Friday, 16 October 2009

push for clean energy regulations

who would have thought that, here in the UAE, it snows
when 20 million people around the world no longer have homes
this is no old history. this is reality
climate changed. slowly, gradually, and ever noticeably
to explode exponentially
melting
icebergs, earthquakes, tsunamis & storms

earth fever. the latest work of the mad man
replacing ground covers with fabricated stone
carl said, earth is the only home we have known
the sky is white, the sea is polluted
too humid, too hot, too dusty and prone
to declare another ice age and rebel
when we refuse to disarm
if we continue to isolate
mankind from its datum
we cause more harm to ourselves,
its time to retrofit
a solution to clean up what we did
Clean Energy has not matured and it costs more than a bit
unless the governments agree
to think beyond cash cows
and invest in the healing
of mother Earth.

Wednesday, 26 August 2009

Sosan's Story: Domestic Violence in Afganistan



The husband doubts his wife's behavior, abuses the mother of 7, together with her elder son they try to kill her by electrocuting her, she survives, she runs away with 3 of her kids to the shelter, refuses to return to her husbands house, gets a divorce, loses the custody of her 7 year old boy to the father, gets disowned by her parents, she can't leave the shelter unless she gets married again otherwise she is under the threat of being killed by her family for being divorced, she gets married, leaves the shelter & loses the custody of her two daughters.

Monday, 24 August 2009

The Pale Blue Dot

Sunday, 23 August 2009

Meat Purée a la Wheat A.K.A Harees

If you think Mansaf can knock you down, you should try yourself a plate of Harees. not to be confused with our Hareeseh, Harees is a traditional Emarati dish that is quite famous during Ramadan in the Gulf region. it is made of mashed meat (mutton mostly) with wheat that are left to cook for loong time.
if you are a meat lover, this dish should be on your to try list, of course it has the same side effects of mansaf, a concrete like effect on stomach & non functional brain for hours to follow.

Healthiness 4/5
Presentation 0/5
Yuminess 2.5/5

Saturday, 22 August 2009

Thought on a Frame

the long stem from this little growing thing at my desk turned out to be for this surprise



Architecture to look at while in queue



we were looking for a parking at the mall when we saw this guy..

Friday, 21 August 2009

on Hamas' Policy

check this out

Locked In: The Impact of two years of blockade



FOCUS REPORT AUGUST 09 / UN