<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>UTP &#187; Life in the UAE</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/category/life-in-the-uae/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:32:21 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3</generator>
		<item>
		<title>All Positive Energy needs is Direction</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/11/20/all-positive-energy-needs-is-direction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/11/20/all-positive-energy-needs-is-direction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>utp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in the UAE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Observer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[20-20]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Direction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Positivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Student Unions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Indies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=213</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So it was a day when Pakistan was facing West Indies in the final ODI of the series held at Abu Dhabi (read Abu Dubai by the pakhtoon taxi drivers&#8230;). Also, the Lahore Baadshahs were facing the Hyderabad Heroes in the rebel version of IPL, ICL. Guess which one got more attention? OK I have [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/11/20/all-positive-energy-needs-is-direction/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A typical ironic situation in UAE</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/10/19/a-typical-ironic-situation-in-uae/</link>
		<comments>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/10/19/a-typical-ironic-situation-in-uae/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>utp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in the UAE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[driving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[irony]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traffic jam]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=171</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have heard of UAE which you would have probably, you couldnt have done without hearing the miseries of traffic. In the absence of a useful transport system, most people who work here travel by cars. Since Dubai is so expensive to live most people come from neighbouring Emirates like Sharjah, Ajman &#038; Ras-al-Khaimah&#8230; [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/10/19/a-typical-ironic-situation-in-uae/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Celebrity Branded Real Estate in UAE</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/10/13/celebrity-branded-real-estate-in-uae/</link>
		<comments>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/10/13/celebrity-branded-real-estate-in-uae/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>utp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in the UAE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Other Side]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celebrity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Crunch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=197</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the financial turmoil and recession effecting everyone from rich to poor, it is amazing to see how everybody manages to bring out the survival instinct out from within and somehow manages to make the now much more difficult extra buck that was flowing like anything early this year. All industries have taken a hit [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/10/13/celebrity-branded-real-estate-in-uae/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Dubai &#8211; More Expensive to Visit / Live</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/06/02/dubai-more-expensive-to-visit-live/</link>
		<comments>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/06/02/dubai-more-expensive-to-visit-live/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>utp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in the UAE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cost of Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inflation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Visit]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/?p=152</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just heard the news that the Dubai Visit Visa costs have been raised starting 1st June&#8217;08. There is a short visit (1 month) visa costing 500AED as compared to 110 I think earlier and a long term visit costing 1000AED. This is crazy&#8230; Obviously, they are unable to manage the high influx of people and [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/06/02/dubai-more-expensive-to-visit-live/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Who buys a Yellow Shirt?</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/03/15/who-buys-a-yellow-shirt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/03/15/who-buys-a-yellow-shirt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 08:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>utp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in the UAE]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://umarpirzada.wordpress.com/?p=150</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is not for people who actually like YELLOW as a SHIRT Colour. I do have 1 yellow shirt which I never bought. In fact I would never buy a Yellow Shirt. I got it from&#8230;now I dont even remember. It must have been a gift. I think the only way a guy can have [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/03/15/who-buys-a-yellow-shirt/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>50 Million Dirhams</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/02/17/50-million-dirhams/</link>
		<comments>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/02/17/50-million-dirhams/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>utp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in the UAE]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://umarpirzada.wordpress.com/?p=145</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I just wanted to write that out to see how big it sounds. OK no wait&#8230;let me put it in figures. 50,000,000 AED. WHOOSH!!!! That&#8217;s the big number of the day today. Some 25 year old Shaikh in Abu Dhabi bought a NUMBER PLATE&#8230;yes guys a NUMBER PLATE&#8230;.with &#8220;1&#8243; written on it. Its a fad [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/02/17/50-million-dirhams/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>First Winter in UAE</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/02/08/first-winter-in-uae/</link>
		<comments>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/02/08/first-winter-in-uae/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>utp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in the UAE]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://umarpirzada.wordpress.com/?p=142</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is our first winter in UAE. I never thought the desert could get this cold. Other than the fact that its really cold, being sick doesn&#8217;t help. I have been pretty much on bed-rest for the last few days or so. I get in bed stuffed with clothes. Vest, t-shirt, long-sleeve shirt, sweater and [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2008/02/08/first-winter-in-uae/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Mixing in&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2007/03/15/mixing-in/</link>
		<comments>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2007/03/15/mixing-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>utp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in the UAE]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://umarpirzada.wordpress.com/2007/03/15/mixing-in/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I was coming to Dubai in fact way before that&#8230;.when I was interviewed I was continously told to be weary about Indians&#8230;.Its my nature that I dont accept anything until I go through it first&#8230;and there were stories by different friends and people I met beware of politics&#8230;office politics and you wont move up [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2007/03/15/mixing-in/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Things in place&#8230;Alhumdulillah&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2007/03/13/things-in-placealhumdulillah/</link>
		<comments>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2007/03/13/things-in-placealhumdulillah/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>utp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in the UAE]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://umarpirzada.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/things-in-placealhumdulillah/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DEBIT&#8230;CREDIT&#8230;.Its been that since the day I joined&#8230;more with the training&#8230;ehehe&#8230;I was prepared for this so it isnt really that big a problem. The good thing is I have started to think FINANCIALLY&#8230;if there is such a thing&#8230;I have never been a FINANCE person professionally so thats an achievement in itself&#8230; Tomorrow, we are supposed [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2007/03/13/things-in-placealhumdulillah/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Nazar&#8230;.Nazar&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2007/03/11/nazarnazar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2007/03/11/nazarnazar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2007 17:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>utp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in the UAE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Observer]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://umarpirzada.wordpress.com/2007/03/11/nazarnazar/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was recommended by someone as to not open up too much on my blog&#8230;as &#8220;NAZAR lagti hay&#8221;&#8230;It got me thinking&#8230;I am one of the most paranoid people for Nazar and keep reciting Teesra Kalma and 4 Quls unconsiously&#8230;.and I didnt think of that&#8230; Where does one draw the line? Does anybody else think the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.umarpirzada.com/blog/2007/03/11/nazarnazar/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

