It’s not that I really missed playing on flooded areas (I used to enjoy it back in the Philippines), it was just I need to do it to reach Ali’s (my officemate) home for us to reach Gulf News in time. I folded the lower part of my pants (literally, if you just saw me, I was not like a person going to office, but like a fisherman preparing for a day’s work in the sea…) and started walking through the freezing cold flood water.

So after 20 minutes of suffering the coldness of the water and the pouring of light rain , with my feet almost numb, I finally reached Ali’s place and we went to office immediately. Still, traffic was so bad. Most major roads going to Dubai were still flooded. On the way, we saw the gravity of the situation. Cars stuck in the middle of the street due to the floods were everywhere, garbage and different kinds of filth were scattered in every direction you look at.

Last night I thought I could have another day off, but to no avail, there we were in the office, despite tha fact that we still don’t know whether we will be able to go home later that night, we’re there working our asses off while the whole of Dubai (especially Sharjah!) was soundly sleeping…

Hope tomorrow most of the major roads will be cleared out of flood so that I won’t have to go through the same experience again.