Got this message on my email which was sent to me by a colleague. Originally it was from a lady named pinkdxbchampange. Just thought of sharing it. So here it goes…

Over a thousand Filipinos arrive in Dubai every month. And why not?

Literally, the sun shines here all year round; prosperity is in the air; and it's a place where people have reasons to dream of waking up in the morning as millionaires or with kilos of gold on their lap!

Yun nga lang, habang hindi pa nangyayari yun, iba ang nakikita ng maraming Pinoy pagdilat nila sa umaga — kurtina! Sideways…sidesteps  Hindi yan dance step. That's the latest move ngayon sa mga sharing flats. Sa sobrang liit ng space, patagilid ang galaw. Kaya minsan, mga ka-flatmates, hindi na magkakitaan. "Hoy, where have you been, ba? Hindi ka na umuuwi sa flat!" Kasi nga lagi silang naka-sideview!

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It was announced last week that July 31 is a holiday for public and private sector here in Dubai to mark Isra Wal Meeraj or Night Journey to Heaven

The Isra Wal Miraj recalls the night the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be upon Him) was sleeping near the Ka’bah in Makkah, when the Angel Jibreel (Gabriel) came to him, woke him up, and taking him by the arm, led him to Al-Buraq, a beast resembling a horse with two huge wings springing from its back. From Makkah, Al-Buraq took off toward Jerusalem. There, the Prophet was met by all the other prophets. He (Peace and Blessings be upon Him) dismounted, tethered AlBuraq to a ring in the gate of Jerusalem, and led them in Prayers.

While I was searching the net for the start and end of ramadan this year to know when will the Eid-Al-Fitr ( for my flight booking ), I found out that there there is a holiday end of July. So I looked for our company handbook and there I found that there is really a holiday.

Residents of Dubai will have a long weekend. Don't forget to look for the partial solar eclipse this coming Friday at around 2 p.m.

Photographers prepare your cameras!

Before going to bed last night, I noticed something about SEO services Dubai. So let my try this one here…

The purpose of our search engine optimization service or SEO is to drive qualified traffic and converts it into sales for your company. SEO services Dubai  gives attention on achieving rankings for your web site on the first page of the top search engines like Google, Yahoo and MSN. Everytime a prospective client or customer types a relevant keyword or keyword phrase on these top SE's, most probably you will miss the opportunity of generating a business if your site is not positioned on the first page. Ranking on top is essential to a successful online campaign and SEO services is what you need.

Dubai now is popular because of it's world's tallest tower - The Burj Dubai, the only 7 star hotel Burj Al Arab, the palm islands,etc.. And along with the increase of properties is the increase of seo experts trying to optimize on different keywords like seo dubai,seo services dubai and seo company dubai.

So see you there on top!

Yesterday, I got in touched with my friend Jong who is a travel agent to arrange my flight booking for my vacation this coming September and he told me that he has been in the Dubai Naturalization and Residency Department or DNRD for the past few days because of the new Dubai visa rule.

It has been reported few days back that the preparations for implementing the Council of Ministers’ Decision No. 16 for the year 2008 and the Ministerial Decision No. 322 for the year 2008 regarding amendments to certain provisions of the law of entry and residence of foreigners. They said that the new rule will be effective from next week July 29.

Under the present rule, I can come to Dubai on a visit visa and stay here for 2 months. After the visa expires, we then leave the country and travel to Kish island in Iran, Oman a neighboring country and then come back with the new applied visit visa which is again valid for 2 months. This is called visa run. I have been in this situation for several months…

Next week,  visit visa holder will only be allow to enter the UAE once within two months from the date of issue of the visa.

Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has legalized car pooling by launching website Sharekni  "a share your car service."

The move aims to give people a way to legally car-pool in Dubai and encourages motorists to share rides and cut traffic congestion.

Here is what the RTA says about car pooling:

Dubai public transportation is getting worst each day in Dubai. If you don't have your own car, waiting for Dubai taxi or Dubai bus will really make your day in a bad mood.

Last May, I started my driving lessons at Dubai Driving Centre. Usually it will take you after a month to start your classes and couple more months or even a year to finish it but in my case, my classes started the day after I opened my file, they have the normal classes and the VIP classes. Obviously I have taken the VIP classes so I can  get my driving license as early as possible ( I'm fed up from waiting for 1-2 hours for taxi).