Recently, Etisalat issued a notice that around 1,000 "offensive" websites have been unblocked as inline with TRA. How come something that is "inconsistent with the religious, cultural, political and moral values" suddenly become non-offensive? Is it serious review in policy or plain-ol' crap? Still, popular photo-sharing site flickr remains blocked..
After watching the movie 'The Namesake'..the one thing that comes to my mind after living abroad for basically my whole life is that you are never at home anywhere...bittersweet.
Gosh dint even realize July went past....never been so bz in my life...well its gud tht things are in motion and i'm out of my usual self imposed depression!! another month...a week already...lots of work...but interesting to learn new stuff...and do something that i like...
Dark Knight...i must say is a must watch...even if your not one of those DC/Marvel comic fans or super-hero fan....Batman/Joker, who's the better....hard to decide...but Heath Ledger as the Joker defintely stole the show....Amazing, sinister, dark, adrenaline rush....I guess one of the best roles played by Ledger...sad he cudnt see it through...dunno if they can continue on the same storyline with the Joker left hanging but surely not dead....The Joker is always gonna be the standard for villans to come....
Came across this article about song meanings....did you know that 'Bryan Adams-Summer of 69' was not really about the year 69 but er...the position!! and 'Tom Petty - Last Dance with Mary Jane' was really about "Mary Jane" i.e., pot!!!
6 Famous Songs That Don't Mean What You Think Cracked.com
10 IT Health Risks:
1. A slug’s life
2. SIT happens
3. So many headaches
4. The bobblehead syndrome
5. Hurting hands
6. Relax harder
7. Noxious invaders
8. Eye strain
9. Heavy lifting
10. Something in the air
IT Related Health Risks
Open-minded Society....tht's wht the world thinks...
Call-center Romeos
Put a condom vending machine in all the offices...shud solve the problem!!
I witnessed a case of racism up close. An arab lady in a bus screaming at the driver coz he told her to shut her crap...not exactly but to speak a l'll softer and then begins the screaming and hair-pulling. All she kept telling him is that she's an Arab and he's an Indian....and by some god-damn default rule he has to shut his crap and not talk a word to her. Gosh, she kept saying this after every other word....and her argument...all Arabs are doctors, engineers and super-heroes. Bloody bullshit....racism at its best in the 21st century...and where exactly did I listen to this load of crap....in UAE...the most-developed, most-happening place on earth....decide for yourself....
Lost Season 4 has come to an end...I guess its become the norm now to just have an explosive finale and have a rather boring season...I guess thts the only way people r going to continue watching Lost. Apart from all the complaining, I dont know y i still watch it....guess I just want to see how the one TV serial I started watching from Day 1 end. Watched Lake House' recently, must say tho' it doesnt make any sense with the whole time-concept its a good-time pass.
The issue of labour abuse seems to have reached the international media. After years of talking among people and hearing stories of the rights abuse of the men behind the most glamorous projects in the world, its good and interesting to note that not only are the mega projects of Dubai being appreciated but also the workers rights are being taken into consideration. Its not just enough to keep filling the media with new project worth billions of dollars everyday but also keep in mind that these would not be possible if there aren't some that can be exploited. Are these buildings the same as expensive designer wear being stitched by some orphan kid in some dingy corner of recessive Asian countries. Is anything ever going to be done or is it just going to be a point of media concern and then forgotten? All one can say is to wait and see. Minimum wages, labour forums, revised labour laws...some of the issues recently discussed and eagerly awaited by the expat community but is it really going to work.
Dubai's gleaming skyscrapers conceal city's labor abuse - International Herald Tribune
My first rock concert and one of my fav bands. Scorpions did rock the nite at DFC. They played some of their newer heavier songs and ofcourse some of their famous older songs. Scorpions r really good at live performance. Only problem, the after effects of gng to a rock concert....sore throat and bad neck!!!
