Month: October 2011
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The Adoption Diaries
While I was reading a New York Times article, I saw a link to a story on an abused adopted daughter. Of course, I had to click on it. The article is interesting, but am more interested in the section of adoption diaries. Though I haven’t explored it thoroughly, I wonder if all the stories…
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Winter’s a’comin’
[simage=4284,200,n,center,][simage=4283,200,n,center,] Last week, or was it two weeks ago now, was a stretch of strange morning weather. Early in the morning until about 9am or so, there was a crazy mist that covered the country. This made driving to work rather interesting since visibility was as you can tell from the photos. Of course, most…
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Sometimes you just need a wee nap
[simage=4287,288,n,center,][simage=4286,288,n,center,] Yes, it is true. There are days when I am at work from 7.30 to 5 or later and to survive the day, a little rest of eyes is required. The beauty of having my own office is that I can pretend to not be in the office. Also, because of the way I…
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Janet Jackson in Abu Dhabi
On October 13, 2011, B and I headed to see Ms Jackson at the Yas Island Arena. Now, I had made a decision that this year I would not go to any concerts unless 1) I got free tickets; or 2) I was willing to pay for VIP seats. Previous concert experiences at this venue…
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Making a bigger footprint!
As if I already don’t struggle enough with keeping up on my blog, but now I’ve decided to add two more sites to my list of “things to do”. 🙂 Well, one was already started, but I’m trying to incorporate it more actively into my regular routine of life – Abu Dhabi POV. I’ve registered…
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Abu Dhabi Film Festival 2011 Part 3
The last film, I saw at the Fairmont was on Thursday night with my friend, B. We saw Habemus Papam, an Italian film with a different perspective on the weight and responsibility of becoming the Pope. Despite it’s religious topic, it was not really a religious film. In fact, it was probably my favorite of…
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If there were words to describe…
For the first time in a very long time, I do not have words to express how I feel. It’s not that things are particularly bad. It’s not that they are great. Of course, everything could be worse. 🙂 I’m still recovering from a cold sore/fever blisters that strangely appeared on my cheek near my…
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Abu Dhabi Film Festival 2011 Part 2
Back to the Fairmont on Monday to see The Double, which was a typical Hollywood film starring Richard Gere and Topher Grace. Sadly, I’ve never been a real Richard Gere fan. He’s had his moments in some of his early films, but otherwise I just don’t buy in to his ‘charm’. Also, I find Topher…
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Abu Dhabi Film Festival 2011 Part 1
This week was the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF) and to ensure that I would actually make it to some films this year, I decided to make my choices based on location rather than on films. The ADFF had a new venue – the Fairmont Bab Al Bahr – with an outdoor screen, which is…
