tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906294536564854012024-03-09T00:14:16.591+04:00Lulu's ListYour go-to blog for (mostly) weekly updates on "what to" in DubaiLuluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605030511223596341noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590629453656485401.post-31588998212937440452010-05-12T10:29:00.006+04:002010-05-12T11:27:28.653+04:00And we're back! The List - May 12<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Hello hello!</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />Wow, has it really been that long that I've left you all in the lurch without a guide for what to do in Dubai?!</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Well, I’ve been on sabbatical for the past 4 months, globe trotting & cool hunting. Forgive me for abandoning you dear readers.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />There has been plenty happening in Dubai, however, and I've run into quite a few of you during my hiatus. It was good to hear that you missed the lists. So, I’m back in the groove and full of recommendations for the 'what to', 'where to', and 'how to' of Dubai and other locales.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />Yours truly,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Lulu</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >In Dubai…</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />Where to eat – (Safa Park/Al Quoz): </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Afghan Khorasan Kebab</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > came highly recommended by my friends & dining partners <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">@OmarAlfi <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">and Reem</span></span> and is now one of my favorite spots in Dubai. Order the Afghan kebab and the Mutton Kadai and they’ll bring you soup, bread, rice and salad to go along with it. You will leave fat and happy guaranteed. (Just across from the bowling alley on your way towards Meydan)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Be cool:</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > Order a </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Bateel Date Shake</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >. Time Out this week has a run down of the best milkshakes in Dubai, however, being a milkshake connoisseuse myself, I found one major omission from their list- the thick and creamy date shake at Bateel Café is to die for. As is heats up outside enjoy the last few afternoons outside on their patio in DIFC and indulge in one of these cool treats.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />What to mall- Festival City:</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.dubaifestivalcity.com/">This mall</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > is easier to get to than you think, just hop on the Business Bay bridge and you’re there. The cinema in the mall is nice and clean, the selection in popular stores such as Forever 21 is particularly good, and if you are looking for home stuff this is the place to go with IKEA, Ace Hardware and plenty of other little shops to choose from. The mall is also full of great cafés and restaurants. <span style="font-style: italic;">I like the high-back chairs at Crème De La Crème for sneaky little rendez-vous. Dubai is a very small town after all…</span></span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />Where to watch:</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > I’m not sure how much longer </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.wafi.com/searchdetails.aspx?id=2827&tid=1760"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Movies Under the Stars at Wafi</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > will last, but for now, every Sunday night they hold a <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">FREE</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> </span>screening of a themed double feature (last week was Sean Penn week). Settle in to one of the giant beanbags and take in a movie or two al fresco. Check TimeOut Dubai for listings</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />What to watch:</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > Go see </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.cityoflifefilm.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">City of Life</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > if you haven’t already. Directed by local filmmaker Ali Mostafa the movie takes place in Dubai. It tells 3 stories of typical Dubai experiences, but ones you may not have heard. It’s a great film for the UAE’s first feature. </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I recommend the cinemas at Ibn Battuta and Festival City, they are generally cleaner, have better sound than MOE, and the serve crepes.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Night at the Opera:</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Art Sawa</span> is a gem of place in Al Quoz offering all kinds of cultural events and art exhibits. This month they are </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.artsawa.com/programs.php?id=32">screening full-length operas</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >. Enjoy Donizetti’ delightful romantic comedy – L’elisir d’Amore featuring Battle, Pavarotti & Pons Sunday 16th May 8:00 pm . Admission is only Dhs25</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />What to weekend- Thursday:</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > It’s crowded & smoky, and has a flow problem like C Bar, but </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >One on One</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > in the Monarch is HOT HOT HOT. Booking a table is a must if you want to really enjoy this place, but the music (mostly 90s RnB) is the most groove-worthy I’ve heard in town since Boudoir raised the roof on Wednesdays back when we had Thursday-Friday weekends. <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">04 501 8888</span></span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />Wet n Wild:</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > Ladies, ever wanted to let loose at Wild Wadi and not have to worry about losing your top on the Jumeirah Sceirah or fending off perverts in the wave pool? Thursday nights from now until August are </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.jumeirah.com/en/hotels-and-resorts/Wild-Wadi/">Ladies Nights at Wild Wadi</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">.</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Dhs 165 admission</span>. Grab the girls and have some fun.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />What to read:</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > Join the </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://allonsyfiles.net/index.html">TwitBookClub</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >, they meet the 3rd Saturday of every month at The Shelter in Al Quoz. This month they’re reading one of my personal favorites Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut, as well as 3 other great books. </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://allonsyfiles.net/index.html">Check them out online</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > or follow the conversation on Twitter by looking for <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">#TwitBookClub</span></span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Guilty Pleasure:</span> I love, love, love the blog </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.redvelvetnation.com/">Red Velvet Nation</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > written by the extremely witty Dipesh Depala. He comments on the ‘goings on’ of the social set in Dubai with a focus on style. Of course I may be a little biased, seeing as yours truly made the RVN’s Top 20 Most Stylish Women in Dubai list…</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >And around the globe…</span></span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Who to follow on Twitter:</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://twitter.com/paulocoelho">@paulocoelho</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > Brazillian writer Paulo Coehlo shares inspiring pearls of wisdom on Twitter such as “Intense life is not complete without a touch of madness” and is quite interactive with his followers. Thanks to <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">@tomgara</span> for this recommendation.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">WTF?:</span> Who hasn’t South Park made fun of? Well, now they’ve now gone after my peeps: gingers! When I was growing up, we were just called redheads; but like Russell Brand, this British export seems to have snuck in and taken hold of otherwise unsuspecting Americans. The South Park declaration that Gingers have no souls lead to a </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY39fkmqKBM&feature=related">response video by a very angry youngster</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >, which of course had to be followed up by a </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7FwXPz8Slc">South Park parody</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > of his YouTube video. Very funny stuff. But then take a look at the </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://vimeo.com/11219730%20"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">v</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">ideo by visionary director Romain Gavras made for M.I.A.'s 'Born Free</span>,</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >' which depicts men in police uniforms dragging gingers from their homes. Is there a larger, more nefarious conspiracy forming against us? <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">via @urlsesque</span></span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />Take a laughternoon break:</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > “Mormon livers are expensive” and “does your virginity grow back” are just some of the current posts on <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://autocompleteme.com/">this hilarious site</a> that show screen grabs of autocomplete suggestions given by Google for various web searches.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />What to read:</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > the </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.amazon.com/Three-Musketeers-Wordsworth-Classics/dp/1853260401/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273572968&sr=8-2">Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >. Yes, I'm talking about the original classic. Read it in French if you can, but the English version is just as fun. You can pick it up in the classics section of any book store for around $5. Modern authors just aren’t as good story tellers, this book is so fun to read and full of drama and intrigue.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >How to save the Earth (and yourself):</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > You wouldn’t think shampoo could be so dangerous, but in a review last year of 413 shampoos, it found that 11% of products contained a known probable or possible carcinogen (including selenium sulfide and coal tar, found in some dandruff shampoos), 17% had ingredients that may be linked to breast cancer, and 82% had ingredients believed to help carcinogens penetrate the scalp (including EDTA, propylene glycol, urea, and PEG-7 glyceryl cocoate). <span style="font-style: italic;">NASTY!</span> Take a break from the dangerous chemicals lurking in your bottle of Kérastase and try all natural olive oil soap and a vinegar rinse. I brought a bunch of this soap back from Syria and I follow up a wash with a rinse of ½ liter of water + 4 capfulls of Apple Cider Vinegar. Your hair will be clean and shiny and free of build up. You won’t event need conditioner. Try it.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >What to podcast:</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.yogajournal.com/">YogaJournal.com</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > offers <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">FREE</span> podcasts from (IMHO) the best yoga teacher in North American, Jason Crandell, on iTunes. The 20 minute podcasts focus on specific areas of the body such as hip openers, arm strength, or Sun Salutations. Indulge in a little yoga every day,<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">it will change your life.</span></span>Luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605030511223596341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590629453656485401.post-51056673553120603892010-03-04T15:28:00.002+04:002010-03-04T15:32:00.586+04:00M.I.A.<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">He-he-hello,</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I've been gallivanting around ancient cities along the Silk Road, looking for adventure and inspiration.</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Apologies for the prolonged absence.</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I'm back though, see you all soon.</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">x<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">o</span>x<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">o</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Lulu</span>Luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605030511223596341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590629453656485401.post-61776744605886858722009-12-31T13:02:00.002+04:002009-12-31T13:05:27.598+04:00Happy New Year!<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Goodbye 2009 and he-he-hello 2010. We've been waiting for you!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I'm taking the week off since most of you are traveling and reveling. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Will be back on track with a fresh list next week choc full o tips on how to do things better in 2010.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">x</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">o</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">x</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">o</span>,<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Lulu</span>Luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605030511223596341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590629453656485401.post-60107904547340444032009-12-22T13:27:00.004+04:002009-12-22T13:51:15.281+04:00The List- Special Holiday EditionHe-he-hello,<br />I know it’s kind of late in the game- I missed Islamic New Year and Hanukka, and Christmas and Kwanza are just few days away, but I am sort of a Scrooge and I have been distracted from timely holiday preparations- so I have a holiday themed list this week. You may find inspiration for future gifts and outings, or a few ideas for procrastinators, either way enjoy this week’s edition 4 days early of ‘what to’, ‘where to’, and ‘how to’ in Dubai and around the globe. And if you don’t find any of that, there are plenty of great YOUTUBE links to entertain you. (FYI- the red text in each section are actually links to cool things)<br /><br />Happy Holidays,<br />Lulu<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">In Dubai…</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Where to eat – Al Diyafa:</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">♪</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">♫</span> Fah-rah-rah-rah-rah-Rah-rah-rah-raaaaaah <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">♫</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">♪</span> in one of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTq20prt0K8">the best Christmas movies of all time</a>, the special turkey is ravaged by a pack of dogs and the only restaurant in town that’s open is Chop Suey Palace. So it is with this in mind that I recommend <a href="http://www.timeoutdubai.com/restaurants/reviews/1902">Noodle Bowl</a> on Al Diyafa Street. Delicious Chinese and Malaysian food for Recessionista prices.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Where to sip- Deira:</span> Everybody is talking/tweeting about Toffee Nut Lattés, blah blah blah… C’mon brainwashed consumers, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQKdEdzHnfU&feature=related">Starbucks is lame</a>. Next time you’re in Deira head over to the <a href="http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/dxbae-jw-marriott-hotel-dubai/">JW Marriott</a> and order a hot chocolate in the Vienna Café in the lobby. It’s open 24hrs and they serve them submarino style like they do in Argentinian – real chocolate dunked into steaming hot milk...mmmmm (add a peppermint stick and you'll be ooozing Christmas)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What to mall-Al Quoz:</span> Antique Museum- Ok, it’s not a museum and it’s technically not a mall per se, but it offers 65,000sq ft of treasures from around the world all crammed in this Al Quoz warehouse, none of which are actually antiques, but you’ll find gifts a plenty. Al Quoz Industrial Estate (take the first right before Kanoo building and first right again, Antique Museum is on your right). Open 9.30am-8.30pm 04 347 9935<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What to plan ahead for:</span> <a href="http://www.avatarmovie.com/">Avatar</a> has opened to rave reviews and sold out cinemas. Plan ahead and get your tickets early. It’s playing on the IMAX screen daily at <a href="http://www.ibnbattutamall.com/viewallcinemas.html">Ibn Battuta Grand Megaplex</a> 10:30am, 1:30pm, 4:30pm, 7:30pm, 10:30pm<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What to gift:</span></span> etisalat or du pre-paid phone cards are probably the best thing you could give the kind people who sweep our floors, guard our buildings, pump our gas, and myriad other (often menial) jobs in this city. Stock up on a stack and take this time at the end of the year to recognize the work they do.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">And around the globe…</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Who to follow on Twitter:</span> <a href="http://twitter.com/LongestWiener">@longestwiener</a> [teeheeheehee] the Longest Wiener Contest is a charity fundraiser for animal charities and non-profits. If wieners aren’t your thing, find another charity group to follow on Twitter, like <a href="http://twitter.com/CharityTweets">@CharityTweets</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/savethechildren">@SavetheChildren</a> or <a href="http://twitter.com/charitywater">@CharityWater</a> and get inspired by more ways to be a source of generosity in the world.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">WTF?:</span> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVuIBpJ6B4E&feature=related">A clip from a South Indian Tamil 80's movie "Athisiya Piravi"</a>. I wish I understood Tamil to know what the plot of the scene is about. (the holiday theme here comes from the song in the clip Holiday Rap by MC Miker G & DJ Sven<br /><br />I imagine it goes something like this:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Migdet dances</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Wife comes in and breaks up the party</span><br /><br />“Uh dah dah dah dah dah!<br />“Aaaah Chemporchodi, did you got to that special market in Chennai and buy another dancing midget!? I told you not to do that, I don’t need another mouth to feed."<br />“Run along boys, go see if you can pawn him off on our neighbors. I think Aamithyan is getting married soon, maybe they will take him for the wedding entertainment. Puh puh puh puh puh..”<br />“Chemporchodi you must be tired, I can’t see that you are laying on top of a ghetto blaster, get some rest.”<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Wife leaves</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Midget sneaks back in</span><br /><br />“Yo dude, your old lady busted you. I told you we had to be more smooth about this, break it to her slowly. Now give me a drag off that blunt homie and we’ll figure out how to tell her about our dream to win <span style="font-weight: bold;">America’s Best Dance Crew</span>."<br /><br />The comments are equally WTF? Here is a sampling:<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">elsangre333</span> (10:05am)<br />WOW! i'd like to buy one, but when they are still a baby. Then i would train it. i would raise million off one of those dwarf dancers.<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CoralMan24 </span>(12:37pm)<br />I would pay to see him on Dancing with the Stars.<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">marceloribeirobarros</span> (5:48pm)<br />SON OF ERIK ESTRADA.. I THINK !!!<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">betskier</span> (6:03am)<br />Where can you buy one??????<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">NoiKeomisy</span> (7:12am)<br />no its not a midget....its a 2 year old light skinned black dude named lil nitro<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Eggroll42</span> (11:37am)<br />GENIE PANTS BOOSH!<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">madshoe99</span> (2:20pm)<br />he actually lives in a zoo and eats raw steaks<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Take a laughternoon break:</span> Again, Christmas lends itself well to humor. <a href="http://www.sketchysantas.com/">Check out Sketchy Santas</a> [via <a href="http://www.urlesque.com/">@urlesque</a>]<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What to read:</span></span> A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens One of the greatest writers of all time, <a href="http://www.stormfax.com/dickens.htm">here is the entire text online</a>. Definitely worth a read again.<br />And I’m also reposting a link for <a href="http://www.esquire.com/features/ESQ1202-DEC_SEDARIS">my other favorite Christmas story</a> from David Sedaris, hilarious<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Apologies non-Christian friends, but the I’m short on ideas for humorous Kwanza stories or classical tales of visits from jinn on the eve of the Islamic New Year, feel free to add them in the comments.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What to DVD/Slingbox/iTunes:</span> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvMLfSQrHKE%20">A Christmas Story</a>, as mentioned above, is the best Christmas movie of all time. There is a reason it plays for 24hours on Christmas eve in the U.S.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">How to change the world:</span> <a href="http://www.kiva.org/">Kiva.org</a> is one of my favorite microfinance programs where you browse entrepreneurs' profiles from all over the world, choose someone to lend to, and then make a small, but valuable loan to that person. For as little as $25 you can help a real person make great strides towards economic independence and improve life for themselves, their family, and their community. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you can receive email journal updates and track repayments. Then, when you get your loan money back, you can re-lend to someone else.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">*new*</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">a few links and ideas I find interesting that don’t always fit into the list</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Random recommendations: </span><br /><a href="http:///">Read about <span style="font-style: italic;">soushoku danshi</span></a>, also known as Japanese Herbivore Men- shun sex, don't spend money, and like taking walks- represent an unspoken rebellion against many of the masculine, materialist values associated with Japan's 1980s bubble economy.<br /><br />When <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2guQYivZ6w">Poker Face</a> came out I thought it was the most ridiculous song ever.<br />But just like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFIGn6fUjEQ">“Turn me on” by Kevin Lyttle</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bCuYQmzgfE">“Ignition” by R. Kelly</a>, its ridiculousness eventually grew on me. And I am slowly becoming a Lady Gaga fan. It may be more that <a href="http://blog.speakingoffaith.org/post/270232169/gaga-for-rilke-andy-dayton-associate-web">she has Rilke tattooed on her arm</a>,<br />but also the fact that she’s already so incredibly successful at 23 and has been playing piano since she was 4, and no one on this earth can really rock Alexander McQueen they way it’s supposed to be rocked but her.<br />Her stylist Nicola Formichetti has <a href="http://nicolaformichetti.blogspot.com/">a beautiful blog</a> worth perusing if you are interesting in the madness that is Lady Gaga.<br /><br />And speaking of dancing midgets: If you watched Twin Peaks (David Lynch’s TV masterpiece, you’ll appreciate this <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/12/17/watch-this-twin-peaks-wishes-you-12-days-of-christmas/">'Twin Peaks' Wishes You 12 Days of Christmas</a>Luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605030511223596341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590629453656485401.post-70685499816736615362009-12-17T15:23:00.007+04:002009-12-17T15:49:33.177+04:00The List- December 17He-he-hello,<br />Back from 2 weeks off and starting to feel festive as the rain came and scrubbed Dubai clean, and brought great films to <a href="http://www.dubaifilmfest.com/en">DIFF</a> and generous gifts from Abu Dhabi - aptly named Sukukmas by our brilliant friend <a href="http://twitter.com/tomgara">@TomGara</a>. 2009 is quickly coming to a close and if you’re like me you are probably ready to say goodbye to this year and get on with 2010 already. But we have a few weeks left and plenty of time to assess where we are in our lives and where we’d like to be next year. Otherwise for the non-reflective fatalists out there, there is lots of goings on in Dubai to keep you busy until 2010. Here are a few ideas on what to, where to, and how to:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">In Dubai…</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Where to eat – Souk al Bahar:</span> BICE Mare is now open. Practically every table in the place has a view of the Dubai Fountain and the food is excellent. Great date spot (hint hint… ya, you know who you are) Reservations: 04 318 2520<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />What to mall- Ibn Battuta Mall:</span> As much as I like sing the praises of Dubai Mall, it is worth the drive out to Jebel Ali for a visit to Ibn Battuta for several reasons, here are just a few: ِ<br />A. the cinema at Ibn Battuta is cleaner and has more movies to choose from than MOE, and they serve crêpes at the snack bar<br />B. the Forever 21 has the best selection in Dubai<br />C. Don’t miss the Napoli Gelato stand outside said Forever 21- amazing<br />D. <a href="http://www.ibnbattutamall.com/Uploads/Ibn%20Battuta%20Mall%20Tuesdays.pdf">You can get 2 for 1 tickets at the aforementioned cinema on Tuesdays</a><br />E. free parking<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Who to follow on Twitter:</span> <a href="http://twitter.com/dubaimallnewsis">@DubaiMallNews</a> because they’re supercool and will tweet to you when you’re in the mall, you’ll feel special<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What to weekend:</span> It’s time to go out to the desert. The best desert escorts are the locals of course so start making friends with some of the awesome Emiratis who live here and get yourself invited to the desert. If that doesn’t happen, don’t miss the amazing weather and gorgeous scenery, grab a copy of <a href="http://www.liveworkexplore.com/shop/uae-off_road">Explorer’s UAE Off-Road book</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Who to follow on Twitter:</span> <a href="http://twitter.com/emiratweet">@emiratweet</a> is a virtual majlis for Emiratis, you could make some nice friends there who may invite you to the desert if you’re lucky<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What to do after the weekend:</span> Go see <a href="http://www.avatarmovie.com/">Avatar</a> because it’s a dry night tonight so the cinemas will be crowded. <a href="http://www.ibnbattutamall.com/viewallcinemas.html">It's playing on the iMax at Ibn Battuta </a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">How to answer -“Do you want anything from Cambodia?”:</span> “Baat (if you’re a dude)/Jaa (if you’re a chick) please bring me some spices like lemon grass or cinnamon.” Thank you <a href="http://twitter.com/OmarAlfi">@omaralfi</a> :)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">And around the globe…</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Who to follow on Twitter:</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><a href="http://twitter.com/chucknorrisftw">@chucknorrisftw</a> Just because tweets like “Chuck Norris uses Tabasco Sauce for eye drops” are fun to read (thanks <a href="http://twitter.com/Alexi13">@Alexi13</a> for spotting it)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">WTF?:</span> Tiger Woods- <span style="font-style: italic;">seriously dude,you are disgusting</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Take a laughternoon break:</span> <a href="http://ineedahandjob.com/Handjob/Order.html">One of the best marketing campaigns ever</a>, hilarious URL. Take time to read the copy.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What to read:</span> While all the TV shows are on holiday hiatus, it’s time to curl up with a good book. I recommend <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Bee-Novel-Chris-Cleave/dp/1416589635/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260274431&sr=8-9">Little Bee</a> a compelling novel about globalization played out through the intersection of a 16-year-old Nigerian orphan and a well-off British couple.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What to podcast:</span> <a href="http://www.themoth.org/podcast">The Moth</a> is a not-for-profit storytelling organization, was founded in New York in 1997 by poet and novelist George Dawes Green, who wanted to recreate in New York the feeling of sultry summer evenings on his native Georgia, where he and a small circle of friends would gather to spin spellbinding tales on his friend Wanda's porch. Each week there is a new podcast featuring someone telling true, engaging, funny, touching and eye-opening stories from their life.Luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605030511223596341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590629453656485401.post-90086535730145247112009-11-25T15:28:00.007+04:002009-11-25T15:54:06.359+04:00The List- November 25He-he-hello,<br />Eid Mubarak,<br />and Happy Thanksgiving,<br />So much happening in Dubai over the past week that, although I’m off the crutches, I can barely keep up: Eve performed at was a major “Sheikh Up” at the top of the Dubai financial world, Global Village opened, and multiple sword fights broke out in the city. Yes...sword fights!<br />We’ve got a long Eid Al Adha weekend ahead of us and plenty of scandal and intrigue sure to follow.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">In Dubai…</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Where to eat – Mall of Emirates:</span> <a href="http://www.arabianbusiness.com/497250-almaz-by-momo">Almaz by Momo</a> serves yummy North African cuisine in a chic setting on the top floor of Harvey Nichols. Don’t miss the authentic pigeon pastille and minty Moroccan tea.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What to mall- Lamcy Plaza:</span> It’s been on my list before, but it’s worth the drive to Oud Metha to check out <a href="http://www.lamcyplaza.com/">this very bizarre multi-level shopping center</a> with an open floor plan. Head straight to Daiso Supermarket for cool Japanese trinkets. You could spend hours in that place picking up things like ladies face razors, Beckoning Cats, butterfly nets, miniature clothes pins, and plenty of useful home stuff too.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Who to follow on Twitter (local): </span> <a href="http://twitter.com/emiratweet">@emiratweet</a> is a virtual majlis for Emiratis, created by @angelistiic I think she’s on to something big. You go girl!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What to weekend- Thursday:</span> Catch an indie film at <a href="http://www.thesceneclub.com/thescene.htm">The Scene Club</a>. This month’s film is Kerala Café, a Malayalam film directed by a team of 10 directors focusing on a common theme of journeys that reflect contemporary times in Kerala.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What to weekend- Thursday:</span> Catch a Hollywood blockbuster on a 4000 sqft screen accompanied by a 32 speaker digital surround sound system when New Moon opens the <a href="http://www.timeoutdubai.com/aroundtown/events/4495">Swiss Open Air season in Media City</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What to weekend:</span> Take your sheep for a walk. Eid al-Adha, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice, is on Friday. It is the most important feast of the Muslim calendar and concludes the Pilgrimage to Mecca. Eid al-Adha commemorates the Prophet Abraham’s willingness to obey God by sacrificing his son. During the feast families re-enact Abraham’s obedience by sacrificing a sheep of their own. The more beloved and dear the animal is to its owner, the more meaningful will its sacrifice be. The family eats about a third of the meal and donates the rest to the poor.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">One more, <span style="font-style: italic;">we do have a long weeken</span>d:</span> Go see the human cannonball at <a href="http:///">Global Village</a>! David ‘The Bullet’ Smith Jr is the current World Record holder for the longest human cannonball flight. David will blast off twice a day between the 22nd of November and the 21st of December 2009. Just one of a many reasons you should go.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">How to answer -“Do you want anything from Egypt?”:</span> “Aiwa, please bring me a nice khamsa or evil eye to ward off the bad mojo of 2009...”<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">And around the globe…</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Who to follow on Twitter:</span> <a href="http://twitter.com/urbandaily">@urbandaily</a> keep up to date on the newest word in the Urban Dictoinary like: darth breather, Febreze shower, and moviegating. You’ll sound so clever.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">WTF?:</span> Somewhere in India there is a <a href="http://www.kontraband.com/pics/20393/What-The-Fck/?gpage=1#show">Spiderman Ganesh</a>, need I say more?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Take a laughternoon break:</span></span> “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDCPK4MiolQ">This Party Took a Turn for the Douche</a>” this is a hilarious song about a party turned bad full of hilarious pop culture and literary references- Mike Seaver, Golda Meir, "metaphysical like John Donne" [warning mom types- prolific use of the F-word, but it really is funny]<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What to read:</span> Sign up for <a href="http://www.bookcrossing.com/">Book Crossing</a> Welcome, where hundreds of thousands of people from more than 100 countries come to share books through a unique method of recycling books which are left on a park bench, a coffee shop, at a hotel on vacation. You can even track the book's journey around the world as it is passed on from person to person. Very cool, very green.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What to listen to:</span> Rakim, the godfather of the golden-era rap just released a new album. For you youngsters, Rakim is the ‘Microphone Fiend’ you hear Hova rapping about in “Run This Town” . Rakim is not slappin’ hoes, he is not poppin’ bottles, this is what rap should be. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Seventh-Seal-Rakim/dp/B0028SVY6Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1259081557&sr=8-1">Buy his album</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">How to save the Earth:</span> Join <a href="http://www.bookcrossing.com/">Book Crossing</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">And finally, something to inspire you:</span> <a href="http://whitehottruth.com/business-wealth-articles/11-productivity-tips-that-creative-types-already-know/">11 Productivity Tips</a>Luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605030511223596341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590629453656485401.post-75914411747592843732009-11-19T11:06:00.001+04:002009-11-25T17:02:27.791+04:00The List- November 19<span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;" ></span><span style=";font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span> <!--EndFragment--><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">He-he-hello,</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It’s been a whirlwind week again. My cast came off Monday so I ventured out a bit, although I’m still a little gimpy on my left foot. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Participated in the <a href="http://dubai2.cooltwitterconferences.com/">Dubai Cool Twitter Conference</a>, which was a really nice event. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It’s a short list this week, so much to do this weekend. Enjoy the weather and this week’s list.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >In Dubai…</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br />Where to eat Sharjah:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://yp.theemiratesnetwork.com/biz/United_Arab_Emirates/Sharjah/Samakmak_Restaurant_23127.html">Samakmak</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> I know, I know Sharjah… but this is authentic Alexandrian seafood joint is well worth the drive. And comes highly recommended by @omaralfi, my dining companion. He recommends the grilled butterfly shrimp.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br />What to mall-Dubai Mall:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Dubai Mall is not only big, it’s just plain cool. They offered me a wheelchair for the day so I wouldn’t have to crutch through the mall, so sweet. Regress and hit up </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.segarepublic.com/">Sega Republic</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> and Candylicious. And Dubai Mall is on Twitter, let em’ know when you’re in the mall </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://twitter.com/dubaimallnews">@dubaimallnews</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br />Get your swing on:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> the course is beautiful and </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.dubaiworldchampionship.com/tickets/">tickets are free</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, get down to the Dubai World Championship this weekend and enjoy the weather and the best golfers in the game. I’ll let you in on a little secret too: best spot on the course is at the 17th hole in the Après tent, get there early.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >What to culture:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://www.abudhabiartfair.ae/en/">Abu Dhabi Art</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> 19-22 November at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi has been bringin’ it lately. Time to take a drive (the pastries at Emirates Palace Lobby Café alone are worth the drive!)</span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://www.abudhabiartfair.ae/en/">@Abu_Dhabi_Art</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >What to get excited about:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.globalvillage.ae/Home.aspx">Global Village </a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">is opening in 3 days!!! Woohooo!!!!! And </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.dubaifilmfest.com/">Dubai International Film Festival</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> is coming soon. Friend them on facebook and follow them on Twitter, there are some amazing films in the lineup. </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://twitter.com/diff2009">@diff2009</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br />And around the globe…</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Who to follow on Twitter:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://twitter.com/BoingBoing">@BoingBoing</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Cool geeky humor and news</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Laughternoon break:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Ok, it’s maybe more of a chuckle this week. </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-five-most-annoying-facebook-couples/">The Top 5 Most Annoying Facebook Couples</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. If that isn’t enough for you </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/">this site</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> is always good for a laugh.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >WTF?:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://fashionista.com/2009/11/beauty_fangs_new_moon.php">New Moon fashion</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >What to read:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.amazon.com/Shantaram/dp/192076920X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258565855&sr=8-2">Shantaram</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> by Gregory David Roberts. It is over 900 pages, but I couldn’t put it down when I read it. Amazing story, beautiful writing, you’ll love it. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Get ready for Thanksgiving:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> in this article Mark Bittman gives you </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/18/dining/18mini.html?_r=1&em">101 head starts</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> on the most delicious holiday of the year : ) </span>Luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605030511223596341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590629453656485401.post-50194448091874862802009-11-12T13:34:00.005+04:002009-11-12T14:24:13.972+04:00The List - November 12<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">He-he-hello,</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Lots of sightings this week around Dubai- Sheikh Majid on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates, Margherita Missoni at Okku, Tom Ford at Capital Club, Tom Gara at Pinkberry- Dubai is the place to be, </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo0DpesN9gY">even Oprah says so</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The weather is lovely and there is plenty of fun to be had around the city. Here’s my list of “what to”, “how to” and “where to this” week: </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">In Dubai…</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Where to eat- Deira:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.timeoutdubai.com/restaurants/reviews/7752-kisaku">Kisaku</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> at Al Khaleej Palace Hotel is one of the best Japanese places in Dubai. Well worth the adventure into Deira for amazing sushi and a wonderfully kooky atmosphere that you can’t find at Nobu/Okku/Zuma. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Who to follow on Twitter:</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://twitter.com/dwchampionship">@dwchampionship</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> OK Dubai, it’s time to get excited about golf as the best in the game descend on Dubai next week for the Dubai World Championship. I know, I know, golf? I’m way more into hoopin’ and tacklin’ but </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.dubaiworldchampionship.com/news/gallery/?galleryid=6&itemid=3">watch this video</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> and you may just catch golf fever too! (by the ubertalented Josh Harris) </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >What to mall- Mall of the Emirates:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);" href="http://www.pinkberry.com/">Pinkberry</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> = fat free frozen yogurt + all the fresh toppings you can fit into your cup + great people watching. My favorite is Pomegranate with Cap’n Crunch on top. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >What to t-shirt:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;">This is seriously brilliant!</span> </span>All the broo-ha-ha about </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo0DpesN9gY">Dr. Lamees Hamdan’s appearance on Oprah</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> inspired @MohdSultanH to design and distribute a response T shirt. It’s a must-have for Fall09 and <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">now the center of a major Twitter debate</span>. </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.facebook.com/mhabtoor#/group.php?gid=169516462935">Join the Facbeook group</a> and order your limited edition T designed by "house of glaMO" - email mhab2r@yahoo.com with your size male or female retails at AED 250.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >What to weekend- Thursday (or Friday):</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> The weather is perfect for maxin’ n relaxin’ outside and there is no better place than the </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://dubai.park.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/entertainment/restaurants/index.jsp#4019">Terrace Bar at Park Hyatt</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. The view is gorgeous and the resident DJ plays the best music in Dubai. Classic Maxwell, Prince, and even Sugar Free by ‘one hit wonder’ Juicy last week, the man knows his RnB. Definitely one of Dubai’s best kept secrets. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >What to weekend- Saturday:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> It’s time again for </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.dreamlanduae.com/">Dreamland</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. Forget Aquaventure, forget Wild Wadi- Dreamland ROCKS </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >What to spend 5AED on:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> The next time you fill your tank… oh wait- you don’t fill your own tank here in the UAE, some guy who breathes in fumes all day and makes about 1200AED a month does that for you! Even though </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091112/NATIONAL/711119898">attendants at some petrol stations have stopped cleaning windows</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, still give the guy an extra 5AED or so…<span style="font-style: italic;">do you really think you need it more than he does?</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Sign up now:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://bit.ly/1AJC5O">Dubai Twitter Conference</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> 18 November 2009 – look for me, I’ll be there </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >And around the globe…</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Who to follow on Twitter:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> if you like to bake </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://twitter.com/cookie_expert">Cookie Expert</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> sends out some great recipe links like Pumpkin Spice Rice Krispie Treats, Gingerbread Pancakes, and Blueberry Lemon Drops </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >WTF?:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Often times my WTFs border on a laughternoon break, this is almost there, but despite growing up with 6 brothers, I’m a girlie girl so it’s still a WTF for me. You decide: </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.garmentguard.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=8">Subtle Butt</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Take a laughternoon break: </span> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/04/27/world/1194839708301/a-pakistani-underworld.html?scp=1&sq=pakistan%20brothers&st=cse">This video is incredible</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. The story of two Pakistani brothers stealthily manufacture fetish and bondage wear, earning more than $1 million a year from their Western customers, most of whom are apparently Democrats from New York. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >What to read:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.amazon.com/Season-Migration-North-Review-Classics/dp/1590173023/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258020774&sr=8-1">Season of Migration to the North</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> by the Sudanese writer Tayyeb Salih. </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://readkutub.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/season-of-migration-to-the-north-2/">It’s the Kutub Book for December</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. Confronting displacement and post-colonial aftermath, this book is a modern Arabic classic and a vivid exploration of anti-colonialism and anti-imperialism, self-destruction, cultural exoticism, and manipulations of power. There are many copies at Kinokuniya in Dubai Mall or online at Amazon</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >How to save the Earth:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> </span>Make your own holiday gifts this year, start now and you’ll have plenty of time. </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.marthastewart.com/crafts">Martha Stewart</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> has some great ideas for DIY gifts. </span>Luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605030511223596341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590629453656485401.post-74456143113414504102009-11-05T15:38:00.005+04:002009-11-05T16:13:02.285+04:00The List- November 5<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >He-he-hello,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >It’s been a busy week in the UAE following the wrap of F1 in Abu Dhabi- CNN is now broadcasting from Abu Dhabi, dozens of Champions Leagues matches to watch, Manolo Blahnik was in town, the opening of DIFC’s first dental clinic, the launch of Esquire Middle East, the premier of Ishaqamaan, and I’m trying out a new look for my blog- it almost feels like 2008 in Dubai!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I even got out on my crutches and a high heel a few times this week to keep my finger on the pulse of what’s cool in Dubai.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Here’s my take on "what to", "where to", and "how to" this week:</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >In Dubai…</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Where to eat - Dubai Healthcare City</span>:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.wildpeeta.com/home.php">Wild Peeta</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> is finally open for business! Hip Hip Hooray! Opened by two Emirati brothers with lots of input from the Dubai twittersphere, they serve up “FUSION Shawarma sandwiches and hearty-fresh salads” They do deliver, but take the time to stop in the shop and congratulate them on opening. <span style="font-style: italic;">Alaf mabrouk shabab.</span></span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Who to follow on Twitter:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://twitter.com/wildpeeta">@wildpeeta</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >What to read- local:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Time Out’s Jeremy Lawrence took the helm of the newly launched </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.esquire.com/">Esquire</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Middle East. First issue is a gorgeous glossy chock full of great articles. Just like the US publication, they’ve pulled together a team of talented writers. Maybe they’ll even get a few articles from David Sedaris if we’re lucky. Pick up a copy and let me know what you think.</span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What to mall- Ibn Battuta Mall:</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.grandcinemas.com/">Grand Megaplex</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. If you live on the south side of the creek it’s worth the drive out to Ibn Battuta Mall’s cinema because it’s way cleaner than the one at MOE, there is an iMax screen, and on <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Tuesdays you can get 2 for 1 cinema tickets</span> with </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.ibnbattutamall.com/Tuesday/BattutaTues.html">their loyalty card</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">.</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >What to weekend:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.dubaisoundcity.com/">Dubai Sound City</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> The Doves are on tonight, Happy Mondays tomorrow, and my favorite Echo and the Bunnymen on Saturday. True story: When I was 15 Ian McCulloch touched my hand at a concert and I didn’t wash it for a week.</span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Get your groove on:</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Pure have launched a new </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.facebook.com/clubquantum?v=feed&story_fbid=174641684923">Urban Night</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> on Tuesdays at Quantum. “Shawty get loose!” thanks @AymenAlsaleh for the tip</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >What to do if you break your foot and have trouble getting around:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> the DVD Lady has a good stock of independent films at the moment. I picked up <a href="http://www.tormentedthemovie.com/">Tormented</a>, <a href="http://www.nightsandweekendsmovie.com/">Nights and Weekends</a>, and <a href="http://www.troublethewaterfilm.com/">Trouble the Water</a> last week.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;">Sing up now: </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://bit.ly/1AJC5O">Dubai Twitter Conference</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> 18 November 2009 - impressive speakers list</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">And around the globe…</span> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Who to follow on Twitter:</span> </span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://twitter.com/big_ben_clock">big_ben_clock</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> hahahaha, he has over 5,000 followers! via @Fran_McE</span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">WTF?:</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/crime/official-stresses-need-for-marital-reconciliation-1.521633">Interesting marital advice</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">... Good find @DeusXM</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Take a laughternoon break:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> “</span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http:///">No Zim Dollars in the toilet</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">”</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >What to read:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Speaking of David Sedaris, it is a little early for Christmas, but </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.esquire.com/features/ESQ1202-DEC_SEDARIS?click=main_sr">this is one of his best essays ever</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, which was featured in Equire Magazine and can be found in his book </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.amazon.com/Dress-Your-Family-Corduroy-Denim/dp/0316010790/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257412071&sr=8-1">Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. David Sedaris is a brilliant comedian, humorist, writer worth checking out. </span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >How to save the Earth:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Try out veganism. <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Yes, I’m serious, keep reading.</span> 70% of previous forested land in the Amazon is occupied by pastures. The livestock sector is a key player in increasing water use, accounting for over 8% of global human water use, mostly for the irrigation of feedcrops. he livestock sector is a major player, responsible for 18% of greenhouse gas emissions measured in CO2 equivalent. This is a higher share than transport. </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/vegan-before-dinnertime/">Mark Bittman, NY Times food genius, advocates an easy strategy</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> of being vegan before dinnertime. I’ve never been doing a version of this for 2 months and I’ve never had more energy in my life. (And according to </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.skinnybitch.net/about.html">these ladies</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, you may even lose weight)</span></span>Luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605030511223596341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590629453656485401.post-20852274197183772282009-10-28T12:00:00.001+04:002009-11-05T16:04:11.361+04:00The List - October 28<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">He-he-hello,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It seems that Dubai has really bounced back from summer, Ramadan, and the global meltdown. There are so many things happening this week and weekend it’s hard to choose! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This week I’ve got tips on places worth checking out as well as suggestions for what to do if you’re stuck at home. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Enjoy</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >In Dubai…</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Where to eat in Oud Metha:</span> try the ‘back a yard’ chicken at Blue Fields, a new Caribbean restaurant next to Enoc House near Lamcy Plaza Tel. 04 3357377 highly recommended by @wildpeeta</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Where to eat in Deira:</span> Bait al Mandi on Muraqabat St. in Deira serves up the delicious Yemeni dish mandi with perfectly piquant salsa. I prefer the chicken mandi, smother it with yogurt and salsa and wash it down with a “bebsi” (if they had Coke it would be the perfect meal) 04-2629139 </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">What to read- local:</span> The fabulous Louise Foster took over the helm of </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.harpersbazaarme.com/index.php">Harper’s Bazaar Dubai</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, sister publication to a well-known American fashion magazine that was first published in 1867, just a few months ago and added a noticeable new energy to the publication. The Beyoncé Cover in October was gorgeous. Keep your eyes open for yours truly in an upcoming issue. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >What to read- local: </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://rex.tbreak.com/">Rex</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> men’s online magazine is handsome, witty, charming, almost perfect… The Rex boys have a good eye for style and a great sense of humor. </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Now all they need is a clever advice column</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">What to mall- Dubai Mall:</span> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.thedubaimall.com/en/shop/candylicious">Candylicious</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> 10,000 square feet of every color, flavor, and texture of crack- ahem, I mean sugar- you could ever dream of. Don’t miss Pixie Stix and Peanutbutter M&Ms</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">What to weekend:</span> Formula 1 in Abu Dhabi of course…</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">if that’s not your thing…</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">what to weekend:</span></span> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.dfw.ae/">Dubai Fashion Week</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Grande Finale at the Intercon Festival City on Thursday night.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;">and if that’s not your thing…</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">what to weekend</span>:</span> it’s Halloween on Saturday. Find a party and think of something clever for your costume. ***Please note- clever does not mean dressing up like a whore*** Be creative. I always like pop cultural references- get a wig and do Kim Gosselin, buy a bunch 8 baby dolls and be OctoMom, or grow a beard and dig up a nice windbreaker and be Ahmadinejad </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >or do all of the above, as I am sure many of you will!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Get your groove on:</span> check out the new Wednesday House night at </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.sho-cho.com/">Sho Chos</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. The weather is amazing these days so book an early table for dinner and stay for the evening. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">What to culture:</span> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.thesceneclub.com/home.htm">The Scene Club</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> is screening “Iran: The Hundred Year War on Thursday the 29th. The Scene Club' is the UAE's first official film club and showcases a non-commercial feature film every month followed by a post-event Q&A session with the director, audience, and media. <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">All for FREE.99 peeps! </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >And around the globe…</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Who to follow on Twitter:</span> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://twitter.com/urlesque%20">urlesque</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> combs the web searching for the funniest web videos & photos, cool websites, and internet trends and brings them all to you on your Twitter page. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">WTF?:</span> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.handerpants.com/">Handerpants</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">- underpants for your hands…. Apparently there are “ hundreds of uses”: Girly Stuff, Social Networking, Construction, Texting, on your motorcycle!, the elderly, Night Blogging (FYI- I am not a "night blogger")</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Take a laughternoon break:</span> CONGRATULATIONS! </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://myparentsjoinedfacebook.com/">YOUR PARENTS JUST JOINED FACEBOOK</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. YOUR LIFE IS OFFICIALLY OVER. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">What to read:</span> Going Rogue- An American Life by Sarah Palin. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">PSYCHE!! </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Please don’t.</span> Even 432 pages is too much for a good party trick.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Actually you should read</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">:</span> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.amazon.com/Where-Wild-Things-Maurice-Sendak/dp/0060254920/ref=pd_ts_b_18?ie=UTF8&s=books">Where the Wild Things Are</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> by Maurice Sendak because the book is 10 brilliant sentences and the new movie based on the book is not worth the $9 ticket. And then read </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.amazon.com/Night-Kitchen-Caldecott-Collection/dp/0060266686/ref=pd_sim_b_4">In the Night Kitchen</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, also by Sendak, which is one of my all time favorites. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">How to save the Earth:</span> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.thedailygreen.com/going-green/tips/7344">Stop idling</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. Ok, ok, it’s tempting in the summer in Dubai to leave your car running when you run into the pharmacy, but every moment you spend idling your car's engine means time spent needlessly wasting gasoline, as well as rougher wear on your vehicle.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">What to do if you break your foot and have trouble getting around:</span> learn to do something on <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Youtube</span>. Youtube is a treasure trove of information; you can learn how to do anything on there! Some of my favorites are: </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/makeupgeektv?blend=1&ob=4#p/u/145/Txg-v1TZ1IQ">super sexy smoky eyes from Makeup Geek T</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">V, </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzNlgZzE9i4">Special Forces Combatives- Knife Fighting How To’s</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, and </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgX3_3JYDFk&feature=fvw%20">How to Make Risotto<br /></a>Luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605030511223596341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590629453656485401.post-79260028633013126792009-10-22T14:52:00.001+04:002009-10-22T16:47:12.866+04:00The List- October 22<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">He-he-hello,</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I’m back in action Dubai darlings, although somewhat hindered by a fractured 5th metatarsal. Fear not, I am still managing to crutch my way around Dubai, uncovering the best of the best to share with all of you. </span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Just in time for the weekend, here’s my weekly list of ‘what to, where to, and how to”:</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">Where to eat- Souk Al Bahar:</span> <a href="http://www.rivingtongrill.ae/">Rivington Grill</a>- in Souk al Bahar. The entrées are delicious, but I say skip em’! and head straight for the toffee pudding and banoffee pie. You will not regret it. </span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); font-weight: bold;">What to mall-Dubai Mall:</span> Spend a day or two, or three exploring all the mall has to offer. <a href="http://www.thedubaimall.com/en/news/media-centre/news-section/harpers-bazaar-fortnight-of-fashion.html">Harper’s Bazaar’s Fortnight of Fashion</a> – on til the 23rd- has highlighted some fab designers, like my personal shoe fave Luciano Padovan. And there was even a Kenzo event… who knew Kenzo had made it out of the 80s!</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">Where to spa (men):</span> consistent feedback from "Lulu’s Dudes" says that <a href="http://www.myspadubai.com/feet1stibn.htm">Feet First</a> at Ibn Battuta is a sure bet for a great massage. It may not be as fancy as 1847, but if you are a “knotty” boy the masseurs can really work the stress of Dubai out of your back and shoulders. </span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); font-weight: bold;">What to culture:</span> <a href="http://readkutub.wordpress.com/">Kutub</a> is a literary circle that reads works by Middle Eastern authors published in both Arabic and English. Held the first Monday of every month at The Third Line gallery in Al Quoz, it’s a great way to expand your reading list and check out The Third Line's latest contemporary art collections. </span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); font-weight: bold;">Get your groove on:</span> try something new and get on the <a href="http://www.dubaicityguide.com/site/features/index.asp?id=2901">Brunch Cruise by Bateaux Dubai</a>. Cruise the Creek and enjoy DJ Sticky Fingers spinning latin rhythms, soul grooves and laid back reggae. </span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">What to do on Saturday October 24:</span> Stock up on books. Get out early for the <a href="http://www.dubaisavers.com/Dubai-Deal/the-annual-warehouse-sale-at-magrudys">annual Warehouse Sale at Magrudy's</a> (starts at 7am) and then head over to Ibn Battuta Mall (near Géant) and dig into the <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">House of Prose: 2nd Annual Book Sale</span> from 10 am -2pm all the books are only 5AED each 043685526</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); font-weight: bold;">Random act of kindness:</span> the next time you see a family taking turns being the photographer of their group (or couple) stop and offer to be the photographer. You’d want the same from someone next time you find yourself standing in front of a giant fountain or an <a href="http://www.ibnbattutamall.com/aroundthemall/whyibn/indiacourt.html">elephant clock</a>. </span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">And around the globe…</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">Who to follow on Twitter:</span> <a href="http://twitter.com/god">God</a>- A. because he’s was clever enough to get that Twitter name. B. because he's a Pixies fan, and C. because his bio reads “Hells yeah, it's me!”</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); font-weight: bold;">WTF?</span> Cat massage…</span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; panose-1:2 11 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:647 0 0 0 159 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; color: black;" lang="EN"> "<a href="http://www.everythingisterrible.com/2009/08/if-there-ever-was-win-win-situation-its.html">the front of your cat is a veritable treasure chest of fun</a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">.” ???? Via <a href="http://warmingglow.uproxx.com/">Warming Glow</a> blog. </span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">Take a laughternoon break:</span> <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/8de5d207a8/the-radical">Naked Street Running</a> “One man. So much to prove.” </span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">What to read:</span> If you have a daughter, or plan to have a daughter, or a much younger sister; or teach school you should read this book. <a href="http://rosalindwiseman.com/2009/08/19/queen-bees/">Queen Bees & Wannabes</a> explains how girls’ experiences before adolescence impact their teen years, future relationships, and overall success in life. Fascinating</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">What to podcast:</span> iTunes U has 200,000 educational audio and video files from top universities, museums and public media organizations from around the world. No tution, endless topics. I particularly enjoyed the <a href="http://www.rts.edu/Site/Academics/Docs/Syllabi/Virtual/EPT_Packer.pdf">History and Theology of the Puritans series from RTS</a>, they really did get a bad rap…</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); font-weight: bold;">“if you don’t know, now you know n***a”:</span> Know your history kids. Hip-hop lost one of its most influential figures this month- <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/03/arts/music/03magic.html">Mr. Magic</a>. He brought rap to mainstream radio in the 1980s helped pave the way for the breakout of hip-hop culture. </span>
<br />Luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605030511223596341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590629453656485401.post-86232049021231554552009-10-15T16:24:00.003+04:002009-10-15T16:33:59.704+04:00bad, bad LuluHe-he-hello,<br />Yikes! Has it really been 2 months?<br />Ramadan+a month's vacation+jetlag+a last minute/whirlwind trip to DC from Dubai do not make for favorable blogging conditions. But rest assured fair readers and <a href="http://twitter.com/followers">followers</a>, I'm back in action in Dubai scouting out the coolest of the cool.<br />I'll be sharing a new list with you Tuesday, chock full o' fab tips on 'what to', 'how to', and 'where to' in Dubai and around the globe.<br />Your's truly,<br />LuluLuluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605030511223596341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590629453656485401.post-72748720316424605782009-08-13T17:32:00.003+04:002009-11-05T16:04:31.771+04:00The List - August 13He-he-hello,<br /><br />It's the dead of summer, but why are we still so busy? Time to slow down, take stock, and get ready for Q4, for school, for Ramadan...whatever it is that is bearing down on us as we slide into mid-August.<br /><br />Just in time for the weekend, here’s my weekly list of ‘what to, where to, and how to”.<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">in Dubai...</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Where to eat in Al Barsha:</span></strong> Check out <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">Bay Leaf</span> for delicious Indian food in Al Barsha. Great prices, delicious food, and very pleasant atmosphere. The best mango lassi I have ever had. Word to the wise, if you like spicy and you are a fair skinned redhead like yours truly, you will have to insist pretty adamantly that they make it spicy or they will give you some weak-a$s white girl stuff. Located behind Lulu Hypermarket in the Baron Hotel bldg 043235265<br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Where to eat on SZR:</span></strong> <a href="http://www.timeoutdubai.com/restaurants/reviews/1659-bento-ya">Bento-ya </a>is a great little sushi place tucked away at the back of the Sketchers building on the east side of SZR. Don’t go there for the décor, but the sushi is fresh and friendly. <br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">What to mall – MOE</span></strong>: Scoop up what’s left of the summer sales before everyone else gets back in town. Or as my lovely friend <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">@IvanaSaveska</span> put it, get in a good workout by visiting all three floors at Harvey Nics.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">What to mall- Burjuman:</span></strong> Ditto on the sales here. There are some great stores in Burjuman that you don’t find in all the other malls like Saks Fifth Avenue, Max Mara, and Ace Hardware. But the best part is that there is a <a href="http://www.mrsfields.com/categories/cookies_nibblers?trkfrom=icon&from_prod_type=cookies">Mrs. Field’s Cookie </a>shop in the mall. The perfect “post workout” treat.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">What to do this weekend:</span></strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Clean out your closets</span>. Of course to make room for anything you bought as a result of the aforementioned, but more importantly there is a <a href="http://www.xpress4me.com/news/uae/dubai/20014405.html">clothing drive in Dubai </a>run by Liberties Textiles. Clothing banks can be found in several neighborhoods in Dubai (thanks to @mzaher for <a href="http://irrelevantcombinations.blogspot.com/2009/08/clothing-bank-for-africa.html">bringing this to our attention</a>)<br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Get your groove on:</span></strong> House legends <a href="http://www.timeoutdubai.com/nightlife/events/3115-nova-feat-sasha-and-john-digweed">Sasha and John Digweed</a> spinning together at Skanktuary on Friday night.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">How to answer -“Do you want anything from the U.S.?”:</span></strong> “How much space do you have in your suitcase? Just kidding… there will have to be another list as the possibilities are endless, but you can’t go wrong with candy like <a href="http://www.hottamales.com/">Hot Tamales</a>, <a href="http://www.mms.com/us/about/products/peanutbuttermms/">Peanut Butter M&Ms</a>, & <a href="http://www.soursweetgone.com/web/index.html">Sourpatch Kids</a>; <a href="http://adiscountbeauty.com/blax-snag-free-hair-elastics.html">Blax</a> snag-free hair ties; <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/20/dining/20united.html">Rooster Sauce</a>-the best condiment in the world! <br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">and around the globe…</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Who to follow on Twitter:</span></strong> <a href="http://twitter.com/chunneltv">Chunneltv</a> “content discovery tool for the creative, the cultured, and the curious.” now this is what Twitter is all about! 100s of personally selected minions combing the web for interesting things and bringing all to your Twitterfeed. <em>Another great suggestion from my good friend <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">@OmarAlfi</span> </em><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">WTF?:</span></strong> Really, there are no words to describe <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S3C4AC908w">this</a> other than I believe that there is a conspiracy in the fitness industry to humiliate women.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">What to read:</span></strong> Another critically acclaimed graphic novel, that uses comics to make the unthinkable familiar. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Persepolis-Story-Childhood-Marjane-Satrapi/dp/037571457X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1249478919&sr=1-1">Persepolis</a> is timeless memoir of a young girl's life under the Islamic Revolution. Don’t wait to read this book.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Take a laughternoon break:</span></strong> My cohort <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">@samirkilachand</span> sent me this site- aptly titled <a href="http://www.dontevenreply.com/">Don’t Even Reply</a>: E-mails from an A-hole. It is quite irreverent, so if you like that kind of humor, you’ll enjoy this.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">How to save the Earth:</span></strong> This is <a href="http://chunnel.tv/commercial/1083/pee-in-the-shower-psa/">a great one </a>from Chunneltv. You don’t need to speak Portuguese to understand that <em>faça xixi no bahno</em> means “pee in the shower” & save thousands of gallons of water.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">What to plan for:</span></strong> <a href="http://ow.ly/15KEkM">A Freight Escape </a>- Hopping a freighter to travel the world isn’t just the stuff of fiction. If you’re a true adventurer you can go around the world on a massive cargo vessel for as little as $90 a day.Luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605030511223596341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590629453656485401.post-71852938326810606852009-08-06T14:05:00.005+04:002009-08-09T08:24:49.569+04:00The List- August 6He-he-hello,<br />Summer is flying by, can’t believe we’re a week into August already.<br />Here is my weekly installment of ‘what to, where to, and how to’. Maybe you’ll find some fresh ideas for how to spend a few days of what's left of summer.<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Xoxo</span>,<br />Lulu<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff33;">in Dubai...</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">Where to eat in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Karama</span>:</span></strong> <span style="color:#ffff33;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Arz</span> Lebanon</span>- good Lebanese food, yummy <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">hummus</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Beiruiti</span> and don’t miss the spicy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">khashkhash</span> kebabs. You don’t have to drive all the way to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Karama</span> for this place as there are a few locations around Dubai, but you never know when you may be hungry after shopping at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Burjuman</span> or buying <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">pashminas</span> and ‘copy watches’ in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Karama</span>. Trade Centre Road 04 3964466<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">Where to eat in Souk Al <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Bahar</span>:</span></strong> looking for good sushi ? Mix it up and try a place with more than two syllables. <a href="http://www.momotaro.ae/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Momotaro</span> </a>in Souk Al <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Bahar</span> is delicious. Don’t miss the fresh <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">sashimi</span>, my favorite the Arctic Roll, and the special green tea served in the coolest little tea pots.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">Tired of going out for dinner and spending too much?:</span></strong> <a href="http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/your-money/2008/04/16/6-ways-to-eat-better-for-less.html?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a41:g2:r7:c0.028562:b26436398:z0&s_cid=loomia:want-the-best-deals-check-twitter-facebook">eat better at home</a><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to culture:</span></strong> <a href="http://www.dubaitourism.ae/CultureHeritage/HistoricalSites/DubaiMuseum/tabid/175/language/en-US/Default.aspx">Dubai Museum</a> if you haven’t visited yet, it’s really worth the trip down to Bur Dubai, yes even in the August weather. What else are you going to do with all your unpaid leave?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to mall - Dubai Mall:</span></strong> My friend from Hershey Pennsylvania, the chocolate capital of America, pointed out that there are scores of chocolate stores in <span style="color:#ffff33;">Dubai Mall</span>. It’s quiet and hot in Dubai right now, go enjoy the AC and go on a Chocolate Safari in Dubai Mall. Let me know what you discover. I’m still a <a href="http://www.fuala.ae/en/default.asp"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Fuala</span></a> fan myself…<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>What to mall- Dragon Mart:</strong></span> with a shortage of real street food variety in Dubai, Dragon Mart offers plenty of interesting choices within 1.5km air conditioned corridor. Don’t miss the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">saj</span>, the crisp green mango, and soft-serve ice cream. Don’t miss the newly expanded J Section for a great selection of home furnishings.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to do this weekend:</span></strong> find a house party to crash. There are always parties on L Frond…<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">Get your groove on (next weekend):</span></strong> get your dancing shoes ready, Sasha and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Digweed</span> will be at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Skanktuary</span> on August 14<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">th</span> . I know, I know, I hate that place too, but I had the funnest night there with @<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">freespiritsarah</span> as we were serenaded on two separate <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">occasions</span>, and one time it was by an peculiar grey-haired man who was no more than 4ft tall.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">Where to spa:</span></strong> Amara Spa at the Park Hyatt is my absolute favorite spa in town. Cross the creek and feel like you’<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">ve</span> gone on a mini-vacation for the day. Check out the <a href="http://bit.ly/3JgcCJ">summer specials </a>valid until the end of the month.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">How to answer -“Do you want anything from Turkey?”:</span></strong> “<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">Evet</span>! Please bring me some fresh Turkish Delight (not the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">pre</span>-packaged stuff); an ornamental backgammon set (lovely, hand-made from wood and embedded mother-of-pearl); and a cute little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Nazar</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">Boncugu</span> (evil eye bead) to keep <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">dem</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">haterz</span> away.”<br /><br /><span style="color:#66ffff;">*new*</span> <strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">Random act of kindness:</span></strong> Take 5 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">AED,</span> buy a big bottle of COLD water and some fruit juice, then give it to the poor guy who has to sit/stand around and “guard” your parking lot all day. They are all over Dubai sweating through the summer<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff33;">and around the globe...</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">Who to follow on Twitter:</span></strong> <a href="http://twitter.com/ManagementTip"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">ManagementTip</span></a>- quick, practical management tips and ideas from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">HarvardBusiness</span>.org. No one is a natural manager; these tweets will either reinforce that about your current manager, or make you a better one.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">WTF</span>?:</span></strong> <a href="http://www.cryobank.com/Donor-Search/Look-A-Likes/">California <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">Cryobank</span> </a>has added a celebrity look-a-like feature to its donor search function. “<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">CCB</span> Donor Look-a-Likes link directly to photos of the 2-3 celebrities our staff has deemed each donor most closely resembles.” Choose a sperm donor who looks like <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">Ronaldo</span>, John Abraham, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">JT</span>, or <a href="http://cafeultravioleta.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/williammacyfelicityhuffman.jpg">William H Macy</a>- really, you’d choose that for your child? Sorry Felicity, I’m sure he’s a lovely man, talented actor, but not such a looker…<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">Take a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">laughternoon</span> break:</span></strong> Thank you @<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">AymanDXB</span> for this hilarious <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38">laughternoon</span> break. Egyptian paparazzo in Hollywood <a href="http://bit.ly/Q2VUv"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_39">Yehya</span> at Night of 100 Stars </a>"<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_40">boke</span> me, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_41">boke</span> me" <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_42">hahaha</span><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to read:</span></strong> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Watchmen-Alan-Moore/dp/0930289234">Watchmen</a>- my dear friend <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_43">Dhani</span> gave this to me for my birthday last year. It took me a while to get into it, the whole graphic novel thing was new to me, but I have <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_44">new found</span> respect for the form and I recommend the book. Take time to appreciate the intricacies of the illustrations.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to podcast:</span></strong> make good use of your commute, listen to enlightening <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_45">podcasts</span> instead of Lady Gaga and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_46">Akon</span>. <a href="http://www.ouroceanworld.com/main/podcasthelp.htm">Our Ocean World</a> is a daily podcast that features news and information about issues related to the ocean, as well as suggestions on how listeners can help preserve our most vital natural resource.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to plan ahead for:</span></strong> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_47">Aren</span>’t you bored of going to London every summer and hanging out at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_48">Harrod</span>s??? do something meaningful with your holiday next year. Check out <a href="http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001pMyF-YrZ1ELDbXbSVd2_HLdwIC9AWeB22IFwQYUogSsJFEn1RlHhQzo29RaEkSztRpTA-Yh0bB3CWDGxnnBBYTfzWigWrPoMkVJAipfEN0WWD2GFjtQwuA%3D%3D"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_49">Roadmonkey</span> </a>adventure philanthropy expeditionsLuluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605030511223596341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590629453656485401.post-27470504893282195542009-07-30T10:15:00.003+04:002009-07-30T11:02:28.128+04:00The List - July 30He-he-hello,<br /><br />Dubai is really starting to feel empty these days, but there is still plenty of fun to be had.<br /><br />Watch the weather, there have been some mild evenings in the past week and I even managed to take a long walk one night and solve all the world’s problems, it was lush.<br /><br />Here’s my take on “what to, where to, and how to” this week:<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong>Dubai…</strong></span><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">Where to eat in Satwa:</span></strong> <a href="http://www.timeoutdubai.com/restaurants/reviews/7714-il-rustico">Il Rustico's</a> pizza is some of the best I’ve had in Dubai. Located in the Rydges Plaza Hotel at the big roundabout on Diyafa Street<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">Where to eat in Al Barsha:</span></strong> This neighborhood is hard to navigate, but there are some hidden dining gems in the tangled streets. My friend PC, who has impeccable food taste, highly recommends Kabab Roll. I coundn’t begin to describe how to actually get there, but if you stumble upon it, give it a try.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>What to buffet:</strong></span> Chocolate Buffet in the Lobby Lounge at Shangri-La Hotel for 75AED Wed, Thurs, Fri from 6-11pm.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to culture:</span></strong> <a href="http://www.thesceneclub.com/home.htm">The Scene Club</a> is the UAE's first official film club and provides a monthly platform to enjoy independent films. Every month they showcase a non-commercial feature film from around the world and also fly-in their directors to Dubai for their film screening followed by a post-event Q&A session with the audience and media. <span style="color:#ffff33;">It's free</span> and includes popcorn and soft drinks.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to mall – Oasis Center:</span></strong> Remember the mall that “accidentally” burned down in 2005 and was rebuilt along SZR? It’s worth a visit to check out <a href="http://www.gourmet-station.com/">Gourmet Station</a>. This hidden gem for gourmet food lovers offers a wide range of select gourmet products you normally can’t find In Dubai markets; from foie gras and caviar, to marmalades and infused olive oils.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to get your hands on:</span></strong> there are copies of <a href="http://www.thebrunomovie.com/">Bruno</a> floating around Dubai.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>Get your groove on:</strong></span> Don’t miss <span style="color:#ffff33;">Roni Size</span> at Alpha Club on tonight!!! I’ll be there in my checkered Vans dancin’ my little heart out.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">Get your rub on:</span></strong> Yin Yang Massage Center (043444211) in Beach Center on Jumeirah Beach Road (near the zoo) has the some of the best massage prices in town- you can get two full hours for 300AED. Follow it up with dinner downstairs at Sammach. Perfection<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">Check it out dudes:</span></strong> I’m excited about the potential of this <a href="http://rex.tbreak.com/">new online men’s mag </a>for the Middle East.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>How to answer -“Do you want anything from Oman?”:</strong></span> "Na’am, RC Cola and some frankincense." RC Cola is oddly widely available in Oman. It goes really well with pizza, mmmm.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff33;">and around the globe...</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff33;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">Who to follow on Twitter:</span></strong> <a href="http://twitter.com/Lifehacker">Lifehacker</a> “Don't live to geek; geek to live.” As a ‘maven’ and a Virgo I’m all about increasing efficiency in one’s life. Lifehacker has a constant stream of good ideas<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">Great things you find on Twitter:</span></strong> for my <a href="http://www.terry.ubc.ca/index.php/2009/06/22/talking-to-someone-wearing-a-headscarf-an-etiquette-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-143497">muhajaba </a>friends<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>WTF?:</strong></span> The CEO called it <a href="http://www.nbcchicago.com/around_town/real_estate/Willis-CEO-Call-Sears-Tower-The-Big-Willie.html">Big Willie</a>? where’s his PR girl? Don’t let him near our phallic icons<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">Take a laughternoon break:</span></strong> American fast food chains come up with some pretty funny ads. I <strong>loved</strong> the Burger King paparazzi ads with Brooke Burke- brilliant! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmpisOn4FmE">This new one from Hardees </a>is hilarious.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to read:</span></strong> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Accidental-Billionaires-Founding-Facebook-Betrayal/dp/0385529376">The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal </a>Ben Mezrich's new book about the founders of Facebook. You spend half the day on the site, might as well read this sensational book about its genesis.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to podcast:</span></strong> <a href="http://thisibelieve.org/podcasts/">This I Believe</a> podcasts feature a different person reading an essay they have written about their most deeply held beliefs. Since its debut in 2005, the This I Believe series has featured essays by Colin Powell, Bill Gates, Gloria Steinem, Muhammad Ali, and many everyday citizens. One of my favorites was <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100677646">this one</a> about the power of literacy; something we who can read this blog probably take for granted.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">Weekend jam:</span></strong> just for fun <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIduOvEoVeQ">Gettin' Jiggy With It </a>na na na na na na na nana na na na na na....Luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605030511223596341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590629453656485401.post-1647184684787930362009-07-23T15:32:00.003+04:002009-07-26T11:10:35.070+04:00The List- July 22He-he-hello peeps,<br /><br />Another hot weekend is upon us and as the life slowly drains from Dubai your pal Lulu is here to give you some freah ideas for going out or staying in.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">in Dubai</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">Where to eat in Jumeirah 1:</span></strong> <a href="http://www.timeoutdubai.com/restaurants/reviews/7441-istanbul-flowers">Istanbul Flowers</a> next to Safestway (with the giant lobster) is a great spot. Don’t miss the Ïskender kebab and the yummy banana juice<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>Where to eat in Souk Al Bahar:</strong></span> <a href="http://www.timeoutdubai.com/restaurants/reviews/9675-mirai">Mirai </a>joins the ranks of the duo-syllabic Japanese fusion Dubai hotspots. No black cod on the menu, Mirai actually has something different to offer. Head over to Hive after for some great music and a cool crowd.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>What to do for a chill weekend:</strong></span> <span style="color:#cc33cc;">Potluck Brunch</span> - invite the most interesting people you can think of and everyone brings a dish and a bottle of something (great suggestion Ayman)<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>What to culture:</strong></span> check out the new <a href="http://www.emiratespalace.com/en/home/index.htm?item_id=86035&details=1&offer=1">Islamic art exhibition</a> at Emirates Palace.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">Puff-puff-pass:</span></strong> with a cool breeze coming off the Gulf you can honestly still enjoy outside shisha these days. <strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Koubba Bar at Al Qasr</span></strong> is a gorgeous place to smoke some shisha and enjoy the sea breezes.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">Get your groove on (<span style="color:#ff0000;">next weekend</span>):</span></strong> Legendary drum&bass DJ Roni Size will be spinning at <a href="http://www.alphaclub.ae/login.html">Alpha Club</a> July 30th. I saw him at iBO years ago-one of the best shows EVER.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>How to answer -“Do you want anything from Scotland?”:</strong></span> tablet candy or a wee Jimmy *note to AnnaLouise- <em>this is a hat, not what you are giggling about</em><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to get excited about now:</span></strong> <a href="http://www.dubaiworldchampionship.com/race-to-dubai/the-race-is-on/">The Dubai World Championship</a>. Golf? Normally I’d say *yawn* but one of finest courses in golf-dom will open soon at Jumeirah Golf Estates, get your <a href="http://www.jlindeberg.com/">J. Lindeberg</a> outfits ready<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffff66;"><strong>… and around the globe</strong></span><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to salad:</span></strong> I know, random; but summer is all about cool crisp salads. From The Minimalist: Mix wedges of tomatoes and peaches, add slivers of red onion, a few red-pepper flakes and chopped cilantro. Dress with olive oil and lime or lemon juice. Astonishing.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>What to read:</strong></span> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Creation-Novel-Gore-Vidal/dp/0375727051">Creation by Gore Vidal</a> Recommended by @OmarAlfi A historical novel chronicling the adventures of an imaginary "Cyrus Spitama", an Achaemenid Persian diplomat of the 5th century BC who travels the known world comparing the political and religious beliefs of various nation states of the time. Along the way he meets influential philosophical figures of his time, including Zoroaster, Socrates, the Buddha, Mahavira, Lao Tsu, and Confucius.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to read – if you’ve already read that:</span></strong> there are some great book lists circulation on Facebook right now look for "15 books that will stick with me"<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>Weekend anthem:</strong></span> 'Insatiable' by Prince… put together a nice makeout playlist with this Prince classic as your anchor.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>What to podcast:</strong></span> I usually advocate podcasts for your commute, but I have so many friends with insomnia I think everyone should have <a href="http://www.podanza.com/podcast/relaxation-music-for-sleep-stress-and-anxiety-relief-from-enhanced-healing/82a6c2403c4fbf402edd6bfbfceb57ef/">this one</a> handy.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">WTF?: </span></strong>speaking of insomnia..."D’you ever lie in bed at night in your lacy, beribboned bustier and bemoan the fact that you just can’t get those cans comfy?” (beaut.ie) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbbPYfW2s-E&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ethefrisky%2Ecom%2Fsite%2Ffrisky%2Fabout%2Fsex%2FP30%2F&feature=player_embedded">hahahahaha</a><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">Take a laughternoon break:</span></strong> I just replaced another iPod. It killed me to have to do that again, but I was dying without one. Just caught <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZGIn9bpALo&feature=related">this Simpsons classic </a>the other day that summed up my exact sentiments about Apple.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">Who to follow on Twitter - for political science nerds:</span></strong> <a href="http://twitter.com/arabist">Arabist</a>- a blog from Cairo about Arab politics and culture. Interesting insights<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">*How to Twitter:</span></strong> for those of you who want to try, <a href="http://www.outlawdesignblog.com/2009/30-essential-twitter-tutorials-for-newbies-and-experts/">start here </a>Luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605030511223596341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590629453656485401.post-68480994255215277662009-07-15T18:04:00.008+04:002009-07-26T11:11:12.081+04:00The List- July 15<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;">He-he-hello,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Anyone know where that greeting comes from? </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Hints- movie, Sisyphus , falafel- classic.</span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;">Anyway, still working working toward more consistent distribution for The List. I'll get it together soon, stick with me.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I am constantly on the lookout for the best tips, suggestions, and commands about living it up in Dubai and elsewhere. So here's what I've got for you this week:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 16pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="color:#fffb49;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;">In Dubai</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 16pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ec6a68;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Where to eat in Deira:</span></b></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">How could I forget the delicious kebabs from</span></span></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><a href="http://www.timeoutdubai.com/restaurants/reviews/491-samad"><span style="color:#0021e7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Samad</span></span></span></a></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">on Muraqqabat Street? My new foodie soul mate</span></span></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#4acacb;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">@OmarAlfi</span></span></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">reminded me of this gem in Deira. Open until 2:30am too. </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Don’t be afraid of Deira</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. 04 229 3660 </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 16pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ec6a68;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">What to culture:</span></b></span><span style="color:#ec6a68;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Drumming Week at Dragon Mart. FREE traditional Chinese drumming classes 23-25 July at 5pm, 7 pm and 9 pm at the Atrium - main entrance of Dragon Mart – don’t miss the kashkawan saj in Section FA after, yummmmm….</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 16pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ec6a68;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">What to mall - MOE:</span></b></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Harvey Nichols, oh wait... no it’s closed... or is it? Did anyone else follow that T-shirt saga on Twitter or bbm?</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 16pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ec6a68;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">What to mall- Lamcy Plaza:</span></b></span><span style="color:#ec6a68;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Sticky, sandy summer weather sends us all the malls in search of sales, “surprises”, and AC. Try Lamcy Plaza on Oud Metha St. in Bur Dubai for a change. A very bizarre vertical open floor plan head straight to Daiso Supermarket for cheap cool Japanese products and then see hunky Bollywood star John Abraham in his latest film</span></span></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACmWzU7m1eQ"><span style="color:#0021e7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">‘New York’</span></span></span></a></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">afterwards. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 16pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ec6a68;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Get your rub on: </span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Atlantis Spa has some amazing summer massage deals</span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. </span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Book two 90 minute massages during the month of July and get 90% off the second one. (60 Minute – 60% off 2nd one but 90 minutes is the way to go) 04-4261020</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 16pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ec6a68;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Get your groove on:</span></b></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">table or not Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at</span></span></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><a href="http://www.myboudoir.com/"><span style="color:#0021e7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Boudoir</span></span></span></a></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">in Dubai Marine will never let you down if you’re in the mood to shake your money maker.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 16pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ec6a68;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">How to answer -“Do you want anything from Tunisia?”:</span></b></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">“Oui, please bring me some fresh Tunisian tuna and some gants de hammam (they’re like 500fils).” Tunisian tuna is the best you can get. And the gants de hammam will keep your skin soft all year round. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 17pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="color:#fffc72;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;">… and around the globe</span></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.25in; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ec6a68;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">What to read – for thought:</span></b></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></b></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Thorns-Interlink-World-Fiction/dp/1566563364/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247658550&sr=8-1"><span style="color:#0021e7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Wild Thorns</span></span></span></a></b></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">- </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">a</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">n Arabic novel, that portrays two brothers different perspectives on the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. The female author does an incredible job with the narrative and “portrays credibly a troubling spectrum of understandably extreme responses to disenfranchisement and oppression.”</span></span></span><span style="color:#fffc72;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.25in; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ec6a68;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">What to read – for fun: </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color:#3333ff;">The Prince and the Pauper</span> - as I always say, summertime is ‘Mark Twain Time’. Start with this little gem by ‘the father of American literature’. “Out of the theme of switched identities, Mark Twain fashioned both a scathing attack upon social hypocrisy and injustice, and an irresistible comedy imbued with the sense of high-spirited play that belongs to his happiest creative period.” You should be able to pick this up at Borders in the classics sections for 15AED or less.</span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 16pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ec6a68;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Anthem of our youth:</span></b></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4bHMVAKDao"><span style="color:#0021e7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Fool’s Gold</span></span></span></a></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">by the Stone Roses</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 16pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;">“These boots were made for walking</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 16pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;">The Marquis de Sade don’t wear no boots like these”</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 16pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 16pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ec6a68;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">What to podcast: </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We inevitably spend lots of time in our cars in Dubai (or LA for that matter) and why suffer through hours of Lady Gaga and those lame Radio DJs when you can use that time to enlighten your mind? I absolutely love the podcast</span></span></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><a href="http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/"><span style="color:#0021e7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Speaking of Faith</span></span></span></a></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I recommend</span></span></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><a href="http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/2009/rumi/"><span style="color:#0021e7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">“The Ecstatic Faith of Rumi”</span></span></span></a></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">and</span></span></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><a href="http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/2009/sunni-shia/"><span style="color:#0021e7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">“The Shia-Sunni Divide”</span></span></span></a></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">with Vali Nasr- I used to work with this man and he’s brilliant, one of the greatest brains writing about Iran right now.</span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></b><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 16pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ec6a68;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">WTF?: </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">What were these photo editors thinking?</span></span></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><a href="http://www.11points.com/Misc/11_Photos_Where_Black_People_Were_Awkwardly_Photoshopped_In_or_Out"><span style="color:#4c2387;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Oprah's head on Ann-Margret's body</span></span></span></a></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 16pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ec6a68;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Get your nostalgia on:</span></b></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><a href="http://gofugyourself.celebuzz.com/go_fug_yourself/2009/07/and_now_we_are_five.html#more"><span style="color:#0021e7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">defining moments in our collective consciousness</span></span></span></a></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">presented by the Fuggers on their 5th birthday (my favorite has to be #6, ahahahahaha, Dawson, ahahahaha)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 16pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ec6a68;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Take a laughternoon break:</span></b></span><span style="color:#ec6a68;"><b><a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/node/43009"><span style="color:#0021e7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#0021e7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A classic from The Onion</span></span></span></a></b></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 16pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ec6a68;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Who to follow on Twitter (for Twitter enthusiasts):</span></b></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><a href="http://twitter.com/tweeterism"><span style="color:#0021e7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Tweeterism</span></span></span></a></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">a blogger who writes about Twitter </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 16pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ec6a68;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Who to follow on Twitter (for fun):</span></b></span><span style="color:#ec6a68;"><b><a href="http://twitter.com/sockington"><span style="color:#0021e7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Sockington</span></span></span></a></b></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">a hilarious tweeting cat who has ¾ of a million followers.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 16pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ec6a68;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Who to follow on Twitter (Dubai):</span></b></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><a href="http://twitter.com/modhesh"><span style="color:#0021e7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Modhesh</span></span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, bio says Yellow and fun! This thing's a real character, no pun intended… </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ec6a68;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">How to tweet better:</span></b></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I really like</span></span></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#2a2525;"><a href="http://www.thetweetgenius.com/"><span style="color:#4c2387;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Tweet Genius </span></span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">better that Twitterberry </span></span></span><span style="Trebuchet: "><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><!--EndFragment--><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#2a2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></p><!--EndFragment--></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, -webkit-fantasy;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#2b2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#2b2525;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, -webkit-fantasy;font-size:180%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:17;"></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, -webkit-fantasy;font-size:180%;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, -webkit-fantasy;color:#ffff66;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, -webkit-fantasy;color:#ffff66;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#2b2525;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#2b2525;"><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p></p></span><p></p></span><p></p></span><p></p></span><p></p></span>Luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605030511223596341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590629453656485401.post-25360992669257268342009-06-02T14:31:00.014+04:002009-07-26T11:11:37.930+04:00The List- June 24<a href="http://www.exhaledubai.com/index.php"></a><br /><br />He-he-hello,<br /><br />Sorry for the long absence, I was traveling for the wedding of my gorgeous friend AL in the English countryside. It was quite the affair, she should go into the wedding planning business.<br /><br />I didn't make preparations for mobile-blogging so please excuse the unexpected hiatus.<br /><br />So now back in sunny Dubai with a list ful of <strong>what to's.</strong><br /><br /><br />xoxo,<br />Lulu<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff00;">In Dubai:</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to Wednesday night:</span></strong> lecture at <a href="http://www.artsawa.com/site/index.php">Art Sawa </a>about the life, work and influence of avant-garde American composer John Cage 7.30 PM to 9.00 PM 100AED<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to Thursday (or Friday) night:</span></strong> <a href="http://www.xpress4me.com/myxpress/blogs/mustseemustdo/20013565.html">Dive-In Movie Nights</a> at The Montgomerie Golf Club. Watch movies under the stars from your own floatie Dh45 reservations a must 043905600<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to Saturday night:</span></strong> The uber-cool Japanese restaurant from Bahrain <strong>Mirai </strong>has opened in Souk Al Bahar. The only place in Dubai you can get Dom Perignon by the glass, besides Burj Al Arab. Call for reservations 04 439 7333 (thanks for the heads up Daisy O.)<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to Mall - MOE:</span></strong> grab a buddy and some Napoli gelato located on Level 1 next to the lifts by Ski Dubai and then grab a bench in the center outside of Harvey Nic's and people watch. Try to guess where people are from by how they dress and walk, you'll pass a good hour<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to Mall- Ibn Battuta:</span></strong> Extreme Roller Rink is open from 1pm every day in India Court and Transformers 2 opens in the UAE tomorrow and is playing on the IMAX at <a href="http://www.grandcinemas.com/now_showing_bycinemas_new.php?cinemaId=myvar12">Grand Megaplex!</a><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to Eco:</span></strong> pick up a twin pack of Illume energy efficient bulbs for a measly 10AED. The eco-conscious bulbs consume about 1/5 of the power of incandescent bulbs, last 10 times longer and emit 70% less heat, leading to less power usage for air-conditioning - an especially attractive characteristic during the coming summer months. Available at all LuLu Outlets, Sharaf DG Stores, Union Co-op Stores<br /><p><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to sweat for:</span></strong> my <a href="http://www.exhaledubai.com/index.php">favorite fitness studio </a>is offering a great fitness package that includes yoga, Pilates, and cardio classes for just 400AED call for more details 044243777<br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff00;"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color:#ffff00;">On your way out of Dubai:</span></strong></p><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to DutyFree:</span></strong> Pick up a pair of <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/best-noise-cancelling-headphones/">noise cancellation </a>headphones and you can start enjoying ICE the minute you board the plane.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to pick up as a last minute souvenir in DXB:</span></strong> yummy Bateel dates for 29AED a pack in a pretty gold box with a bow make a perfect last minute "I brought you something special from Dubai"<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to Emirates Lounge at DXB:</span></strong> Don't miss the yummy wasabi crakers by the bar. OMG, yum! Grab a few handfuls on your way in and your way out.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to</span> <a href="http://www.emirates.com/english/flying/inflight_entertainment/ice.aspx">ICE</a>:</strong> Not ready to commit to a 2 hour serious movie like Gran Torrino? Watch <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpgMRU6yzwE">How to Marry a Millionaire</a>, the 1953 classic with Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, Lauren Bacall as three models of modest means who rent an expensive Manhattan penthouse apartment and pose as women of wealth as part of an elaborate scheme to snare rich husbands. Marilyn at her best. (ICE rocks!!!)<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff00;">And around the world:</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff00;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">Who to follow on Twitter:</span> </strong><a href="http://twitter.com/Sartorialist">The Sartorialist</a> Style at its best. Watch and learn, watch and learn<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">WTF?</span></strong> Seriously London! <a href="http://www.celebdrop.com/lily-allen-budding-fashion-designer/">What's with all the Ugg boots</a>? Was just there and they are still all over the place. Ladies, please! Cankles never look good.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to trend:</span></strong> <span style="color:#ffff00;">Yellow! </span>Find the perfect shade of sunshine in a handbag or billowy dress and brighten any room. Nothing says summer like sunny yellow hues.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">How to prevent (or incite) road rage:</span></strong> keep these <a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?itemdescription=true&itemCount=10&startValue=1&selectedProductColor=&sortby=&id=15722648&parentid=A_FURN_WHATSNEW&sortProperties=&navCount=9&navAction=poppushpush&color=&cm_mmc=Performics-_-Affiliates-_-ThisNext-_-Primary&CustomerMemberID=20090624002658-d2dc2b3d39">handy little signs </a>in your car, but if you live in the UAE you may not want to use"the finger".<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to distract yourself with at work:</span></strong> <a href="http://simpsonizeme.com/">Simpsonize</a> yourself<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">What to answer when asked “Do you want anything from Australia?”:</span></strong> “Ya mate, paw paw cream.” <a href="http://www.lucaspapaw.com.au/">Lucas Papaw Ointment </a>is a cure for bruises, burns, cuts, dry skin, insect stings, sunburn, and splinters; as well as carbuncles, whitlow, and tinea if you have those too, whatever they are…<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">Laughternoon break:</span></strong> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU3N5c2Kxnw&feature=PlayList&p=18EA43843FD1A122&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=29">this video </a>is from an old Bob Fosse routine from the 60s called "Mexican Breakfast" and has been set to "Walk It Out" by DJ Unk. It is kind of scary how well the two go together. Really, it is all about those moves and killer outfits. Hilarious (via <a href="http://www.splendora.com/">http://www.splendora.com/</a>)<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,204,204);font-size:13;" ><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); LINE-HEIGHT: 76px"></span></div></span>Luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605030511223596341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590629453656485401.post-5029676538529995902009-05-28T07:35:00.002+04:002009-07-26T11:12:15.698+04:00The List- May 28<span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,204,204);font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:13;" ><div class="post-body entry-content" style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 0.75em; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.6em"><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)font-size:13;" >What to local paper (English): </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><a href="http://www.khaleejtimes.com/weekend/index.asp">wknd.</a></span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">who woulda thought you'd want to read Khaleej Times without being paid to do it (</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">PR peeps-can I get a witness?</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">) pick up a copy this weekend. Trust me- great writers, interesting articles, lovely layout. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)font-size:13;" >What to local paper (Arabic): <a href="http://www.emaratalyoum.com/Articles/2009/5/Pages/25052009/05262009_e007072d27b8459f80612fc1ef161738.aspx">Emarat Al Youm</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Seriously, do not miss the crime roundup (print version is best).</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:13;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Check out the pictures of criminals who got busted posed</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"> pathetically with their contraband. Have an Arabic speaker translate it for you. Bet you'll think twice before</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)font-size:13;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"> attempting to pull off a heist with your buddies from the cricket pitch.</span></span></span><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)font-size:13;" >What to Karama: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">flourescent Suzanis. I found one randonmly piled on top of a bunch of pashminas. Uber-ethnic-uber coolness. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Pssst- I gotta guy. Ali at Walily Novelties & Gifts U-Block in the Karama Shopping Complex 04-3378582. Tell him Lulu sent you and he'll give you "best price"</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)font-size:13;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: rgb(204,204,204)font-size:48;" ><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;">What to drive all the way to Ibn Battuta Mall for</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;">: </span><a href="http://www.timeoutdubai.com/restaurants/features/8666-make-ice-cream/page/2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;">Napoli Gelato</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">in Egypt Court- the Belgian Biscuit flavor is TO DIE FOR...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:48;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">!</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)">What to drink: </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">WATER</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"> and plenty of it. It's getting H.O.T.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;">What to late night eats</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;">: <span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Chalet in Umm Suqeim. I am notoriously "anti" restaurants that offer more than one type of cuisine (like Teatro or Spectrum on One - </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">gag</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">) BUT this place rocks. The lamb chops are delicious and don't miss the Sheikh's Shake-date flavored milkshake. Open til 1:30am in </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Umm Suqeim on Jumeirah Beach Road just past Al Manara Road on the beach side </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px;font-family:arial;font-size:12;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">04 348 7557</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:48;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;">Don’t bother:</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"> <span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Spectrum on One at the Fairmont Hotel. If a guy takes you there on the first date, don't even bother with a second date. So contrived! It's a deal breaker in my book.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)font-size:13;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: rgb(204,204,204)font-size:48;" ><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><br /></span></div><div><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;">Laughternoon break:</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><a href="http://www.urlesque.com/2009/05/19/the-most-inappropriate-wedding-songs-immortalized-on-youtube/"> Inappropriate wedding songs</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><br /></span></div><div><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;">Who to follow on Twitter: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="http://twitter.com/urlesque"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;">urlesque</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">- </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; LINE-HEIGHT: 14px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">exposing the hidden gems of the web so you don't have to spend all day doing it yourself.</span></span></span></span></strong></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)font-size:13;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: rgb(204,204,204)font-size:48;" ><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;">What to web-voyeur:</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><a href="http://postsecret.blogspot.com/">Post Secret</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:48;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"> <span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">what is your secret? </span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)font-size:13;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: rgb(204,204,204)font-size:48;" ><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;">WTF???</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;">:</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">another wacky</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"> </span></span><a href="http://yadogg.com/pictures/bikini-jeans/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;">Japanese invention</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"> </span></span></span></div></span></span></div><div><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;">What to rub:</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(153,170,221)"><a href="http://www.washwithjoe.com/home.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;">wash with joe</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;">- <span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">myriad benefits from vascoconstriction to UV protecti</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">on. the second best way to improve your morning shower.</span></span></span></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><br /></span></div><div><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;">What to give the girl who has everything: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/One-Hundred-Guide-Pieces-Stylish/dp/0061664618/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243010486&sr=1-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"> </span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/One-Hundred-Guide-Pieces-Stylish/dp/0061664618/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243010486&sr=1-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;">"The One Hundred"</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Nina Garcia's guide to the pieces every stylish woman must own. She'll feel better knowing she has all of it.</span></span></span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><strong></strong></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><br /></span></div><div><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:48;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;">What to give the guy who has everything: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><a href="http://www.containerstore.com/browse/Product.jhtml?searchId=17617700&itemIndex=1&CATID=74530&PRODID=10015577">USB keyboard vacuum</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: rgb(204,204,204)"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">What the hell else are you gonna get him?</span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></strong></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><br /></span></div><div><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:48;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: rgb(204,204,204)"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;">How to get all that good stuff: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="http://www.aramex.com/shopandship/default.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;">Aramex Shop & Ship</span></a></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">save 50% until June 19 on a lifetime membership for a US & UK mail box.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><br /></span></div><div><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">What to read:</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><a style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.amazon.com/Taxi-Khaled-Al-Khamissi/dp/190630002X"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell asks the </span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">provocative question in </span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Outliers</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">: why do some people succeed, living remarkably productive and impactful lives, while so many more never reach their potential?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,204,204); LINE-HEIGHT: 20px"><a style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.amazon.com/Taxi-Khaled-Al-Khamissi/dp/190630002X"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"> Available in paperback at</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"> </span></span></a><a href="http://www.thedubaimall.com/en/shop/book-world-by-kinokuniya"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Kinokuniya</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a style="COLOR: rgb(153,170,221); TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.amazon.com/Taxi-Khaled-Al-Khamissi/dp/190630002X"> </a></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.amazon.com/Taxi-Khaled-Al-Khamissi/dp/190630002X"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">in Dubai Mall</span></span></a></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><br /></span></div><div><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Weekend anthem:</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(85,26,139); TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IE162ECvzU">I Will Follow</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> <span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">by </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">U2. The opening track of U2's debut album "Boy". Rock out dude.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">What to TV: </span><a href="http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/meerkat/meerkat.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Meerkat Mannor</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"> drama in the animal world</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></strong></div><div><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">What to answer -“Do you want anything from Nepal?”:</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; WHITE-SPACE: prefont-family:-webkit-monospace;font-size:16;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Khah</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; LINE-HEIGHT: 76px; WHITE-SPACE: normalfont-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:13;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">! Ju! Ah!</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"> handmade yak yarn slippers please. The AC is starting to crank up, trust me they'll come in handy. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="CLEAR: both"></div></div><div class="post-footer" style="MARGIN: 0.75em 0px; FONT: 78%/1.4em 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; COLOR: rgb(119,119,119); LETTER-SPACING: 0.1em"></div></span>Luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605030511223596341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590629453656485401.post-3064333356399660312009-05-21T18:10:00.006+04:002009-07-26T11:13:12.750+04:00The List- May 21He-he-hello Dubai,<br /><br /><br />Welcome to my weekly list of "What To" in Dubai. I'm always searching for the best of the best in Dubai to share with you. Feel free to send me your suggestions and I'll check them out.<br /><br />Enjoy The List for May 21.<br /><br /><br />xoxo,<br />Lulu<br /><div></div><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)">Late laughternoon break:</span></strong> <a href="http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/">spread the awkardness </a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)">Who to follow on Twitter:</span> </strong><a href="http://twitter.com/tomgara">Tom Gara</a> -tech and telecom reporter for The National, UAE. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)">What to snack post 400/Boudoir/Karma Kafé</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"> :</span> order the foul at Al Reef Bakery -across from Safa Park on Al Wasl Road...amazing<br /><br /><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)">What to weekend lunch</span>:</strong> delicious grilled fresh fish at Sammach in Souk Al Bahar, don’t miss the hommus Beiruti, fatoush, and batatta harra.<br /><br /><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)">What to visit another emirate for:</span></strong> kitschy klassic <a href="http://www.dreamlanduae.com/">Dreamland</a> is so worth the trip (avoid Fridays though) </div><br /><div><br /><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)">What to tourist:</span></strong> take a ride on the <a href="http://www.nakheel.com/en/news/nakheel-palm-monorail-open-to-public">Palm Monorail </a>out to Atlantis. It’s the best view of the Palm Jumeirah- 25AED roundtrip is a steal compared to 1500AED from HeliDubai!<br /></div><br /><div><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)">Don’t bother:</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)"> </span>Cavalli Club over-hyped and poor service to boot. Until they get their act together there are so many better places to see-and-be-seen in Dubai.<br /></div><br /><div><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)">WTF???</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)">:</span></strong> Yikes…. <a href="http://www.vaj-jvisor.com/index.html">http://www.vaj-jvisor.com/index.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)">What to hair:</span></strong> sprinkle some <a href="http://www.johnsonsbaby.com/product.do?id=42">baby powder </a>at your roots to fight the greasy look and add volume as the humidity in Dubai amps up and leaves us with lifeless locks. (brush it and give yourself a blast with the hairdryer to be sure to eliminate any evidence)<br /></div><strong></strong><br /><div><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)">What to rub:</span></strong> <a href="http://www.jergens.ca/en/ourCollection/product.asp?productId=3">Jergens Original Scent lotion</a>… love the delicious cherry almond scent and oh so smooth.<br /></div><br /><div><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)">What to SlingBox:</span></strong> The <a href="http://www.nba.com/">NBA Conference Finals</a>. Because you can’t actually find the games live in Dubai. Go Nuggets!<br /></div><strong></strong><br /><div><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)">What to read:</span></strong> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Taxi-Khaled-Al-Khamissi/dp/190630002X">Taxi by Khaled Al Khamissi</a><br />Delightful vignettes from Cairo cabbies that bring to life the inimitable energy of the throbbing metropolis.<br /></div><strong></strong><br /><div><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)">What to Tupac:</span></strong> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlQcJAjYxaI">“Keep ya head up” by Tupac</a> - arguably Tupac's best individual performance ever. Over DJ Daryl's rendition of Zapp & Roger's "Be Alright," Pac delivers a message about staying ahead of the struggle and showing respect to all, regardless of gender.<br /><br /><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)">Weekend anthem:</span></strong> <a href="http://www.hiphopmusicdotcom.com/keri-hilson-do-it.html">Kerri Hilson “Do It”</a> love the LL Cool J musical reference in the intro<br /><br /><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)">What to answer -“Do you want anything from Paris?”:</span></strong> Mais oui! A lovely light green box tied with pink ribbon filled with delicious macaroons from<a href="http://www.laduree.fr/index_en.htm"> Ladurée</a>, s’il vous plait </div>Luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605030511223596341noreply@blogger.com2