Incubus in Abu Dhabi on Jan 29, 2012 in Music UAE Abu Dhabi After-race concerts Concerts F1 Incubus It has been over two months yet when I sorted the photos it felt like it was just yesterday of that mid of the three-day exhilarating after-race (F1) concerts last year. Sorting the photos reminded me of the ever delighted crowd, the new acquaintance...
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, the world’s third largest mosque on Jan 19, 2012 in Family Religion UAE Abu Dhabi canon 450d Canon S95 Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque I lost count of all the important personalities (the most recent was Queen Elizabeth) and intent whirlwind visitors who made Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque a must-see and experience in their UAE trip. Hence, when I finally saw it in person I cannot believ...
Countdown to New Year with Coldplay Live in Abu Dhabi on Jan 1, 2012 in Music UAE Abu Dhabi Coldplay Concerts New Year Panasonic DMC-LX5 It is my second time to celebrate new year away from home. The eve and today were spent with dear ones, cooking for them and well, it has been spiced up differently because I had a new year countdown with Coldplay. They have been here in 2009 but I w...
Witsandnuts’ 2011 at a glance on Dec 30, 2011 in Life New Year (Some of these I haven’t blogged yet. I wish that I will be able to blog more often, even if not as prolific as I would like to be next year. Just click the links for the past years’ “glances”: 2010, 2009, 2008.) I’m sur...
Have a furry, merry Christmas! on Dec 24, 2011 in Perdita the cat Winello the cat christmas Perdita Winello We are three hours away from Christmas in this part of the Gulf. My family including the furbabies would like to wish you a meaningful celebration of this season wherever you are. And here’s more, our resident Santa and Christmas bears would li...
A happy mess! on Dec 18, 2011 in Perdita the cat Winello the cat christmas Perdita Winello The happy mess of gift wrapping. Need to triple our time, we started so late. And thanks to our reliable elves, 9 month-old Winello (he’s a big “boy” now!) and 3-month old Perdita (she loves hiding on that particular gift box under...
The Cult in Abu Dhabi on Dec 8, 2011 in Music UAE Abu Dhabi After-race concerts Concerts The Cult Following Britney Spears’ after-race concert was a back to back oozing performances from The Cult and Incubus. We didn’t know who is going to perform first, but the spotlight buzzed at 8:00 PM, an hour earlier than the usual gigs in Yas...
The Expert Beginner: a free photography talk on Dec 5, 2011 in Photography UAE It’s been almost a year since I attended the basic and food photography workshops conducted by the maestro. And guess what, he’s back in Abu Dhabi (although we occasionally meet him here for random gatherings and we expect to see him more...
Happy 40th UAE Day! on Dec 1, 2011 in UAE My nicest memento of the celebration is the Spirit of the Union pin. And of course, this long weekend.
Wishes do come true, so here’s my Christmas wish list on Nov 25, 2011 in Blog-o-sphere Blogosphere Kris Kringle with blog pals How moments fly! It’s now round 2 of our version of bloggers Christmas exchange gift. Thanks to our gracious host, PM for sustaining this initiative. It’s given that gift-hunting and and wish-listing would be challenging since I’m t...
