Flying around in a plane made from an airplane

Dec 26, 2004 15:14

I'm drinking Abbey Affligem Noël Christmas Ale from Belgium. Mmmm, tastes like Christmas ( Read more... )

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But the laborers toil on. dubaiwalla December 26 2004, 07:27:54 UTC
That is the entire story of Dubai, right there. I wonder how much, if at all, things will change at there the place gets more international exposure.

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Re: But the laborers toil on. chu_hi December 26 2004, 07:33:29 UTC
It will have to change, I think, or the work will stop coming - if ever a group needed to unionize, this is it.

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Re: But the laborers toil on. dubaiwalla December 26 2004, 07:40:47 UTC
the work will stop coming
South Asia has far too many poor people for that. Look up Thomas Malthus's theories if you ever get the time.

if ever a group needed to unionize, this is it
Precisely why they've not been allowed to.

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Re: But the laborers toil on. chu_hi December 26 2004, 07:57:50 UTC
I'll definitely look it up, thanks! I wondered if they hadn't been allowed to organize; no weekends, no religious days... I wonder if they even get sick days?

Great icon, by the way.

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malo23 December 26 2004, 12:27:18 UTC
Have you seen this film before? You would get a lot out of it, I think.

X-mas omedetou to you too, BTW. Sounds like you've had a very mobile X-mas this year!

Best,
~m

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chu_hi December 26 2004, 20:35:33 UTC
Ooh, thanks for the film recommendation! I hadn't heard of it before. =)

My whole life has been pretty "mobile" lately, but I haven't been writing enough about it. It's one of my present goals to be less mysterious and do more verbal blogging.

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malo23 December 26 2004, 22:51:01 UTC
Hey Susan!!! You glew on my favorite aircraft ok the EK fleet!! I LOVE that plane! But we'll see if I like the A380's. Let us know what your January roster is like!! :)

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malo23 December 26 2004, 22:51:47 UTC
Sorry...I mean FLEW! LOL!

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hitchhiker December 27 2004, 15:14:21 UTC
There have been sandstorms here in Dubai for the last few days. It's like fog - you can hardly see. But the laborers toil on. Who thinks they should get a few hours off? *raises hand*

That's one of the things I *really* hate about the UAE.

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chu_hi December 27 2004, 20:44:31 UTC
How can you not? And think, by simply having a place to live that isn't shared with 26 other people, we're supporting it. Anybody know if there are champions for these people's rights?

Meanwhile, here's a song.

"I built a little empire out of
Some crazy garbage called the
'blood of the exploited working class.'
But they've overcome their shyness
Now they're calling me 'Your Highness'
and the world screams 'Kiss me, son of God!'"


Right click and save!

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aleyna December 29 2004, 04:22:42 UTC
sure thing!

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my cd is more well travelled than i am! anonymous January 2 2005, 07:00:38 UTC
thank you for the picture of my cd! and my favorite song too :)

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glad you liked it! chu_hi January 8 2005, 09:25:03 UTC
In this one, you are actually being broadcast over the airwaves.


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