Technology

As a trading gateway, Dubai possesses one of the most sophisticated technologies around the world. Here,  there are cars with automatic doors, saving you the energy of slamming it shut, each time you climbed in and out of it. Every cab has Global Positioning Systems and touch screens. The cab driver can even pause the meter to stop it counting at traffic lights! 

Almost every building has WiFi services. The metro and buses arrives at destinations on the dot. The Emirates ID is digitized. The revolving doors rotate automatically as soon as you hop into it. 

At the food court, an electronic pager is given to patrons. When the food is ready, it beeps like an alarm clock, alerting patrons to collect food at the counter. Even the telescope at the Burj Khalifa is interactive! It can switch between scenes in the daytime and night time, equipped with buttons on the left to zoom in and out, buttons on the right to seek information about major tourist destinations! You could even take glimpses of the old and new Dubai through the telescope. 

The Dubai musical fountain is simply stupendous! Perfect integration of light, sound and kinetic energy weaved into synchronization of time, creativity and elements of surprise, are just awesome and marvellous. Looking at it, one is momentarily transported into a realm where only peace and harmony exists, creating a song in the heart of every soul present. 

Is Dubai a desert? Definitely not. The only thing that reminds one of a desert in Dubai is only the extremely high temperatures in summer and the adverts on Safari tours and camel rides. Other than that, it is a very developed city in every dimension. 

When I was 17 and found out that Malaysia was categorized as a third world country, I was offended. I couldn't understand why. As I lead my life in Dubai, I began to realize the rationale behind it. Development then, is akin to the level of technology and spending power of a country's citizens. The country with the most amount of automated gadgets and with highest spending power will be the most developed nation.

And of course, as my friend commented, the mindset, attitude and the belief that everything is possible. How can we achieve that? By exploring the abounding possibilities and shifting our paradigms. Think, Implement and Innovate. That's how we progress and develop our nation. 

Dubai Musical Fountain - Spectacular! Wonders of Engineering! 

Electronic Beeper. I was staring at this thing for 10 minutes, wondering what it'd do, when it suddenly beeped and lighted up! Cool!