The Pink Building

My Al Ain apartment is very conveniently located in the 'Pink Building' near the centre of town. From dawn until well into the night on some days, the construction workers beaver away in the heat. The pink building stood on its own just two years ago, now is becoming surrounded by new blocks in a similar style, with shops on the ground floor and a mixture of offices and accomodation above. The basement in the pink building is sectioned into small airless rooms where men sit working hour after houir at sewing machines. I know this because one night at 10:30 I went down there to ask them to stop. One particularly gargantuan machine was vibrating the whole building. After a slight hiatus, the machine was turned off and pink building inmates could rest. That aside, the place is a good place to live.