Friday, December 7, 2007

The Saqr Falcon

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Everything in nature contains all the power of nature.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson (American essayist)

Beautiful

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“Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf.”
~Albert Schweitzer
(German Theologian, 1952 Nobel Peace Prize)

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Saturday, December 1, 2007

Rising Sunset!

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A spectacular sunset behind the new 'high rise' Dubai!

Cloud Art

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Standing Tall

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Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Shattering the clouds!

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The world's tallest building, Burj Dubai shattering the clouds!

Dubai Sunset

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Dubai Sunset

The new Satwa Mosque

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The majestic Satwa Mosque

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Pyramids Dubai

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Egypt in Dubai at the Pyramids Dubai


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From guarding tombs to guarding a complex of resturants and clubs in Dubai. Talk about a job change!

Monday, October 8, 2007

Hot & Colourful!

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Hot & Colourful!

Monday, September 24, 2007

Up, up and up!

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A signboard indicating the only direction the world's tallest tower Burj Dubai is going. Up, up and up!

"Light and Darkness"

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"Light and Darkness"

Thursday, July 5, 2007

Sticky Mess!

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Sticky Mess!

The Divide

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The divide between the wild desert and manicured grass is just a tar road.

Neon Nights

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Neon Nights

A Red Dawn

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A Red Dubai sky at 4.45 a.m.

Thursday, June 28, 2007

Rush Hour

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An early morning shot of Sheikh Zayed Road, just before rush hour.


Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?
~ Robin Williams (from Mork and Mindy)

Start me up!

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The Burj Dubai building rising into the skies in front of Dubai ONE's advert stating "Start me Up."

Standing Tall!

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The Dubai World Trade Center amongst the advertisement flags of Emaar.

Thorny Palm

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Razor sharp thorns dotting the edges of a Palm Tree.

Sunday, June 17, 2007

Timeless Workers

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As the sun sets and people get stuck in traffic jams trying to reach home, the only things working around the clock are the cranes involved in the unending construction in Dubai.

Summer Delights

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Palm Tree aplenty with dates ripening to a dark red shade in the summer heat.

House of Prayer

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Mosque in Bur Dubai.

Friday, May 25, 2007

A summer of flowers

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Trade Center rising from a burst of fiery orange flowers.

Summer Bloom

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Summer Bloom

On the edge!

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Wither the road? Cycling cautiously on the edge of a new road to be.

Sun Roof or Moon Roof?

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A roof of glass and metal over the Mall of the Emirates

Prayer Tower with a modern touch

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A mosque in Jumeriah with a modern minaret.

Satwa Mosque

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The under construction Satwa Mosque.

Homeless idiot boxes!

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Homeless out of date idiots boxes

Lone Signal

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Lone signal on a dug up road.

Thursday, April 5, 2007

Rain Clouds!

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“In the hour of adversity be not without hope For crystal rain falls from black clouds” ~Persian Proverb

Monday, April 2, 2007

Every path has its puddle

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“Every path has its puddle” ~ Proverb

Perhaps all we need to do is to look behind us once in a while; to see the patterns we leave in our wake. ~ Nefere

Read "Thunderstorm lashes Dubai"~ Gulf News

Thursday, March 22, 2007

What is the feel of Water?

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At times, rough on the edges!

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At times, a continuous pattern of ups and downs!

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At times, smooth as it can get!

Monday, March 19, 2007

Nature Green!

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Verde que te quiero verde. Verde viento. Verde ramas.
Green I love you green. Green Wind. Green branches.
~Federico GarcĂ­a Lorca,
Spanish poet and dramatist.


Sunday, March 11, 2007

Riding into a Dubai Sunset!

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Wadi Bloom!

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“Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air” ~Thomas Gray (English Poet)

Friday, March 9, 2007

A Journey from Hatta to Dubai!

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Big Red on the Dubai - Hatta Road
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That's not ants on the dune, but hundreds of quad bikes!
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