Last
three years has been amazing with all aspects and quality of life I have been
living here in Gulf while on Job assignment. With my relocation date nearing
which is just a week from now I am steeling myself to the life back home in
India for there is immense change between here and there in the basic amenities
such as infrastructure, power, water and so forth. Indeed it is a pleasure to
be back in India for all the near and dear ones are there, but then I would
really miss living here.
Potholes on roads a common thing seen in India |
Roads in Gulf countries |
At Chennai when I think of driving 38 kilometer through the pot holed roads with unruly traffic to go and see my father , it gives me jitters… this drive would take me around hour and half to reach destination and would be totally mentally and physically exhausted in spite of an air conditioning in the car. Here in gulf this drive would just be 15-20 minutes because of good road conditions and orderly traffic (though you do get few unruly drivers on the way here in Gulf.)
Next
thing is constant power cuts which make life quite unbearable at home
especially while at home (Most offices have backup generators running during
power failures). Here in Gulf in the last three years I have witnessed only one
power cut and that too a scheduled one for maintenance just for 30 minutes…..Further i have never had my taps run dry during my entire stay of the last three years here...
I
guess having lived there before I came here made me appreciate the benefits of
working here but then most of us would have to turn back one day or the other
to our country. Well I need to recalibrate my thinking as I return back to
India and I am sure it is going to take a while to adjust to the bustling life
there with all these shortcomings.
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