I wish I was in Bahrain today but had to leave Thursday night to spend the weekend with NJD. In the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), the two Audi driver line-ups are fighting a thrilling battle for the title. As of the sixth of the season’s eight rounds in Bahrain today, a new strategy…
Category: Retail Therapy
My shoe fetish goes one level Up!
Despite being a shoe collector, I have to date never been loyal to one brand when it comes to my shoe fetish….my mobile shoe rack in my car, the huge shoe storage space under my 4 poster bed, the walk in shoe closet at the entrance to my villa or my usual shoe shelves give…
‘How to… click good pictures in low light situations’ with Canon
After spending hours getting a video camera for my youngest sibling in Fiji who is superb in getting the best specs for stuff within her budget, I thought I was done with cameras for a while. Now I have another sibling walking around the house with some mega pixel wide angled gadget looking smug so…
Hatteras Making the Dream a Reality
Just received some progress notes on the new Hatteras 100 Raised Pilothouse, which is scheduled to debut next fall. It shows lamination work on the hull with engineers and craftsmen laying in electrical, plumbing and propulsion systems. Special work has also gone into making the engine room a showpiece, featuring twin CAT C32A @ 1900…
Sony’s new 4K LCD 84 inch TV – Divine
I have a 55 inch TV in my bedroom and another 2nd 55 inch in my living room which I thought was sufficient but I found myself itching to check out the new SONY BRAVIA LCD television in the industry’s largest 84-inch class1. Not that I need a TV but for some extraordinary viewing pleasure,…
I’m in love again -With Phantom Venus
Its awesome to always fall in love…that exhilarating feeling one gets and the best things one can fall in love with are of the non-breathing ilk ….no clutter, no heartbreak, no expectations…man, I could go on. So when I called Alaa to tell him I am in love again, he naturally sighed with an OMG…
Loving the new Sacoor Brothers AW12 Ladies Dresses
Inspired by young NJD, I am becoming a fan of Sacoor Brothers more each day….beyond my fascination for polo, I now find myself planning to venture into the dreaded Dubai Mall and face the parking and exit woes just to pick out some office dresses. The gorgeous brothers are celebrating the arrival of cooler…
McLaren Automotive shines as always
I’m going through a McLaren phase. yes….After a tryst last weekend with my gorgeous Maximilian and his ‘Designed by Maximilian’ Audi, I am back to my roots this week as i follow preparations by global super car brands for the Paris Motor Show. McLaren has revealed a dramatic light film which provides…
Diva’s drinking from a Haute Couture Tea Collection
I’m drinking tea…lots of it. Not just any tea but after a trip to Singapore couple of months ago and discovering TWG Tea, I’m sold. No more Red Bull Energy shots or the sinful 3 in I chai sugar laden lattes for this lazy girl. Afterall, in the spirit of the ceaselessly creative designers…
The World’s most elegant convertible
Its been a while since I checked out a Bentley…i reckon the last time I really went into Bentley’s new developments was at the Dubai Motor Show when NJD and I spent an entire weekend salivating looking at cars and loving the Ferrari lounge guarded by tall fierce looking security personnel who thought NJD…
