We are at the annual Bur Juman Pink Walkathon for breast cancer. ‘We’ is some of my colleagues / friends as well as bestie Jeffrey. Me and the monkey are there bright and early with our takeaway coffees in hand. The girls are hungover and late. The rest of the gang are on time, alive… Continue reading We go pink at the Pink Walkathon 2012
Author: Bianca Basak
Date night with James Bond, Aston Martin, me & my boys
I am a lucky girl. Where my good luck at getting invites & tickets to shows fails, my good luck with amazing friends takes over. The new James Bond movie is out and my best friend Jeffrey has super special invites to the super special premiere of the movie, compliments of Aston Martin. It is… Continue reading Date night with James Bond, Aston Martin, me & my boys
Vapiano – little yummy gem in the Media City
It is Friday. Our regular beaching ritual is over and we are now hungry. Jolie takes myself and Jeffrey to Vapiano. It is near the Media One Hotel at the Media City. What a lovely little gem of a place – we never knew it existed. We are all zenned-out after sleeping on the beach.… Continue reading Vapiano – little yummy gem in the Media City
Tarkan
I am picky about my music: it doesn’t make me wanna head-bang, I don’t wanna listen to it. There are exceptions to this rule though.Like when the singer is a Turkish superstar.And your buddy Tara, aka Neslihan, has given you tickets to an invite-only gala dinner followed by a private concert of the said superstar.… Continue reading Tarkan
PADI is a good word this weekend
I loved the crisis for a few reasons (and hated it for many). I think one of the best things that came out of it was the discount sites that allow you to experience things you really do not wish to pay full price for whilst allowing the vendors to give you a ridiculously low… Continue reading PADI is a good word this weekend
Happy 5th birthday Uno!
Uno is my little nephew. Just because I am biased doesn’t mean he isn’t an absolute mini-hunk! He turns 5 and we celebrate. It works! (Most of) the kids are staying away from the playstation. Uno’s yummy mummy Nice and papa (aka my kid brother Efe. I think I will call him that even when… Continue reading Happy 5th birthday Uno!
Post-wine burger & beaching
Big fan of rituals and celebrations, which often go hand in hand. Also am a big believer of celebrating the bad. One must have a few glasses of wine to turn the negative into positive… which invariably then transforms into a deep, throbbing headache in the morning… Feeling suitably spaced out this morning being a… Continue reading Post-wine burger & beaching
My mini-fortress
Some girls like to play with hair, nails and make-up. I like to play with my house. I feel a bit like an orchestra conductor and fight with Emaar and my building’s security guards with equal intensity to bypass the required permissions, fill my hissy-fit quota for the next 2 years, get the workers in… Continue reading My mini-fortress
Be a quitter!
Think about it…Some things are common sense, like cutting your nails when you start looking like Freddie Krueger. There is a dangerous place though that you might have heard of. It’s called your ‘comfort zone’. The name is very misleading. Be very careful when you feel that you have stepped into this zone. It renders… Continue reading Be a quitter!
The happy dentist – German Dental Clinic at the Jumeirah Lake Towers
My uncle is a dentist. I love my uncle. I love dentists. Since my cuddly uncle is too far away I have to make do with the ones here. Dr. Hamdy Al Banna from the German Dental Centre comes very highly recommended. ‘He is so nice,’ they say. I think but nice does not a… Continue reading The happy dentist – German Dental Clinic at the Jumeirah Lake Towers