Six Commandments for Advertising Copywriters, Designers, Media Planners & Client Servicing guys working in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi or UAE.

These immortal laws are applicable not only to Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi or UAE advertising copywriters, designers, media planners & client servicing guys, but also to everyone across the world trying to make a living in advertising.

Thou shall not spend unnecessary time at your work place. But this does not mean thou shall not stretch work timings when situations demand . Respect thy job & advertising agency, but love thy family. Man is not for work, work is for man. [Reference: Chapter 3, Para 7, Verses 4-6, Gospel of work according to a Sarcastic non-award Winning Copywriter, 13.87^th edition]

Thou shall always remember that money, and not creativity, rules the world. If thee are rich, invest in Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman or UAE real estate and become more rich. If thee are creative, know that you cannot be rich, as by the law of nature creative people cannot be rich. [Reference: Chapter 3, Para 11, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life ,by Charles Darwin]

Thou shall not fall into a Credit Card Trap. Know that even though jail is a nice place to daydream, it is a great place to have daymares too. Jail wardens, as a habit, love to break kneecaps. [Reference: Chapter 2, Para 9, A study of Broken Limbs & Legs among Graphic Designers, Copywriters & Media Planners in Dubai, Sharjah and UAE Advertising Agencies; written by A Sarcastic non-award Winning Copywriter, 1st edition]

Thou shall not skip breakfast and should eat at times. Know that clients will come and go, but ulcer stays a lifetime.

Thou shall always listen to client service people. Not because they are right, but because they are dying. Sooner of later they all will be killed by the Marlboro Reds they smoke. [Reference: The Tibetan Book of Dying by Smoking, written by A Sarcastic non-award Winning Copywriter]

Thou shall ride thy motorcycles very carefully as coffin shops are hard to find in UAE. But thou can try thy luck in Rolla by coercing one of those wooden photo frame merchants to coerce their carpenter to make one coffin for thou. If thou manage to get one, tie it strongly and tightly behind thy motorcycle carrier while thou go out for a ride. Thou will never know when thou need one while riding in the car crazy roads of UAE.