Daily Life

These are blog posts about living in Dubai. It talks about random things such as the weather, my surroundings and even simple things like paying my bills.

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No Need to Exit UAE: Visit Visas Can be Extended

January 4, 2016

People on UAE visit visas can extend their stay for another month without the need to Exit the UAE anymore. This can be done by paying....

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Extension of Philippine Passport Validity No Longer Available

January 3, 2016

The Philippine Consulate General in Dubai and the Northern Emirates announced that all applications of extension of passport validity were accommodated last 30 December 2015.....

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List of Prohibited Items when Sending Packages by LBC

December 12, 2015

For safety reasons, here’s a list of items that are prohibited when sending packages to loved ones back in the Philippines. I saw this sign....

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Dubai Metro: Growth and Development

December 2, 2015

With a canal weaving through the heart of Dubai, buses and taxis running more often between cities and deserts looped with cycle tracks for the....

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Karama Station Changed to ADCB and Dubai Marina to Damac Station

January 14, 2015

Karama Metro station has been changed to ADCB station. I only heard about this news when we were travelling to the Dubai Marina area via....

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New RTA Dubai Metro Fares

November 12, 2014

If you regularly ride the RTA metro train in Dubai, you might notice informational signboards plastered in plenty of places recently. This is because there....

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RTA Closely Monitoring Illegal Car Lifts

June 26, 2014

WARNING to those who are using car lifts. Make sure you are riding vehicles with registered licenses to operate and your company has a contract....

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Partition Rent Increase: Rising Costs in the UAE

June 23, 2014

One not-so-fine morning I saw a post at the back of the flat I’ve been renting coming from the building management. It’s about the rising....

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Dubai Tram: Newest Mode of Transport in the UAE

May 15, 2014

The Dubai Tram is the newest transportation mode offered in the United Arab Emirates. In the efforts of the government of Dubai to develop newer....

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Starting to Get Hot in Dubai

April 17, 2014

The weather has started to get hot and whenever I go out of the flat to head to work, I no longer wear a jacket.....

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