Jaaved Khatree

This thread has me howling! 😂 💀

@angie_a Love these shots! And miss seeing them as often as we used to back in the day!

Eid Mubaarak! May Allah accept from you and may your day be blessed, Aameen. Grateful to have seen another Ramadaan and praying to see many more Insha Allah. #EidMubaarak #Eidulfitr #Bajram

This time 13 years ago I was having a garage sale and packing up my life in Australia in exchange for what I thought would be a short stint in Dubai. Even thought I’d venture to Singapore or Hong Kong afterwards but nope, Dubai had other plans. Dubai. Forever. 🇦🇪

Honestly, haven’t we been through enough already?! Brace yourselves Dubai. Gonna be a wet week ahead!

Happy to announce that after close monitoring of the situation, Ravi in Satwa is safe. You’re welcome.

@KrysiaJ @she77683 I would think it’s more to do with mass evacuation and traffic handling in case of emergency. Can you imagine the chaos with school buses and anxious parents on the roads?

@she77683 Fair point!! But I’m happy to send mine, I can’t see how my house is any safer tbh.

Actually want to scream!!!

Around this time in 2013 I was packing up my life in Australia for a stint in Dubai. Had no idea what I was in for. Thought I’d duke it out for a year or two. Work just kept getting more interesting, the city even more fun. The rest is history. #thankyouDubai #ShukranDubai

@KrysiaJ Will term 3 fees be discounted due to distance learning?!

I feel sorry if you’ve been to Dubai and never visited Ravi.

@suganthan I thought it was a knock off brand but nope. It’s the real deal.

@JaavedKhatree Such a downgrade.

3 types of people in Dubai right now: 1. Worried about missiles 2. Not worried about missiles 3. Wondering how and why Masafi rebranded?! It was not necessary! Green logo in a wildly different font?! 😱

@angie_a Ohhhh I know that feeling! Argh. Sorry!

Been averaging 4-5 hours sleep a night this Ramadan and despite not having any arvo naps, I’ve been doing just fine. Ramadan really is special.

Dubai is not a war zone. We’re not dodging missiles or drones. Most of us haven’t even seen intercepts. We can only hear them. As for it being a ghost town? Please. Tourists have left in large numbers but there’s still millions of us residents living here! 🤦‍♂️

@HamptonLakewood @LoveRetroBTW It’s one of many official ones that it had!

@LoveRetroBTW is that what the saturn controller looked like!? holy shit

This was always such a unique controller for its day.

@exQUIZitely Man we probably played each other at some point! Practically lived in Sunnybank internet cafes every chance I got. Then maccas nearby afterwards to refuel!

BOOM, headshot! The first time I went to an Internet cafe was toward the end of 2002 in Australia. I studied in Brisbane at the time, a small city by American standards but defintely not for someone who grew up in a small town in Germany. So, one evening my friends at uni took to an Internet cafe in Sunnybank, a popular suburb among students at the time. The place was packed, I would say 50-60 people, all guys except 1 lady behind the counter helping with the check in/out. Despite everyone having to use a headset the noise level was still very high - you'd hear the famous "headshot!" across the table. You'd hear a muffled curse in return, followed by some friendly banter. We had to wait in line, all PCs were occupied. I didn't mind at all, it gave me time to look around. As we walked along the (small) spaces between the desks and chairs you could see the screens. Typical games were Counter Strike, Warcraft 3, and Age of Empires 2. Some guys had brought their own keyboards or mice, clear signs of "pros" (which I never was). The banter, laughing and occasional curses were mixed with frantic clicking. APM rates through the roof. Despite air conditioners working on full blast (December in Australia means summer...), it was hot, the air was pretty stale, the typical gamer room multiplied by 10. If you know, you know. At the desks you were allowed food (pretty cool), as long as it was in "reasonable containers" - whoever determined what reasonable was, I never figured out. Drinks were fine too, as long as they came in bottles. Favourite gamer's "fuel" back then was Coke, not Red Bull. Eventually it was our turn. We were 4 in total, reserved 4 seats for 5 hours. If I recall correctly the price was $1 per person/hour, in other words: dirt cheap. We played Counter Strike among us 4 first, then joined other groups (you start talking to your neighbour) and got destroyed. Same for Warcraft 3, no chance - but loads of fun. Little break after 2 hours to get some pizza (which was right next door), started playing again while still having the last slice of pizza in one hand and using the other to join the next round of total ass whopping in yet another Counter Strike massacre. I know these days you can play against anyone, anytime and anywhere in the world. No need to leave the house, find an Internet Cafe, wait in line, pay a fee, sit in a sweaty chair in a stuffy room with lots of fellow nerds. You can just go online and there you have it: everything. But those who experienced LAN sessions in Internet cafes back in the day... you know that feeling can't be replicated. It was glorious! BOOM, headshot! What were your memories from that era?

The malls are busy. The people are out for iftaar and suhoor. And we are showing up for the place that we all call home. Dubai first. Dubai last. Dubai forever. 🇦🇪 ❤️

Masafi didn’t need a rebrand. I said what I said.

@Absolutely_ibin @imhab8 @Salehaljassmi Salaam Mosque in Al Barsha

@imhab8 @Salehaljassmi Which mosque?

هذا مسجد السلام بدبي تم بناؤه على نفقة معالي الفريق ضاحي خلفان تميم جزاه الله كل الخير