tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195064792024-08-30T07:25:37.923+04:00Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01441567830245862271noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19506479.post-46910091137509190132005-12-06T23:23:00.000+04:002007-03-19T17:43:53.937+04:00

A report published in Hindustan Times reveals that more and more people in America are logging onto the Internet - in the loo. The Internet has change our society so much. It has made us crazier that we were 10 years ago. It is really freaky.

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Isn't it funny that a car maker - Mazda - is recommending its employees to walk to the office rather than drive? And it doesn't stop there. The company pays $12 to those that walk to office.Now what if my office came up with that. Walking from Deira to Media City... Hmmm. Can I use a bicycle?

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Mahmood has posted an insightful analysis of the trends or themes of most UAE bloggers. He says most bloggers in UAE bitch about how bad life is in the UAE.The Emirates is more of an expat scene with continuous bitching on how bad life is in the Emirates and how brain-dead Aeraabs are as well as how smelly and uncouth Indians and Pakis are and how oh how mundane and boooaring this expat life is

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Are men that lazy that they would need assistance of a machine to wank their rods?Only in Japan would you find a machine to wank your rod for you. Don't believe me? Check it out.Hmmm. Let me see. How much would you have to pay me to put my Peter into that machine?

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A certain person looking for business investors contacted me. He said he got my email address from my website. Upon inquiring the name of the website (X.com) I found I had nothing to do with it. I don't own that company nor have I designed that site! But that person insisted that he got my email address from (X.com).It turned out that my email address was in fact mentioned on their "contact us"

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Can someone please tell the decision makers at Etisalat how silly they look in the press? They have just announced plans to purchase Guardian - a system that will block VoIP packets passing through their network. Basically this means Skype and similar software will not function for anyone forced to use their proxy.First the proxy and now this. According to Wikipedia, it costs Etisalat a whooping

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How people can take two completely unrelated events and somehow manage to find a link between them. Take for example this letter that was published in the newspaper today:Frankly speaking, I was expecting an earthquake in the UAE because it had to come, be it for five minutes or seven seconds, but it came.Has anyone thought for a minute the reason for earth quakes coming every week or every month

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I got a call from Citibank today. I had visited their website a few days back and applied for a new account. I never expected them to call because I remember closing my browser before the form was actually submitted. Maybe I wasn't quick enough. A nice chap called Gaurav call me and politely said if I had 5 minutes to answer some questions. This is normal for any bank so I agreed and answered the

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Men's Health has an interesting article to cure some of the most common ailments. Some of the remedies suggested are so unrelated they actually seem far fetched. I should try these out for myself:If my throat tickles, I should scratch my ear.If I want to eavesdrop I should use my right ear because it is better at picking up conversations.I should think about sex if I want to suppress the calls of

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This article in EmiratesToday got my attention. UAE is ready to claim the top position in the ICT Index this year. Last year Bahrain topped the charts.In the 2004 ICT User Index, Bahrain secured the number one slot. "With competition between Batelco and MTC Vodaphone, customers increased and Bahrain stole the show," Malapitan said, but she added that the entry of the new telecom operator in the

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How things turn out to be the exact opposite of what you expect!I had a "business" meeting today. The reason I put the word business in quotes is because it really was a business meeting. It would come as a shock for those who know me well. You see, I am the IT guy. I talk and breathe all things to do with computers.But that is not the topic of this entry. The topic of this entry is what the

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If you are living in the UAE, there are 5 basic rules you should follow when traveling on foot (read jaywalking): Pavements are there to beautify the city. Avoid walking on them whenever possible. You do not want to spoil them. The road belongs to either you or your father. You can therefore use it any time, any how and any way you want it. Even if that means walking in the middle of the road

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Yes ladies and gentlemen. I have finally found the world's biggest loser!Watch the video or download it on your computer.This gentleman is on Who Wants to be a Millionaire and uses all his lifelines to answer a very simple question and still gets it wrong!

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UPDATE: A well-informed friend has told me that petrol prices are going to increase by up to AED9!The increase in the cost of petrol in UAE and recent rumors that petrol prices are likely to hit close to AED8 made me review my overall driving habit. Up to now, driving meant using a car to go from one place to the other in the shortest possible time. While on the road, my goal (apart from reaching

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News for Tom, Dick and Harry who drink decaffeinated coffee:Decaffeinated - not caffeinated - coffee may cause an increase in harmful LDL cholesterol by increasing a specific type of blood fat linked to the metabolic syndrome, hints a new study presented at the American Heart Association'sScientific Sessions 2005.Source: Drinking decaffeinated coffee may be harmful to heart health

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One of the factors that draws visitors to MASH UP is the fact that we have competitions on the site. Earlier this year I had written a competitions hack to integrate that module into vBulletin so that our visitors wouldn't have to register twice on our site. I never considered publishing my code anywhere until someone asked for it on vBulletin.org. I published the code for my competitions hack on

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In my (short) years working as a freelance designer, then as a sales person in a hardware shop and now full-time for MASH UP, I have met my fair share of clients and come across some funny stuff clients say. I thought I should share them with my readers. Here goes...Client: "There is an error on the leaflet that you designed for me."Me: "I am sorry but you signed a proof before it went to print."

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What is the world coming up to? Just when harvesting corn or rice wasn't enought, we may soon have acres of "fertile land" to cultivate livers, kidneys, and the likes. For those who read the linked page properly, you noticed that date of the article was in the future. However, stuff like this could very well be possible.With all the stem cell research and the advances in technology and medical

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What an interesting day. It is amazing how people react when they hear those three words: you are fired. What amazes me more are the people who have to say those three words. I have never said them myself so I don't know if it would be okay to compare them with the other three very difficult words to say: I love you.Maybe I am going a bit on the extreme with my comparisons. It is actually very

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I took the Am I an Entrepreueur? quiz I came across in a Startup Fever post. The quiz has about 75 questions but I managed to complete it fairly quickly.My results have got some pretty motivating things in it. Mental note: read it everyday to get a boost :)You have a powerful drive to achieve. This may express itself in a desire for personal wealth. Money, however, may be less important to you

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The worst thing about getting a cold is my nose being blocked. It is no laughing matter. I then have to breathe through my mouth which in return means I get breathless when I eat, drink, speak or do virtually anything that requires the use of my mouth.How annoying. Add to that the lazy feeling, boredom, coughing, etc.What makes matter even worse is the medicine. They manage to totally block my

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