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Dubai At Random: July 2006
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Random thoughts about life in Dubai. Monday, July 31, 2006. Mid-Day Break in the UAE. The newspapers have reported that some companies have been violating the mid-day break rule, but, at least where I live, it is honoured. Work starts promptly at 6:00 am, right outside my window, and continues until 12:30 pm, when it stops for the mid-day break. I haven't seen a single violation at this site. Whether this was for the benefit of the workers, or for the benefit of the more sensitive Western tourists isn’t ...
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Dubai At Random: February 2006
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Random thoughts about life in Dubai. Tuesday, February 28, 2006. Justice in the UAE. We only get a few reports about the criminal justice system here, since the papers are not allowed to report anything about crime except what is handed to them in the official police reports. If there is a clear pattern in what the police choose to report, it has escaped me. Since my arrival, if there have been any executions, they have been private and unreported. There may have been none, or many. Sentences of two year...
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Dubai At Random: October 2006
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Random thoughts about life in Dubai. Tuesday, October 31, 2006. It Started with Mink Oil. About a century ago, a man started a business selling mink oil. People who wanted jobs as salesmen had to pay him $81. When they sold jobs, they got to keep $27 of the $81 paid by their customers, and gave $54 to the first man. When the people who’d bought jobs from them sold jobs, they got to keep $18 of the $54 their customers gave them. And, to simplify matters, there wasn’t any mink oil. I was told they had a gr...
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Dubai At Random: September 2006
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Random thoughts about life in Dubai. Saturday, September 30, 2006. In the West, around Christmas and Easter, TV stations put on special, seasonal shows. In the Middle East, normal programming is completely replaced for the month of Ramadan. The Arabic channels carry special Ramadan shows, related to the season. My first year in Dubai, the Dubai English language TV station had special programs on Islam, the life of The Prophet (PBUH), and the meaning of Ramadan. Replaced the TV series Lost. Alhambra spide...
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Momentary Musings: Debating Dubai's Distinctiveness
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Random thoughts that create ripples in my head. John B. Chilton. Who's writes the Emirates Economist. Blog, has posted a NYT article on Dubai. On UAE Community Blog. Which, sort of validates my oft-voiced contention that in its mind-blowing -speed growth initiatives, Dubai - and to some extent UAE as a whole - is fearing the loss of its grip on its Arab identity. Some quotes from the article:. 8220;We fear that the expatriate is going to impose his culture on us,”. 1) How much permissive Dubai should be?
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Momentary Musings: June 2009
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Random thoughts that create ripples in my head. The Urgent Need for Therapy. These days, it's a common thread of discussion among most of the Expats - regardless of the direction they come from, to UAE. It could be any one of these threads:. Did you hear "so and so" are leaving the country for good? You know i heard that there has bee 26000 one way departures in one week alone thru Emirates Airlines? I heard that your good friend and his wife lost their jobs together? What are they doing now? No wonder t...
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Momentary Musings: January 2008
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Random thoughts that create ripples in my head. How NOT to be ripped-off while taking a loan. Usually, for every new entrant in Dubai - i.e. one who has got an employment, got an accomodation and a bank account - applying for a personal / car loan is the 2nd most important step towards settling down.All the banks - esp. the MNC banks - know about this quite as well , and are sitting there just to grab you to make a kill! 1) Don't jump on to the very first "lucrative" offer. 4) Look for the hidden fees.
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Momentary Musings: An honest start to keep Happy "happy"!
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Random thoughts that create ripples in my head. An honest start to keep Happy "happy"! 8216;Happy to be in Dubai; I’ve a better life here’. 8211; says Ms. Happy Bulosan (not her real name), a 22 year-old Filipina resident from Dubai. She and her name – Happy – represent the general state of mind of an estimated 2 million Filipinos working in the Middle East. It will be taken care of; no worries! I feel I’d not be the first one to say that they do not! Take the example of Happy: “When I joined here,...
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Momentary Musings: August 2008
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Random thoughts that create ripples in my head. 7 step Salary negotiation for Dubai newbies. Over the last 2 years, the living costs in Dubai has multiplied - and so have the new job seekers! We all agree that Dubai has a charisma of its own, that attracts scores and scores of career makers, investors, the big-bold-beautiful, and what not! Keeping them in mind, I had submitted a salary negotiation advice thread in DiscussDubai.com. Almost 2 years ago! Such is the demand of Dubai as a career builder!
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Momentary Musings: November 2009
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Random thoughts that create ripples in my head. United we stand for UAE". I’ve been living here for the last 8 years now, and I can say that Public holidays here are primarily “Emirati affairs” - with the expatriates rarely participating in it like the way they do in developed countries. Instead, their celebrations are restricted to enjoying it just as a holiday. Recently however, I saw s ome interesting developments. The Art competition intended for all residents. Selected entries will be displayed at t...
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