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4 Tempo March 2010
RAGS
ANDRICHES
By now most of you know that J.C. Rags has opened a flagship store in
Marina Mall. Their spring-summer 2010 collection is an interesting
combination of colours, textures and a dapper urban look. Okay
let’s get the obvious out of the way, the designer clothing and
accessories are pricy. How much can it cost to re-create a raw urban
look you might ask? We are no design experts but we’ve been told that
the ‘look’ has to be a cut above the rest. So everything from accessories to
apparel has been designed keeping the new summer palette in mind.
One thing is for sure, you can dress funky, hip and trendy without
looking like you’ve been trying too hard! That’s one promise J.C. Rags
definitely lives up to.
PHOTO-SHOP?!?!
Do you think a shopping mall is just another place to splurge?
Think again! The ground floor of Khalidiyah Mall will be
transformed into an art gallery for a photography exhibition
running from April 1 to April 10 with contributions from
talented photographers: Abdullah Al Ghurair, Abdullah Al
Marzouqi, Abdulrahman Belhaik, Heba Al Mardood, Mariam Al
TEATIME!
TIME!
Mazroui, Moza Alfalasi and Nadra Badri. Check it out guys!
As far as promotional activities go, Alokozay created quite a buzz with its sampling, give-aways and exciting daily competitions.
The competitions were hosted by Alokozay’s Emcee, Ahmed Faraj Salahat who stopped the passing crowd dead in their tracks
with unique beat boxing performances. Competition winners walked away with exclusive Alokozay gift hampers that consisted
of electronic items and a range of company products such as dates, oil, tissues and of course, tea! Distribution of the fresh new
packs to existing markets has begun last month. Try out the peach flavour, it’s mind boggling and quite frankly addictive; i.e., if
you don’t mind your tea tasting like peaches.
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Adam Henein’s visit to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
fueled his desire to become a sculptor with an uncanny
perception of nature and its forms. They say if you
immerse yourself in his craft, it becomes increasingly
impossible to distinguish what was shaped by nature
from that which was transformed by his human hands.
in Abu Dhabi Other highlights of the Abu Dhabi Festival 2010 include
performances by The National Polish Radio Symphony
Orchestra under the direction of one of the leading
composers of the 20th century, Krzysztof Penderecki;
piano recitals by two young virtuosos, Nobuyuki Tsujii
MIDDLE EASTERN and Yundi Li; the first full opera presented at the
Festival – La Boheme performed by the Puccini Festival
ARTWORK AT Orchestra; ‘A Night at the Ballet’ with dancers from the
ABU DHABI FESTIVAL 2010 Bolshoi, Mariinsky and American Ballet Theatres; the
jazz legend Wynton Marsalis; an outdoor concert with Il
20 Mar - 7 Apr, Emirates Palace Divo; multimedia performance Pictures Reframed; Oud
virtuoso Naseer Shamma; and the London Symphony
Orchestra conducted by Maestros Sir Colin Davis and
The visual arts exhibition at this year’s Abu Dhabi Kristjan Jarvi. More on our website:
Festival just got more interesting. An announcement www.abudhabitempo.com
on March 10 revealed the names of two of the most Download a complete list of April Events from 1 - 15 April
distinguished living masters of Middle Eastern art on our webpage
who will be displaying their work in a joint exhibition.
Sculptors Parviz Tanavoli (Egypt) and Adam Henein
(Iran) will unite for the first time to unleash the magestic
beauty of Arabian art forms on local audiences in the
capital.
UFC 112
THE INVINCIBLES ARE HERE IN TOWN!
Apr 10, Ferrari World, Yas Island
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is ready to pack Of course the fan favourite fight of the day will be BJ
a punch this season as former Abu Dhabi Combat Penn vs. Frankie Edgar. For those of you who enjoy
Club Champion (2007), Demian Maia returns to the a good fight, all blood and guts; or even if you are
capital to challenge UFC Middleweight Champion, those who enjoyed watching Brad Pitt’s Fight Club
Anderson Silva in a fight which will be televised live to with loads of popcorn, watch BJ Pen in action! This
the world as a pay-per-view event. UFC is the world’s American mixed martial artsist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
leading professional mixed martial arts organization (BJJ) practitioner is currently the Ultimate Fighting
and offers the premier series of MMA sports events. Championship (UFC) Lightweight Champion. In
As the first ever UFC outdoor fight, taking place on a 2000, he became the first American-born winner of
custom-built stadium outside Ferrari World, Maia is the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship in the black-belt
looking forward to the much talked about night: “As category. ‘Pitt-ed’ (hey it’s not us, the term just keeps
someone who has trained in jiu-jitsu all my life, and a coming up!) against him is Frankie aka James Edgar, a
former Abu Dhabi Combat Club Champion, I am very fiery master of his craft with a purple belt in BJJ.
much looking forward to returning to Abu Dhabi to
We know the guys won’t miss this one and as for the
fight in UFC® 112.”
girls, do go watch ladies, you might get some helpful
self-defense tips!
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16 Apr, ADNEC
EASTER FAMILY
try is the Hareesa. This is a popular local dish; mainly
thick porridge made from a tasty batter of finely
minced lamb, butter and white wheat. For sea-food
junkies, local sea food like fishes, lobsters and squids
from the Arabian Gulf are also available. Whereas the
BUFFET IN TOWN!
Biryani samak would make a delicious meal too! Rice On 3rd April, Assyemtri
and fish cooked in Arabian spices will give you a taste - the contemporary
international dining out
let - is inviting families to
of the original Emirati staple diet. For desserts you come and enjoy an Easter
family brunch priced at
could try the ‘khabeesa’, a sweet dish made of flour, AED 130 (including soft
beverages) and AED 160
nuts and cream. Of course there are other magical (including house bevera
ges). There will be a big
ingredients which make it mind-numbingly sweet but buffet to suit all ages and
tastes as well as childre
the cook wouldn’t divulge his secret recipe! Maybe you activities such as an egg n’s
hunt and face painting.
can taste it and tell us what else is in there that makes So what are you waiting
for? Ask the little tots to
it so delightfully rich in taste and very filling. choose their fave anima
l, dress them according
remember to click lots of ly and
pictures while you enjoy
Another restaurant which prides itself on delivering your Easter family brunch
!
the ultimate Emirati dining experience is Al Asalah
restaurant in Heritage Village near Marina Mall.
The manager, Mr. Zahir will gladly make
reservations for large gatherings and
is quite well versed with the vast
menu. The restaurant offers
different Emirati specials
every evening! So while
today you might be
munching the ‘matrooba’,
vegetable and minced
meat dish; tomorrow’s
special may include the
‘sareed’ fish with boiled rice
and vegetables.
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PEOPLE METER
People Meter is an offbeat way to learn more about
our community and its people, who come from
Meet
different backgrounds, cultures and walks of life.
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Helping (aka ‘the Rahma brigade’)
“The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is a leading UK-based charity that
On a missi works to help those that are blind and visually impaired. RNIB has launched several
on to beco
more envir me campaigns to help raise funds. ‘Save Stamps for Charity’ is a recycling campaign which
onmentall
responsib y recruits volunteers to collect used or new stamps, later sold for their value or weight.
le, THE On The great news is that foreign stamps are worth more which means the UAE’s diverse
has introd e
uced 100% population can really benefit this campaign.
degradab We are recruiting volunteers to be Stamp Ambassadors by collecting stamps in their
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in its Dub ags home and/or place of work or study. We are especially interested in hearing from
ai, Sharjah
Abu Dhab a n d teachers, students, and offices. If you are interested please email volunteerinabudhabi@g
i Theatres. mail.com with your 1) Name, 2) Mobile Number, 3) Email Address.
Kudos guy Next time you are opening an envelope, please take a few second of your time to save a
s, every bit
counts! stamp, because it could help change a life.”
Step 1: To determine your jacket size, wrap a tape The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi is spreading this message
to encourage people to vote for Bu Tinah Island of Abu Dhabi.
measure around your chest from under your arms, Part of the Marawah Biosphere Marine Reserve, the Bu Tinah
making sure it crosses over your shoulder blades Island was recently shortlisted as one of the 28 finalists from a list
of 447 locations across 224 countries in the New Seven Wonders
and the fullest part of your chest. Note down the of Nature campaign.
measurement in inches, keeping the tape measure
The Island: Bu Tinah Island which lies 130 miles west of Abu
loose and parallel to the floor. Dhabi is a core area within the Marawah Marine Biosphere
Reserve, the region’s first and largest UNESCO-designated marine
Step 2: In order to get a relative chest measurement, biosphere reserve.
measure over your arms and around your chest in Marine Life: It hosts a rich marine ecosystem that comprises a
inches and subtract seven from the result. Compare this dense mangrove forest, various endangered species and beautiful
coral reefs that have long survived difficult temperature and high
number with your underarm chest measurement from
salinity. Various species of fishes, seabirds, endangered dolphin
Step 1. The larger of the two measurements and is your and sea turtles are found in large numbers in and around the
.Keep this information handy for your own good. Cut out and save it in a folder
.Keep this information handy for your own good. Cut out and save it in a folder
suit size. For example, if the larger measurement is 42 island which is also home to the second largest concentration of
endangered dugongs following Australia.
inches, purchase a size 42 suit.
The island is also used by many species of migratory birds,
Step 3: Wrap the tape measure around your waist just including great flamingos (locally known as Fanteer), Socotra
Cormorants and Ospreys, as a breeding site and stop-over point
above the hipbones to determine correct trouser size. during their migration from Central Asia to Africa.
Make sure to stand up straight, and please do not suck
Three types of dolphins live in the waters of Bu Tinah including
your stomach in! A snug, ill-fitting suit can be a greater humpback, bottlenose and common dolphins which are widely
tell-tale sign of your holiday weight gain! spotted around the island. In addition, it hosts a large number of
sea turtles including hawksbill turtles and green turtles which
come to breed on its coasts.
Step 4: Now comes the tough part! Begin measuring
for pant length from the top of the inner leg to the Among other reasons to vote for the Bu Tinah Island are its
unique coral reefs which are able to survive amid the harsh
bottom of the leg opening on your best fitting pair environment and high temperature, thus providing researchers
of pants. For the inseam measurement, remember to with a rare opportunity to study them in the view of climate
round the reading to the nearest half inch. If you do not changes that adversely affect several biosphere reserves around
the world.
have a suitable pair of pants to use as a benchmark,
To vote for Bu Tinah, choose one of the available options:
measure from the top of your inner thigh to just below
your ankle. Since suit trousers come in a variety of 1) Within the UAE: send an SMS with the word “BU TINAH” to the
number 3888. Each SMS costing AED 2.
inseam lengths, if the inseam length you require is not
available, you may have to visit your trusty tailor after all 2) Outside the UAE: call the 24-hour international hotline by
dialing +448 721 840007 or +442 033 470901 and selecting the
to get your store-bought pants altered; we hear there Bu Tinah nominee code 7705.
are some great tailors on Electra and Hamdan Street, in
3) Visit the Bu Tinah Island website www.butinah.ae (Don’t for
the Al Markaziyah area. get to watch videos of the island, they are superb!)
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On
By Rantan Rave Arablish
Sweet & Sickly
Corporate Liguistics
Certain international brands ‘transfer’
well into Arabic while others are
linguistic disasters. If you are in corporate
My rant is about juice: why does packaged juice have to be so communications and are looking for a name
sickly sweet? that crosses over into Arabic, keep a few
guidelines in mind.
You may think it's not a big deal, but it is considering that a large
portion of people in the UAE have diabetes and a growing number The most obvious one is to stay away
is at serious risk. It is an exasperating disease because it catches from any word in English that has a ‘g’ or ‘j’
kids while they’re young, and unless you have superhuman sound. The reason is twofold: in classically
discipline (which most adults don’t even have) it is a tough battle! pronounced Arabic there is no soft ‘g’ (as in
‘gate’)—just ‘j’, and the second is that the
The problem is that most people think packaged juice is good soft ‘g’ can be pronounced in three different
for you. Fresh juice is good for you-- with no sugar added (and ways depending on your dialect. ‘Jeep’ can
hopefully consumed immediately after preparation). But most be pronounced ‘geep’ in places like Cairo
commercially bought juice --and that's even those that are fortified or Aden. If ‘Jeep’ was pronounced in the
with vitamins--are loaded with tons of sugar. traditional Emirati or Hadrami dialect it
would be “yeep.” The soft ‘g’ is also a bit of a
There are a few brands of juice that don't have much sugar added. challenge. Your choices in Arabic is to either
But we don't see enough of these fine brands in UAE supermarkets. use “jeem” or the “ghayn” in Arabic—which
Most of the brands we do have here, whether they are apple, means that the “Guggenheim” could either
orange, strawberry, passion fruit, guava, peach, and pear etc, have sound like “jujenhaym” (or ‘yuyunheim
high fructose nectar and concentrates bases that are far too sweet, in traditional Emirati/ Hadrami) or it can
even if they claim 'no sugar added.' Best way to check those labels be written with the ‘ghayn’ to sound like
(assuming they don't lie), and keep in mind that one teaspoon of ‘ghughunheim’.
granulated white sugar is equal to about 4.2 grams. That means
that a cola or juice with 44 grams of sugar is equal to 10 teaspoons
Other examples of the ‘g’ or ‘j’ words…there's
of sugar, and one with 35gms of sugar has eight teaspoons of
Gant which can sound like ‘jant’ or ‘ghant’,
sugar!
and Gloria Jean’s which can either be written
That means that a kid who takes a juice in his lunchbox in the as “ghloria jeens,” or “jloria geenz,’ while
morning, consumes one with lunch, and another at dinner time, Galleries Lafayette would be pronounced
has already joined the queue to becoming a diabetic. And here we “jalleri lafayet” or”ghaleri lafayet.”
haven't even touched on all the other fatty, sugary foods that are
also consumed in the span of a day. I would suggest you steer clear away from
the letter ‘p’ because it doesn’t exist in
And the tragedy in all this? Juice doesn’t need to have so much Arabic. There is only ‘b’ in Arabic. Yes, the use
sugar to make it consumable, or ‘buyable’. Because sugar is an of two more dots under the ‘ba’ is used to
acquired taste (you can calibrate your taste buds with time to denote ‘p’ but is not widely used in all Arab
want more of it, or less of it), consumers are continuously adjusting countries. This means that Popeye, it is often
their palettes to appreciate rising levels of sugar. So here’s the pronounced ‘bobeye’ in Arabic, “Paul” is ‘baul’
idea: how about we reverse the process, and start lowering sugar (which is unfortunate because that also
content gradually until the point that juice (and other foods) can means urine in Arabic), Prada is ‘brada’ and
be appreciated without so much sugar. “Parker pens” is “barker bens.”
So a call to all juice manufacturers: please consider reducing sugar Had any linguistic (mis)adventures lately?
content. Hopefully if it affects your business it will be temporary, Do you have questions or comments? Send
and over time you will add new customers as well. We need them to:
to work together with responsibility, and caring, to bring up a
healthier young generation. Plainly speaking, it’s just the right arablish@abudhabitempo.com
thing to do!
Sameena Abbass
Over to
You
“He needs therapy if you ask me!”
J.L, Abu Dhabi resident
“I can’t believe you don’t find the fact that a guy from another department opens
your office door to check on you, even slightly upsetting! You should find it very
upsetting since he isn’t even from your department. This behaviour is uncalled for
- I say complain to your boss.”
Anusha Rathore
“Do the opposite to him! Go in his room when he is working, stay at the door and
when you leave, shut the door behind you! This will definitely get the point across.”
Zelia Antonio
“If it really doesn’t bother you then put up with it and don’t go writing to
magazines about it!”
Mohd. Hamid
“Not all men are like that first of all! This sort of behaviour is rare. If it happened in
our office, the man would get fired for sure!”
Syed Raza
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Lifecoach By Samantha Davis
Life’s Lessons
It is amazing the pearls of wisdom you can gather while checking forwarded emails in your inbox! The words,
though repeated numerous times, still carry an important message within them. I have compiled a list of life’s
lessons which can stir the soul and help raise your spirits. Remember as many as you can:
“My husband used to toss broken electronic gadgets and other junk on
top of our refrigerator. On the weekend, it took me hours to sort it out until
my mother-in-law suggested something very clever. She asked me to place
a large decorative item on top of my fridge (not a basket!) and rest assured
now my husband has to unload his doodads in his tool box since he can’t
deposit them on the fridge any more!” Suneeta M.
“I have three kids and I don’t like spending much time in the kitchen.
Sometime ago I noticed that it takes too much time unloading the dishwasher
if all the items are not stacked properly. So from now on instead of just tossing
everything inside, I make sure I stack similar items together. It also requires lesser
washing loads during the week as this creates enough space for a few extra
dishes in the washer.” Olivia Brackett
“I keep leftovers in marked containers; it is easier to know what you are looking
for when preparing a dish utilizing them. Also, when unexpected company (is
there any other kind?) helps themselves to something in the fridge they are
met with tidiness.” Nina Gonzalves
“Garbage cans will reek even after the garbage is gone in a closed apartment
environment. Most resident suffer with this issue. My trick is to clean the bin
with half a cup of white vinegar and half cup of baking soda to get rid of
strong odours.” Kathy Baumholzer
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Aries: This month the planets will turn Leo: This month you’ll be super- Sagittarius: Decisions, decisions.
you into a magnet for the attention of charged and ready for the kill. Try Choosing between work and love isn’t
significant others! Those who are just and control that temper and the rest easy but if you utilize your time well,
as sizzling as yourself. should go well. you can make time for both work and
play!
Taurus: With sturdiness, and diligence Virgo: 17th of this month is the best
that’s intrinsic, you may consider time to start taking care of unfinished Capricorn: You’ll get plenty of rest and
starting up a new business of your business. Do not put it off any longer. sleep this month. Work will continue
own. Go for it! but you won’t be burdened by it!
Libra: Secrets of the romantic type will
Gemini: Sadly, this month, if anything turn into an amorous intrigue. Find a Aquarius: Mars will help you erupt
can go wrong, it will! Prepare, be ready, solution to old issues otherwise this emotionally, and get it all out. If
and it’ll be fine. You will get through. fine catch will run away. someone is hurt in the process, you
will get chatty by the end of the month
Cancer: Career-wise this is the month Scorpio: Get ready for a romantic
and sort it out.
to take that leap. Aim for a promotion encounter with what you thought was
or switch jobs, it’s up to you. Just make lost love. Hold on to them. This time Pisces: Let go of the past! This has
sure you are ready for it! the results depend on you. been haunting you for a while, your
pals are right - it’s time to move on.
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