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    • Linkin Park in Abu Dhabi

      Posted at 10:53 pm by witsandnuts, on November 16, 2010

      Continued from Kanye West after-race concert

      chester and mike linkin park concert in abu dhabi
      (Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda, the primary vocalists of Linkin Park)

      As much as I wanted to immediately blog about Linkin Park’s after-race concert last Saturday, I hardly sustained my excitement. I maintain this preference not to write when I am at my highest high or lowest low in order to be objective. If I did, my words probably have just read as screaming praises for Linkin Park. Now that I have gathered enough sleep, I maintain the same judgment that their performance, theirs and audience’s energy was 6 times better than the preceding night (just when I thought that it was good enough).

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      Posted in Music, UAE | 0 Comments | Tagged Abu Dhabi, After-race concert, Formula 1, Linkin Park, Music, UAE
    • Kanye West after-race concert in Abu Dhabi

      Posted at 6:01 am by witsandnuts, on November 13, 2010

      Kanye West concert in Abu Dhabi

      I am one of those who think that the line-up of performers at the after-race concerts plays a vital role to the marketability of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Last night, the three-day concert kicked off with the priceless performance from Kanye West. Since I have not reached that fanatic level yet, I had to prep up by putting up a playlist of songs from his different albums which I devoured few days before the concert. While he is really good as a performer as publicly known, watching and hearing him up close and personal was another thing. He is much, much better when performing live.

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      Posted in Music, UAE | 0 Comments | Tagged Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2010, concert, Kanye West, Music, UAE
    • Annual Party, Jumana Show and Al Sahra Dessert

      Posted at 2:35 am by witsandnuts, on April 26, 2008

      The Firm held its annual party in Al Sahra Dessert in Dubailand (they started calling it that way instead of plain Dubai) the other night.  I came in with so little preparations, a summery top, a vintage necklace and eyebags on the side… and yeo, ready to go!   Jumana Show:  The Secret of the Dessert was the highlight of the annual party.  It aired for 65 minutes.  More photos here and video here.

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      The dinner was set in an arabic ambience and food was more of a combination of a little oriental and persian.

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      I enjoyed exploring the sweets that I met the first time in my life, except for the fruit salad (which I explored too, since it got a twist of strong wine in it, tasted great!).

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      The dance floor was throroughly occupied and while the DJ mixed 80% of indian songs that night with reggae on the side, other nationalities have blended so well.  It is quite interesting to discover other moves in the dance floor, with a Mc Donald’s step, hulabaloo and such that Filipinos are mostly influenced by western moves.

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      We were back home at 3am.  While the highlight of the party is the Jumana show, for me it was each minute spent with all the Filipinos as those from Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Dubai offices gathered.  It felt so much like home.

      Posted in Food, Friends, Life, Music, Travel, UAE | 0 Comments | Tagged Al Sahra Desset, Dubai, Food, Friends, Jumana Show, Music, Travel, UAE
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    • About witsandnuts

      Snapchat-5703935704258315256 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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