There’s little that’s greater Than the right kind of data To help us on our quest For planet Earth be her best Lest millions – no billions – pay For what others do, every single… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National There’s little that’s greater than the right kind of data To help us on our way To make decisions that’ll save our day When we no longer earn… View Post
The moment of truth. Once you hit it, there’s no going back. The only reality is ‘change’. In fact, there’s already been a change, and what you do with or about it shapes your everything. Do… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National Some of the most generous people I know have no money. This often said phrase was how an Aboriginal elder started a video he’s in. He was referring… View Post
“Stay Calm And Go Shopping” shouted the ginormous poster, hanging smack bang in the middle of the room. Its lilac font bold and big against a white background. Shudder. This is what greeted me… View Post
Avocado. Thick set Greek yogurt. Raw almonds. Goji. Turmeric. Drizzle of delicious Panamanian honey. What’s not to like?!
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National US$70,000. Imagine earning that when you got your first job. It’s the minimum that everyone will be paid at a company in Seattle as of 2017 – the… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National “Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National I am a fraud. Well, today I am. I have the house to myself – bar the dog – and I’m faffing around. So much for extolling the… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National “Your registration cannot be renewed,” said the policeman based at the RTA. “This car is stolen property.” I was winded, especially as I had paid for the car… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National “More one-way tickets out of the UAE come next summer.” This would be my prediction if I were the crystal ball gazing type. But I’m not. I like… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National I just couldn’t get my act together in time. But I will. And next time, I’ll have my share of the £9 billion (Dh51.77bn) global collaborative economy –… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National How do you get a month’s rubbish generated by a family of six, including a newborn, into five 40×50-centimetre bin bags? This is no joke. It was what… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National ‘Twas the night before Camp Bestival and all through the field, not a creature was stirring, not even a child (pronounced “chiyeld”) or any of the other thousands… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National The thrill of taking myself, my dependent and my work abroad for the summer was somewhat dampened when I realised that I had to make provisions for various… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National For my holiday this year I decided to have a mixed bag of experiences – including the dreaded all-inclusive resort, where my girth increased as my level of… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National “I’m being evicted. The police have given me 48 hours to leave my home … I have a three-month-old baby girl, I have been offered a job but… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National When it was time for a question-and-answer session after a talk given by the chief executive of a local bank here in the UAE, one bright spark asked… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National I picked up the card packaging to bin it – but then noticed that Bereket was very carefully putting every single bit of the case and its contents… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National Elizabeth Taylor once said: “Success is a great deodorant. It takes away all your past smells”. Olfactory sensibilities aside, success allows lives to be remodelled. People change and… View Post
