Every Sunday evening, I meet my good friends Shafic and Marwan in front of Mariah Mall on Najda Street. Marwan comes prepared with a big bag full of cat food, fresh water and disposable dishes. Our task? To visit 12 spots designated on a map delivering fresh supplies to the stray cats there.
By Sarah Widdup- An Abu Dhabi based mother shares her wisdom about homeschooling
I homeschool my daughter. No really, I do. Now I bet you’re either thinking ‘she’s mad!’ or ‘what a hippy!’, but forget that for a moment while I take a break from hugging trees and constructing conspiracy theories to tell you all about it. I’m joking about the conspiracy theories, but I do like trees, hehehe.
By Rohith Bhat
For some reason these days I can never get through a class without imagining my professors dying horrible gruesome deaths in front of my eyes. It could be the effect of vacation withdrawal, it could be sheer boredom, or it could be an early warning sign that there’s a serial killer movie-slash-novel writer-slash-police report, in the future with my name on it! So instead of doing my assignment for the day I decided to do what I do whenever I’m faced with a dilemma; list out the pros and cons of each of the ways I wish to kill my professors.
The Pitch:Are you an Otaku? Do you enjoy Anime, Manga, Japanese Music or Films in all their myriad forms? Then you need to join the Abu Dhabi Anime Club – a place where fans of Japanese popular culture gather to share interests and learn more about Japanese media and society as a whole.
By Preethi Janice D’Sa- Scientist- artiste hybrid
Emirati culture, history, desert and community provide ample colour, textures, patterns, motifs and inspiration to us handcrafters.
Neena Rai- An artist with a flair
My favourite time of the year is back! The weather has cooled down considerably. The birds are chirping, people looking happier, and there is definite optimism in the air. We just celebrated Diwali, hoping and praying for a better and prosperous year ahead. And in November, a plethora of festivities await. There is something exciting for everyone. We have Abu Dhabi Art Fair, Eid, the Formula 1 races, the art bus, and not to mention the boating and camping season in full bloom.
Layla Ezzedeen- Performance whiz and Feng Shui Practitioner
It’s been roughly a month since you’ve implemented the Feng Shui basics for home and rooms. Hopefully, you’re enjoying the difference. Furniture placement can be taken a step further with the Bagua, which I introduced a while ago. These nine areas of life map onto a space as follows:
Empowerment Fame & Future Relationships
Community Health Creativity
Wisdom Self Helpful People
Entrance to space along this side
Because Thanksgiving is an exclusively North American holiday, many of you may not know much about it. In the USA, it is celebrated on the last Thursday in November and is an occasion for families to get together and reflect on the blessings of the year over a feast.
This acknowledgement is long overdue. It’s time to recognize some very important colleagues that I work very closely with.
They work ALL the time. They rarely seem to have days off. They take a lot of flak from everyone- the patients, doctors, the patient’s families and friends. BUT, they are invaluable to the practice of medicine.