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  • More drinking and cavorting

    I went to the Madinat Jumeirah/Mina A’ Salam in Dubai tonight. The inaugural concert, in the brand new Madinat Theater was on, with a group of Rat Pack cover singers. It was a great night out, and I am extremely impressed with the Madinat Hotel. I will post photos soon, but needless to say it…

  • Eminem's political engagement

    Some of you might not like it, some might even doubt it, but Eminem is politically engaged and has offered a lot of criticism against the Bush administration in The Eminem Show. Eminem has also expressed his disgust of Bush in other albums like Obie Trice’s « Cheers ». In the D12 outro of «…

  • Emirates Towers at night

    I tried some longer exposure night photos (without tripod), its hit and miss really. This one turned out reasonably well. Emirates Towers at night

  • Burj al Arab at sunset yesterday

    I spent the day at the Wild Wadi waterpark beside the Burj Al Arab yesterday. I managed to take a rather nice sunset picture from the top of the “Jumeriah Sceriah” waterslide. It’s a 4 storey high waterslide. And its pretty scary too. Burj al Arab Oh and I will be going for afternoon tea…

  • Dubai aiport terminal 3 collapse

    News today of a collapse at the construction site at the new Terminal 3, with a confirmed 5 people killed. Buildings here are usually built at break neck speed, indeed since my first visit in late 2001, I would guess some 30 skyscrapers are built or are under construction, where before there was desert. The…

  • Will Marshall and Hailie be guests to Britney Spears' wedding?

    Guess what? It has been rumored that Eminem and his daughter would be guests to Britney Spears’ wedding. Some of you might argue that pop star Britney’s wedding is over since September the 18th. We even got evidence that her second « marriage » (that is much more a big publicity stunt than anything else) is fake:

  • "Lost In Translation" mixtape album review

    Russian Rap: « Lost In Translation » mixtape album review The « Lost In Translation » mixtape is available here:

  • Ready for a little taste of Russian Rap?

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  • UAE currency: Dirham

    For those of you curious about Dubai and the United Arab Emirates, the local currency is the Dirham. At current exchange rates 100 Dirhams is worth about 22 euros/20 US dollars. Here is a photo of some of the currency: Dirhams

  • Financial Services Center, Dubai, UAE

    The massive archway on Sheikh Zayed road is taking shape, here is a photo of the Financial Services Center, side view. (165k) View image

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