Tonight is the Gala night for Hitchcock…. among a lucky few, last Thursday little diva and I were invited with a select group of people to see Hitchcock ahead of the gala and we absolutely loved the movie. It’s a love story about one of the most influential filmmakers of the last century and although…
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BMW Group at UN Climate Change Conference COP 18
Since my friends have started making fun of my absolutely beautiful Fiji Islands that it will sink soon, I have started supporting organizations that are helping to make people aware of climate change…afterall, we can’t afford to let paradise go under water. BMW Group is one company that has continued the long-lasting involvement in the UN…
Hublot now in Abu Dhabi
While attending the Formula 1™ Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, I did a quick detour to the Marina Mall to meet with Jean-Claude Biver, Chairman of Hublot in Abu Dhabi. My gal pals had been raving about the boutique opening so I sacrificed a morning of coffee sessions with the race track dudes at…
When Monaliza Smiled – DIFF impresses diva
One of the nicest movies I have seen this month is in fact part of DIFF 2012 in Arabic, ‘When Monaliza Smiled’. This Arabic movie (with subtitles of course) is a love story between Monaliza, a young Jordanian woman, and Hamdi, an Egyptian office boy with the cutest smile J. The story is touching as its…
Crazy for Folli Follie
Always saw Folli Follie, the fashion brand renowned for its trendy jewellery, watches and accessories around but didn’t pay much attention to it until the latest Autumn Winter 2012/13 collection in partnership with Damas, which is my favourite store for jewellery and watches. In the new collection, luxury and versatility are epitomized in the grouping of jewellery,…
View a meteorite shower with Bahrain Science Centre
Bahrain Science Centre this month has a number of activities lined up as the theme of the month is Arab innovations and Invention and activities include an excursion to view a meteorite shower, interesting debates, workshops and science experiments. On Thursday the 13th December, there will be a Static electricity demonstration at 10.30am and an…
The Regal Elegance and aura of Maxim Artsinovich
My favourite piece from MaximiliaN Maxim’s jewellery designs are creatively intense just like him Moments with Founder and President of The Jewellery House of MaximiliaN I often meet inspiring individuals who lead incredibly hectic lifestyles but finally I have met the ideal man whose self-confessed vices are outweighed by all his good points and how amazing…
Inspired by the energy and creativity of KALA
“Fashion is art, where the needle is the brush and the fabric is the canvas.” Young people these days inspire me. Last year, I met an incredible young designer, Sasi Kala at a Women to Women event who looked slightly older than Tash but in fact she is an established designer in Dubai who decided to…
Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) line-up for 2012
One of the main attractions for DIFF other than watching cool movies we otherwise don’t get to see is getting up, close and personal with people we either idolize or just admire for the many roles they portray on and behind the silver screen. I met some awesome people last year. And from the moment…
UAE National Day and its significance to expats
This weekend has been an eye-opener for me about how diversely international we are and how enriched our lives are because we live in a nation that has so many nationalities who are bound by one thing – the fact that they have chosen this amazing country to be their home over anywhere else in…
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