No point in warrying

All still happening here, and if youre not in the UAE you will not understand the sound that comes out of your phone when we get these alerts - I was not not aware that our phones could make such a loud noise - such a horrific noise. It's like an intrusive fire alarm that scares the living sh1t out of you. 

So, my friends and I have decided we should recommend songs for the government to use so that when we head for shelter, atleast we have some karaoke time on way to safety. We've been compiling a list of songs to blast through our phones to replace the revolting siren sound: 

1. Hit me baby one more time - Britney Spears 
2. Titanium - David Guetta 
3. Oops I did it again - Brit again 
4. Boom boom boom (by Venga boys OR Black eyed peas)
5. Where is the love? - Black eyed Peas 
6. Firework - Katy Perry 
7. 99 luftballons  -Nena
8. Bang Bang- Jessie J
9. Hit me with your best shot - Pat Benatar 
10. All you need is love - The Beatles

All jokes aside, it's been a bit of a long week, but we are safe and we are okay. I've moved back into my own apartment  and started trying to live as normally as I can through the alerts and sound of jets. Every now and then we feel an explosion in the ground and hear distant bangs. But definatly feels like its getting better, well either getting better or we are just getting used to it. 

4 March 2026

 

It's 12:40 am on a Wednesday morning. I'm sitting in my friend's lounge on her couch while the sound of military jets and missile interceptions fill the sky. Better to be with friends than alone in ones high rise building made of glass windows.

It's tricky to sleep just as a general rule for me... but also when the buildings shake on impact of interceptions and the explosions sound like they're on your doorstep.

Feels a little covidish this.. the unknown... what is next? Where do we go from here? And I going to be able to travel home? How long will the UAE's incredible defense force be-able to keep us safe for? Many questions... not so many answers... for now.

One thing I keep reminding myself through the moments of being afraid and uncertain, is that we, in the UAE, have so much to be grateful for. There are places not to far from here where these sounds and feelings have been the norm for years. I am trying to navigate the line between allowing myself to feel what is going on inside me... but also being grateful that this is unfamiliar, and that we are being kept safe.

This one is purely a memory bank one for me, so when I look back in years to come (God willing)  I will remember this feeling, on this couch, in the middle of the night - I will remember this day - the fourth day of this current madness...