tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post9138349574988123167..comments2023-10-31T19:57:34.988+08:00Comments on As Zewt As It Gets: Read?zewthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-49826981574897012562009-12-07T11:28:38.515+08:002009-12-07T11:28:38.515+08:00anon @ 3/12 12.32pm - not in this part of the worl...<b>anon @ 3/12 12.32pm</b> - not in this part of the world and certainly not in the news of this country.<br /><br /><b>anon @ 3/12 12.41pm</b> - wow... and your husband still wanna be there? should come up and do an open story :)<br /><br /><b>angie</b> - you're welcome. and i am sure there are many true stories out there that are too true to believe.zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-4052528592608117142009-12-07T00:32:35.588+08:002009-12-07T00:32:35.588+08:00Thanks for the article.
It teaches me not to beli...Thanks for the article.<br /><br />It teaches me not to believe in novelties of things that seem too true to believe.angienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-16958179859732244272009-12-03T12:41:35.989+08:002009-12-03T12:41:35.989+08:00Almost what he writes are true. My husband worked ...Almost what he writes are true. My husband worked there in the construction line under one of local company own by Sheikh 2 years ago. Water is more expensive than petrol. Ammenity for labours always worse. No insurance and medical benefit as promise. Medical fee is expensive than the labour monthly pay. Those labour life esp Pakistan, India, Philippine, Malaysia & Bangladesh are nothing for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-74634386073328232322009-12-03T12:32:06.828+08:002009-12-03T12:32:06.828+08:00i thought the news about dubai has been going arou...i thought the news about dubai has been going around for a while lately already since a couple of months back... no?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-32348958097718789042009-12-02T12:21:30.694+08:002009-12-02T12:21:30.694+08:00Fi-sha - i have checked that out already. yeah, he...<b>Fi-sha</b> - i have checked that out already. yeah, he is a must read indeed...<br /><br /><b>Swee Ping</b> - glad it enlightened you.<br /><br /><b>Pink Panther</b> - sigh... i should have gotten a job there when i was single :P<br /><br /><b>j_yenn</b> - a lot of things are less glamorous if you know the truth.<br /><br /><b>jun</b> - if we take 20% of it as truth, i think that is already zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-3017030575693052422009-12-02T12:21:21.490+08:002009-12-02T12:21:21.490+08:00faisal admar - hope it is a good browse :P
Amanda...<b>faisal admar</b> - hope it is a good browse :P<br /><br /><b>Amanda Christine Wong</b> - well, there are also comments which state that everything written is true... which one to believe?<br /><br /><b>Antares</b> - yeah, i like his style. i hope i can write like him. that would have been brilliant.<br /><br /><b>Hiden Iden</b> - maybe i should interview your friend! :)<br /><br /><b>zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-67538865223190365552009-12-02T11:17:53.498+08:002009-12-02T11:17:53.498+08:00Oh I forgot. Love those short scripts. Some are ...Oh I forgot. Love those short scripts. Some are rather scary.<br /><br />I guess being on foreign lands are fun but there are always good and bad. Just like what I've written about my life in the past 15 years being elsewhere. Although not as scary as "Karen's". :o)Icehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09086712734274525037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-80717615080019066292009-12-02T11:09:53.581+08:002009-12-02T11:09:53.581+08:00Thanks for the link.
The first few paragraphs sou...Thanks for the link.<br /><br />The first few paragraphs sound a lot like New Zealand when the properties were booming. It kept on building until it burst few years ago. The buildings turned out leaky, moldy and the city looks uglier and uglier. <br /><br />Sounds very much alike.Icehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09086712734274525037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-80269137752893650752009-12-02T04:50:13.798+08:002009-12-02T04:50:13.798+08:00an enlightening article indeed. looks are certainl...an enlightening article indeed. looks are certainly skin-deep.whoalsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00654970783287006690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-84953783612113990232009-12-02T01:55:40.831+08:002009-12-02T01:55:40.831+08:00a really really long article but glad i read it. n...a really really long article but glad i read it. nvr tot dubai is like tat. but i wonder how true is it as many comment it is biased. <br /><br />but i guess is somewhere relatively close to the truth.<br /><br />perhaps all dubai ever offer is a mirage in the desert.junhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17257496743805639339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-61693684623940677022009-12-01T18:14:51.526+08:002009-12-01T18:14:51.526+08:00i've read this before. made it sound less glam...i've read this before. made it sound less glamorous for people to now say, "I just came back from do-buy"j_yennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978889807123127262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-44202767154088795462009-12-01T16:10:33.126+08:002009-12-01T16:10:33.126+08:00What is written is actually true. That is life ove...What is written is actually true. That is life over there. If you can't contribute to the state, you're out. Dubai allows you to come in and enjoy the so called good life as long as you have a job. There's no free lunches. People are there because of the quick money. Salary is good and there is almost no competition from the locals. My ex-company has an office there, and that's Pink Pantherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189167494177791997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-9361914345692431172009-12-01T13:06:51.247+08:002009-12-01T13:06:51.247+08:00I read some similar report, by BBC if I am not mis...I read some similar report, by BBC if I am not mistaken regarding the shadows of Dubai. It's quite similar to Johann Hari's article (bout how the slaves are the ones that built the city) though I think Johann's article is more enlightening and horrifying at the same time.iamlazymousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752787292683672921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-45026568906602757172009-12-01T12:48:42.323+08:002009-12-01T12:48:42.323+08:00Dear Zewt
I first read Johann hari's blog whe...Dear Zewt<br /><br />I first read Johann hari's blog when i did some reading on Naomi Klein's "The Shock Doctrine". I found his blog instead, here...<br /><br />http://www.johannhari.com<br /><br />His is a must-read! Thanks for sharing Zewt..<br /><br />Take care. Cheerio!Fi-shahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251784513929015242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-67495171580538800312009-12-01T10:24:46.728+08:002009-12-01T10:24:46.728+08:00Dubai - financial trouble,slavery,political ignora...Dubai - financial trouble,slavery,political ignorance,most Emiratis work for govt making them lazier,cannot take criticism and blame British press for over exageration and bias report,police lock u up and blacklist ur family when u criticise the govt, no democracy no freedom of press,incompetent managers pay themselves £40,000 a month while the people who do the real work are paid next to nothingInjusticeSistemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16689005948671705219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-84307476188180654262009-12-01T09:20:42.347+08:002009-12-01T09:20:42.347+08:00I have not been to dubai but from what I heard fro...I have not been to dubai but from what I heard from friends who have been there, things are not as great as they sound. If you do not have blonde hair and white skin, rest assured you will not be treated well. But if you have a lot of USD, then it's a different story. I believe Johann Hari, he has his credibility.Hiden Idenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11351327019523592821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-78139392411618696662009-12-01T02:13:53.329+08:002009-12-01T02:13:53.329+08:00Zewt,thanks for blogging about Johann Hari's n...Zewt,thanks for blogging about Johann Hari's novella-length piece on Do-buy. I've never heard of Johann Hari but having read the entire feature at one go, have come to appreciate the man's ability to subtly and honorably draw readers into alignment with the way he perceives reality - which is the hallmark of a first-class investigative journalist (pity so few exist in Malaysia, apart Starmandalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349987009726416189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-92180719026633866872009-12-01T00:55:18.622+08:002009-12-01T00:55:18.622+08:00wow...i could never look at the Burj Al Arab Hotel...wow...i could never look at the Burj Al Arab Hotel the same way again. but reading other people's comments about how biased the article is, one can't help to wonder...what actually the truth is about Dubai.Amanda Christine Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08427559562537727580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-3197019724552372262009-11-30T23:58:21.660+08:002009-11-30T23:58:21.660+08:00i'm browsing while doing my accounting assignm...i'm browsing while doing my accounting assignment.Faisal Admarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670555138520564356noreply@blogger.com