Hermitage

A hermitage among the “trees” of steel, glass, and cement. This is where I live (free of charge!)… on the road named after the president who passed away more than a month ago.

Away from civilization, my daily ride to office has allowed me to witness along the highways the admirable efflorescence of red and yellow flowers, the sprinklers whose waters nourish the grass, and the planted greenery around the two towers of Emirates. And fortunately, my daily ride from office has allowed me to admire the magical sunset, the interesting formation of multi-coloured clouds, or the star-like lights of these "trees".

Since where I live is the nearest passenger's house to the office, I'm the first one to reach home. Somehow, the people at the Transport Department of the company where I work loves me enough to assign a separate car for me (and another lady colleague) so I won't have to take the company's mini-bus. (Actually, the real reason is that my house (and her's) is "out of the way"--not in the usual route. But then, I still want to believe that they "love" me... hehehe.)

As I take my early dinner or late afternoon snack and look out the window, I see an array of cars at snail pace... and it makes me feel grateful indeed for the "luxury" of reaching home 7 minutes after office hours. (It surprises me whenever I get a chance to experience how worse the traffic jams have become at all the other parts of Dubai!)

Did I mention that these "trees" have attracted the presence of little birds too? They fly from one "tree" to another... and in particular mornings when I need to wait for the company transportation to show up at 7:50 AM, their chirping (together with the stunning clouds and the winter breeze) makes me start my day in a positive note. :)