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Sharjah in darkness! Let there be power!

The past few days I was reminded that you don't have to be in India to experience power cuts. I wanted to blog 2 days back when it started, but then left it because I thought it wouldn't happen again. Today however, the power was out at 12 and came ...

As if bed bugs were not enough – mosquitoes in dubai!

For the past few days i have killed nearly 5! I am not writing from jail and certainly I am not wanted by the police! It's mosquitoes that were killed! 5! Is that even a count? I've been in Sharjah, UAE for nearly 6 years and haven't seen any mosquitoes!... ...

Toastmasters – a great organization for personal development

Before you get any funny ideas let's get to know what it exactly is! What is Toastmasters? From a humble beginning in 1924 at the YMCA in Santa Ana, California, Toastmasters International has grown to become a world leader in helping people become more competent ...

There has been rain, hail and snow at the same time in UAE!

We all miss the rains here in UAE. It's because being from the subcontinent, we are used to the rain. Riding on bikes, with no helmet on, crossing puddles of water, surviving open drainage, with buses happily spaying us with a mixture of rain water, sewage, mud, rose petals, jasmine ...

Beware of fraudulent Job Companies in UAE

This is very disturbing news. Every now and then we find people taking advantage of people's misfortunes. The same is happening now when a lot of people are losing their jobs and are suffering. Quite a few job recruitment companies have sprouted in UAE and playing with people's life. Desperate ...