Coloured view[ETH].I've I've Contraction of I have. I've I have I've have lived in Bahrain Bahrain or Bahrein (both: bärān`, bə–), officially Kingdom of Bahrain, constitutional monarchy and archipelago (2005 est. pop. 688,300), 266 sq mi (689 sq km), in the Persian Gulf. for many years. I celebrate what's good about Bahrain and I'm upset about what's bad for Bahrain, just like everybody else who lives here, I'm sure. In today's Bahrain, with all the good, we also have challenges: unemployment, increasing crime, environmental and social challenges. None of these are easy to handle. These problems will demand time, energy, effort and dedication from many, if not all of us, in order that they may be solved. Now, more than ever, it is important for the authorities to prioritise Verb 1. prioritise - assign a priority to; "we have too many things to do and must prioritize" prioritize grade, rate, rank, place, range, order - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food , to devote time and effort to what is truly important. What really matters. Imagine my surprise when I read that "municipal inspectors" are fining people for painting their own buildings in bright colours. Yes, that's right, we in Bahrain have the resources to set up a "good taste police". Could somebody tell me why, when unemployment, crime and environmental problems are becoming ever more serious, we are worrying about the colour of a privately-owned building? And could somebody tell me how the municipality MUNICIPALITY. The body of officers, taken collectively, belonging to a city, who are appointed to manage its affairs and defend its interests. finds the busybodies who are happy to go around criticising a private individual's choice of paint colour on a building that belongs to him or her? Honestly, when a hotel looks like a perfume bottle perfume bottle Vessel made to hold scent. The earliest example is Egyptian and dates to c. 1000 BC. The fashion for perfume later spread to Greece, where terra-cotta and glass containers were made in a variety of shapes such as animals and human heads. , when the Bahrain Financial Harbour and other prestigious developments are lit up like discotheques and when the Diplomatic Area's lighting consumes enough electricity to power a Third-World town, how can anybody have the gall to decide that a citizen's favourite colour on his own building is in bad taste? Gobsmacked gobsmacked Adjective Brit, Austral & NZ slang astonished and astounded Adj. 1. gobsmacked - utterly astounded Copyright 2009 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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