Something wonderful happened last week.
A large group of children and parents gathered for a bite to eat. Well, it was a little more than just food it was something much larger and interesting. It is what we call International Day and it is always a spectacular display. Over 50 nationalities side-by-side sharing cultures and traditions the expat way. Continue reading “50 Countries”
February 5th at the Westin Resort in Abu Dhabi it was all about fashion, shopping and an evening of fun with the girls!
Image Events and Model Agency kicked off its 2015 production with a much-anticipated fashion extravaganza. In its second year, Fashion at the Westin has grown since its inaugural show last year and this year it was a packed house. Tickets sold out very quickly as the ladies of Abu Dhabi were very excited for its return. Some new faces, some returning faces, more vendors, but the same great fashion.
More than 300 guests were treated to a runway presentation of fashion trends from House of Fraser, Judith Hobby, sports wear from Lorna Jane, children’s wear from Chateau des Enfants, and a number of other local fashion designers. The audience was jammed full of well-dressed ladies each hoping for a chance to win the 10,000 dirham prize for the best dressed from Maison Hala.
Models, including women, men and children strutted the catwalk in 11 different fashion labels while a lively DJ provided the musical backdrop for the show enhancing the fun factor as the guests were captivated by the display of color and creativity.
The evening began with a cocktail and canapé reception where attendees perused the local vendors. Popular items included hair products by Redken, the Shawleez, and a clever little clip that prevents your handbag from falling in the floorboard when you brake in your car — a crowd favorite! A number of the vendors also participated in the raffle with the grand prize from Etihad Airways providing a return trip ticket to select destinations in the UK.
If you have never attended Fashion at the Westin please plan to attend this annual event next February. It is a fantastic excuse for a GNO and a great place to bump into friends you haven’t seen in awhile.
Thanks Image Events and Model Agency for a great evening. See you again next year!
For more information of Image Model Agency please reach out to them at 056 353 6136 or info@imageevents.net
Indigo Saturday brunch and the one-hundred mile tea.
I have been in love with India since I watched The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and recently became intrigued with Indian food when I watched The 100 Foot Journey. Yes, I live vicariously through movies. Sometimes even Bollywood. Dreaming of the day that I can have an experience as equally exotic as I see in the on the screen. Continue reading “Indigo Indian Buffet”
You may think all we do in Abu Dhabi is eat, eat, eat. But you’re wrong. We also talk about eating a lot too. And I guess like any vibrant large city in the world, we like to talk about new restaurants on the scene.
Enter Sushi Central. No, is not exactly new but has recently opened a new branch near the Mina and expanded delivery to Saadiyat and Yas Island — which is a big deal because the expat burbs are where some of the serious sushi eaters live. And we love high-end delivery! Continue reading “Sushi Central”
Image Model Agency presents FASHION AT THE WESTIN Thursday February 5th @ 7:00PM
You will not want to miss this event! Canapés, cocktails, shopping and fashion…everything a fashionista or a PTA mom loves wrapped up into one spectacular event. So grab your girlfriends because this year promises to be bigger and better than last year with a 10,000AED prize to the best dressed! Continue reading “Fashion at the Westin”
I should’ve been born in the steamy streets of Havana’s Barrio Chino eating a spicy egg roll and washing it down with a cold minty mojito. I think I would’ve felt right at home dancing the conga or the mambo under the Asian lanterns that light the neighborhood of Havana’s uniquely flavor-fused, sui generis community known as Barrio Chino de la Habana or Havana’s Chinatown. Which is why you will understand when I tell you that I love Abu Dhabi’s newest restaurant Asia de Cuba. Continue reading “Asia de Cuba — Barrio Chino”
For me, eating at a Japanese restaurant is like devouring an art canvas. I approach it with hesitation because who really wants to muck up something so beautiful? I feel like saying, ‘Let’s just shellac this and make it a centerpiece and then go eat something less attractive.’
Mikado Cafe is a cute little place tucked away in the Al Hana Center, Al Khalidiya near the Corniche. And it’s a nice change from hotel restaurants (not that there’s anything wrong with a fancy hotel meal) but Mikado’s is neighborhood dining at its best in the trendy Al Hana Center restaurant district. Continue reading “Mikado Cafe”
Living in possibly the world’s glitziest city takes cash. Cold. Hard. Cash. There might be an oil field a few kilometers from my villa but I am not on the payroll. So therefore, we expats have to find ways to make the biggest splash with the least amount of cash — because this awesome lifestyle doesn’t come cheap! Those gold flaked cappuccinos… well, they don’t grow on trees.
The expat secret to living the luxury lifestyle can be found in one little book or now that we are in 2015, should I say, one little mobile app. And everyone knows it. It’s called The Entertainer. Continue reading “The Glamorous Life”
As reported in 7DaysUAE:
Dubai has earned a perfect score in an honesty experiment. Filmmakers from the UK carried out the test 45 times on the streets of the city – and on each occasion a kind-hearted resident returned it to the owner.
Daniel Jarvis, 26, from the hidden camera prank series ‘Trollstation’ and cameraman ‘Digi’ Dan, 25, visited various areas, such as Downtown Dubai and Bur Dubai, in recent days for the ‘Would You Steal In Dubai? Social Experiment’, which has been posted on YouTube and had more than 70,000 views by last night.
Jarvis told 7DAYS that they were surprised and heartened that no one even looked inside the wallet, which contained a few euros and some dirhams.
He said: “We’ve done this in London and other parts of the UK, but we’ve never had an experiment where no one’s taken the wallet.
“First we did the test on Sheikh Zayed Road, near Trade Centre and Emirates Towers, but everyone kept returning it. Then we thought, ‘maybe it’s because people in this area are rich’.
“So we went to Bur Dubai, which looked like a poorer area… but people kept returning it there too.”
The wallet is returned once again
The wallet is returned once again
The pair tried out the same test in London and said someone ran off with the wallet on attempt number 12.
Jarvis, who plays the suited, wallet dropper in the video, said having the property returned was “such a nice feeling”.
“I feel the media always twist stories about Arab countries,” he said. “There was once a headline about something like a man getting 15 years in jail for stealing a teddy bear. We’re showing the world it’s not like that at all.”
Trollstation’s channel has 230,000 subscribers and the duo’s next stop is likely to be Europe then America and Africa.
“It’s impossible to beat Dubai’s score now, of course, but we’ll see if someone matches it,” Jarvis said.
Please visit the original article 7Days
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdnihshrPUc
Want to support women’s work in the UAE? Plan to attend this NYU sponsored event exploring the various ways women’s work in the UAE goes beyond “fixing” the women to transforming the contexts in which they live and work. Representatives from the education, entrepreneurship, private, and public sectors discuss cutting-edge research and private-public partnerships that support work-life balance strategies, nationalization efforts, and social policy aimed at encouraging women’s employment. In examining different ways to conceptualize women’s non-linear career paths, the panel moves away from simplistic stereotypes about women’s “preferences” or assumptions about their “choices” to a characterization of the micro mechanisms that facilitate their learning, career development, and long-term well-being.
Date January 11, 2015
Time 06:30pm – 08:00pm
Location NYUAD Saadiyat Campus, Conference Center
Panelists
Fatima Al-Shamsi Deputy Vice Chancellor for Administration, Paris Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi
Rabea Ataya Founder and CEO, Bayt.com
Anisa Al-Sharif Entrepreneur and former Director of Policy and Strategy for Socioeconomic Development, The Executive Council, Dubai
Moderated by
May Al-Dabbagh Assistant Professor of Social Research and Public Policy, NYU Abu Dhabi
Please confirm your attendance to Maisoon Moubark Maisoon.moubark@edelman.com before January 8, 2015.
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