31 AM  
Blogger clayfuture said...

if the swedish babe had gotten me a discount, I'd dedicate a whole new blog to her! :D

Hey.. I bought my bed set from pan emirates.. they have a huge place.. I liked their bedsets but not the sofa sets.. it's not mallu.. u racist.. oops sorry I didn't mean to say it "behind ur back!" :P

2/13/2007 10:17 AM  
Blogger Jayne said...

The whole rent increase thing is getting beyond a joke. I recently found out there was an apartment available on the 9th floor of the apt bldg where I stay, but sod me if it isn't 20,000 more expensive! Overnight, a jump of 20 grand. Think I'll stay on the 2nd floor & keep on ignoring the traffic noise!
*sigh*

2/14/2007 11:37 AM  
Blogger clayfuture said...

Same in sharjah too.. on most buildings, the rent is more on higher floors.. if it's for the view, then whats the point?! Open the window and you have another building right in front of you!!

2/14/2007 3:02 PM  
Blogger Arab Lady said...

off i fed up !

2/23/2007 9:54 AM  
Blogger clayfuture said...

fed up of what?!

2/24/2007 10:20 AM  
Blogger Destitute Rebel said...

looks like the long drive has taken the blogging out of you buddy.

2/25/2007 5:10 PM  
Blogger clayfuture said...

No shit! I can now understand how people develop road rage! ;)

2/26/2007 9:21 AM  
Blogger Arab Lady said...

how was the fog with u yesterday ;)
i left home at 10 am!

2/26/2007 3:03 PM  
Blogger clayfuture said...

I left home at 7 am and reached the office at 9 am!! 2 hrs of endless misery! :(

2/26/2007 3:07 PM  
Blogger Arab Lady said...

just two hours! mmm sounds u work in Deira!

2/26/2007 3:41 PM  
Blogger clayfuture said...

VERY good guess! or have I told u where I work?

2/26/2007 5:42 PM  
Blogger Arab Lady said...

well smart enough to figure out the secret myself!

2/26/2007 11:19 PM  
Blogger clayfuture said...

yes.. how u say... "shatoooorah!" right?

2/27/2007 9:56 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The fog...ughhh. I had to leave to AD that day. I left home at 5am and lol...at one point, I got a little scared because it was so dark and forget the cars next to me, even with my beam on, I could faintly see the car right in front of me. It felt like I was driving into nothingness, so I recited Ayat Al Kursi...lol. I'm such a hopeless freak sometimes (a)

I love Sharjah...it's so much more sane. Traffic is one thing you will have to tolerate. Don't worry...ek aur saal tak seh lo, apparently the Al Ittihad road will not be 13 lanes ;) I'm guessing 13 lanes merging into 2 lanes at some point lol...so lets see :D

2/27/2007 12:10 PM  
Blogger i*maginate said...

correction: the traffic is an ASSHOLE, not a *bitch* :P

3/03/2007 1:32 PM  
Blogger clayfuture said...

@md.. I'm hoping some more new routes will come up so traffic can spread out instead of jam up on dubai shj road! fingers crossed...

@imaginate.. i guess we all have our own words to describe the situation!

3/03/2007 4:09 PM  
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