the personal blog of Haytham Smadi

Petra, Jordan.

2012-02-16T19:07:00.000+04:00

Kill the diabetics before they kill you!!, epic fail !!

2012-02-16T11:36:00.000+04:00

Found these on a tissue box in a restaurant, Suppose to give nutritional info!! Failed miserably!!

Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi

2012-02-03T21:54:00.001+04:00

Ford Torino GT

2012-02-03T18:56:00.001+04:00

Al Ain Zoo, UAE

2012-02-03T18:37:00.002+04:00

Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi UAE

2012-02-03T17:32:00.001+04:00

Check out this GigaPan!

2011-11-25T12:30:00.000+04:00

Check out this GigaPan!

Budget car rental, Amman, Jordan, BAD BAD BAD

2011-11-19T22:45:00.001+04:00

I thought I should share my experience with you,

Some background, I'm a jordanian Dentist living in Dubai, UAE, I was planning my wedding on 11.11.11, my vacation was from 5th nov to 15th, Here is what happened,

I made the booking through there website on the 3rd of Oct. (more than a month before arrival), recieved and email titled:

Booking Confirmation (Nr. 4159-1973-JO-3)

to confirm and everything seemed just right.

On the morning of the day of travelling (5th of nov.) I received an email titled :

"Your Budget Reservation Reminder"

I was a bit worried because that night was the eve of Eid Al Adha, a high season for car rental companies, the email had a mobile phone number (00962777799800) which I called to make sure everything is in place, a lady answered and assured me.

I arrived at the airport on time, looking around, nothing was there, asked other car rental companies (who actually have kiosks in the airport, unlike budget), with no results, I tried to call the number mentioned above more than a dozen times, mostly from my number which I used earlier, and from other numbers, with no answer, at that point my blood was boiling, seriously!!!
After more than an hour of arrival, I recieved a call from this number (+962797647788) the guy said he's from Budget and he said he's on the way from Zarqa, (a city more than an hour and a half drive from the airport), BUT there was a problem!!! according to the champ, the client who has the car I was suppose to recieve, failed to get it back in time, and guess what, the genius was offering me a "SMALLER" car for MORE MONEY.
I would never expect to hear this from a company this size, if there was a problem, you fix it, offer me a smaller car at a lower cost, or bigger one at the same price, I'd settle for a discount. I was shouting my throut out in the middle of the airport, but our friend was so cool, saying, you know it's the Eid;s eve, there is no way you can fand a car now (by then it was 10:30pm).. O_o

He was twisting my arm!!!

I ended up paying more, for a smaller car, from another company!!!

I will never forget this experience, and I advice everybody to avoid this company, they will sell you, and there reputaion for a penny.

--
h.smadi

Good morning JLT

2011-09-11T19:06:00.000+04:00

A time lapse view from Lake Shore tower in Jumairah Lake Towers in Dubai.

Time: 5AM-10AM 9.9.2011, 800 frames @ 20 sec interval
Equipment: Sony Alpha DSLR-350, Neewer Timer Remote Shutter Release.
Music: Inna

2011-05-11T16:25:00.000+04:00

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An interview with the daily newspaper 7Days..

2011-04-05T11:47:00.001+04:00

http://www.7days.ae/article/metrolife/wellbeing/whiff-trouble

Recent Photos,

2010-06-30T12:32:00.006+04:00

It's been a while since I updated my blog... those are the some of the photos I've taken, You can find them here with higher resolution. :-)

2010-03-30T18:23:00.001+04:00

Burj Khalifah as seen from Souk Al Bahar, Dubai.

souk al bahar

2010-03-30T17:58:00.003+04:00

Souk Al Bahar and Business Bay towers as seen from the back yard of Dubai Mall and Burj Khalifah.

reflection

2010-02-14T12:52:00.003+04:00

This shot was taken in Madinat Jumairah, Dubai.

The reflection of classic old architecture on the top of a Lamborghini... I like the contrast, I thought I'd share it.

Camera: Sony alpha 350k, with kit lens, Noise reduction with NeatImage, further colour correction and blurring with Gimp.

Falling apart.....

2009-07-15T17:57:00.002+04:00

adidas watches.....

2009-03-25T18:16:00.006+04:00

Hi everybody,

I like adidas stuff so much, its nice, light, and durable. But i found them short on hand watches, and it happened i thought of these designs, and i'd like to share them with you.

Both designs are to represent the identity and the soul of adidas products, the three stripes and the logo are clearly integrated, the designs are as simple as possible.

They basically come in the form of rubber bracelet, probably with a metal skeleton, with an opening back, the first is an analog watch with the stripes in the adidas logo attached to the watch hands, forming a complete adidas logo when its 12 am or pm.

The second is a digital one, composing of three columns providing a continuity to the stripes on the body of the watch, the first column from the left is the "hour" one, divided into 12 segments representing the 12 hours, and you can use your judgment to tell if its am or pm, the column in the middle represents the the minutes and its divided into 60 segments and its the same story with the right column representing the seconds, so to read the watch, the first tells the hour the middle tells the minutes and the last tels the seconds, the time on the illustration is 09:16:34 hr:min:sec.

With respect to the owners of the adidas brand name and logo, adidas AG and or its subsidiaries.

I hope you like it.

Haytham Smadi

Moving to Dubai....

2008-10-14T17:04:00.003+04:00

Its about time to move to Dubai...

I moved to join the family of "Hussam Dental Clinic" in Zaabeel road, tel +971 4 3343421

Mabroook

2008-07-22T13:48:00.002+04:00

I passed the department of health in dubai's dentist assessment interview...
now i'm licensed to practice in dubai.

زين العابدين

2008-07-19T04:05:00.001+04:00

قصيد را ئعة من روائع الإمام علي بن الحسين "رضوان الله عليه"
المعروف بـ "زين العابدين" أتمنى أن تحوزعلى اعجابكم
ودمتم سالمين

ليس الغريب غريب الشام واليمن .... إن الغريب غريب اللحد والكفن
إن الغريب له حق لغربته .... على المقيمين في الأوطان والسكن
لا تنهرنَّ غريبا حال غربته..... الدهر ينهره بالذل والمحن.
سفري بعيد وزادي لن يبلغني..... وقوتي ضعفت والموت يطلبني
ولي بقايا ذنوب لست أعلمها.... الله يعلمها في السر والعلن
ما أحلم الله عني حيث أمهلني.... وقد تماديت في ذنبي ويسترني
تمرُّ ساعات أيامي بلا ندم.... ولا بكاء ولا خوفٍ ولا حَزَنِ
أنا الذي أُغلق الأبواب مجتهداً ... على المعاصي وعين الله تنظرني
يا زلةً كُتبت في غفلة ذهبت... يا حسرةً بقيت في القلب تُحرقني
دعني أنوح على نفسي وأندبها.... وأقطع الدهر بالتذكير والحزَنِ
دع عنك عذلي يا من كان يعذلني... لو كنت تعلم ما بي كنت تعذرني
دعني أسحُّ دموعا لا انقطاع لها... فهل عسى عبرةٌ منها تُخلصني
كأنني بين جلِّ الأهل منطرحٌ .... على الفراش وأيديهم تُقلبني
وقد تجمَّع حولي مَن ينوح ومن.... يبكي عليَّ وينعاني ويندبني
وقد أتوا بطبيب كي يُعالجني.... ولم أرَ الطب هذا اليوم ينفعني
واشتد نزعي وصار الموت يجذبها.... من كل عِرقٍ بلا رفق ولا هونِ
واستخرج الروح مني في تغرغرها.... وصار ريقي مريرا حين غرغرني
وقام من كان حِبَّ الناس في عجَلٍ....... نحو المغسل يأتيني يُغسلني.
وقال يا قوم نبعي غاسلا حذِقا... حرا أديبا عارفا فطِنِ
فجاءني رجلٌ منهم فجرَّدني .... من الثياب وأعراني وأفردني
وأودعوني على الألواح منطرحا.... وصار فوقي خرير الماء ينظفني .
وأسكب الماء من فوقي وغسَّلني.. غَسلا ثلاثا ونادى القوم بالكفنِ
وألبسوني ثيابا لا كِمام لها.... وصار زادي حنوطي حين حنَّطني
وأخرجوني من الدنيا فوا أسفا... على رحيلي بلا زاد يُبلغني
وحمَّلوني على الأكتاف أربعةٌ ... من الرجال وخلفي منْ يشيعني
وقدَّموني إلى المحراب وانصرفوا ... خلف الإمام فصلى ثم ودعني.
صلوا عليَّ صلاةً لا ركوع لها... ولا سجود لعل الله يرحمني
وكشَّف الثوب عن وجهي لينظرني.... وأسبل الدمع من عينيه أغرقني
فقام مُحترما بالعزم مُشتملا... وصفف اللبْن من فوقي وفارقني
وقال هُلواعليه الترب واغتنموا .... حسن الثواب من الرحمن ذي المنن.
في ظلمة القبر لا أمٌ هناك ولا .... أبٌ شفيق ولا أخٌ يُؤنسني
وهالني صورةٌ في العين إذ نظرت...... من هول مطلع ما قد كان أدهشني
من منكر ونكير ما أقول لهم...... قد هالني أمرهم جدا فأفزعني.
وأقعدوني وجدوا في سؤالهمُ ... ما لي سواك إلهي منْ يُخلصني
فامنن عليَّ بعفوٍ منك يا أملي.... فإنني موثقٌ بالذنب مرتَهَنِ
تقامم الأهل مالي بعدما انصرفوا...... وصار وزري على ظهري فأثقلني
واستبدلت زوجتي بعلا لها بدلي... وحكَّمته على الأموال والسكن
وصيَّرت ولدي عبدا ليخدمها.... وصار مالي لهم حلا بلا ثمنِ
فلا تغرنك الدنيا وزينتها..... وانظر إلى فعلها في الأهل والوطن
وانظر إلى من حوى الدنيا بأجمعها.... هل راح منها بغير الحنظ والكفن
خذ القناعة من دنياك وارضَ بها.... لو لم يكن لك إلا راحة البدن
يا نفس كفي عن العصيان... واكتسبي فعلا جميلا لعل الله يرحمني
يانفسُ ويحكِ توبي واعملي حسنا... عسى تُجازين بعد الموت بالحسنِ
ثم الصلاة على المختار سيدنا ما .... وضأ البرق في شام وفي يمن
والحمد لله ممسينا ومصبحنا ... بالخير والعفو والإحسان والمنن

pen...

2008-07-16T15:56:00.002+04:00

this is my latest 3d creations, i hope u like it...

Older works Gallery

2008-07-16T01:59:00.002+04:00

Hi everybody,
have i told u about that gallery of my older 3D works, well for those who didn't see it click here.

Yanko Design

2008-07-04T02:12:00.005+04:00

While surfing the web i found this amazing website that deals with exceptional and conceptual ideas and designs in various aspects of life...
check it out here.

Diablo III

2008-07-01T22:30:00.002+04:00

After years of anticipation and wait the journey shall continue...

Blizzard just announced the upcoming release of Diablo III, and have posted an amazing website for the unparalleled game, check it out here.

2008-06-28T19:02:00.001+04:00

اللهم صلي على سيدنا محمد و على اله و صحبه و سلم