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• Ripe Market at Umm Al Emarat Park

  Posted at 5:45 pm by witsandnuts, on October 24, 2016

  

  Summer in the UAE officially said “Adios!” and that means things are livelier again at parks. Ripe Market is back in Abu Dhabi and it is happening in  Umm Al Emarat Park (which means ‘Mother of The Nation Park’; the Arabic terminologies translated as ‘Umm’ = mother, ‘Al Emarat’ = the nation). However, some find it quite a handful to pronounce and/or remember, so do not be surprised if it is still fondly called ‘Mushrif Park’.

  

  While the park is open from 8:00 AM to midnight everyday, Ripe Market is happening from 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM every Saturday only. As you enter the park, you would see from your left the stalls where organic products (locally produced in UAE) are being sold. Continue reading →

  Posted in Food, UAE | 4 Comments | Tagged Abu Dhabi, Architecture, Free yoga, Ripe Market, Shade House, Umm Al Emarat Park

• The Outlet Village, Dubai

  Posted at 1:41 pm by witsandnuts, on October 2, 2016

  

  After visiting the Last Exit, we decided to check a recently opened shopping destination since it is few kilometers drive away then. While shopping was not on the agenda, it would be clever to burn some calories injected by the paella and burger while taking a peek at this newest ‘village’ in the UAE.  The architecture did not disappoint; it is not hyped because it is indeed stunning particularly if you are seeing it in person. While I am yet to set foot in Italy next year, the plenty of movie orientation and social media spreads made it easily identifiable as Tuscan-inspired.

  

  Shop no. 82 is yet to open; however, it has been photographed more than a hundred times already. Continue reading →

  Posted in UAE | 2 Comments | Tagged Architecture, Dubai, Shopping Destination, The Outlet Village

• 2015 Cityscape Abu Dhabi

  Posted at 3:57 am by witsandnuts, on April 24, 2015

  

  To those who have missed the 3-day exhibit in Cityscape Abu Dhabi, this one’s for you.
  It is no surprise that Aldar’s (a lead developer in Abu Dhabi) main office is of course oddly shaped. I liked how the scale model has accurately captured the intersections and other details. It has became iconic that if you are coming from Dubai, you would know that you are soon approaching downtown Abu Dhabi when you see the coin-shaped building to your right. Continue reading →

  Posted in UAE | 7 Comments | Tagged Abu Dhabi, Architecture, Cityscape

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  Marhaba! That's "hello" in Arabic. I am an expatriate based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). I started writing about my adventures and misadventures few months before arriving here at winter of 2008. I have 2 cats and a dog who live harmoniously together. I am also surrounded by kindhearted, crazy, funny and indescribable humans! I was a dormant blogger for almost 3 years because of countless reasonable justifications like watching football, postgraduate studies, sleeping, traveling, caring for the world, and more! :) I am just so happy that I am back! It is never too late to catch up with the people and things we really care about. Feel free to look around.

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  8 December 2018. BTS World Tour. #BTSinTaiwan Here is one of the videos shown while they were on outfit change-break. I first heard about BTS from Little J years ago when she saw them in KCon in Abu Dhabi. In 2017, she started ‘orienting’ me about them and I thought “They all look the same...” 😂 I never thought I’d watch them perform in flesh in Spring Break of 2017 and that changed everything. Meeting the BTS Armys (yeah, not ‘armies’) in Chicago — where they treated everyone like family was another lifechanging event. Very respectful. This group’s popularity is well deserved that they were even invited by the United Nations and that their speech was more applauded than Trump’s. 🙈 Their songs and videos are interlinked, makes you appreciate them more because they ‘really use their brains’ and are passionate about what they do. I started from saying “They all look the same...” into “I know them from afar even if I am blindfolded...” 😂 Above all, I have high regard to BTS for being one of the many common denominators between my millenial teen and myself. I can understand better now how quickly she appreciated Eraserheads, Bee Gees, Beatles and more when I introduced them to her at a very tender age. (But, she still does not get the awesomeness of Batibot, that she is so lucky she got to meet Kuya Bodjie , however, without me. 😩) #BTS #bondthroughmusic #blessed #grateful N.B. I’ll upload more concert videos and photos in the coming days.

  BTS World Tour. 8 December 2018. Taoyuan, Taiwan. #btstaiwan #bts #btsconcert2018 #bangtanboys #btsloveyourselftour #loveyourselftourtaiwan #loveyourselftour

  Two years ago. One of my throwbacks to the future: “I miss being in Taipei” “Huh? But, you’ve never been there.” 😂 I AM FINALLY HERE *scratching my happy tummy* 😋🙃👣

  Happy 47th birthday, UAE 🇦🇪 #uaenationalday

  BTS Wings Tour. March 2017. Throwback to the future 🎧💫 #bts #bangtanboys #btsarmy #army

  Trying to tie loose ends before the long weekend. 👣

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