Took a walk to the Mall of Emerates to se if I could buy something for my kids but found myself wandering around till me feet could take no more and all I got was an Art Book of the most famous Artist from the Emerates. The book is called The Colors of My Life and the Artist is Abdul Qader Al Rais. Born in Dubai in 1951 he was raised in Kuwait and was self taught as an artist. I stumbled upon his book while looking for something about Dubai to take with me but most of the books on the display stand did not apeal to my taste... too much commercialism and tacky trick shots for aesthetic taste. This will be a good companion for me to be with while on my flight home.
Almost an hour to go before i leave this building The Manafel Apartments where now there are now four murals of mine painted in four living rooms of four Emerates Airlines Pilots. Not bad for a short visit even if it means overstaying in the country with subconcious intention. But this time the Immigration department in Dubai next month in Malaysia, I am getting use to it.
What of Dubai? The Emerates Mall which I can see right tis minute from where i seat is what Dubai will one day become, one Huge Mega Mall of a City. You can everything and anything under the sun here at a price and the Maktoum foresaw this in his vision perhaps in preparation for the event that the State runs out of oil. The dust from the desert and the construction sites will soo settle down for Dubai, InSha'Allah, and when the wheel of economics rolls again globally, this city will be ready to play the Supermarket of the World. It is indeed a great vision and an even greater investment into the future for a country that depends on one source of income alone, petroleum. Will it succeed? Only time can tell and the stability of the region.
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