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I have been living in Qusais my entire life since I was about 2 months old I guess, Re-calling my memories, Qusais which is a residential area surrounded with everything a person can ever desire for, from mall to supermarkets; from groceries to food courts; from parlors to game centers and list doesn’t end up over here, used to be a pleasant; peaceful; as I like to call it beautiful place 24 hours a day, and the best thing about Qusais is not a single bit of traffic around, no, not even for few minutes, never.

Just about few months ago my friends used to call me the lucky one because I was always on time, looking precisely perfect, whereas they used to look exhausted, always in a bad mood.

ALTHOUGH, thing have changed now especially after the government decided to divert the traffic towards Qusais, but Im cool a little bit of traffic wont hurt me,

Today morning once again I finished my breakfast, got myself groomed, read the newspaper about some country getting blown up, interesting I said, I folded the paper nicely kept it aside and look up AAAAAAAAWWWW.................

Once again, I was sitting in my car right at the middle of the traffic jam for about 10 minutes or so and my car hasn’t moved an inch, I looked around and figured out, I wasn't the only one with red horns on my head and black smoke running out of my ears. The only thing pleasant at that time I found were the birds, feeding themselves and their lil' ones flying around walking on the grass, ohhh.... at that movement I just hoped I was a bird too.

Anyhow, I reached collage at last after two and a half hours of "sorry, thank you, I just wish I could kill you, can’t you see Im getting late".Before getting out of the car, I somehow got myself to relax, drank some water which was in the dashboard of my car although it was really hot it did the trick and then I closed my eyes for a while did my usual yoga breathing (breath in breath out....), And bravo after a few minutes, I was back in the track, I picked up my purse and was ready to leave my car to join my classmates, when I decided to have a last minute glimpse in the mirror and AAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWW.....................

(I Look like a clown who ran away from the circus).

Dubai’s TRAFFIC is as famous as TAJ MAHEL in India, The only difference between these two is, TAJ MEHAL is mind blowing where as
DUBAI’S TRAFFIC is blowing mind, therefore I proudly present to you, “12 tips to make your journey not only bearable but also entertaining, when you are driving on the roads of Dubai”.

1.Car Dating: This is something I do much often, call your boyfriend or girlfriend or mummy and spend hours talking to them on phone, major topic “you, me and the TRAFFIC”.

2.Thinking: Think about a very strong feeling or perhaps a memory or a person to whom you are really attached to, e.i once I was stuck up in traffic with my brother, seeing me so exhausted, he closed the radio and seriously started singing an “ad” song which went something like this,
“doodh si safedi nirma se aaye, rangeen kapde bhi khil khil jaye, sabki pasand nirma Washing powder nirma,Washing powder nirma. Nirma”
(whiteness as milk brought to you by nirma, even the colored clothes will shine, everyones’ choice nirma, washing power nirma, nirma.), well whenever I think about it, it brings a smile on my face, it brightens me up in short, therefore it works for me, let me know if it does for you too.

3.Planning: Plan about something which really gets your mind. e.i how are you going to surprise your guy on his birthday, or where are you going to spend your salary…….

4.Psycho therapy: Keep on telling yourself just half an hour more just half an hour more, even though you are aware of the fact that it will take two hours or so still, you just keep on repeating in your head, just a few kms more, just A few kms more. It will help you maintain your patience level where as for some people their blood presure.

5.2ND BEST FRIEND: Carry with you a game boy or those car video games and have fun, on the other hand if you are not the game boy kind a person you can always take vegetables with you to cut at least that what my mummy does.

6.Observation: This is my favorite, just look around, see what other people are doing, (I guarantee you will enjoy this), e.i. Yesterday when I was in my car in the same situation (traffic jam), I was going to karama from qusais, I saw this guy in his car, he was making different weird funny face looking at the center mirror, now that’s the sprit I said .

7.Singing\Listening: This is something most of us will be good at, listen to music on radio or CDs and sing along, get yourself involved in the song; it might just do the trick.

8.Dancing: once you get into the music you will by your own start dancing, it always happens with me, by the ways you can call it a relaxing exercise that is if someone asks you what are you doing and make sure you have makfe on your car or people might think you are up to no good.

9.Eating/Drinking: Get yourself some snacks (chip, biscuits, chocolate or if u don’t like eating much get yourself a drink). Then again if that doesn’t get your mood, get yourself a gum or a cigarette for a change.

10.Grooming: Make-up/nail painting or perhaps hair styling ETC, you must be wondering what is grooming issues doing in a topic like traffic, well when put spend most of your time in your car, your car become your dressing table as well, a nail color change or editing your lip color, or perhaps trying out a different hair style wont be such A bad idea at all therefore, either simply carry your make-up kit with you and that might just do the trick. That was for girls only, for guys i think a gel and a comb will do.

11.TV watching: Get a small TV fixed in your car see your favorite sport channel or drama as you go along.

12.Last, but not the least if u cant tolerate the traffic anymore, don’t bother forcing yourself, simply park your car in the near by parking lots and go to. e.i near by shopping mall, chill out have an ice cream or so or (if there is no parking available) or you are on a high way, stop your car on the near by bus stop or across the yellow line, on your hazard, and just relax until you find your energy back to carry on.

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PS: Make sure you maintain distance between your car and the one in front of you, keep an eye on what is going around you, as you certainly don’t want any hands running towards your neck.