Tightening the noose

5% housing fee.


20% raise in school fee.


10% raise in essential items.


All in all, April was fantastic in itself. 35% within 17 days. Say half of it affects us, after a 'correction factor' is thrown in. 17%, and there's nothing to offset even 1% of this.


Letters/opinions/recommendations from 80% of the 3.5 million strong expat community have not made any effect. The rest of the 20% of the affluent expat community have a particular strain of thought, the strain that they feel will bind them together as one. They have no questions. Questions arise only when that roof breaks during a mild shower. Then it's back to normal.


I forsee empty fridays, empty malls, empty airports within 24 months. Unless someone forsees that Dubai is becoming one giant hotel.


The lyrics of 'Hotel California' is good food for thought.

Last thing I remember, I was
Running for the door
I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
'Relax,' said the night man,
'We are programmed to receive.
You can check-out any time you like,
But you can never leave!