Month: April 2014
IPL tickets issue disappointed fans – The National – 8th April 2014
IPL tickets issue disappointed fans
Ticket sale for the Indian Premier League cricket matches did not start in a smooth manner (It’s just not cricket … yet: fans are frustrated by delay in ticket sales, April 7).
The website did not list some of the available ticket options for the general public. Fans in the UAE should get the privilege of purchasing tickets of all categories. Currently, tickets for select sections are not available, which was the case even during the opening hours of sale.
Such a denial has deeply disappointed cricket buffs in the UAE. International Cricket Council and other concerned authorities in the UAE, kindly take note.
Ramesh Menon, Abu Dhabi
To read it in original, please visit The National online
Meri sapnom ki rani by Sanjeev Nair
Meri sapnom ki rani by Sanjeev Nair @ face2face with friends of facebook
held on Friday, 4th April 2014 at ISC Abu Dhabi
Shinkari Melam by Shilpa Sreekumar and team at Face2Face with friends
Shinkari Melam by Shilpa Sreekumar and team at Face2Face with friends of facebook.
held on Friday, 4th April 2014 at ISC Abu Dhabi
Connection with a cause – Gulf Today – Short Take – 05th April 2014
Connection with a cause
This is the age of networking using the electronic media. Many of us have been on different social platforms connecting and reconnecting with new and old friends. So much so that at times we realise even communication within the family members is happening through these platforms rather than straightforward face-to-face talk.
It is with this idea that a few friends among us decided to have a gathering of family and friends who meet and connect through social networking platforms.
Rightly named Face2Face with Friends, we met. Each of the guests were introducing and it was the turn of one person sitting at one corner. He stood and went to the podium and started speaking about him and his activities. Sitting next to me was a common friend.
When he completed, I was surprised to realise that he was one who was in my friend list, and with whom I regularly interact and ‘like’ each other’s posts, and more over from the same town back home!
True that we had not met each other and apart from the communication through social networks, we had never bothered or rather got time to call each other and enquire about our well-being!
During my turn and many others, it was one topic that we discovered and discussed.
Try to have a realistic approach and move a few steps ahead of these networking virtual platforms, and try and understand the real problems of those around. Identify those in need of help, whether it is health, financial or mental issues. Promote an awareness to bring out zero suicide situation among the residents. Create increased awareness towards road safety and bring out a sense of financial discipline by guiding people to live within their means, avoiding too many credit cards and loans.
Indeed, it was a day well spent with emphasis on sharing knowledge and having some fun added with tasty food.
Hope we will be able to take the momentum and good thoughts to a larger audience in the days ahead, of course through social networking platforms!
Ramesh Menon
To read it in original, please visit GULF TODAY online.
Capital’s energy efforts laudable – The National Dt. 04th April 2014
Capital’s energy efforts laudable
I appreciate Abu Dhabi Municipality’s efforts to reduce energy consumption (New lights at the end of Abu Dhabi tunnel, April 2).
However, one hopes that along with LED lights the authorities will also consider installing more surveillance cameras to monitor children, who often play dangerously in underpasses, as well as other suspicious activities.
Ramesh Menon, Abu Dhabi
To read it in original, please visit The National online.
‘Beware when clicking your camera in UAE’ – Gulf News Dt. 03rd April 2014
Abu Dhabi: Residents across the UAE are finding themselves on the wrong side of the law because they do not realise that they’ve unwittingly committed a cybercrime, leading judicial experts said in the capital on Wednesday.
A simple act such as taking a picture of a bystander or a friend without their permission and sharing it through social media could be construed as a crime in a court of law, Dr Omar Al Ghoul, a judge at the UAE Federal Courts, told Gulf News.
“These sorts of seemingly simple crimes are a result of the increasing proliferation of smartphone use, and the public’s general lack of awareness on the UAE’s stance on internet use,” he said.
“The use of the internet has grown in the UAE to such an extent that, in some legal cases, it is being treated as an addiction, and ‘patients’ are referred to rehabilitation facilities,” Dr Al Ghoul added.
Continue to read at GULF NEWS online.
Very important information for all those who love to click at random. The rules are not clear so that one is always in two minds whether or where to click. It is always good to take permission in advance before clicking pictures of strangers, especially women and children. A good reminder to all.
Ramesh Menon, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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