A private 6660-acre island in the United Arab Emirates is up for sale for $462 million, it has private beaches, five star hotels, clubs, beachside resorts and the spectacular view to the Arabian Gulf. Al Marjan Island that has gone for sale is a collection of four nan- made expanses of island in the northernmost area of the UAE, Ras Al Khaimah.

The four islands are namely Dream Island, Breeze Island, Treasure Island, and View Island.

All the four islands are an epitome of luxury and beauty crafted by man.

The price tag is humongous and is totally worth the penny, for the ‘breathtaking views’ and the ‘naturally luxurious environment’, as per the property’s online listing.

The island is up for sale for the foreign buyers and comes with the offer of no income tax or foreign exchange controls, plus there is already much of infrastructure already made there.

“A collection of four pristine man-made islands, each island features luxurious hospitality and residential living throughout”.

The island is the best place for your holidays. Adults, kids, residents, and tourist have a gala time on the island as it has all the leisure and entertainment opportunities.

It has the beautiful waterfront homes, amazing hotels and resorts, private beaches for the residents, marinas, retail and recreational facilities and everything that one could think for a vacation.

It’s definitely an asset and investment worth making as the return on investment will be high.

It’s a place that will soon take the market by storm and be the most talked about destination.

To meet the needs of the residents there is the facility for world-class Education and Health facilities also near the island. Images Source: Daily Mail

A very important message with simple words but the strong meaning was imparted  by Scott Riddle a Google employee who was diagnosed with stage 4 of metastatic cancer, she said: “stop assuming you have a full lifetime to do whatever it is you dream of doing.” Just three weeks ago he had received life-changing news that he has been diagnosed with stage 4 of colon cancer and was trying to absorb the news that he will never be able to see his three kids aged 5, 3 and a few months old, growing up.

As the feeling of loss sank in he wrote a 1200- word piece on blogging platform Medium with the title “I’m 35 and I suddenly have lost the rest of my life. I’m panicking, just a bit.” 

“I don’t even know why I did that Medium post, I had that urge to just sit down and just write about it,” Riddle told Business Insider in an interview over Skype from his family’s home in Australia.

I just published “Four months post Stage 4 cancer diagnosis. Where has the introspection got me ?” https://t.co/nens0NlVSE

— Scott Riddle (@scottgriddle) November 22, 2017

He wrote the post in haste after the discovery of his disease. He expected only a few people to see it, but more than 70,000 people have seen it and are totally supporting him. The simple message of assuming that you have all the time is so wrong.

Being treated for colon cancer ? Struggling to explain or even discuss a stoma with friends and family ? This may (or may not) be useful 🙂 https://t.co/pgO4LLzM3q

— Scott Riddle (@scottgriddle) March 12, 2018

He had a blissful life with three adorable kids and the newest one born on the Christmas eve. He was working in California for Google and was too happy and was returning with his family to his hometown. On July 19 he visited the doctor when noticed unusual bleeding and change in the bowel habit.

I have cancer. I don’t fight it.

When I die, will it be because I didn’t fight hard enough?

Warrior or not; the cancer grows at the same rate.

Pressure is added when personal control is assigned to a patient in a powerless diagnosis.

If I could fight cancer, I would have won.

— Katie Davidson (@LovlyKatieLumps) April 9, 2018

The doctor set him for a series of test and when confirmed of cancer he simply fainted. It was difficult for him and the family to digest the fact and the risks that are associated he said “And then you kinda find yourself tuning out as [the doctor] keeps talking because suddenly the other part of your mind is racing to think of the implications.

via: Google’s offices in Sydney, Australia. Long Zheng/Flickr (CC

The risks. What it means for your family, what it means for your job, and what it means for your life.” Just out of nothing his life changed and perhaps the life of his children and wife also changed. He is currently on the treatment of chemotherapy and radiations and may even undergo surgery.

He does not feel sick it’s just that he feels a little tired but his conditions will worsen in the coming months. He described his mindset in the words “I’ve noticed so many times in the last few weeks, I’m sitting on a train going back to the hospital and I overhear the kind of commuter conversations that you always overhear on a train,” Riddle told Business Insider.

Just lost a beautiful friend and colleague to stage 4 breast cancer. No matter how much you expect it the loss of such young and vibrant life shakes you. Live to live folks, everyday.

— Scott Riddle (@scottgriddle) October 24, 2018

“You know, people getting ready for a meeting or someone’s dialed into a teleconference early from the train or something and I just think, ‘my gosh’.”

He was planning for his life but alas life had other plans and there is nothing that he can do except for thinking that will he be able to help his parents as they grow old, or see his kids growing or simply grow old with his wife.

Pollution has gone level up where now it is beyond our control. Toxic smog (smoke mixed with fog) forced hundreds of schools in Bangkok to close Wednesday. As the authorities struggle to manage the pollution crisis that has created widespread health fears and has to lead to the political disturbance just weeks before the elections.

The Thai capital has been wrapped in a haze for weeks now and the media is also slamming the government and is putting up clicks of residents wearing the masks on the streets and on public transport.

The reason that led to smog is exhaust from traffic, unfettered construction, the burning of crop stubble, and pollution from factories getting trapped in the city.

via: Nation Multimedia

Authorities have seeded clouds to induce rains, and sprayed overpasses with water to catch micropollutants and have asked people to not burn incense sticks and paper during the Chinese New Year celebrations.

The measures have attracted derision from the residents of Bangkok but the pollution masks have run out of stock in many shops.

However, on Wednesday the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration took its pollution warning to another level and ordered the 437 city-controlled public schools to close from lunchtime through Friday, designating 1500 square kilometers of the city a “control area”.

via: Independent

“The situation will be bad until February 3 to 4, so I decided to close schools,” said Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang, adding he hoped the move would also empty the road of cars on the school run. Three to four of the city’s districts are “severely hit with smog”, he added.

“I use a mask wherever I go,” said 12-year-old Chaiwawut Benpalee. “It will not affect us now, but it will in the future.”

via: Asianews

Many drones are being used to dispense sugary liquid to help in clearing the air from the microscopic particles. Aswin also claimed that City Hall may also soon issue a warning against exercising in parks.

Also, there will be rules passed to control the number of cars on the roads. Air Visual an independent online air quality index (AQI) monitor on Wednesday claimed that Bangkok at the unhealthy lever rose to 171 from the 156 midpoints.

The levels of harmful particulates are higher than some of the cities of China but a level below the Indian capital New Delhi.

via: Reuters

With the Chinese New Year around the corner, even tourism will face great set back. Visitors will be deterred from coming for the vacation. The air is bad and this will affect the tourism business also.

via: Phys

The haze has affected the daily life of people but even the effects of the haze will be seen in the political conversation. Thailand will have its first election after the military took over in 2014 coup.

Fellow Bangkok residents , this is now our only option : mutation ! #Bangkoksmog @PravitR @RichardBarrow @veen_th @JeromeTaylor @Ajarncom @georgebkk @ThaiVisaFra #Thailand #Bangkok #Pollution pic.twitter.com/HxYx2y0u8d

— stephff cartoonist (@stephffart) January 29, 2019

Combustion exhaust from Bangkok’s traffic, the burning of fields from farmers outside the city, and pollutants from factories are the reasons for the persistent smog. #BangkokSmog 😓😓 pic.twitter.com/ffjei5k6vT

— Jeetzery77 (@jeetzery) February 6, 2019

Yesterday, Thailand’s military government again deployed drones and fire trucks in a futile attempt to lower air pollution. I wish they would put just as much effort into banning vehicles belching black smoke and farmers burning crops #BangkokSmog #ฝุ่นละออง #ฝุ่นกรุงเทพ pic.twitter.com/bgMwkKYlDM

— Richard Barrow in Thailand 🇹🇭 🇬🇧 (@RichardBarrow) January 27, 2019

outdoor burning is a major cause of #BangkokSmog according to gov agency and greenpeace. 4 feb. 2019 pic.twitter.com/U8dIUisGGW

— Whispers & Promises 💬 (@Shape0fFuture) February 3, 2019