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Dubai Familiarity Trip 26th Feb – 03 Mar 2010 Courtesy of DTCM, we were invited as guests of the Dubai Government, Arabian Explorers and Virgin Atlantic to spend four full days on familiarity visits in hopes to enhance our understanding Dubai as a holiday destination, in particular for families. Here is my rather long account […]
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Tags: aquarium, Atlantis, Burj, Dubai, Dubai Mall, hotels, Jebel Ali, Jumeirah, Oasis Beach Tower, Qamardeen, tourism, travel, UAE, Writing
Every cloud
At work we have been enjoying what they call ‘down time’. Much like Supernanny’s naughty step, ‘down time’ is when IT take a look at the whole publishing system and what we complain about and screw up and then punish us by putting it offline to tamper with and ‘improve’. Yes, this is very dull. […]
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Tags: boredom, Business, down time, Dubai, fired, Journalism, meeting, office, sales, travel writing
Breaking the ice
Contrary to my previous blog, work is looking up. The ice is breaking, however there are some ponds that simply won’t thaw. Take an instance this week. I sat down with one of the people who runs their days on matters consisting singularly on what customers can complain about. The task in hand was to […]
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Tags: awkward, bad jokes, biscuits, Brands, corporate videos, crisps, editorial, employment, enthusiasm, grammar, jokes, M People, New, team building, travel, Writing