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Eid Al Adha, National Day holidays

Shamsi — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:25:47 +0000

Eid Al Adha and the UAE National Day holidays will be from Nov 26 until Dec 3 for all ministries and other federal authorities and institutions.

The private sector will have a three-day holiday on November 26-28 for Eid Al Adha followed by National Day holiday on December 2.

Safely said & done, everyone is looking forward to the last wroking day on Wednesday 25 Nov 09 and those who can afford to travel back home are helpless in finding NO seats on available flights. It would be crowded on roads & at holiday points all over UAE,. People must excercise extreme caution at roads.

Banking & Punishments

Shamsi — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:37:35 +0000

The banks all over the UAE are instructed by the Central Bank to clear the cheques the very same day., & there are no exceptions.

A bounced cheque is criminal offence punishable under UAE law 401. jail for period between 1 month to 8 years on discretion of Judge.

A post dated cheque (PDC) is to be certified by the bank means that bank will be holding the amount to certify it for processing at a later date.

Candy Store

Shamsi — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:04:09 +0000

The largest candystore in Gulf is open at the Mall of Emirates :) – with a variety of approx 1500 candies in different shapes, flavors and colors the place is tempting i mean really TEMPTING not only for kids but for elders equally.
it is known as Candylicious

UAE – Dubai GET The 2010 S Class

Shamsi — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:58:19 +0000

The new 2010 Mercedes-Benz S-Class has been launched in Dubai by Gargash Enterprises, the Mercedes-Benz authorized agent in the emirate. Some of the innovative features of the new S-Class include attention assist-drowsiness detection system, adaptive high beam assist and night view assist with special pedestrian detection. It also incorporates the ’splitview technology’, which enables the driver and front seat passenger to view different content on the same screen simultaneously. While the driver is using the map-based navigation system, the co-driver can watch a movie on DVD.

Hazard at Almankhool road

Shamsi — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:15:04 +0000

The bush in picture is hazard for pedestrians,

RTA Incentive 090909

Shamsi — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:46:43 +0000

Babies born in the UAE on 09/09/09 — the day of the Dubai Metro launch — have brought good luck to their parents, who will get free Metro rides for a year.

The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority’s (RTA) effort to keep the Metro launch date alive received more than 200 entries from parents whose babies were born on September 9 this year.

More rewards – as time passes away

Both the mother and father will get Nol Silver Cards valid for travel on the Metro for one year.

RTA confirms that these babies will keep getting more rewards as they grow older with the Metro, for they will always be considered special people, just like the Metro is special.

There is also the possibility that they may get free lifetime passes for the Metro in future., keep fingers crossed.

Communities uniting to clean-up and conserve the environment

Shamsi — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:49:23 +0000

Schoolchildren from primary to high school with plastic gloves and sporting white caps an aprons with “Clean up campaign” printed in bold joined 22,000 volunteers in the biggest clean-up campaign, launched on Tuesday at Mamzar Park.
It is the largest volunteer clean-up drive in the country in terms of participation and waste collection.

Wednesday’s activities, to be held at Al Mamzar area, will include volunteers from government educational institutions. The programme will include distribution of litter bins at schools, an abandoned vehicles removal campaign in coordination with the operations unit, and honouring participants and distribution of certificates and souvenirs.

On Thursday, volunteers from private schools, colleges, and universities will participate in the clean-up programme at Al Sufooh. Also on this day, a competition will be held on can collection for private schools, in addition to undertaking pest control activities, workshops on pest at all waste bins in coordination with the operations unit and honouring participants and distribution of certificates and souvenirs.

Friday, the last day of the campaign, will see thousands of volunteers from the general public including private company staff, NGOs, community groups and private entities joining hands in cleaning up the Nad Al Sheba Area

Technology – GITEX 2009

Shamsi — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:00:36 +0000

Gitex 2009 opened at WTC, & airport exhibition centres.

The Visitor turnout is not as expected, however it was decalred that the sale is at PAR in comparison to 2008.

Etisalat today unveiled its first self-branded mobile device. The company is aiming the Etisalat 211 FM at its price-conscious customers, who can purchase the device bundled for as low as Dhs265. Etisalat has also bundled the device with a Wasel SIM card along with Dhs165 of free airtime credit for international calls, over a period of 3 months

Misery in Dubai – GCC

Shamsi — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:23:57 +0000

Dubai specific & GCC in general is not the easiest place to live, yet many like me have spent the best years of our adult life here – away from our families back home.

This is more out of compulsion than choice. If I had to leave, I would have to do so now, without thinking – because if I bring logic and reason in to the equation, I will never leave.

I’m not looking for your sympathy, but here’s your answer anyway – I know you have been dying to know why I’m still here. I know people back home would gladly swap places with me.

- The words of a common white collar worker in Dubai -

The place suck blood, youth, vigor & peace from age bracket 25 to 45, and at the end of bone rashes you are still an EXPATRIATE., compelled to go back home because employer does not wish to extend your visa and someone full of youth is ready to take your place.

If an edcuated white collar law abiding human live & work in any Developed country of the world for 5 plus years, he is awarded with citizenship and rights equal to born citizen,

whereas UAE & GCC as whole lack this humanitarian value.

- above is quoted from data compiled after doing a chit chat for over 2 years from office workers from multinational Free zone companies to local LLCs .

Real Estate – Cityscape 2009

Shamsi — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:52:11 +0000

Some of the projects touted in the Dubai property market during the boom years showed that the developers behind the schemes had ‘lost touch with reality, and clearly lost touch with the cost and value aspect of the development’. ‘It got to a point where crazy projects were coming up, and people thought that the only way to keep up was to announce an even crazier one. There was no longer any concept of tracking the cost or sustainability of a development versus the returns…Not every project can be the ‘biggest’ and ‘the best’.’
A new report on the state of Dubai’s property sector as the market enters the fourth quarter of 2009 has found that all facets remained in the downward phase of the cycle, with prices and rentals likely to continue falling over the rest of the year