Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Friday, May 28, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
How not to number floors in a building
Usually you expect floors in any building to start at 1 or G (for Ground floor) and go from there. If you really want to be radical, you could go for A, B, C and so forth.
But check this out at Wahda Mall:
Starts (if that is the right word) with LB, and then goes on, UB, G, UG, 1, U1, 2, U2, LR and R.
You have to ask yourself why?
But check this out at Wahda Mall:
Starts (if that is the right word) with LB, and then goes on, UB, G, UG, 1, U1, 2, U2, LR and R.
You have to ask yourself why?
Friday, March 19, 2010
First car accident
Had my first car accident in the UAE. The gentleman driving behind me was 'checking emails' on his blackberry while driving at 70kms (approx 43 miles). The speed limit on this stretch of road is 100km (62 miles)
Here is him just after he hit us (don't think he braked at all):
Here is him just after he hit us (don't think he braked at all):
...and here is me:
Moral of the story? Do not use your mobile phone while driving, specially not for checking emails.
Labels:
accident,
car,
roads "abu dhabi",
speed
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Underwear, seriously?
A used clothing collection bank, no problems so far:
But look closely:
Yep. But the question is who is donating their underwear and why.
Maybe I am missing something here.
Friday, March 05, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
I knew it.........
....'Women driving too slowly' blamed for causing accidents (according to a study by the UAE Ministry of Interior). Extracts from the story published in The National:
"Slow motorists cause accidents when frustrated commuters, perhaps anxious to get to school or work on clogged roads, try to overtake lagging vehicles, the Ministry said, with women apparently being identified as frequent culprits."
"Omayya al Sayegh, a driver and housewife, said women were generally bad drivers. “They’re slow and they lack concentration,” she said. “If you see anyone driving aimlessly from left to right and not knowing where to go, you can tell that she’s a woman.”"
Full story here.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
The biggest traffic jam in the world
It has been raining consistently for the last couple of days and it has turned downtown AD into a giant traffic jam:The picture above is of Electra Street (Zayed 1st) at around 9:30a.m. on Sunday. It was so much fun driving to work today!
http://iffir.blogspot.com
http://iffir.blogspot.com
Monday, November 30, 2009
Eid and Clouds
Went to the stunning Grand Mosque for Eid prayers and took this:
.. and completely unrelated, we have clouds in Abu Dhabi:
http://iffir.blogspot.com/
.. and completely unrelated, we have clouds in Abu Dhabi:
http://iffir.blogspot.com/
Labels:
abu dhabi,
clouds,
grand mosque
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Car wash
An inevitable consequence of living in the desert is that cars gets very dirty very quickly. Visits to the car wash are frequent.
You go through an automatic car wash and then to the 'Vacuum Bay' where the car is cleaned on the inside. Cost - 30 dirhams.
The picture above is of the car in front of mine getting vacuumed.
http://iffir.blogspot.com
You go through an automatic car wash and then to the 'Vacuum Bay' where the car is cleaned on the inside. Cost - 30 dirhams.
The picture above is of the car in front of mine getting vacuumed.
http://iffir.blogspot.com
Friday, October 23, 2009
Text spam
Friday, October 02, 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Labour camp
Went to a labour camp last week to distribute iftaar to the workers with colleagues from work.
At most camps, the employers provide iftaar and dinner. At this camp, the workers bought their own food. We also had iftaar with them that day.
Labels:
"labour camps" iftaar,
abu dhabi
Saturday, September 05, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Lets draw
Saw this in the childrens section of a local supermarket. What I found interesting was not the blacked out image (which was probably a pig or some such) but the little guy behind him in the pool.
If you look closely, the censor has drawn a moustache on it. Funny.
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Sandstorm in AD
The sandstorm from the office window. The little spec is the sun (although it looks like the moon!)
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
What is this road called?
If you looked at the picture above and guessed, "Zayed the 1st" or "7th Street" then you would be wrong. No one uses those names. The road is actually called 'Electra', which appears no where on any signs or any maps.
Not sure why. I have heard, this same road, further across the island, is called "Nagda Street'.
Funny town, Abu Dhabi.
Not sure why. I have heard, this same road, further across the island, is called "Nagda Street'.
Funny town, Abu Dhabi.
Labels:
roads "abu dhabi" names
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Bed space in Abu Dhabi
Notices on the side of a phone booth. 'Bed space' means exactly that, a bed in a room which has more than one occupant.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Sunday, May 03, 2009
The Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi
The Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi
The picture below is of the chandelier in the interior of the mosque.
The internet here is pretty crappy so I had to resize the pictures.
The picture below is of the chandelier in the interior of the mosque.
The internet here is pretty crappy so I had to resize the pictures.
Labels:
abu dhabi,
grand mosque,
mosque
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
When at the shopping centre ....
- Please wear respectable clothing
- No kissing or overt display of affection
- No consumption of alcohol in the mall
- No dangerous activities
- No pets allowed
The sign said shake.....
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Things I will miss about London - Tayyabs
Tayyabs, probably the best desi restaurant in London
Labels:
restaurant
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