I love living in UAE…it is I reckon the safest place in the whole world to be. There is no place I can think of that comes close to the safety and security this awesome country provides but it takes a lot of hard work to keep it this way by various industries. I feel…
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Back to Café culture in Dubai with La Maison Du Cafe
Warm ambience of La Maison Du Cafe It is great to be back in Dubai and in action after 3 weeks in KL and Bali….what I missed most was sitting in a café with nice ambience, people watching and typing away with other like-minded caffeine addicts. I started my first evening after work today at a…
DUBAI FILM CONNECTION AWARDS OVER USD100,000 FOR PROJECTS FROM ARAB WORLD
It’s been an exhilarating weekend at DIFF 2012 ….full of amazing movies, boat rides that are more awesome than Venice, red carpet moments, indulging little diva with cast and directors of children’s films from abroad, meeting fellow script editors, catching up with media friends….and more. The weather in Dubai is absolutely amazing so being out…
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…
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…
DIFF Sets The Stage For A Thrilling Week Of Films and Events
It’s that time of the year when DIFF reveals the entertainment bonanza they have in store for us. Notice how I have refrained from saying time of the month – I thought it was safer since in PMS mode, I have bitten off even heads this week of people who have crossed the line with…
Flower Power
© Robert Hammond – Courtesy Art Sawa One of my favourite venues to take in a bit of art ingestion after work has to be Art Sawa. The next artist to showcase his talent there will be Robert Hammond with his ‘Flower Power’ exhibition. Robert studied Fine Art at St. Martins and WSCAD in the…
