Enough for the cold night and day! It’s now time to lock your winter coats in the drawer. Welcome the summer and have fun with the sea, sand and sun. The winter is over!The heat of the sun is no surprise in Dubai. As I headed to the office this morning I noticed myself a bit of awkwardness. People were...
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
How to make your day happy
Every person wants to be happy every day. But not everybody can make his day happy. When I arrived in our office this morning I saw my colleague in a bad mood. He used to be a very happy person. A man who loves to smile and laugh even in your little mistake. But today he is definitely different. In...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Job for Jordan
My friend and college classmate, Jordan, phoned me last night. He informed me that he found a job in one of the consultancy firms in Sharjah. I could sense through his voice that he was happy - happy because for almost two months of seeking for a suitable position he finally landed on the right one....
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Investing in Dubai
With the alarming situation Dubai is facing nowadays, there is no doubt local and foreign investors are worried about their investment. Many companies if not giving up their businesses are planning to terminate some of their employees and reduce overhead by cutting 20-50 per cent of their salary expenses....
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Coping with global crisis
The global financial crisis of 2008–2009 is an ongoing major financial crisis. It became prominently visible in September 2008 with the failure, merger, or conservatorship of several large United States-based financial firms. The underlying causes leading to the crisis had been reported in business...
Monday, February 16, 2009
My site was blocked
I could not believe what I saw when I opened this site this morning. Beyond my expectation and far from my anticipation my site was blocked by our ISP. I did not understand why they did this. As what I’ve read in the screen, my site has been blocked because it did not abide the internet laws and protocols...
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Who says Google Adsense doesn't make sense?
If your purpose of blogging is for money, you tend to buy ideas from other bloggers how to realize it. I started blogging less than a year ago with different hosts for the intension of making money out of it. But, somehow, my desire to monetize my blog had never become a reality. Maybe my articles...
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Valentine's, what's your story?
The head of our company’s real estate department is wearing full red today. She looks very lovely, compassionate and executive. She makes a perfect example of a middle aged woman who, despite of pressures in work, life and issues brought by global crisis of today, find herself to celebrate the day of...
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Off-the-road driving
I am a little bit depressed today. It's not because I have nobody to date this coming Valentine's or because I am exhausted and foolishly mad of this unfriendly sandstorm that keeps on disturbing Dubai since yesterday. By the way, include the disaster it brought. I have to wash again all my clothes...
When wishes become reality
I was not doing anything productive today. It's Thursday – our office holiday. Basically I am at home and alone. I don’t want my day to be boring. I had to go for something that would please me in any manner. Time management, I thought, this would make sense. So I dedicated 90% of my time today to net...
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Quick look on the latest networking craze
Have you heard the latest social networking craze? I remembered many years ago, texting was everybody’s favorite. With just 160 characters you could make somebody’s day worthy to smile. Let’s give credit to mobile phones. That was before. And it cost a little.Today, if you want to send messages to...
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
EU's struggle to maintain border-free market
With British strikes against foreign workers and France hinting at protectionism in the car sector, the economic crisis is putting the EU’s golden rules of free movement of workers and trade to the test.So far the European Commission has played its role as guardian of the European Union’s treaties,...
Monday, February 9, 2009
Not that bad
I never had a good sleep last night. My flat mate after signing off the PC put the alarm clock near my bed and accidentally reset it to three-thirty in the morning. The loud sound of the clock disturbed me and awakened all my senses. I forced and re-conditioned my mind to get back to sleep but as if...
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Who's behind the second life of Eman?
This morning, one touching story was served in my table by my most favorite local newspaper in Dubai – 7 Days. The story was about a young Filipina, Desirae Eman, who works in Dubai as a housemaid to feed her family back home. Unfortunately, she was diagnosed with heart failure. The doctor found a massive...
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Recession Vs Depression
Depression and Recession are hot topics that experts argue about how to define, but which ordinary folk know when they see them. There is no exact definition of a depression, even now, more than 70 years after the last one ended. That is mainly because the Great Depression is pretty much the only example...
Sunday, February 1, 2009
How far do we go?
It is hard to get an exact description for the UAE property market at the moment. The Dubai Land Department figures continue to show a flow of regular sales albeit at distressed prices, while nobody is trying to sell at the price levels of last autumn is stuck with their real estate with no sign of...
