Life Without The Internet

August 5, 2010 4 Comments

Listen to this postIn the past two weeks I had to experience few days without the invisible wireless service of the internet. One of the reasons was my personal vacation and I wanted to stay away from my daily routine, the 24 hours connectivity and the virtual social network. I tried to stay away from the internet but could not. Many of us are addictive to the internet. Most of us use the internet for work and professional uses but we socialize from time to time on the Internet even during the working hours just to break out from the stressful work environment. During my stay in the hotels I had to pay the expensive and unrealistic internet fees just to stay connected. What I paid for few days in the hotel is enough to get me connected on a high-speed internet at home for a month, but again I am addicted to the Internet. The second reason I need the internet is to continue my commitment to the readers of this blog. I maintained my “three posts per week” through my most difficult times and tried to make up for the days I missed if that rarely happened. The third reason I need the Internet is my daily access to the digital libraries for my researches. I usually use this third reason to justify my need for the Internet but actually I need the Internet for the other reasons also. I have internet service on my mobile phone, on my iPad and I got wireless serves at home and at work just to stay connected all the time. I do not know about you, but I am hooked on the Internet.

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Dubai…the brand name!

January 5, 2010 1 Comment

Two men walk past the Burj Dubai on Sunday, the eve of the world's tallest skyscraper's official opening.

Burj Khalifa (Burj Dubai)

Dubai was the dream land for many people because of the accelerated development and the strong commercial foundation the city made for itself. During the glory days, I checked with several clothing stores owners in the market and most of them said that they sell most of the displayed items in less than a week. The real estate market was booming to the point where the average price for an apartment was $2,700 per square foot!

The past 18 months were economically difficult for many investors around the world. Most of the motivational speakers and wise people tell us to look at the bright side of the matter and I would like to talk about it in this blog. Every summer we hear about the forest fire in many locations around the world. The good thing about this natural forest fire is eliminating the plantation over growth that consume the available resources. The forest would start from zero to grow new plants and trees to become a newly build forced (and maybe better than before). The good thing about the economic recession is eliminating the weak businesses and overwhelming initiatives in the world market. The strong businesses will buy the weak and mismanaged business to rise again as a stronger and well-integrated enterprise.

Proposed height of the Burj Dubai compared to ...

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Until the end of 2007, Dubai was a brand name known around the world similar to many famous cities. Like many brands, Dubai had a major setback during the recession that exposed many fragile businesses and their supporting services. The chain effect of losing some businesses dragged down with it the good and strong companies in Dubai. Last year Dubai celebrated Atlantis Hotel opening by spending on the fireworks more than what China spent on the last Olympics opening. Dubai celebrated the world tallest building “Burj Dubai” yesterday quietly to the point where some observers equated the event with Dubai’s economical situation, just “Quiet”.

Last summer I took advantage of a competitive offer made by Kuwait Airways to stay at Atlantis hotel for a weekend. Economically, Dubai has a long way to go (minimum one year) to recover from the deep recession it is going through now. So this summer I recommend that you look for a good family vacation in Dubai were the prices are low and the service is excellent.

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