The new abode

Weare moving to a new place in Abu DHabi soon. I am excited but very worried too. We don't know where we are moving to and we need to get out of our villa within a month. Backhome, I would have planned everything by now - the moving date, the company that would help us, the new fixtures/appliances I would have there etc etc. Here, I can not book a place until much closer to the movein date which has be be less than 15 days in advance. That's because the market moves very fast here. The properties come and go very fast and no on wants to hold one down for you for a long time. Its like you show up for something when you are ready and if you have the right documents and the money, you get it right away. Now when the property will be ready for your move in is another story.

So yah. I am nervous. I want to live close to the kids school and the corniche. Preferably in a house with smaller footprinct than our current villa.

The likes and the not-likes

There are things about Abu Dhabi I like. There are thins that I don't. I am fascinated and impressed by the conservative culture of this country, specially of Abu Dhabi. It is like living in the 80s when things were not so-in-your-face. People here are generally respectful towards ladies. They let you go ahead in the line, steer the path clear for you, are kind to the children and don't stare at you. I like the old world charm of this place, intermingled with the modern day luxuries. If there is a place where you can have it both, it is here.

I don't like the weather much. It gets so hot that you feel sick at times just staying out for a few minutes. I don't like the fact that people drive their cars recklessly.

Tomorrow is my first ramadan here so I will get to see this country in a different light. I have hard about how different AD is during Ramadan. This is my first ramadan here so I am a bit nervous and excited as well. We will see:)!