Arabic Music:

Here is an old arabic song you might remember. It's not Nancy Ajram. Oh Come on you might remember her song "Amaneh". It was by Diana Haddad. I know this song is ancient but at least it was on YouTube. Yalla, Enjoy!

Today's weather forecast:

As you can see here, clouds have formed all over dubai. Around 5:30PM and there was no source that it was going to be a thunderstorm. People in the "Palm" area said that they did not detect any strong gushing winds at all. It was a little windy and it was a little warmer than usual. 

Also at around 9:00pm it had finally drizzled in  Barsha . The good thing about the drizzle was that there was visibility and you could see the Burj Dubai, but not 100%. It was clear. 

A few minutes later the rain just got a little rough, there was a little more rain than expected in some parts of the Emirates but in the rest it was as dry as a river. I blame global warming.

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Dido - My Lover's Gone (2009 Remix)

This is NOT a valentines day thing. It's a Dido thing :P

Choose which Video is better?

Dido Questions: Another Album ?

What was your inspiration behind Burnin' Love? As soon as I heard it I could just see it on a show like Grey's Anatomy. It's just a beautiful song.

Dido replies: I'm so glad you like it. It's definitely one of my favourites. I wrote it with Citizen Cope and the chorus lyric is his lyric. It was the first song we wrote together. We just sat down and it came out in the most natural way possible. I loved working with him. I love his voice and I love that it's not something I would have written on my own. We wrote it in New York but actually it's my favourite song to listen to on the album as I drive around Hollywood in the late afternoon/early evening. It just feels right.

When you write a song, which room of the house do you write in? Or do ideas come to you spontaneously and you write there and then?

Dido replies: Good question. It made me think if there is a room I write more in. I have a room with a piano with skylights so I can see the sky and do a lot of recording and writing in there but I also seem to have written a huge amount of songs at the kitchen counter. Quiet Times was written at the kitchen table, Summer was recorded in the kitchen, Grafton Street at the kitchen counter. You know what, the more I think about it, they're mostly written in the kitchen. :-) I also write a lot while I'm walking around London and then just either try and remember my ideas or put them into a Dictaphone or my mobile phone. I walk to most places in London and listen to my ipod and it gives me so many ideas and makes me love the way that music makes me feel, more every day.

I was wondering if and when you intended to go on tour next? Thanks in advance.

Dido replies: I think I'm going to do a proper tour after the next record. I've written and recorded so much recently and am just loving being in the studio and doing that at the moment. So I imagine another record will be released before the next tour. I'm really looking forward to touring when we do though. We had such an amazing time last time. Meeting so many people, playing in incredible outdoor venues in the summer. I felt so lucky every day. By the time I've finished all this recording I'll be very excited to be out!

Money, Money & More Money:

"I wish I had this much money with me these days, but everything is too expensive" quoted by RT

We all wish we could have this much money in our hands, but we all know that's not going to happen (except in our dreams) since the global economy has gone down. This is just sad, many countries & cities in the world are going bankrupt. 

Did you know that many companies have gone out of business? Most of the companies nowadays have called in bankruptcy. This is really true. I know most of you would say that it's nothing big?

Well it is a big thing. Where will you get your money from?

Now did you also know that some jobs have been slashed. Here is a conversation that I had with a few people.

"...Panasonic had lost a lot of money, and since they lost a lot of money they had slashed 7000 jobs and closed down 23 companies around the world..." quoted by XTR 

"...Also did you hear that Sama Dubai is literally bankrupt and they had just shutdown their companies, leaving many employees jobless..." quoted by an unknown source

"...now Dubai had sold Emirates Airlines & The Burj Al Arab to Abu Dhabi. Dubai is basically Bankrupt..." quoted by another source

Everything But The Girl - Missing (remix)

Here is a song that I thought would represent a typical Thursday evening. And that's when the crowd would go wild!

EA Announces New Ship Date for The Sims 3

The following message has been sent to me by Edenstyle.it Facebook Group.

Highly-Anticipated PC Game from Best-selling PC Franchise Slated to Ship June 2, 2009

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced that The Sims™ 3, the highly-anticipated flagship game from the best-selling PC franchise, The Sims will launch across the PC, Mac, iPhone, iPod Touch and mobile devices summer 2009. The Sims 3 PC will ship to store shelves worldwide starting June 2, 2009.

“The Sims 3 is an incredible game that lets you play with life, create art and show off your creations,” said Ben Bell, Executive Producer, The Sims 3. “In the game, players are inspired by endless creative possibilities like the new Traits and Lifetime Wish features which allow players to create Sims with real personalities and destinies. Players can then take their Sim into town to interact with other Sims in the game and capture the action on video to show off online.” *

“The June launch combined with the break-through game the team is building gives us the perfect runway to create awareness for The Sims 3,” said Russell Arons, Vice President of Marketing for EA. “The Sims 3 will be the original IP summer blockbuster of 2009 as we build off the success of the best-selling PC franchise of all time to create awareness with both loyal Sims fans and new players.”

For more information about The Sims 3, please go to www.TheSims3.com. The Sims 3, developed by The Sims Studio, is also in development for Mac, iPhone, iPod Touch and mobile devices. To download artwork, please visit www.info.ea.com.

* INTERNET CONNECTION required. See product pack for details.

About The Sims 3

Get inspired by the endless creative possibilities and unexpected moments of surprise and mischief in The Sims 3! Customize your Sims’ appearances and choose up to five traits to create individual personalities. From the “Romantic” trait or “kleptomaniac” trait to “evil” trait, create millions of unique Sims from the vast amount of personalities. New goal-oriented game play enables you to choose which short or long-term objectives you want your Sims to pursue and even determine your Sims’ destinies in life. Create and edit your own movies by capturing your gameplay moments or select from a library of clips. Then join The Sims 3 online community where you can show off all of your creations, get free bonus content, hear the latest news, and more! Download exclusive content and hear the latest news of The Sims 3 at www.TheSims3.com & www.retro-trut.blogspot.com. It also includes all other sim sites ;)

Also I would like to point out that The Sims 2 might not be over, I think it's not over but I don't know. Anyways I am disappointed with EA because this game was supposed to be out THIS February but unfortunately it's not going to be released because it's possible that EA never finished making The Sims 3, but who knows. Also expect a major update tomorrow!

The Sims 3 is Officially Delayed:

The game is delayed for the next few weeks. So Expect it to be released in 1 month!

The Sims 3 MUSIC?

YES you can now listen to it on my own blog. This is available at Target. Enjoy!

I'm Going Crazy:

I'm going crazy with all this stress of having to worry about this *shudders* stupid quiz which is happening on Monday the 9th of February 2009.
This song represents my sanity for today.

AAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

"The Boy Has lost it" quoted by an Oprah look alike from Scary Movie 4.

Do You have a little time?

Do I have a little time? For what you may ask? Well I basically have no time this week to do anything for myself. There is no "Me" time anymore :( because of the amount of HW & Projects I've been receiving. Also I had started this club in my university (Name is confidential) and I managed to start a Games Club. Oh God, Finally!
Now my university will be more fun (at last) but so time consuming.
I also joined many clubs as well such as The News Club, Health & Environment Club and The Photography Club (it's about time I take some pictures for Fran's sake!).
So I will be busy with all of that. Next I am having the biggest quiz ever next week on Monday and I doubt I will be blogging a lot during the weekend.
Life is passing me by, when I move this quickly. I should try and stop for a while and blog for sometime. Maybe on Thursday night I'll blog a bit but I doubt it.