Interesting places
Abu Dhabi
- Syaikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre (SZGMC)
- Emirates Palace
Dubai
- - Burj Al Arab
- - Atlantis Hotel
- - Burj Khalifa
- - Dubai Downtown
- - Dubai Mall (fountain show)/ Underwater Zoo
- - Dubai Marina
- - Dubai Marina Mall
- - Mall of the Emirates/ ski
- - Ibn Battuta Mall & gate
- - Desert Safari
- - Jemeirah
- - Souq – Naif, perfume, gold and spice
Facilities & Logistic
Facilities & logistic
especially public transportation memang mudah @ Dubai. You can choose any of
the transportation available . The fares pun x mahal sangat, but using cab is
definitely costly. Banyak facilities yg ada kat sana takde kat Malaysia. For
example:
- - Jejantas with an elevator
- - Underpass (terowong bawah tanah utk pejalan
kaki)
- - Bust stops equipped with air conditioner
- - Map / direction all over the station
- - Clear signboard
- - Walking elevator dari metro station ke tempat2
lain
- - Taxi drivers & bus drivers wear formal
attire (siap tie & topi)
- - Special coach for women in public transport
- - Wet market yang bersih & tak basah.
Everything is well-organized, macam kat supermarket
Buying cheaper gifts and souvenirs
Things @ Dubai are mostly
expensive, so if you plan to buy souvenirs, it is better to but them at gift
shops. But don’t buy them at the malls because it is more expensive.You can get
cheaper price at shops area Deira , dekat dengan all the 4 souqs. Just get a metro and turun kat Baniyas Metro Station. You can have a walk and see many choices of gifts and souvenirs there.If we were to
compare the price with @ Malaysia, I would say that only perfume and gold are
less expensive. The rest of the goods are so costly. I remember went to a
pharmacy to buy a lip gloss, and it
costs me AED15 / each. I also saw the price of a deodorant AED16 but here we
can buy it forRM6.
Price of foods
Foods at stall pun sedap and much more cheaper. For example:
- Nasi Arab/ Beryani (chicken)- AED25
- Juice- AED15
- Full chicken + bread + humus+ pickles – AED26
- Shawarma- AED 15
Kalau kat foodcourt in the malls, the price is triple. A cup of ice cream pun AED25.
Population and cost of living
Dubai is crowded by immigrants
from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Philipines, Thailand. I interviewed those
people whenever I have time. Can you imagine the House rent = AED8000 for a
setinggan house. A house at Jemeirah can cost up to AED40 million.
For those yang ke sana kerja
dengan minyak (ie Petronas) etc, life is good for them. But for the rest, I
pity them. I thought living in KL is already a burden, but that’s how it is in
Dubai.
I was told that there is only less
than 1mill people of the Arabs. Dubai is made of 85% of immigrants and foreign
workers. It is hard to see any Arabs walking around, unless you go to the
malls. They have a luxury life with many privileges given by the government.
All in all, other than all those attracting factors of Dubai..I found that it is very interesting to learn and experience the other side of Dubai. And Alhamdulillah I was given the opportunity to explore that.
