Dubai events

Legs covered at the Dubai Fashion Weekend

April 26, 2010

We got to see the cat walk show at yet another new mall in Dubai, at Mirdif City Centre. You see a new mall pops up every now and then, adding to the long list of malls in Dubai, each competing to create something different from the other. The new Mirdif City Centre is near, [...]

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Dancing fire and lights

January 6, 2010
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I haven’t gotten over the awesomeness so here’s another look at how the tallest building looked like during the opening ceremony. OMG I’ve got to add this. This must be the BEST Burj Khalifa opening video OF ALL TIME.

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World’s tallest tower opens in style!

January 5, 2010
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Photo credit: Gulf News Yesterday was a historic day for the UAE, especially for Dubai. The world’s tallest building Burj Dubai* was officially opened with an inauguration ceremony that could surpass all inauguration ceremonies for a long time. Thousands of fireworks lit up the cool desert night, witnessed by thousands of people from the UAE [...]

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Happy 38th National Day, UAE!

December 2, 2009

Thank you very much for all your comments regarding the red or green obi for Pristine’s yukata (summer kimono). So many of you had the same opinion with my girl and chose red – my mom was surprised but she gave up and thought it must be a “generation gap” kind of thing. Oh well. [...]

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The Dubai Metro 9-9-9 frenzy: a success!

September 28, 2009

Dubai Metro was opened  a few weeks ago and have to say, I haven’t tried it until now. What a shame. We are still waiting for the rush of excited people to slow down a bit. The local news reported that 212,000 passengers rode the Metro in the first four days of its operation! I [...]

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Ramadan’s over, Eid Mubarak

September 22, 2009

Yep, I realized that I missed posting something on Monday. I was on vacation! Can you believe that? I got lucky and had two full days off -  that, baby, doesn’t happen often so I stepped away from the PC and enjoyed my time. Ramadan’s over. Eid Mubarak to all my Muslim friends celebrating all [...]

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Countdown to Dubai Metro Opening (5 more days!)

September 4, 2009

Photos obviously not taken by me – I received these photos via an email circulating in the office or in the UAE. The most awaited event of 2009 in the UAE will be open to public 5 days from now, on September 9, 2009. I don’t know about that date but the government seems to [...]

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Ramadan Kareem 2009

August 22, 2009

Today starts the first day of Ramadan. If you’re not a Muslim or not familiar with Ramadan, it is the holy month of spiritual reflection and devoutness. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar and is a month of obligatory daily fasting. Ramadan start dates move 10 days early every year. Daily fasts [...]

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