If you’ve not been to Dubai, you’ve most certainly heard of it.
In 2006 while working and developing the next generation 4G mobile communication allowing both 20mb downloads AND uploads to any handheld device. I was briefly based in this fair city in the United Arab Emirates.
Now, Dubai is a city in transition and I can not underline this fact more. The Dubai we’re all coming to know isn’t the original Dubai – it’s a whole new glass and steel, business and entertainment wonderland built right next to the old one.
Dubai has a clichéd motto ‘Dream it, Build it and that exactly what they’re doing with no shortage of money to do so.
The next ‘World’s tallest building’ will take some beating when the 800m tall (main floors to 628m) is completed. And is a testament to the prolific work in the region by it’s US designers Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. With Dubailand’s construction also starting, I doubt that there won’t be many of us who will not have been the in 10 years time.
But… and there is a big But! When I was there, I noticed and mentioned to a friend that I hadn’t seen one ugly woman. Yes many were ‘overly’ glamorous – but I hadn’t seen any ugly women at all.
This is kinda strange and it became a standing joke and a competition to find both the most glamorous women with the ugliest guy. (this is was hard because this scenario existed everywhere) and an ugly woman.
Until one night just before I returned to the UK. We found ONE….. we were so impressed we bought her drinks all night – and her equally horrifying twin sister (bless them, they had no idea).
So, Dubai, there be Monsters here – but they’re hard to find.
(There are no fat monsters at all)
Dubai? Free grooverider!!!!