jadi kalo sudah senang shopping gitu ..
udah lupa ama cinta produk indonesia ??
salam hangat
/Lu2
RM Danardono HADINOTO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Saya juga getol shopping kalau sedang business trip ke Dubai..
Salam shopping
Danardono
--- In [email protected], lulu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> tapi walaupun begitu adanya ...
> UAE adalah salah satu negara paling di minati oleh para pahlawan
devisa kita ...
>
> salam hangat selalu
> /Lu2 ( yang kebetulan juga tinggal di dubai )
>
>
> mediacare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dipromosikan dengan gencar, Dubai adalah kawasan paling
gemerlap dan paling maju di Timur Tengah. Tapi kenyataannya? Sekilas
saya baca, ternyata lebih enak tinggal di Jakarta dan Bali......:))
>
> The Top 20 Reasons Not to Move to Dubai (in no particular order!)
>
> By Tia O'Neill
>
> Living in Dubai is not wonderful and glamorous, as many would have
you
> believe. Forget about what you've read, seen, and heard; those
shiny
> buildings and manmade islands are all just smoke and mirrors.
There are so
> many things wrong with this place that I have decided to compile a
list, a
> must read if you are considering a potential move to Dubai.
>
> 1. There is no standard address system making mail-to-the door
delivery
> impossible. In fact, it makes anything nearly impossible. The taxi
driver,
> here for only two days, and having learned English from old
Beatles albums
> has no clue where your house is. He won't tell you that of course,
he'll
> just keep calling and saying, "Okay, okay. Yeah, yeah." When you
purchase
> something that requires delivery they do not have an address line,
but a box
> where you are expected to draw a map. Not able to draw a map?
Explain like
> this: I live on the street after the airport road, but before the
> roundabout. Go past the mosque and make a U-turn.
>
> 2. The government blocks all web sites that it deems "offensive"
to the
> "religious, moral, and cultural values" of the UAE. That's hard to
swallow
> for a freedom loving American, but I get it. I do not understand,
however,
> why all VOIP access and related web sites are blocked. I guess the
> government also takes offense to people inexpensively contacting
their
> families back home. You're welcome to call using the analog
service provided
> by the government-owned telephone monopoly, but it will cost you a
whole lot
> more. So much so, in fact, your frequency of calls will be greatly
> diminished if you can afford them at all. The government says VOIP
is
> blocked for security reasons, yet even the residents of communist
China and
> North Korea have access to these inexpensive calls.
>
> 3. It is really hot outside. Not Florida in July hot; Hot as if
you were
> locked in a car in Florida in July with sufficient humidity to
make it feel
> as though you are drowning. Hot as in 120 degrees with nearly 100%
humidity.
> Do not look to the wind for relief. This is the equivalent of
pointing a
> hairdryer on full blast directly at your face. Pour fine moon dust-
like sand
> over your head as you do this and you get the picture.
>
> 4. There are too few trees, plants, and grass ââ¬â or living
things aside from
> us crazy humans, for that matter. Ever see a bird pant? I have. In
my
> opinion, human beings were not meant to live in such a place. If
we were,
> there would be sufficient water and shade. The only greenery
around are the
> roadside gardens planted by the government, who waters the hell
out of them
> in the middle of the day. Thanks a lot! Didn't you say we should
cut down on
> our water consumption because you are unable to keep up with the
demand? I
> have an idea: let's all move someplace where it's not 120 degrees
outside.
>
> 5. This country prides itself so much on its glitz and glamour
that it put a
> picture of its 7-star hotel on the license plate. Yet, the public
toilets in
> the king-of-bling Gold Souk district are holes in the ground with
no toilet
> paper or soap. Hoses to rinse your nether regions, however, are
provided.
> This results in a mass of water on the floor that you must stand
in to pee.
> Try squatting without touching anything and keeping your pants
from touching
> anything either. Oh yeah. It's 120 degrees in there too.
>
> 6. This country encourages businesses to hire people from other
poor
> countries to come here and work. They have them sign contracts
that are a
> decade long and then take their passports. Even though taking
passports is
> supposedly illegal, the government knows it happens and does
nothing to
> enforce the law. These poor people are promised a certain pay, but
the
> companies neglect to tell them they will be deducting their cost
of living
> from their paychecks, leaving them virtually penniless ââ¬â
that is, if they
> choose to pay them. Companies hold back paychecks for months at a
time. When the workers strike as a result, they are jailed.
Protesting is illegal, you
> see (apparently this law IS enforced).
>
> These people will never make enough to buy a ticket home and even
if they
> do, they do not have their passports. They live crammed in
portables with
> tons of others, in highly unsanitary conditions. The kicker: they
are
> building hotels that cost more to stay in for one night than they
will make
> in an entire year. Things are so bad that a number of laborers are
willing
> to throw themselves in front of cars because their death would
bring their
> family affluence in the form of diya, blood money paid to the
victim's
> family as mandated by the government.
>
> 7. Things are not cheaper here. I'm sick of people saying that. I
read the
> letters to the editor page of the paper and people say to those
who complain
> about the cost of living rising here, "Well, it's cheaper than
your home
> country or you wouldn't be here." The only thing cheaper here is
labor. Yes,
> you can have a maid - but a bag of washed lettuce will cost you
almost $10.
>
> 8. There are traffic cameras everywhere. I consider this cheating.
Where are
> the damn cops? I drove around this city for weeks before I ever
even saw a
> cop. Trust me, they need traffic cops here. People drive like
idiots. It's
> perfectly okay to turn left from the far right lane, but speeding
even just
> a couple of kilometers over will get you fined. These cameras are
placed
> strategically as you come down hills, or just as the speed limit
changes.
> Before you know it BAM! Fined. Forget to pay the bill and your car
will be
> impounded..
>
> 9. The clothing some of these women wear makes no sense to me. I
understand
> that as part of your religion you are required to dress in a
particular way,
> but a black robe over your jeans and turtleneck and cover your
head when it
> is 120 degrees outside? In the gym some women wear five layers of
> clothing-sweatpants and t-shits over sweaters with headscarves.
Yet the
> men's clothing makes absolute sense: white, airy, and nothing
underneath but
> their skivvies.
>
> 10. People stare at you. I am sick of being stared at. I'm stared
at by men
> who have never seen a fair-skinned blue-eyed woman before, or who
have and
> think we are all prostitutes so it's okay to stare. They stare at
me when I
> am fully covered or with my husband, and even follow me around.
It's beyond
> creepy and has brought me to tears on more than one occasion. The
staring is
> not limited to men, either. I'm stared at angrily by female
prostitutes who
> think I am running in on their territory by having a few drinks
with my
> husband at the bar.
>
> 11. Prostitutes? Oh hell yes, there are prostitutes. Tons of them.
So, let
> me get this straight, I can't look at a naked picture of a person
on the
> Internet in the privacy of my home, but it is okay to go out in
public and
> buy a few for the night?
>
> 12. Alcohol can only be sold in hotels and a handful of private
clubs. A
> person must own a liquor license to consume in the privacy of
their own
> home. To obtain a liquor license you must get signed approval from
your
> boss, prove a certain level of salary that determines how much you
are
> allowed to buy, and then submit several mug shots (aka passport
photos) for
> approval. Pay the fee and the additional 30% tax on every purchase
and you
> may drink at home. Then again, you can just pick up a few bottles
in the
> airport duty free on your way in to the country, but two is the
max. Why not
> just drive out to Ajman where it's a free-for-all and load up the
SUV? It's
> easy enough, but crossing the Emirates with alcohol is illegal -
> particularly in the dry emirate of Sharjah, which just happens to
lie
> between Dubai and Ajman. Go figure.
>
> 13. Not only do you have to get your boss's approval to obtain a
liquor
> license, but you must also get the company's approval to rent
property, have
> a telephone, or get satellite TV.
>
> 14. Back to the craziness on the roads: If I see one more kid
standing up
> and waving to me out the back window while flying down the road at
160
> kph whatever happened to seatbelts?
>
> 15. When is the weekend again? Let me get this straight: the
weekend used to
> be Thursday and Friday, but no one took off all of Thursday, just
a half day
> really. Now the government says Friday and Saturday are the
weekend, but
> some people only take off Friday, others still take a half day on
Thursday,
> but some might just take a half day on Saturday instead. Anyway
you slice
> it, Sundays are workdays and little business can be accomplished
Thursday
> through Saturday.
>
> 16. There are few satellite television operators:. The movie
channels play
> movies that are old and outdated. Many of them went straight to
video back
> in the States. Every sitcom that failed in the US has been
purchased and is
> played here. Old episodes of Knight Rider are advertised like it
is the
> coolest thing since sliced bread. The TV commercials are repeated
so often
> that I am determined NOT to buy anything I see advertised on
television here
> just for thee principle of it. When I say repeated often, I mean
every
> commercial break - sometimes more than once.
>
> 17. The roads are horribly designed. Driving ten minutes out of
the way to
> make a U-turn is not uncommon. People are not able to give
directions most
> of the time (remember reason #1), and the maps are little help
because most
> have few road names on them, if any. Where is interchange four?
You just
> have to hope you got on the freeway in the right place and start
counting
> because they are not numbered. Miss it and you'll likely end up on
the other
> side of town before you are able to turn around and go back.
>
> 18. Taxi drivers are dangerous and smell. Taxi drivers work very
hard here
> to earn a living because travel by taxi is still relatively
inexpensive,
> even though the cost of living is not (see reason #7). Because of
this you
> may have a driver who has had little sleep or the opportunity to
shower for
> several days. Many of these drivers have just as much difficulty
finding
> their way around as you do, but add to this a third-world country
driving
> style and extreme exhaustion and, well, remember to buckle up for
safety.
>
> 19. Speeding is an Emirati sport and Emirates Road is just an
extension of
> the Dubai Autodrome. I know I keep mentioning the roads, but
really, much of
> this city's issues are encompassed by the erratic and irrational
behavior
> displayed on its streets. Visions of flashing lights on even
flashier,
> limo-tinted SUVs haunt me as I merge on to the highway. Local
nationals are
> somehow able to get the sun-protecting dark window tint denied to
us lowly
> expats and use it to hide their faces as they tailgate you
incessantly at
> unbelievably high speeds, their lights flickering on and off and
horn
> blaring repeatedly. It doesn't matter that you can't get over, or
if doing
> so would be particularly dangerous, they will run you off the road
to get in
> front of you. Don't even think about giving someone the finger;
the offense
> could land you in jail. Tailgating is, unbelievably, legal.
>
> 20. Dubai is far from environmentally friendly. Ever wonder how
much damage
> those manmade islands are doing to the delicate ocean ecosystem?
Coral
> reefs, sea grasses, and oyster beds that were once part of
protected marine
> lands lie choked under a barrage of dredged up sea sand. Consider
the waste
> that occurs from erecting buildings on top of these sand monsters
and from
> the people that occupy them coupled with the lack of an effective
recycling
> program and you have an environmental disaster on your hands. Add
to this
> more gas guzzling SUVs than fuel-efficient cars on the road and
the need for
> 24-hour powerful air-conditioning and its evident that the
environment is
> not high on the priority list of the UAE.
>
> So while I'm sure there are benefits to living in Dubai, tax
breaks,
> multi-cultural environments, and beautiful buildings aside,
reconsider your
> plans to move here if any of the above mentioned reasons strikes a
chord
> within you. Dubai is a city caught in an identity crisis.
Struggling
> somewhere between its desire to be a playground for the rich and
its
> adherence to traditional Islamic roots, rests a city that lacks
sufficient
> infrastructure to support its delusions of grandeur. Visit if you
must, but
> leave quickly before you are sucked into its calamitous void.
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