Turn Off Those Lights!!!

Posted by anas on Aug 6, 2008 in Personal Rants | 4 comments How many times have you been blinded with extra lights while driving? Or do you really care? I DO! I feel like getting out of the car and cracking that ultra-luminous light into shards of glass at that very moment. I haven’t done that, yet. But I do take out my frustration and anger on that driver who’s car headlights are the only thing I’m able to see in all three of my car...
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Offering Condolences

Posted by anas on Jul 27, 2008 in Personal Rants | 3 comments The problem for me is that I don’t know how to offer condolences. With a huge social circle of my family we’re supposed to visit everyone’s place where death strikes (even their relatives!). But having no affinity at all with the deceased, and feeling no regret (really!) how can I put on that veneer of sadness on my face and say something which is almost futile. I have to say...
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Heat Upsized!

Posted by anas on Jul 17, 2008 in Personal Rants | 3 comments As I walked out of the air-conditioned building, I was relieved at the low relative humidity level at this time of the day in Abu Dhabi, almost 11.00 pm. I always wear a humidity meter (is there a name for this gauge?!), my spectacles. Walking out of a cold building and suddenly going blind due to condensation on glasses signify a high relative humidity. (Ok, that’s how I measure it) At...
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VIDEO: Booked for Road Crossing Violation!!!!

Posted by anas on Jul 16, 2008 in Personal Rants | 0 comments Ok here is the video of several people getting booked as they cross the road (as we were fined yesterday). The video shows it all! People crossing it happily and hurriedly and just as they reach the other end they are welcomed by the policemen who are ever-ready to book the violators. Note: For some reason the video is not running on my page, instead the youtube page pops up. I don’t...
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Booked For Road Crossing Violation

Posted by anas on Jul 15, 2008 in Personal Rants | 3 comments Yes folks! We’ve been slapped with a 150 Dirham fine for a road-crossing violation, in Abu Dhabi!! We (four of us) crossed this road as usual from a mid-road zebra crossing, along with many others, who were waiting for the traffic to thin down. When we reached the other end of the road, I noticed a crowd gathered around one man (a rare spectacle here!). Before I could think about the crowd,...
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SMS Alert

Posted by anas on Jul 3, 2008 in Personal Rants | 6 comments Dear Customer, as per the Budget announced by the Govt. of Pakistan GST/CED will now be applicable @ 21% on all telecom services w.e.f. 1st July 08. Sender: Ufone This is the first message I received on my phone today, sent by the operator. The GST/CED has been raised from 15% to 21%, and is applicable on calls, text messages and all services. And they call it the budget for poor? The use of...
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