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kiss me

Sat, 8 Apr 2006 11:55:57 +0300

Surviving Syria

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 17:21:56 +0200

If you could see this posted before the 1st of April then that means I have succeeded admirably in logging in to the Internet and to the blogging back end, in a place on earth where such thing is still considered a luxury.

workflow engine

Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:57:54 +0200

my company is about to launch a new professional workflow engine but they're still clueless about the name... the following was my suggestion, what do you think?

dodger's 10 things to do when you're bored at work

Mon, 6 Mar 2006 17:12:53 +0200

collect 52 business cards from your desk, write the playing cards numeration on them, play solitaire
make a chain of 101 paper clips and let it dangle from the ceiling above your cubicle
make animal origamis out of coloured papers and build up a zoo on your desk
call dubai zoo, ask if you can borrow an elephant.

Syrian Ako

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 21:03:52 +0200

It was getting more and more chock-a-block at the Maharlika. A somewhat popular band from the Philippines, D'Baywalk Bodies, has come for a live performance at one of Dubai's most celebrated filipino night clubs.

Teaching you Dubai's Language

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:48:24 +0200

Locals, Indians, Filipinos, Arabs, Iranians and Brits form up almost all the population of Dubai. English and Arabic are the official languages in the UAE but there appears to be however a language that is a mixture of everything and is used by almost everyone. This post will serve as a crash course for anyone planning to come to Dubai. I'll keep updating this as much as possible.

personal DNA

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:34:13 +0200

dodger's workspace

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 20:50:02 +0200

i'm starting to post some geeky stuff on my workspace at http://www.livejournal.com/~bytedodger
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Proust Questionnaire

Sat, 11 Feb 2006 07:14:40 +0200

This is a VANITY FAIR questionnaire. I tag Stellar, No One, GraYFoX, Sam (Still unlinkable, not for so long I hope) and Dina.

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Conquering fear.

What is your greatest fear?
Losing any member of my family.

too much fat where fat is an adj.

Sun, 5 Feb 2006 06:50:04 +0200

it's a 'dubai english' thing now to use 'too much' instead of 'very' and 'a lot of', it's becoming official

dodger's personal space

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 20:18:10 +0200

obsessed with gender ambiguity, bookcrossing, perfect strangers, spandex, pink floyd, genetic engineering, mini coopers, ladyboys, london town, linguistics, iceland, fashion and the far east.

i'm hysteric today.. i see things!!

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 14:04:03 +0200

les filles syriennes

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 17:44:00 +0200

syrian girls? i don't even remember what they look like!

two years

Sat, 14 Jan 2006 07:56:00 +0200

it has been exactly two years for me now in dubai. when i ask myself the question: why on earth did i, an accountant, embark on a career in the IT business, i

some time

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:53:25 +0200