My Dubai Rent: Sunny Noronha - in pictures

  • Anuu Singh and Sunny Noronha pay Dh60,000 a year to rent a one-bedroom apartment in the R441 building in Dubai's popular Barsha community. All photos: Pawan Singh / The National
    Anuu Singh and Sunny Noronha pay Dh60,000 a year to rent a one-bedroom apartment in the R441 building in Dubai's popular Barsha community. All photos: Pawan Singh / The National
  • The living room. Most of the couple's furniture is red or white
    The living room. Most of the couple's furniture is red or white
  • The record collection. Anuu and Sunny enjoy the apartment's location close to a Metro station
    The record collection. Anuu and Sunny enjoy the apartment's location close to a Metro station
  • The bedroom. Facilities in the building include three restaurants and two grocery stores
    The bedroom. Facilities in the building include three restaurants and two grocery stores
  • One of the restaurants in the building
    One of the restaurants in the building
  • The record player fits into the apartment's red and white colour scheme
    The record player fits into the apartment's red and white colour scheme
  • The kitchen. Facilities in the building also include a swimming pool where residents and their families gather in the evening and at weekends
    The kitchen. Facilities in the building also include a swimming pool where residents and their families gather in the evening and at weekends
  • A novel monkey light in the apartment, which is a five-minute walk away from a park
    A novel monkey light in the apartment, which is a five-minute walk away from a park
  • Comfortable chairs in the living area. The couple say the building is very well maintained
    Comfortable chairs in the living area. The couple say the building is very well maintained
  • Sunny and Anuu have lived in the apartment for four years
    Sunny and Anuu have lived in the apartment for four years
  • The gym
    The gym
  • Another restaurant in the building
    Another restaurant in the building
  • The R441 building, where Anuu and Sunny plan to continue living for a few more years
    The R441 building, where Anuu and Sunny plan to continue living for a few more years