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Last week we headed to Dubai for a work-related matter. Most of our meetings took place in Dubai Health Care City.
Honestly, I haven’t visited Dubai for some time now. If I do, the visits are just confined to the shopping malls, hotels or my friends’ places. So, I was quite disappointment to see that Dubai Health Care City is not yet completely finished.
When I left Dubai almost 3 years ago, they were constructing already that area. Although most of the buildings now in Dubai Health Care City are already inhabited and majority is offices, construction is still ongoing in some areas.
We crossed from one building into the other amid the hot day because there were areas where parking spaces were very scarce. Walking through the paved pathways, unfortunately I could not ignore the unusual view in front of me.
In between the pathways made of concrete and bricks are small sized landscapes. Then in these small landscapes, there were people resting. They are the construction workers who are taking a nap during their lunch break and perhaps trying to soothe the scorching summer heat by sleeping on the grass field.
- Behind the stunning architectures and towering skyscrapers
We are still in the month of May but we can already feel the summer season. It’s hot outside and it is really unbearable sometimes. Imagine.. We, who come and go in an air-conditioned offices and cars, complain about the intolerable heat of the sun but just think of the construction workers who are exposed all day long in such harsh weather condition.
- Construction workers sleeping on the grass during their lunch break
Categories: Life in Abu Dhabi · Outdoor Activities · Weather
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Typically summer is one of the awaited seasons of the year in most countries. Summer always entails tons of fun. It is time to enjoy various outdoor activities like summer camps, hiking, fishing, hunting, kayaking, rock climbing, and so on.
If such exciting activities are waiting for you, then you can’t definitely wait for summer season to come, right? But here in UAE, it is another story, a completely different scenario.
For us living in this part of the globe, summer season implies the end of outdoor activities. It is goodbye to the beautiful weekend mornings by the beach or picnics at the parks. Summer means it is time to hide in the malls, at home, or anywhere as long as there is an air-conditioning facility.
Summer season is not really a pleasant time of the year. The scorching heat of the sun feels like a hot laser beam that penetrates up to your skin’s inner layer. Temperature reaches up to 40 degree Celsius or even higher on some occasions.
So what to expect in UAE during summer season?
- Business demand in tourism industry is low.
- It is vacation time for expats for numerous reasons – school classes are over, weather is just difficult to bear so they travel to escape it, employees are asked to go for vacation because it is not busy.
- High humidity at night
- It is common to see people in sweat soaked shirts.
- Buckets of water are kept overnight. For accommodation without cold water system, it is the best option when taking shower during midday. Tap water tends to be very hot. Don’t dare. You may end up with falling hair or scalded skin.
- Buckle up the basic summer stuff in your bag and do not leave your home without it – bottle of water, sunscreen, hat, umbrella, and anything to cover your skin from the sun’s madness.
So far, that’s all I can think of now but for sure, I can have a longer list of what to expect during summer season in UAE in the next few weeks as summer is just really kisses away.
Categories: Life in Abu Dhabi · Outdoor Activities · Weather
Tagged: summer expections in UAE, summer in UAE, UAE summer season
The weather today made me nostalgic of my home country, Philippines. I came out in the office at past five in the afternoon. As I stepped out from the main door, I was surprised that my cheeks were greeted by a gentle chilly breeze.
The weather here has been very pleasant lately as we approach the peak of winter season. Though oftentimes mock by people who are hailed from countries with real winter (means snow everywhere and a temperature of below freezing point), the month of November to March here in UAE is considered to be winter season too in which the temperature ranges between 13 to 29 degrees Celsius. It is indeed far better than the 35 degrees Celsius in August, the hottest period of the year. On worst summer days, the temperature can climb up to 40 degrees Celsius.
Perhaps now it is justifiable to call this as winter season even though the temperature is not below freezing point. If you have been here during the summer months, then you can definitely tell the big difference.
Anyway, back home I always like the chilly breeze after a heavy rain. As Philippines is a tropical country, we experience rain all throughout the year and every time the heavy rain is over, I go out to feel the cold gust of the wind. Then I take delight in watching my Mum’s small garden and the trees around me because they look so fresh and really happy (I know it’s weird!)
It was mid April when I came first in UAE. As summer was already approaching, I didn’t really enjoy going out because the weather was intolerable for a newcomer like me. Then I came to know later that it hardly rains in this part of the globe.
The heavy rain here is only tantamount to drizzle in my country. However, I noticed that the occurrence of rain is more frequent in the past few years especially when winter months are fast approaching or about to end.
Today I can’t help but feel very nostalgic because the light rain just finished when I came out from the main door. I could still see the damp garden in front and a sort of small ponds of water forming on the surface driveway.
As the taxi drove me home today, I opened the window and felt the gentle chilly breeze on my cheeks like I used to do back home.
P.S. I supposed to be writing now to cope up with my deadlines but can’t resist to blog the weather today.
Categories: Life in Abu Dhabi · Weather
Tagged: Nostalgia, Rain in Abu Dhabi, Weather
