re-start

this is my second time staying abroad..
after my student's days...

memang ada perbezaan..
antara berada di luar negara,
untuk belajar dan bekerja..

being a student in UK
and a worker in UAE
do make up the different
in lifestyles and perspectives..

last September... genap setahun di UAE..

here's a bit of info that i wish to share..
all of which.. the following..
are just my own meandering experience and observation..

federation of United Arab Emirates comprised 7 states..
Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Fujairah, Ajman,
Umm-Al-Quwaim dan Ras-Al-Khaimah

all combined..
the country is only a bit smaller than Sarawak...
with Abu Dhabi being the largest state among all,
as big as Sabah.. and holds up 90% of the oil resources

population... 4.3 million
interestingly, less than 20% is bumiputra/local/emiratis
the rest (80%) are expatriates

1.5 million are from the sub-continents (India, Pakistan)
500k from Iran, Afghan, Oman, Yemen, Jordan, Palestin,
Egypt, Sudan and other Arabs..
200k are British, 250k are Filipinos, 100k Indons,
150k other Europeans, another 200k other Asians

1,400.. Malaysians... all professionals..
none hard/blue-labour workers

Dubai... macam KL... no.. macam Singapore..
pendek kata.. macam-macam ada..

Abu Dhabi.. macam... hmm...
Kota Bharu or Kuala Terenganu

Dubai.. has about 20%... in-progress..
new skyscrapers of the world..
(Beijing has the other 20%)

Dubai will have.. the tallest building in the world
700 meters... 200 floors..
Burj Dubai (Tower of Dubai).. by 2007..

after that.. they will have, yet,
another taller building
1 kilometer / miles (???).... not yet reveal
that's right... Al Burj (The Tower)..

Dubai is building.. 4 man-made islands..
The Palm Islands and The World Island..

Dubai is constructing.. the largest mall in the world..
as big as 50 football fields... Dubai Mall..

Dubai has the biggest man-made Ski-Dome..
Dubai will have the Largest Theme Park..

et cetera.. et cetera..

Abu Dhabi???.. not so much..
even though.. they have more money than Dubai..
they are progressing in their own pace..

Abu Dhabi will have their own development
and infrastructural projects....

before i forget... Abu Dhabi is the capital..

mind-boggling huh?..

well, in short...
ADA DUIT SEMUA JADI..