Month: April 2008

  • Amman: The Incomplete City and the missing trees of City Mall!

    Wherever you look in Amman you see half done stuff. Everything is incomplete. City Mall is an investment of tens of millions of Dinars. Some pretty amazing shops inside. It is a successful, popular place. The photo above is from the pavement around the mall. I am sorry, but this makes me sick. Where the…

  • Is that some real Graffiti on a Ammani wall?

    [click to enlarge] This caught my eye! Graffiti on a wall near the exit from Wadi Saqra Street to the 3rd Circle. Amman’s graffiti has, so far, consisted of text only statements. Usual examples include: Expression of love and heartbreak (Min Ghadr il Bashar, 3ishigt issafar) Political Statements (Al Haqq Awalan) and the ubiquitous ad…

  • New Rainbow Street and the dangers of the creeping “village style” !

    The new lights of Rainbow Street are on! I just came back from a quick 30 minute visit to the street. I wanted to check out the street’s new developments and also document a creeping danger that is threatening the street’s urban identity. I will not elaborate on the interventions that were made as part…

  • One cultured Saturday in Amman..

    After a quick visit to the dentist at 2:30 on Saturday, I drove to Goethe Institute in Jabal Amman to drop off my son to his German class. There, I met an old friend, whose son is also taking the class. As we chatted in the lobby, a very interesting mix of people (of all…

  • Will the Middle East get the 3G iPhone?

    April is almost over and.. still no iPhone for the Middle East. The rumors were wrong. Apple continues to “ignore” a potentially lucrative market. Recent rumors have indicated that the 3G iPhone, expected in the coming 6 weeks or so, will be sold unlocked in markets like Italy and Belgium. India will soon get the…

  • Extensya launches, with full branding and design solution from SYNTAX

    Extensya Chairman, Mohamad Saqir announces the start of the company’s operations earlier this April. Extensya, one of the most ambitious contact management outsourcing ventures in the region has recently been launched with a brand and design solution by SYNTAX. Extensya will operate a network of contact management centers in Jordan and the region, serving regional…

  • SYNTAX and Spring help Play 99.6 launch brand new website

    A couple of days ago, the brand new Play 99.6 website went live. SYNTAX, continuing its successful collaboration with the station, strategized and designed the site in close cooperation with Play’s management and team. Full technical implementation was handled by Spring, who developed the site’s overall content management system. With this release of its site,…

  • Free Energy Sheikh

    .. supervising his workers as they install a solar energy water heating system at a villa in Amman. Read these related posts on 360east: Blogging from Sharm el Sheikh airport Today’s discovery: GPRS roaming works in Sharm el Sheikh Steorn story makes Fox News Steorn update: jury selection process completed News | Steorn If Free…

  • Questler: the facebook for nerds?

    Are you sick of socializing with your superficial friends on Facebook? Are you tired of people obsessing over the pop star gossip? Are you going crazy with all the endless/useless Funwall and Joke of the Day requests you’re getting. Well, someone has heard you! Questler, a Jordan based web startup is the place for a…

  • 1980’s revisited: Wonderful Life

    I was driving home from work around midnight last night. I was checking out Amman’s various radio stations when I hit upon Ahlen FM who were playing a familiar tune that I haven’t heard in over 15 years or so. The song was familiar but it was not by the same performer. My radio LCD…

  • We need a Post-It mural like this in the office

    Read these related posts on 360east: Color on a wall: Amman’s biggest painting.. Jordan Post: We’re recording this call while we insult your intelligence I love Jordan Post Finding modernist architecture, in Mugabalein! Macs run Windows: The Arab perspective

  • Aerogel: the lightest, most expensive material in the world

    This is just amazing. I believe that in the next 10 years some totally crazy material will be developed that will change the world. Love it! Read these related posts on 360east: Why are flat screen TVs so expensive in Jordan? Are your home videos ready for the prime time? Toot gets Pulped Faces For…