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this is a little delayed somewhat since i went to dubai first week of march. but just never got the time to go online in my own time… anyway.

dubai wasn’t so bad. or maybe it’s just that i visited it so late, but just right on time when global recession hit and everybody else was leaving… but it wasn’t as intimidating, messy and impersonal as i thought it would be.  it is a bustling place, with its distinctive districts, busy streets and hurried people. attendant to that would be myriad issues and problems inherent to a burgeoning city. i just hope they’ll clean up their act there soon, literally and figuratively. i found i was slightly right when i refer to dubai as manila and muscat as davao…

my cousin is there and several school chums are there,  so it actually felt more homey than when i first came here in oman. great thing i now have wonderful friends here in muscat who are making it a little difficult to leave the place…

ok about the aftermath. the weeks following that trip was hazy. i came down with the flu for several days  right  after i came back. must be all the fatigue during the travel and the pile-up of work before and after the trip. when i was getting better, i ate something that upset me for a couple more days. my  immune system must be really low, then this monthly thing came which i’m slightly embarrassed to say, made me even weaker. at the same time,  i got the colds which is everywhere. its the changing weather here now, so sunny one moment, raining the next with lots of gusty wind blowing everything your way. Presently, i’m sneezing all over the place, trying to do damage control and praying my usually-reliable and  strong physical resistance kicks in and finally shove all these maladies goodbye once and for all. as my best friend farah said, i’ve maxed out my sickness quota for the year. the last time i got kinda sick was maybe 2 years ago when i first came here. and if im not mistaken, that was my first attempt to go to dubai as well! that story is one for the books, i swear. to refresh the memory, click 
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this time around, we made sure i’ll get there without any hitch. before i even i flew in, we called up both sides to ensure i’ll  get my visa upon arrival. thankfully, it was all good albeit time consuming. but compared to my previous experience, still way way better.