the race is on

yes..
it is hot during summer in this region
that's why most of them travel out during this season
to places like Europe, South East Asia and Australia

and as a result
of Malaysia's strong and all-out promotion
in its tourism sector especially
it's very hard to get or book a ticket
to visit Malaysia during July to August
Kuala Lumpur will look like another arab cities
during these upcoming 2 months;
Genting could be easily mistaken for Cairo;
and perhaps in the near future
Dungun will be mistaken for Dubai
hehehe..

nonethless..
it's not as hot
as the development projects in the UAE
with projects in Dubai has been estimated
and past the AED 1 trillion mark
as well as the projects in Abu Dhabi
hence, that's already AED 2 trillion
(about USD 550 billion)

why is this possible?

here's one example;

in May 2006
the Dubai government had launched Bawadi
the world's largest hospitality
and entertainment project
valued at AED 100 billion (USD 27 billion)


next, in late 2006
the Abu Dhabi government had launched Saadiyat
the 6 theme-island-districts tourism destination
estimated at AED 100 billion


later, in May 2007
it was announced that the Bawadi
will be doubling its project worth
to AED 200 million

why?
among others..
probably because
Dubai tak nak 'kalah' kepada Abu Dhabi

apapun.. perghhhhhhhhhhh...

oh ya..
have i mentioned already that
nowadays, in the UAE
projects with a million-dollar tag
are no longer making news?
are already considered peanuts?

apa kelas million.. kak kiah oii
bila billion is the new par/standard to beat?

well.. these projects
already stole all the thunders of that
earlier projects such as
Jebel Ali Airport (the biggest airport in the world)
Burj Dubai (the tallest tower in the world)
Dubai Mall (the biggest mall in the world)
The Palm Islands, The World Island,
et cetera and the list go on and on

hopefully,
the day would never come
the day they decided to topple
our only remaining hope and pride
(the Petronas Twin Towers still standing
as the tallest twin-tower in the world)
to be in the world record book
by building a taller twin tower
or perhaps a triplet tower

well..
we shall wait and see
or perhaps i just might have given them
the heads up.. oppppssss..
hmmmm..