Mind > Heart

When I was younger, in the battle of Mind vs Heart, I used to always let Heart win.  Heart was fun. Heart was carefree. Heart was naive. And Mind has never, ever let me end up in pain. It has made me focused, kept my standards high, and let me

Succumbing to the Constraints of Time

It’s kind of nice being on a schedule now. Gone are the spontaneity and freedom of the last 3 years, having been freelance, but the stability and uniformity is a welcome change, as weird as it feels to say it. I guess one of the reasons would be that most

One Month Down

It’s been exactly one month since I first landed in the UAE. The huge life change has been pretty smooth, aside from a few drawbacks.  So far I like it here. Even though a lot of people have been bombarding me with their negative attitudes toward the place, I’m trying

Desert Migration

I researched Dubai and the UAE for a month before I finally went but, still, I didn’t really know what to expect. I knew a bit about the place’s history and culture but you can’t tell how you’re going to feel about a place by reading about it on Wikipedia.