Rebirth
The rains poured this evening from heavens on this desert land, already soaked by weeks of an unusually abundant winter. Large pools of water keep appearing and disappearing between the villas of our compound; and tonight when I took the dog for a late walk, we had to tiptoe our way, as we went around the block. Washed away was the blinding fine dust that swirled everywhere and got into everything as a sand storm raged all day long. I could literally smell the freshness of the air; the dog sniffed and marked new spots of earth and brick and grass. There was this feeling in the air that the world, or at least this small part of it, has been reborn, cleansed, purified and given a new beginning. I felt like we were anonymous witnesses in the secret garden of the night, tempting the stars of the darkness and sharing in the glory of creation. And from the heart of darkness, I could see all the posts to the days and nights ahead…
contrasto!!!
This is got to be one of the most embarrassing sites about Dubai to adorne the WWW! The text and photo captions are so badly written (and crudely translated from italian) and riddled with inaccuracies and bizarre mistakes. It's a pity, because it's one of the first sites to come up when you do an image search on google using the key words Dubai and Ramadan.
The Italians may have won the World Cup (dirty tricks notwithstanding), but will never win any prizes for
this gallery!
Two Dubai Pics
Few weeks ago I was researching something when I came across interting photos about Dubai. Two of them stood out for me; the first shows a camel childjockey, an image that until very recently was not unusual (and for many, simply normal); and the second, a covered car with workers laundry in the background, looks like a surrealist painting, with a bleakness that is probably closer to the reality of the city than most glitzy pictures out there.
Dubai Traffic Webcams!
I was intrigued to find a Dubai Municipality online link that is supposed to show the Dubai traffic conditions; but then I tried it and was disappointed. Either my computer isn't configured to show this kind of action or something is wrong with these supposed live webcams streaming traffic conditions on the Dubai Roads (well, at least roads in the Dubai heartland, i.e. Bur Dubai and Deira); Or could it be that
these webcams are streaming via YouTube or MyFileHost?
New Dubai Cities - 1
The city-themed city doesn't seem to have enough of them, no matter how they multiply. Very soon we might run out of names; so this is my modest way of helping by suggesting some new Dubai cities to build; they range from tiny low-cost ones to multi-billion dollar mega projects. This is the first one (and hopefully to be followed by more later):
Shopping Mall CityI know, I know, some people will say that we already have it and it's called Dubai; but I plead with you to see the difference. Just imagine all the malls of Dubai plus another 20 or 30 new malls right next to each other in one area! No more hassle, and you get truly infinite choices. You can just walk from Burjuman to Mazaya to Ghurair to Ibn Battuta to Oasis (ooops, soryy this is no more, maybe a New Oasis) to City Centre to Bin Sougat to Mall of the Emirates, etc. You maximize your shopping experience and you minimize the energy and time wasted in driving around from one mall to another.
Suggested location: A new artificial island off shore; so the name should probably be: Mall Island or Palm Shopping Mall. I’d say no demolition or rebuilding is necessary; there are companies that specialize in the moving of huge buildings using new technology, so this could be done with relative ease by simply dragging the existing shopping malls to the new prime location. If this doesn't work, no problem, just build brand new malls and use the mall building we have now around Dubai for parking; an extra benefit that would be greatly appreciated.
Books They Should Write
Here is a list of Israeli leaders and their most likely future book projects, inspired by their careers and experiences. Sorry I have no time to actually produce or design the covers; may be in the future. Also I'll have more titles released as soon as we confirm other leaders' books contrats; so stay posted!
Shimon Peres:
The Grapes of Wrath: An Introduction to Israeli Wine-MakingEhud Olmert:
Dismantled: How t Destroy A Country in 24 Hours and Feel Good About It!Amir Preretz:
The Idiot: A Biography Tzipi Livni:
The Bridges of Beirut County: Memoirs of A Smitten Woman Ariel Sharon:
The Seven Habits of Highly Destructive People: A Personal ManualShaul Mofaz:
Mofaz Bites: 101 Ways to Barbecue Arabs!Benyamin Netanyahu:
Terrorizing Terror: Tearing Terra Terroristic Terror in Territorial Tartar Tehran Terrain Terrier Terrorism!Haim Ramon:
Justice Served: Why Ten Eyes for One is BeautifulDan Halutz:
The Official Jet-fighter’s Guide to the Galaxy: Zen and the Art of Carpet BombingEhud Barak:
La Femme Fatale: Perverts and the Secrets of Killers in DisguiseRoni Bar-On:
Coping With Katyushas: Surviving 200 Rockets A day and Looking GreatDan Gillerman:
How To Learn Bullshit In 7 Days (And Speak It Like A Diplomat)
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