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31. Change is good ... sometime

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Like many people in Abu Dhabi, I’m often seized by a sudden urge and the inspiration to get fit. One time, I even joined a gym. After a few strenuous weeks, I started giving the gym a miss in...

32. Road rage

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The act of driving has turned from a once relatively simple, calm thing to do and into a frustrating, blood boiling terror. With the seemingly endless road works resulting in closed roads and one...

33. No regrets ... yet

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Abu Dhabi isn’t that bad after all: my first entry to my Facebook account after arriving in the capital. Like all Filipinos leaving our homeland to look for a living abroad, I have become the...

34. Some kind of wonderful

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There are a lot of little annoyances about living in any big city, but Abu Dhabi is full of little moments that are, well, kind of wonderful. Like the moment the sun rises just above the horizon of...

35. Back in

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For some reason unknown to me, there are an inordinate number of drivers in Abu Dhabi who insist on backing into their parking spaces. Some people are really good at it – I saw one tiny woman...

36. Still waiting

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Recently, I decided to get a Manchester City jersey. I’m a big fan, and I had saved enough air miles to get it for free, so I planned to go after my dinner. I set out around 8.40pm, estimating that...

37. Diary of a vehicle registration renewal

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Last week I realised my vehicle registration was about to expire. It was with fear and trepidation I made plans to renew. Armed with a satchel of documents I choose Monday to tackle the dreaded task:...

38. Taken with technology?

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Fifteen years ago, life was totally different – the click of the mouse was rarely heard of, students wrote their bulky projects by hand and files were transferred not by mail but by a storage disk...

39. The dawn of a new era

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Clutching a heavy suitcase in my bruised hands, I brusquely made my way to the eyes scan section in the airport. It had been a long flight but my eagerness to unfold new beginnings gave me all the...

40. Cultural confusion

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Ever wonder when seeing all the different faces here whether they’re all from the same place? Well, I suppose I ‘look Indian’ but I actually come from a beautiful multicultural country called...