January 2009
49 posts
No Dancing.
“You serious?”
stern face.
“Honestly?”
stern face.
“Seriously?! NO dancing allowed?”
mad face.
I smile. For the first time, last night, I didn’t feel like I was in the States.
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HTML is so five minutes ago.
WatchWhile waiting for Katy and Cindy to board down I decided to tape their progress. They mastered the falling leaf and then Katy tries to go backwards…
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The funky Medina
After catching a ride with Hesham, who was nice enough to top up our phone credits via text so that we could call him to pick us up, he drove like a bat shit insane person, whipping through cars, lanes and anything else. At one point I swear I wasn’t in the car at all and instead watching a trailer to a movie about run away bandits. Luckily we didn’t get side swiped, or worse… ...
“Don’t undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly...”
– Edwin Land
(like a project we’re on!)
“Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes...”
– Miriam Beard
Watchhome sweet home
Katy & Me →
Photo of the Day
Dubai To Do List →
Gift Card = Money →
Dubai is expensive. I know this by comparing the price of canned corn. Appleton ~.70 Chicago ~.85 SF ~.89 Dubai $6.20 DHS fixed exchange rate of 3.67 to USD …soooo $1.68 A DOLLAR AND SIXTY EIGHT CENTS for a can of corn! Say WHA?!
Therefore I have found the above site to exchange gift cards into cash. And then, cash for corn.
The Main Man →
If you know anything about Dubai, you know that His Highness Sheikh Mohammed is the dude that started it all. I’m sure morphing a dessert to a metropolis is a tough job, but I’m also sure a lil’ oil goes a long way ;)
Good to know →
Just ran out of our free supply of bottled water. Found out that tap here is safe to drink. I’ll go make Katy try it first - muah ha ha ha!
unlock at&t code →
K, I figured this mumbo jumbo out. Here is how you unlock a blackjack;
1. Get IMEI number - press these keys * # 0 6 # into your phone 2. Call AT&T Tech Support -read link above, tell them the IMEI to get unlock code - 8 numbers derived from the IMEI numbers. You can also reach AT&T Tech Support here; https://tech360.att.com/ATT/index.asp 3. Power on without SIM 4. Type in...
Hammour →
For Katy - we are ordering Thai right now and I have no idea what kind of fish this is either..
Another reason why I'm in Dubai →
It’s 70 degrees here. Right now I’m watching the late show at 10AM. Just saw Katie Couric say how it’s -40 in the Midwest… Ha! K, I’m off to go sit on my balcony and stare at the largest building in the world. ;)
Kilograms to Pounds →
We heard there is only junk food here - so this site helps! However the first place I ate at here I had a really good chopped Greek salad. So its confirmed - they do have more than just burgers & chips!
WatchWhen I got home Katy informed me that the embassy website says NOT to whip out your camera in the Airport. As you can see this is the very first thing I did. I guess I lasted a good :30 without breaking any rules. Ha!
Interning in Dubai
My partner Katy and I have landed in Dubai some 48 hours ago. After a year at our base school in San Francisco, we had the opportunity to intern for TBWA/RAAD through our portfolio school; http://miamiadschool.com/
After a two day journey we both got here on Tuesday (1/13) late at night. I quickly wrote this mass email http://bit.ly/Nabm to my family & friends, created a quick video with...
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