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A dream come true

Friday, August 12th, 2011

Yesterday I had euphoric moment of realizing my dream. As a child I wanted to build an organization that promotes good work and helping others. My thoughts evolved over the years and for over a year took shape in Spread the Passion. I am blessed to have such wonderful volunteers to help it grow. I sat their watching them, last night at the UN house, their smiles like poetry and their laughs like songs. I was counting my blessings thank you  Eman Khalaf, Ahmad Saad, Hessa AlJeeran, AbdulAziz AlDhubbebi and the many more volunteers that helped make this happen.

STP at UNDP 1

UNDP wall 2

And our slogan printed on that t-shirt; “Make giving part of your living”

It is mispelled in Arabic but the message is clear

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Dubai’s metro

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

Picture 6I am sure someone must have blogged about Dubai’s metro but another one won’t hurt. I love the experience a lot. It was very simple to find your way around since it is just the one line they had operating. They have a separate carriage for women and children which is good for women who travel alone.

It was a good experience even though I was hesitant to try to go on a train alone at first but it was not as complicated as I thought it would be and I found my destination easily although I don’t know places in Dubai :) It even stops at few malls which is amaaaazing

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Blessed search engines

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

I have always been interested in new words and slang. Even though I am not a linguist, I tend to enjoy wondering about the origin of words.

One of the famous words to be added this century is Google. The most common use of it perhaps is in the form of a verb as someone might recommend that you “google it.” Yes, there is nothing that cannot be googled, with no guarantees of the results of course. You can even try googling your thoughts and you will be faced with the realization that others thought the same thing and even posted it before you.

This highlights the importance of the role that search engines play in our lives. Performing any search allows us to compare and contrast different thoughts on many subjects. If you search any topic you would suddenly find a plethora of countless thoughts and opinions that can be unique sometimes or very generic.

Treasure hunting in antique sales is tempting for spending time out but you can equally get a thrill when stumbling upon a page that has a unique thought, word or opinion. The world rests at your finger tips with quick access to any news and information you are in need of.

There are people born in this technological bliss and might take this for granted, but for me it has made a world of difference and I am ever so thankful to be living in an age where blessed search engines are at our disposal.

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