1. If your road map is more than a few weeks old throw it out and get a new one.
2. If you are in Rashidiya and your map is one day old, then it is already obsolete.
3. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Dubai has its own version of traffic rules, which can be summarized as ‘Hold on and pray!’
4. If it is your priority to cross, forget it and wait.
5. There is no such thing as a dangerous high-speed chase in Dubai. Everyone drives like that.
6. When you plan to get a new car, ask first about its acceleration from 80 to 160 Km/h (recommended: 3 seconds). Very important if you frequently use the Emirates Road.
7. All directions start with Sheikh Zayed Road, which has no beginning and no end.
8. The morning rush hour is from 5:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The evening rush hour is from 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM.
9. Thursday’s rush hour starts Wednesday evening.
10. If you slow down at a yellow light, you will be knocked behind by another motorist and then awarded a white ticket by the Dubai Police.
11. If you are the first one at the intersection when the light turns green, ignore the car honking behind you and count to five to avoid crashing into one of the cars jumping the red light.
12. Construction on all main roads is a way of life and a permanent form of entertainment.’Sorry for the inconvenience’ is an honor for your long-suffering
13. All unfamiliar sights are explained by the phrase, ‘Oh, we must be in Sharjah !’
14. Car horns are actually toys for Adults.
15. Anyone in a Land Cruiser, Armada, Tahoe, Dodge, BMW or Mercedes with less than 5 digits in their number plate and tinted windows, has the right of way.
16. If you are driving a Corolla, Sunny, or another small Japanese car, stay on the far right lane. No comment!
17. Most roads mysteriously change names as you cross underneath intersections or bridges.
18. To ask directions, you must have good knowledge of Hindi/ Malayalam/English.
19. A trip across town will take a minimum of four hours, although Sheikh Zayed Road has an un-postered minimum speed of 150 Km/ hr.
20. It is sobering to realise that local Arabs are taught how to drive by Malayalees.
21. 18 wheeler trucks are one of the fastest vehicles in Dubai; they can do 120 Km/h on Hatta-Oman Road when fully loaded.
22. The minimum acceptable speed on the Emirates Road is 160 km/h. Anything less is considered downright sissy.
23. Al Khail Road is Dubai’s daily version of NASCAR.
24. Dubai Autodrome has a new extension: The Emirates Road.

Welcome to Dubai

Yesterday I was going on Jumeirah road and I noticed this new library. It was really funny to look at the logo of the library which looked very much like Internet Explorer logo

The actual Internet Explorer logo

Finally after so much trouble and issues with Internet we moved to new office location in Dubai Media City. The whole flip team is under on big roof. The office looks really sexy @ night.

We are placed at the 1st floor in Al Sofouh Building. After moving our server and fixing the internet line

I was checking on google maps for the building and it is not there yet

Three of the most wanted professionals has come to Dubai from Trivandrum so we all decided to goto Jebel Hafeet which is in Al Ain.

Then we all had sheesha and pradeep liked it so much and he bought one unit for his personal use.

The trip was really good and it was so relaxing.

The Hayah Film Competition. presented by Abu Dhabi Women’s College and EmiratesMac Apple User Group has just started accepting Submissions of films for the competition. Films can be submitted in three categories: Student, Professional, and Amateur. Films compete for a cash prize in each category and the chance to attend the final award ceremony of the Middle East International Film Festival at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi on October 19. The competing films have to be in an iPod compatible format, and they should be no longer than five minutes long. Films can be uploaded through the web site. We’d like to thank Imthiaz Rafiq, a member of the EmiratesMac Apple User Group for writing the film submission and uploading functionality. This would not have been possible without his assistance. — Magnus Nystedt, President EmiratesMac Apple User Group

Source - EmiratesMac website

Hi Magnus thanks for mentioning me in your post. I know how much you were behind me to get this done

My best wishes for the site and I hope it is a big success

Do you know why Martin and Dinesh looks really happy ????

Today they have launched their website with a new look and feel. It looks really cool

Please visit the website and pass your comments . We are gonna party tomorrow