Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Saadiyat Islands

Saadiyat Island is a large island a 1,600 ft off the coast of Abu Dhabi island in the UAE, and is currently under development. The island is a mix of commercial and residential projects and is currently under construction on the island. It is expected to be completed in 2020. According to government officials, Saadiyat Island is expected to become Abu Dhabi's cultural centre.
 
  • Louvre Abu Dhabi is a branch of the Louvre museum in Paris that will be built on the Saadiyat Island.
  • New York University is opening a campus on the island, and construction has already begun
  • The Fanr restaurant is a dining venue is located at Manarat Al Saadiyat, there is the Saadiyat Story is located. The Saadiyat Story is an interactive experience centre that showcases the history, culture and future plans of Saadiyat.
  • The St. Regis, Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi, surrounds the 72-par, championship standard Saadiyat Beach Golf Course. Adjoining the hotel, there is a separate St. Regis residence with 259 apartments as well as 32 residential villas.
 
  • The Monte-Carlo Beach Club offers an outdoor swimming pool. Eight pool cabanas set among grounds of the beach club and the white sands of Saadiyat Beach, 21 garden and dune cabanas, a Kids’ pool, spa facilities, exclusively reserved for yearly and monthly members. It features two treatment rooms, Sauna, Jacuzzi, Steam room and plunge pool, and the Workout Room’ fitness facility.

    

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Brave Syrian

Big Al is amazing. It is very easy to say, as you are comfortable in your 5 bedroom house that if anything happens you would never leave. It is one thing however to follow through. If my country was in the middle of a civil war like Syria, while I would hate to admit it I don't think that there is a chance I would stay when things turn violent, let alone protest them. Also If it was banned I doubt I would chance things and start posting my thoughts on a blog. If I could talk to the Syrians who are doing just that I would say thank you! You are telling everyone across the world what really is happening. You are risking your life to do it but you are sharing things that the news anchors would never cover. All we hear is about 30 seconds of how many people died then they move on to a different story. These are real words coming from a real person who is living through all of this. So again I thank you, because I along with a lot of other people are learning about what is a happening in Syria and becoming less ignorant.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Peace and coexistence

At this point, I do not think peace is possible. There is so much tension and fear surrounding the different Arab countries and Israel that is would be hard for them to coexist. How if the Palestinians and Israelis could settle their differences and share the land, civilly, then peace could be possible. However that is extremely hard because both sides want to settle the fighting but at the same time they want to have a better outcome. It also does not help because both sides have different allies, which the other side's allies do not normally make friends with...you follow? The Arab countries have normally sided with the Soviet Union and other Arab states, However Israelis have sided with the USA which cause a lot of problems for the Arab nations. If both sides come to an agreement then the Arab nations and the USA will have no choice but to agree and live with it which will allow peace to be created. One peace is possible the coexistence is so follow which will settle things down.