A friend once told me, quoting his brother "those fools you see around, you call them typical locals ... don’t! They don’t even deserve to be called locals. We are the locals, making our country proud of us.” He was talking about a portion of the retarded members of our community that most of us see around driving clueless on the streets or walking in the malls trying to find a prey to hit on.
Sadly, they are the people that made our streets and malls more troublesome for females to have their privacy. I know, sometimes it’s the girls who start the flirting. Nevertheless, around a year ago I heard the story of a respectful girl who passed away in a horrific car accident due to some idiot trying to flirt by tail tagging their car. The girl was with her best friend going for a breakfast break somewhere close to their University in Sharjah. Her best friend survived and is now handicapped.
I know that many of the guys around got pissed off after Abu Dhabi police threatened to jail anyone seen flirting on the streets or the malls. I didn’t like it in the beginning, but trust me without such law, things would’ve been a mess. It is still a mess to be frank with everyone.
Isn’t it important for us to be assured that malls are a safe environment for our female members of our family to go shop in without being harassed? Even much important are the streets. I believe that with the “nobody dares to flirt with my family members, but I can flirt with anybody else’s” approach our country will stay in the same status.
Am not asking for everyone to stop flirting. I mean all of us got hormones. But for the sake of god, if you see a woman that does not want to be flirted with, leave her be. If you see a woman fully covered in an abaya , what do you find attractive? The fact that she is hard to get? There are many other girls that are willing to be flirted with. You know what some of them are called?
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Monday, August 13, 2007
Planning to come back .... (not official)
hey all,
I been poking around at my blog every now and then and I still see some activity, especially that I kinda paused months ago. all I can say is thanks for all your support guys and gals. am planning a comeback, especially that while I was taking a shower today I kinda thought about an interesting topic to tackle (i think my creativity only comes in the shower).
I know many has forgotten bout this blog since i stopped, but lets see, how many fans are still hitting the blog? post a coment ;)
I been poking around at my blog every now and then and I still see some activity, especially that I kinda paused months ago. all I can say is thanks for all your support guys and gals. am planning a comeback, especially that while I was taking a shower today I kinda thought about an interesting topic to tackle (i think my creativity only comes in the shower).
I know many has forgotten bout this blog since i stopped, but lets see, how many fans are still hitting the blog? post a coment ;)
edit: here is the pic of the stand at MECOM I promised to post ages ago in my last post
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Back again, latest updates
well guys, am back in the scene again after being quite for ages. just a note, this will be the most random disorganized post of all. Reason being, the only thing that took my time and was a hassle for me is organizing my ideas.
To start with, after 3lo G called me an opportunist due to my "Thinking like a Jew" post, my feelings were hurt and I never used the Internet since, and after some psychiatric help I regained my confidence. and Id be so surprised if you guys believe this ;)
The truth is, or rather let me answer 3lo G first then the truth will come. Mr 3alo, taking the right opportunity is the way to go, otherwise you ll never be successful in life. The issue here is wither the way you did it was moral or immoral and as I mentioned in my "thinking like a Jew" post we should not over do it, rather use the ethical and legal aspect of their mindsets. so 3li, please ...
anyways, back to the topic, the truth is I was so busy with MECOM which ended up being a great experience. Etisalat was filled with cheap babes that never got any attention, in fact those ladies were peeking on our stand to know what all the fuss was about. the TRA got some nice sophisticated local ladies from ZU, but they were too typical (insane make up, flirtish, etc etc.). As for our stand, it was all locals and sadly no ladies but we surly got all the attention.
I might release some pics that I took of the stand, in fact, in my next post ill link a free testing version of the UAE developed mobile phone software for you guys to play with (spoiler: it contains an advanced MSN/Yahoo/Gtalk/ICQ all in one mobile messenger).
see you laterz ;)
To start with, after 3lo G called me an opportunist due to my "Thinking like a Jew" post, my feelings were hurt and I never used the Internet since, and after some psychiatric help I regained my confidence. and Id be so surprised if you guys believe this ;)
The truth is, or rather let me answer 3lo G first then the truth will come. Mr 3alo, taking the right opportunity is the way to go, otherwise you ll never be successful in life. The issue here is wither the way you did it was moral or immoral and as I mentioned in my "thinking like a Jew" post we should not over do it, rather use the ethical and legal aspect of their mindsets. so 3li, please ...
anyways, back to the topic, the truth is I was so busy with MECOM which ended up being a great experience. Etisalat was filled with cheap babes that never got any attention, in fact those ladies were peeking on our stand to know what all the fuss was about. the TRA got some nice sophisticated local ladies from ZU, but they were too typical (insane make up, flirtish, etc etc.). As for our stand, it was all locals and sadly no ladies but we surly got all the attention.
I might release some pics that I took of the stand, in fact, in my next post ill link a free testing version of the UAE developed mobile phone software for you guys to play with (spoiler: it contains an advanced MSN/Yahoo/Gtalk/ICQ all in one mobile messenger).
see you laterz ;)
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Thinking like a Jew
In a society where money is priceless, where people go from zero to millionaires if they got the proper wa96a, where the hard working Emiraty is put down just because what he is doing aint gonna profit any important person, its best to abuse those who got the free ticket to the high class and forgot the real price of money. People who are not far sighted, people who consider buying a 2 Rolls Rice and 1 Bugatti while their family just live in a small bait sha3by not worth half the price of one of the cars.
Those shortsighted people have populated the U.A.E to the point that it seems like god is testing whether there is a chance for a farsighted U.A.E local to appear in the scene and become a "smart local", and In fact many smart locals have made it to the millionaire level by just "thinking smart". But sad thing, most of us end up feeling jealous and base our lives on becoming as shortsighted and arrogant as them, in other words, an exact copy.
So how do you think smart? think like a Jew ! Jews mentality is that of making money and taking opportunity by using tricks and techniques to cut good deals and take advantage of people, though Jews in most cases take it too far to the point that they feel no remorse to any wrong doing as long as it makes them money.
I thought twice before talking about this, but I believe that any person that is not as short sighted as a "typical local" is well worth of this advice. you might think that I myself is going to far, but my advice is to use the "legal & ethical" aspect of the Jew mentality. so am not really asking you to convert to a Jew, nor am I asking you to have no feelings and abuse everyone.
Its only that in our society, I believe its totally "ethical" to use techniques in buying cheap and selling high to people who are willing to buy high, people spoiled by money, even if high is double what the market offers for similar products. For example, what would you do if you were cutting a deal with an Ignorant typical and was caught up in the following argument.
Smart You: (I bought it for 200 dhs) Hey, Ive got Shakira Concert tickets, their sold out are you willing to buy for 1500 dhs ?
Ignorant Local: (hmmmm, *opens Dior wallet* i got the money) afaa 3aleek, tammm ! (OK DEAL !)
Smart You: (I was thinking he was going to bargain.. interesting) ok, since you seem to be a nice person, here 1200 dhs and its all yours.
Ignorant Local: why cheap ya5y? I want to buy for 1500, or you not telling me its bad quality?
Smart You: No man, I just love you, 1000 DHS same quality and its all yours !!
Ignorant Local: laaaa ya rayaaal ! I don't want, bye....
Not that it had every happened to me, Its just a hypothetical scenario. Why be Mr all nice? sell high, to someone who will pay high !
Another case that I have seen around just walking with CLOSE FRIENDS. We go in a store:
Friend: how much is this?
babu: 500 Dhs
Friend: ok deal.. *pays & leaves*
Me: ok dude, this guy was ready to bargain 100% i can see it in his eye, plus its cheaper in the market.
Friend: ya555y sultan, maaa anazil karaaamty we mostaway, 3eeeb ! (translation: I don't go that low and bargain)
Me: well believe it or not, that guy in the store is laughing behind your back to how much of an idiot you were.
And did I go that low when I was 12 years old and went from store to store playing the "your friend nearby is offering it cheap" trick to get a mere 5 DHS discount? I call that being smart....
Those shortsighted people have populated the U.A.E to the point that it seems like god is testing whether there is a chance for a farsighted U.A.E local to appear in the scene and become a "smart local", and In fact many smart locals have made it to the millionaire level by just "thinking smart". But sad thing, most of us end up feeling jealous and base our lives on becoming as shortsighted and arrogant as them, in other words, an exact copy.
So how do you think smart? think like a Jew ! Jews mentality is that of making money and taking opportunity by using tricks and techniques to cut good deals and take advantage of people, though Jews in most cases take it too far to the point that they feel no remorse to any wrong doing as long as it makes them money.
I thought twice before talking about this, but I believe that any person that is not as short sighted as a "typical local" is well worth of this advice. you might think that I myself is going to far, but my advice is to use the "legal & ethical" aspect of the Jew mentality. so am not really asking you to convert to a Jew, nor am I asking you to have no feelings and abuse everyone.
Its only that in our society, I believe its totally "ethical" to use techniques in buying cheap and selling high to people who are willing to buy high, people spoiled by money, even if high is double what the market offers for similar products. For example, what would you do if you were cutting a deal with an Ignorant typical and was caught up in the following argument.
Smart You: (I bought it for 200 dhs) Hey, Ive got Shakira Concert tickets, their sold out are you willing to buy for 1500 dhs ?
Ignorant Local: (hmmmm, *opens Dior wallet* i got the money) afaa 3aleek, tammm ! (OK DEAL !)
Smart You: (I was thinking he was going to bargain.. interesting) ok, since you seem to be a nice person, here 1200 dhs and its all yours.
Ignorant Local: why cheap ya5y? I want to buy for 1500, or you not telling me its bad quality?
Smart You: No man, I just love you, 1000 DHS same quality and its all yours !!
Ignorant Local: laaaa ya rayaaal ! I don't want, bye....
Not that it had every happened to me, Its just a hypothetical scenario. Why be Mr all nice? sell high, to someone who will pay high !
Another case that I have seen around just walking with CLOSE FRIENDS. We go in a store:
Friend: how much is this?
babu: 500 Dhs
Friend: ok deal.. *pays & leaves*
Me: ok dude, this guy was ready to bargain 100% i can see it in his eye, plus its cheaper in the market.
Friend: ya555y sultan, maaa anazil karaaamty we mostaway, 3eeeb ! (translation: I don't go that low and bargain)
Me: well believe it or not, that guy in the store is laughing behind your back to how much of an idiot you were.
And did I go that low when I was 12 years old and went from store to store playing the "your friend nearby is offering it cheap" trick to get a mere 5 DHS discount? I call that being smart....
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Are you ebdiwee?
I had an interesting conversation with one of my relatives on MSN that day. Dunno how the subject surfaced, but I remember talking bout girls wearing 9irwaals being a turn off. Anyways, I belive that I accused him of being ebdiwee and appearently he said that he is "proud to be one", then I accused him of being an ebdiwee wannabe.
His arguments were as follow:
- arent your parents badow?
(me: in the past they were, now te7a'6iro)
- badow are respected people. Feehom il karam
(me: but we are not badow anymore, though we still hold our beduin traditions)
My arguments were as follow:
- the origin of the word ebdiwee comes from the word الباديه which sort of means the desert. We are born in the city so we are not badow.
- We have elictricity, Satelite TV, AC, Cars, etc etc. Are we badow?
-as a matter of fact, what type of ebdiwee are you that can chat on MSN and use the computer, an advanced one?
P.S: dont consider ureslf an ebdiwee if you drive a Nissan/Land Cruiser , have long hair, and talk with a broken arabic accent that is so far from bedouin.
as a matter of fact, have you guys seen the new 3ai'6a video clip? he has a fuckin pony tail !! what a disgrace..
His arguments were as follow:
- arent your parents badow?
(me: in the past they were, now te7a'6iro)
- badow are respected people. Feehom il karam
(me: but we are not badow anymore, though we still hold our beduin traditions)
My arguments were as follow:
- the origin of the word ebdiwee comes from the word الباديه which sort of means the desert. We are born in the city so we are not badow.
- We have elictricity, Satelite TV, AC, Cars, etc etc. Are we badow?
-as a matter of fact, what type of ebdiwee are you that can chat on MSN and use the computer, an advanced one?
P.S: dont consider ureslf an ebdiwee if you drive a Nissan/Land Cruiser , have long hair, and talk with a broken arabic accent that is so far from bedouin.
as a matter of fact, have you guys seen the new 3ai'6a video clip? he has a fuckin pony tail !! what a disgrace..
Sunday, March 4, 2007
The Voice Tweakers !
Our U.A.E flirting community have had their spacial way of talking to each other over the phone. As much as you try to figure out whether the girl your talking to is tweaking her voice to sound cute or not you end being told with a Micky Mouse voice "that's our real voice", piss her off and you get her real voice.
I don't blame them, in the end girls are supposed to be cute and it seems that their doing their best. but the issue here that the exact voice tweaking is spreading to guys too !!!
Take the example of the manly typical local guy who emphasizes his masculinity with his strong voice tone and great use of words. The moment he says "shush guys my girl is calling!" you can sit there in amusement as his inner girl personality surfaces with a tweaked girlish voice tone and lame kiss ass comments as if he is saying "Oh ! mighty princess am your slave!"
The poor soul usually takes a corner in the room just like a shy baby, lowers his head and smiles like a wuss.
Last time I checked, girls shouldn't be into those type of wuss bags. whats wrong with our society?
I don't blame them, in the end girls are supposed to be cute and it seems that their doing their best. but the issue here that the exact voice tweaking is spreading to guys too !!!
Take the example of the manly typical local guy who emphasizes his masculinity with his strong voice tone and great use of words. The moment he says "shush guys my girl is calling!" you can sit there in amusement as his inner girl personality surfaces with a tweaked girlish voice tone and lame kiss ass comments as if he is saying "Oh ! mighty princess am your slave!"
The poor soul usually takes a corner in the room just like a shy baby, lowers his head and smiles like a wuss.
Last time I checked, girls shouldn't be into those type of wuss bags. whats wrong with our society?
Monday, February 26, 2007
If Chat Rooms Were Real, God Forbid !
Its totally true and completely funny, I hope it freaks you out enough not to go to public chat rooms.
18+ Content ! due to language so watch at your own risk !
18+ Content ! due to language so watch at your own risk !
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Valentine in the Land of Spices
Valentine has always been my unlucky day. You may just call me the valentine's bachelor if you wish. I was smacked on the face with a business trip to the land of spices, India. Not too happy about it, I landed in Mumbai on the 12Th, stayed one night with some of my colleagues, moved to Pune where we had to have some training in one of the IT subsidiaries of the company.
And the Evil Day comes...
Yes, It was the day of the 14Th, not too enthusiastic was I. I had far more important things to do that day. A day earlier we were introduced to two of our colleagues from India Sachin and Ravi and today they were at the hotel to escort us to the offices.
On our way to the offices we pass by an ice cream stand, one of those cheap ones. They called it a Kulfi stand and basically Kulfi was the name of the cheap homemade (more like street made) ice cream they did. Sachin insisted on us trying this Indian speciality ice cream and assured us that the cheaper it gets the tastier it is. and in fact that was true !
The offices were crammed, no AC, but allot of tea to drink. I believe that was the energy drink they all used to work. A couple of hours of discussion, checking email, MSN, and some blogs we were done for the day. By then it was 7pm, the smell of valentine has spread, you cant see a single guy or girl walking by the street. Yet, Ravi and Sachin sacrificed their valentine to tour us around Pune. Big thanks to Sachin for sacrificing his date with his wife, I really felt sorry for him, but according to what he told me Ravi "is too desperate to have a date".
Still not that enthusiastic, we were deciding on were to go for dinner, and how. Then suddenly the idea of experiencing India using the Indian's common ways of transportation pops in both Sachin and Ravi's minds. So we were asked to wait for a couple of minutes so that they come with their vehicles to pick us up. While they went to get their vehicles me and a colleague decided to ride a nearby Auto Rikshaw (those 3 wheeled motorcycle taxis) and have a quick experience. Never Had I thought that today would be one amazing day ! The Auto Rikshaw adventure was only part of the fun we experienced that day.
Suddenly we hear some engine roars of what it seems to be a motorcycle. Sachin and Ravi arrived, with a motorcycle each. Picked us up for one of the most amazing tours we had on the roads of India, the craziest roads I have ever been on. For 30 minutes we were just driving through the crowds, taking rights and lefts, taking pictures until we finally reached a restaurant. To our disappointment it was packed with daters. Finally we ended up in a low profile restaurant filled with losers like us.
And the Evil Day comes...
Yes, It was the day of the 14Th, not too enthusiastic was I. I had far more important things to do that day. A day earlier we were introduced to two of our colleagues from India Sachin and Ravi and today they were at the hotel to escort us to the offices.
On our way to the offices we pass by an ice cream stand, one of those cheap ones. They called it a Kulfi stand and basically Kulfi was the name of the cheap homemade (more like street made) ice cream they did. Sachin insisted on us trying this Indian speciality ice cream and assured us that the cheaper it gets the tastier it is. and in fact that was true !
The offices were crammed, no AC, but allot of tea to drink. I believe that was the energy drink they all used to work. A couple of hours of discussion, checking email, MSN, and some blogs we were done for the day. By then it was 7pm, the smell of valentine has spread, you cant see a single guy or girl walking by the street. Yet, Ravi and Sachin sacrificed their valentine to tour us around Pune. Big thanks to Sachin for sacrificing his date with his wife, I really felt sorry for him, but according to what he told me Ravi "is too desperate to have a date".
Still not that enthusiastic, we were deciding on were to go for dinner, and how. Then suddenly the idea of experiencing India using the Indian's common ways of transportation pops in both Sachin and Ravi's minds. So we were asked to wait for a couple of minutes so that they come with their vehicles to pick us up. While they went to get their vehicles me and a colleague decided to ride a nearby Auto Rikshaw (those 3 wheeled motorcycle taxis) and have a quick experience. Never Had I thought that today would be one amazing day ! The Auto Rikshaw adventure was only part of the fun we experienced that day.
Suddenly we hear some engine roars of what it seems to be a motorcycle. Sachin and Ravi arrived, with a motorcycle each. Picked us up for one of the most amazing tours we had on the roads of India, the craziest roads I have ever been on. For 30 minutes we were just driving through the crowds, taking rights and lefts, taking pictures until we finally reached a restaurant. To our disappointment it was packed with daters. Finally we ended up in a low profile restaurant filled with losers like us.
Still not forgetting bout the online date, I arrived back at the hotel at 1am, ran to my laptop, switched it on to realize that the hotel Internet servers were down and told they'd be up tomorrow.
Yet, even though I didn't experience valentine as how it is supposed to be experienced, I had my greatest fun.
So how was your valentine?
Yet, even though I didn't experience valentine as how it is supposed to be experienced, I had my greatest fun.
So how was your valentine?
Sunday, February 11, 2007
adpolice.gov.ae: your privacy may be at risk!
AD police have done us a great favor by making it possible to check out our speeding tickets online. In fact they were nice enough to upload your cars picture on their website. You only had to input some information that identifies you as the owner, usually found on your Vehicle License and your in.
You might think now everything is safe, the website asks for information that nobody can fake. Well that's true, but the truth is that EVERYBODY HAS ACCESS TO YOUR SPEEDING RADAR PICTURE.
here is a demonstration of random cars I just came across
Car Number 1\Car Number 2\Car Number 3\Car Number 4\ Car Number 5
surprised? well things are just starting. A 10 year old can easily maneuver around the weak even nonexistent security barriers that SHOULD stop a random net surfer from accessing those pictures.
The people who are in charge of this website and its databases need some simple common sense put into them. What they fail to do is make this picture part of your Vehicle License number that you have to input to check on your tickets, sadly their attempt was only to provide a link to your car's picture which they normally uploaded on their website so a simple change done on the URL of the picture can link you to the whole radar pictures database.
Even though our Government attempt in joining the world wide web was fruitful. Their system needs some security improvements. Or did they think that we locals are idiot enough to figure this Out?
I say go get some good programmers....
You might think now everything is safe, the website asks for information that nobody can fake. Well that's true, but the truth is that EVERYBODY HAS ACCESS TO YOUR SPEEDING RADAR PICTURE.
here is a demonstration of random cars I just came across
Car Number 1\Car Number 2\Car Number 3\Car Number 4\ Car Number 5
surprised? well things are just starting. A 10 year old can easily maneuver around the weak even nonexistent security barriers that SHOULD stop a random net surfer from accessing those pictures.
The people who are in charge of this website and its databases need some simple common sense put into them. What they fail to do is make this picture part of your Vehicle License number that you have to input to check on your tickets, sadly their attempt was only to provide a link to your car's picture which they normally uploaded on their website so a simple change done on the URL of the picture can link you to the whole radar pictures database.
Even though our Government attempt in joining the world wide web was fruitful. Their system needs some security improvements. Or did they think that we locals are idiot enough to figure this Out?
I say go get some good programmers....
Saturday, February 10, 2007
anything more depressing?
Why is it that when your depressed you listen to more depressing songs? Is there a relation ... I care to know...
Hitting the 20th rewind...
EDIT (2:10AM) 50th ...............
Hitting the 20th rewind...
EDIT (2:10AM) 50th ...............
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Ensan Akthar !
I am not into sad romantic songs. But this one caught my attention, his words are totally true. It depicts the situation where a lover hurts his/her loved one careless to their feelings in an attempt to gain their attention, love, or devotion be it through playing hard to get, trying some reverse psychology or anything else
Monday, February 5, 2007
I Would've Married You if ....
That day I was speaking to one of my friends, a cool guy, lets call him Abz, we been good friends for a while and during this conversation he pops up this surprising comment, not knowing if I was supposed to take it as a compliment or an insult I became nervous, and with furiousness I called him gay. He said that was the truth !
Still wondering whether my reaction to his comment was out of control I went to another good friend, trying not to mention names, and told him the whole story. He looked at me, looked at Abz (he was there), then looked back at me and REPEATED THE COMMENT WORD BY WORD !!! saying that's the truth and there is nothing wrong with it ....
I don't have any issues with my sexuality, but wouldn't comments such as "I would've married you if you were a girl !" scare the shit out of a straight guy?
Still wondering whether my reaction to his comment was out of control I went to another good friend, trying not to mention names, and told him the whole story. He looked at me, looked at Abz (he was there), then looked back at me and REPEATED THE COMMENT WORD BY WORD !!! saying that's the truth and there is nothing wrong with it ....
I don't have any issues with my sexuality, but wouldn't comments such as "I would've married you if you were a girl !" scare the shit out of a straight guy?
Saturday, February 3, 2007
Tagged: 5 things you dont know about me
Thanks funky for the uncreative tag. I hoped for some creative questions but it sure kept me thinking, *sarcasmON* looking at myself id say damn you guys don't really know me ! */Sarcasm*
1- I love being sarcastic though in many cases it backfires on me.
2- I like putting a smile on peoples faces even if that meant making a joke about myself. (I am a good sport)
Though lets put the jokes to a minimum
3- I come from a bedouin family, and Id be the second person with a bachelor degree "soon" (no 1 goes to dad) so lots of hope is put onto me. and hopefully get recognition for the most educated bedouin awards (if only they existed).
4- I love luxury yet I am an economical person and make good use of my money. When It comes to spending things on family or friends am pretty generous.
5- And ya, I fancy a smart blond, or a good looking brunette (or aren't they all good looking), and I hate something called mee7ad especially mee7ad emsara3 :p
now who shall I tag ... hmm..
fragile
I*maginate
Arabized
MJ
1- I love being sarcastic though in many cases it backfires on me.
2- I like putting a smile on peoples faces even if that meant making a joke about myself. (I am a good sport)
Though lets put the jokes to a minimum
3- I come from a bedouin family, and Id be the second person with a bachelor degree "soon" (no 1 goes to dad) so lots of hope is put onto me. and hopefully get recognition for the most educated bedouin awards (if only they existed).
4- I love luxury yet I am an economical person and make good use of my money. When It comes to spending things on family or friends am pretty generous.
5- And ya, I fancy a smart blond, or a good looking brunette (or aren't they all good looking), and I hate something called mee7ad especially mee7ad emsara3 :p
now who shall I tag ... hmm..
fragile
I*maginate
Arabized
MJ
Friday, February 2, 2007
The Outgoing battle: Looks vs Personality
As much as we try to convince girls that personality is all that matters to us. One of the strongest weapons a women can attract us with is her looks. Looking at our culture, it emphasizes on looks more than anything else. Have you ever seen any Emiraty speaking about how interesting, outgoing and fun his girl is without being called a fag? It is true that the hotter your girl is the more you can brag and flex your muscles.
The shame is such emphasis on looks is practiced in our culture since the days of our parents and arranged marriages where the guy and the girl are shown a picture of their future soul mate (wannabe) and from that picture they have to decide.
Yet its not limited to it. Recent studies have shown that at a very early age, children began to pick whom they would like for playmates by such standards as facial attractiveness and body form (Fisher, 1986)
looks may be the first thing some people pick up on, but no matter how dazzling the display there has to be something deeper to make a meaningful relationship.
-thesite.org
Simple Rating Method:
Yes my dear friends, something deeper. but lets take a look at the simplest functions our male brains have been wired to do in situations were decision on such topic has to be made
Its the 0 to 10 rating line the comes in sentences such as "hey bro, out of 10, how much do you give that girl?" were everybody craves to have a 10/10 chick by their side all day long.
Pros: Simple, easy to use method of pointing out miss universe
Cons: would you go for her? in most cases you'd only fantasize if its worth it
Complex Rating Method:
I devised a more advanced rating method that puts important factors into consideration.
Here comes the personality part where you can brag about how personality matters the most to you and make all girls melt. but looks come with a price as it is said that the more hot a women is the more she is approached by guys that results in her developing a self-defense mechanism unconsciously forcing her to put a wall or a barrier between her and any male person. Yet the typical male insists on getting himself a 10 in looks and in most cases falls for a man eater. Lucky ones can get both 10s in personality and looks. Though as the graph states, the efficient sacrifice would be a 5 in both.
Figuring out the personality:
but here comes the tricky part, how do you figure out a girls personality? it varies from one person to another, some people consider shyness as a good personality trait, some consider the opposite. Others rate girls according to the music they listen to ;)
but the best way to describe it is using a bell curve where too little of something is bad and too much of it is bad too. Lets take the example of me and my way of rating a girls personality according to her taste in music.
The Forgotten Trait:
It seems that most researches fail to mention anything about Intelligence. Who doesn't want a smart girl? or what girl doesn't want a smart guy? would A dumb good looking girl with a very good personality be a good choice? ...... that would be a long debate.
As for now there are some polls to the right, your activity is much appreciated
The shame is such emphasis on looks is practiced in our culture since the days of our parents and arranged marriages where the guy and the girl are shown a picture of their future soul mate (wannabe) and from that picture they have to decide.
Yet its not limited to it. Recent studies have shown that at a very early age, children began to pick whom they would like for playmates by such standards as facial attractiveness and body form (Fisher, 1986)
looks may be the first thing some people pick up on, but no matter how dazzling the display there has to be something deeper to make a meaningful relationship.
-thesite.org
Simple Rating Method:
Yes my dear friends, something deeper. but lets take a look at the simplest functions our male brains have been wired to do in situations were decision on such topic has to be made
Its the 0 to 10 rating line the comes in sentences such as "hey bro, out of 10, how much do you give that girl?" were everybody craves to have a 10/10 chick by their side all day long.
Pros: Simple, easy to use method of pointing out miss universe
Cons: would you go for her? in most cases you'd only fantasize if its worth it
Complex Rating Method:
I devised a more advanced rating method that puts important factors into consideration.
Here comes the personality part where you can brag about how personality matters the most to you and make all girls melt. but looks come with a price as it is said that the more hot a women is the more she is approached by guys that results in her developing a self-defense mechanism unconsciously forcing her to put a wall or a barrier between her and any male person. Yet the typical male insists on getting himself a 10 in looks and in most cases falls for a man eater. Lucky ones can get both 10s in personality and looks. Though as the graph states, the efficient sacrifice would be a 5 in both.
Figuring out the personality:
but here comes the tricky part, how do you figure out a girls personality? it varies from one person to another, some people consider shyness as a good personality trait, some consider the opposite. Others rate girls according to the music they listen to ;)
but the best way to describe it is using a bell curve where too little of something is bad and too much of it is bad too. Lets take the example of me and my way of rating a girls personality according to her taste in music.
The Forgotten Trait:
It seems that most researches fail to mention anything about Intelligence. Who doesn't want a smart girl? or what girl doesn't want a smart guy? would A dumb good looking girl with a very good personality be a good choice? ...... that would be a long debate.
As for now there are some polls to the right, your activity is much appreciated
Thursday, February 1, 2007
FAQ : The Q&A thread (1st attempt)
hello all bloggers, Your activity on my blog have been great. Thank you very much. Therefore as a way of payback I decided to create a FAQ/Q&A thread where you can ask me literally anything (but to an extent) and I will provide the answer in a later issue (article).
This is my first attempt to create good interaction between myself and my fellow bloggers and Ill see how things will go, if there are good questions or topics I might turn this to a monthly event. If not, then I will consider that.
What Can You Ask?
- Personal questions (to an extent)
- My opinion about certain issues (about our society, community, etc)
- Request me to write about a certain topic (if it interests me I would write an article about it)
Guidelines:
- SERIOUS QUESTIONS ONLY
- Best question will be answered first (and that will be decided by me)
- Questions will be answered in a later issue, if your question does not appear in the next issue then it might be due to the following:
1- it might be not serious/Interesting/appropriate
2- it might be answered in the issue after that
3- or never answered
hope to see your feedback ! and have fun !
This is my first attempt to create good interaction between myself and my fellow bloggers and Ill see how things will go, if there are good questions or topics I might turn this to a monthly event. If not, then I will consider that.
What Can You Ask?
- Personal questions (to an extent)
- My opinion about certain issues (about our society, community, etc)
- Request me to write about a certain topic (if it interests me I would write an article about it)
Guidelines:
- SERIOUS QUESTIONS ONLY
- Best question will be answered first (and that will be decided by me)
- Questions will be answered in a later issue, if your question does not appear in the next issue then it might be due to the following:
1- it might be not serious/Interesting/appropriate
2- it might be answered in the issue after that
3- or never answered
hope to see your feedback ! and have fun !
Sunday, January 28, 2007
The Merchandise 2 ... (Cont.)
In my last issue, (the article below) It seems that everybody have focused on discussing the issue of marriage without looking at the bigger picture. Thanks for all the comments, specially the supportive ones (kudos to 3lo G)
Though, the bigger picture here is that parents are willing to set you up with a girl that you have no idea about. And once you ask them to introduce her to you over the simplest not even 3eeb method which is the "MSN" they consider it a taboo and insist that you have to get engaged first then "allah kareem". And as everybody know, In our culture an engagement is a strong commitment that you cannot cancel without causing a war between the two families.
In the last issue (the article below) I asked for her MSN and things really paused from there. When I insisted that id have to get her MSN before committing myself to her and getting engaged the following happened:
They turned defensive and gave me the weirdest excuses to avoid us communicating over MSN (is this a warning that she is totally not my type and my parents are afraid that they will be caught red handed?)
Recap from last article:
Me: whats her MSN?
the room turns silent .....
Episode 2:
Me: Well, I ain't committing myself to a total stranger without really knowing her.
Mom: Huh? flirt .. ya go flirt with her ba3ad !
(no comments)
Sister: ya f'6eee7a (what a shame), what if you talked to her then canceled the marriage, that's a big insult to her dignity.
Me: that would be a far bigger insult to me for setting me up with a girl that I might spend all my life hating.
Mom: What will her parents say once they hear that you want to talk to their daughter?
Me: Look, I am not talking to her, we are "chatting" .. C-H-A-T-T-I-N-G .. and you don't really need to go forward and ask her parents for her MSN E-mail. My Sister will get it, isn't that right?
Mom (and here is the $1M excuse): well... mmm... she might not ... mmm.. know how to use MSN.
Me: well then that's a very good indicator that she isn't educated enough to be my type.
I think I should even raise my standards to the following: types fast, has a good blog, and read romantic novels. But for now, the simplest could work if my parents comply with my demand (give me her MSN now !)
Though, the bigger picture here is that parents are willing to set you up with a girl that you have no idea about. And once you ask them to introduce her to you over the simplest not even 3eeb method which is the "MSN" they consider it a taboo and insist that you have to get engaged first then "allah kareem". And as everybody know, In our culture an engagement is a strong commitment that you cannot cancel without causing a war between the two families.
In the last issue (the article below) I asked for her MSN and things really paused from there. When I insisted that id have to get her MSN before committing myself to her and getting engaged the following happened:
They turned defensive and gave me the weirdest excuses to avoid us communicating over MSN (is this a warning that she is totally not my type and my parents are afraid that they will be caught red handed?)
Recap from last article:
Me: whats her MSN?
the room turns silent .....
Episode 2:
Me: Well, I ain't committing myself to a total stranger without really knowing her.
Mom: Huh? flirt .. ya go flirt with her ba3ad !
(no comments)
Sister: ya f'6eee7a (what a shame), what if you talked to her then canceled the marriage, that's a big insult to her dignity.
Me: that would be a far bigger insult to me for setting me up with a girl that I might spend all my life hating.
Mom: What will her parents say once they hear that you want to talk to their daughter?
Me: Look, I am not talking to her, we are "chatting" .. C-H-A-T-T-I-N-G .. and you don't really need to go forward and ask her parents for her MSN E-mail. My Sister will get it, isn't that right?
Mom (and here is the $1M excuse): well... mmm... she might not ... mmm.. know how to use MSN.
Me: well then that's a very good indicator that she isn't educated enough to be my type.
I think I should even raise my standards to the following: types fast, has a good blog, and read romantic novels. But for now, the simplest could work if my parents comply with my demand (give me her MSN now !)
Friday, January 26, 2007
The Merchandise...
Every now and then the topic pops up. As much as I try to turn it into a joke to avoid anything serious I end up upsetting my parents. Its the Merchandise ... i mean the girl that your parents think is your type.
Mom&Dad: son, we find you a girl.... (what a surprise !)
Me: well, tell me bout her
Mom&Dad: She is gorgeous and she fills part of your specifications ...
Me: which part? the blond or brunette?
Mom&Dad: be serious sultan, you aint gonna find yourself a blond or brunette
(be serious mom & dad, am not that big of a looser :D )
Me: OK, educated?
Mom&Dad: yes she thought of starting a business, so yes she could work with you.
(what a turn on)
Me: Personality?
Mom&Dad: good !
Me: whats her MSN?
the room turns silent .....
Mom&Dad: son, we find you a girl.... (what a surprise !)
Me: well, tell me bout her
Mom&Dad: She is gorgeous and she fills part of your specifications ...
Me: which part? the blond or brunette?
Mom&Dad: be serious sultan, you aint gonna find yourself a blond or brunette
(be serious mom & dad, am not that big of a looser :D )
Me: OK, educated?
Mom&Dad: yes she thought of starting a business, so yes she could work with you.
(what a turn on)
Me: Personality?
Mom&Dad: good !
Me: whats her MSN?
the room turns silent .....
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Etisalat GPRS and the ongoing fraud
Since the creation of humanity, God created locals to be careless about their spending, though it didn't apply to a selected few ... very few . Then, God brought up Etisalat to test to which extent our carelessness can reach.
Today's Issue maybe of no importance to many of you, since it is said that only 3% of the UAE uses GPRS. 3% of those careless people. Even though we know that those people deserve to lose all their money for their carelessness, and Etisalat is doing a good job at teaching them a lesson. I think its time for us to have a fairly priced GPRS service that does not hide certian fraudulent pricing schemes that you are charged for without any knowledge.
THE GPRS USAGE:
I have recently been working in the IT and Telecommunication sector with no past experience or degree. I am not a technical person, but I was able to unfold the truth about one of Etisalats frauds. In my work, we have created a system which once installed on your mobile counts your KB usage over the mobile net. Etisalat now can no longer hide behind the untraceable KB usage.
ETISALAT PRICING SCHEME
Etisalat pricing scheme was 2 free MB for a 30DHS monthly subscription and 1 fills per each 1KB afterwards (making it 10DHS per 1 MB extra). But to make sure I contacted Etisalat customer service. To be sure I contacted 4 employees, I gave each a name, and grouped similar answers:
Employee 1 (The Smart ass): no no, there is a difference between Kilobits, and Kilobyte .. we charge 1 fils per Kilobyte and 1 MB is 100 kilobyte so its 1 DHS per MB
our statistics prove that wrong, so does the rest of the 3 Etisalat Employees
Employee 2,3,4 (Goodgenes): 1MB has 1000kbs so yes, its 10DHS per MB
THE FRAUD:
now here is the most interesting part. so far we know that each 1kb is 1 fils which gives Etisalat rank 1 as the most expensive GPRS subscription service provider compared to lets say India or other European countries for example that gives you free KB/MB usage for a monthly price cheaper than 30DHS. but that's not the fraud, Etisalat is abusing us, we know about it, nothing secret here, we deserve it.
Lets take an example of the typical Mr Stockbroker who connects over Etisalat's GPRS to check his falling stocks. The whole logging and checking lets say will cost him 10kbs of download. What will he pay given that 1 fills = 1kb? 10 fills .. bravo !! NOT .....
My dear friends, he is charged 30 fills .... what would the normal person say? "but they promised its 1fills per 1kb", yes they did, but without your knowledge they took an advanced payment of 30fills. Whether you use all the 30kbs or not, you still pay, if you connect for 1 second and spend 1 kb and disconnect, you still pay and the counter resets forcing you to pay another 30 fills for further usage.
Now who cares about a 30fills payment in advance? the selected few God created to take good care of their money.
In the case of the stockbroker, if he checks his stock 20 times a day, and each checking was followed by a total disconnect and reconnect. it will be 20 x 10kbs .. 200kbs usage estimated 2 DHS but in fact he is paying 20 x 30kbs which is equivalent of 6 DHS
now my dear friends, make proper use of the math they taught you at school and tell me how much will he spend per month.. and per year? or never mind .. do not because I cannot take it anymore....
Today's Issue maybe of no importance to many of you, since it is said that only 3% of the UAE uses GPRS. 3% of those careless people. Even though we know that those people deserve to lose all their money for their carelessness, and Etisalat is doing a good job at teaching them a lesson. I think its time for us to have a fairly priced GPRS service that does not hide certian fraudulent pricing schemes that you are charged for without any knowledge.
THE GPRS USAGE:
I have recently been working in the IT and Telecommunication sector with no past experience or degree. I am not a technical person, but I was able to unfold the truth about one of Etisalats frauds. In my work, we have created a system which once installed on your mobile counts your KB usage over the mobile net. Etisalat now can no longer hide behind the untraceable KB usage.
ETISALAT PRICING SCHEME
Etisalat pricing scheme was 2 free MB for a 30DHS monthly subscription and 1 fills per each 1KB afterwards (making it 10DHS per 1 MB extra). But to make sure I contacted Etisalat customer service. To be sure I contacted 4 employees, I gave each a name, and grouped similar answers:
Employee 1 (The Smart ass): no no, there is a difference between Kilobits, and Kilobyte .. we charge 1 fils per Kilobyte and 1 MB is 100 kilobyte so its 1 DHS per MB
our statistics prove that wrong, so does the rest of the 3 Etisalat Employees
Employee 2,3,4 (Goodgenes): 1MB has 1000kbs so yes, its 10DHS per MB
THE FRAUD:
now here is the most interesting part. so far we know that each 1kb is 1 fils which gives Etisalat rank 1 as the most expensive GPRS subscription service provider compared to lets say India or other European countries for example that gives you free KB/MB usage for a monthly price cheaper than 30DHS. but that's not the fraud, Etisalat is abusing us, we know about it, nothing secret here, we deserve it.
Lets take an example of the typical Mr Stockbroker who connects over Etisalat's GPRS to check his falling stocks. The whole logging and checking lets say will cost him 10kbs of download. What will he pay given that 1 fills = 1kb? 10 fills .. bravo !! NOT .....
My dear friends, he is charged 30 fills .... what would the normal person say? "but they promised its 1fills per 1kb", yes they did, but without your knowledge they took an advanced payment of 30fills. Whether you use all the 30kbs or not, you still pay, if you connect for 1 second and spend 1 kb and disconnect, you still pay and the counter resets forcing you to pay another 30 fills for further usage.
Now who cares about a 30fills payment in advance? the selected few God created to take good care of their money.
In the case of the stockbroker, if he checks his stock 20 times a day, and each checking was followed by a total disconnect and reconnect. it will be 20 x 10kbs .. 200kbs usage estimated 2 DHS but in fact he is paying 20 x 30kbs which is equivalent of 6 DHS
now my dear friends, make proper use of the math they taught you at school and tell me how much will he spend per month.. and per year? or never mind .. do not because I cannot take it anymore....
Monday, January 22, 2007
Never Been a fan of the crowd
Yah, going with the crowd, have been a very big issue to me. As much as I try to stay away from them, it seems that its affecting everybody around me, best friends, family, brothers, and the list continues. So what are the crowd doing these days you may ask? the typical, kandooorah khatim, headsets in the ears 24/7, Bluetooth, and most important the Land Cruiser / Nissan craze.
ok, lets talk about them 1 by 1:
the Khatim:
OK guys, it might be the trend these days, il moo'6ah. But you guys are taking this moo'6ah to the next level. I see my brother and his kandoorah is like a cardboard, and when he walks, is that a train passing by? Id have to admit, I myself have made a Khatim once, but now am thinking of Ebaying it.
Headsets:
it surely became an accessory, not only girls can now look better by wearing accessories, guys do. with their Nokia headsets attached to their ears, damn how manly it makes them look like (NOT).
Bluetooth:
when did man become less manly? when bluetooth came to existance. Even though the good old days of shouting your number to a girl or droping a peice of paper was still considered retarted. Id have to say, this is worst. Now a combinition of both a Headset in the ears and a bluetooth enabled device, you can send your number to any girl pretending your talking through that headset. Stealthy aint it? give up, be Men !
the Land Cruiser/Nissan Craze:
the most interesting of them all. Now a person can say he is a beduin by driving one of these cars. misguided identity? since when beduins drove a 2006 Land Cruiser ? infact since when beduins had cars? my friends, you are Beduin wannabes with a lack of identity. Beduins were men, and respectable. Do you call yourself a beduin by flirting and sleeping with girls in the backseat of your Land Crusier? what a disgrace.
Eventhough the crowd have been a disgrace to our local community. They do have some potential in changing. Though for now, their fun to watch, please do the following for educational purposes, and I repeat EDUCATIONAL purposes: go to the malls and just point out those typical locals with your friends. and have a laugh.
More to come...
ok, lets talk about them 1 by 1:
the Khatim:
OK guys, it might be the trend these days, il moo'6ah. But you guys are taking this moo'6ah to the next level. I see my brother and his kandoorah is like a cardboard, and when he walks, is that a train passing by? Id have to admit, I myself have made a Khatim once, but now am thinking of Ebaying it.
Headsets:
it surely became an accessory, not only girls can now look better by wearing accessories, guys do. with their Nokia headsets attached to their ears, damn how manly it makes them look like (NOT).
Bluetooth:
when did man become less manly? when bluetooth came to existance. Even though the good old days of shouting your number to a girl or droping a peice of paper was still considered retarted. Id have to say, this is worst. Now a combinition of both a Headset in the ears and a bluetooth enabled device, you can send your number to any girl pretending your talking through that headset. Stealthy aint it? give up, be Men !
the Land Cruiser/Nissan Craze:
the most interesting of them all. Now a person can say he is a beduin by driving one of these cars. misguided identity? since when beduins drove a 2006 Land Cruiser ? infact since when beduins had cars? my friends, you are Beduin wannabes with a lack of identity. Beduins were men, and respectable. Do you call yourself a beduin by flirting and sleeping with girls in the backseat of your Land Crusier? what a disgrace.
Eventhough the crowd have been a disgrace to our local community. They do have some potential in changing. Though for now, their fun to watch, please do the following for educational purposes, and I repeat EDUCATIONAL purposes: go to the malls and just point out those typical locals with your friends. and have a laugh.
More to come...
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