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LOTSA DOSA
MUSIC OBSESSION
HEART, ART AND SOUL
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05 uspace
06 what’s hot 12 Occasionally in life you come across those rare
08 tempo’s top 10 songs / on my ipod individuals who are not satisfied with following the
tried and tested, but plunge themselves into risk
09 social meets and the totally new.
10 my style blueprint
11 music obsession Tempo this month celebrates three people who
12 cover story –paper magic caught our eye, for their individuality, their vision
and their courage. Henry Bennett is a restless
14 city bites soul; a performing artist and teacher who explores
15 innovation competition: musahamiti new dimensions in music and art. Farah Al Fardh
16 youth talk is an Emirati who stumbled upon paper quilling,
17 people calendar an esoteric European art form and has applied a
creative energy into promoting it region-wide.
19 doc in the house / remixing rumi Palestinian Mohammed Sawan is a talented rocker
20 heart, art and soul who wanted to start a band but, unable to attract
22 game hedz / tech talk the right people, decided to go it along anyway: the
23 trending result is Obselion, a one man band with the sound
of a full metal ensemble.
24 moving forward
26 the planetarians Speaking of game-changers, I had the great
27 media fortune to meet a lot of inspiring entrepreneurs
28 what’s in your bag recently at the Booth-Booz conference on women’s
entrepreneurship. Read about it in this issue.
29 horoscope
30 miss khulood We salute those pioneers among us; and recognize
their energy, passion and resiliency.
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5. TALKING BOOKS
www.tempoplanet.com By Azza El Masri
TIME TRAVEL - KING ON KENNEDY
2013: 11.22.63
YOUR HANDBOOK FOR LIVING A BETTER LIFE by Stephen King
By Ali Suliman Hodder, 2012
HEALTH mistakes. That will ruin your present. Many attribute
• Drink plenty of water • Life is too short to waste time hating Stephen King to
• Eat Breakfast like a king anyone. Don't hate others. being the father of
• Lunch like a prince • Realise that no one is in charge of your modern American
• Dinner like a beggar happiness except you. horror literature,
• You don't have to win every argument. and inspiring an
entire genre in
LIVE WITH 3 E's: Agree to disagree (or being mistaken).
books and movies.
Energy, Enthusiasm & Empathy
His book “11.22.63”
• Make time to pray, meditate — feed SOCIETY
is refreshingly
your soul. • Call your family often. different. This
• Worry less, play more. • Each day give something good to others. is not another horror novel, but his first
• Read more books than you did in • Forgive everyone for everything. It will foray into mainstream sci-fi: a book about
2012. make you a better person. time-travel.
• Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes • Spend time with people over the age of
each day. 70 & under the age of six —it will give you If you know your history, you’d know what
• Get enough sleep — you’ll need it. perspective. 11.22.63 stands for. It is a date that has
• Take a 10-30 minute walk daily and • Try to make at least three people smile each changed the course of American history; on
while you walk, smile. day. November twenty-two 1963 US President
• Accept that what other people think of you John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas,
PERSONALITY is none of your business. Texas.
• Don’t over-do things. Mind your
limits. LIFE King was just a teenager when it happened,
• Your energy is too precious — don’t • Do the right thing! but the memory of that time is indelibly
waste it on gossip and envy; you • Know that however good or bad a situation etched in his mind, and his writing
already have what you need. is, it will change. brilliantly describes his memories with
• Dream more while you are awake. • Present yourself well. poignant detail. You can smell the sweat, feel
• Forget issues of the past. Don't • Make your inner most self happy, and you the depression, the prevalent racism, and the
working-classmen’s hardships – as well as
remind your loved ones of their will be happy.
King’s eloquent pathos.
The book 11.22.63 starts in 2011, with Jake
ONE UNIVERSE: Epping, an English teacher from Lisbon
THE FLOWER AND THE HUMAN Falls, Maine, who has just come out from
By Samarpan Chakraborty a bitter divorce and who is chosen for a
dangerous mission: catch Lee Harvey Oswald
A flower, an expression of a fulfilled tree and prevent the Kennedy assassination. And
The completeness of its life, a flower don’t mess up.
Its beauty is like the untapped competence of a human body
Its blossoming is the celebration of human inclusiveness Jake leaves behind the information era and
his identity to go back to the times of soaring
Its colour, its vibrancy, its life American industrialism, the Cold War, Elvis
He looked at a flower and realized he is a flower and the marriage ideal of the 1950s. This is
Yet not blossomed, yet not complete where he meets Sadie, a high school librarian
with a troubled past. But this is no romance
I saw a tree and I saw me novel, I assure you; Jake is on a quest and
My life in harmony with the tree although his feelings for Sadie often make
I closed my eyes and I saw him reconsider his purpose, he never wavers.
The tree and me as one entity
I devoured this book greedily, and (I
Since birth we were destined for this harmony
confess) I abandoned chores and scholarly
She gave me life with every exhalation
commitments. There are very rare books
As I gave her mine
that hook you from the first sentence, but
For centuries half of you and me were living in a tree Stephen King is an expert in that. If you
Being, breathing and blossoming within the tree like big books (and I do mean big), and you
like a good story then please embrace the
And yet we go about exploiting what Mother Nature gave us genius of Stephen King and get his latest
Without a price, never considering it a loan, just for us novel 11.22.63 now because King proves, yet
Let us stop for a while and expand our senses, we see again, to be one of the best storytellers of our
The tree as a part of you and also a part of me. generation!
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YOUR GUIDE TO THIS MONTHS’ HOTTEST EVENTS
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Venues: Across Abu Dhabi's finest February 8
ABU DHABI ART HUB H.H. Shaikh. Sultan Bin Zayed dining restaurants Venue: Yas Marina Circuit
January 12 – February 7 Al Nahyan Festival for the Yas Island
Venue: Abu Dhabi Art Hub traditional camel races, beauty Gourmet Abu Dhabi – the annual
Abu Dhabi contests and sloogi race in culinary festival which runs Tri Yas 2013 is the region’s only
Sweihan city, have dedicated across 20 of Abu Dhabi’s leading first day and night triathlon –
A first-of-its-kind live and special shows for 'Asayel' restaurants from February 5-20 swim legs will be in daylight in the
work art community for local (pedigree) and 'Majahim' (dark- features a masterful collection of Yas Marina, bike and run legs will
and international artists today skinned) camels, and the well- the world’s leading masterchefs take place under full flood lights
officially opened its doors, known and rare 'camel beauty . On the sideline of the event is on the Formula 1 track and on Yas
unveiling a robust events calendar contest'. The festival also has the 2013 Gourmet Stars Awards Marina Circuit roads respectively.
and unique programs integrating a traditional souq and a camel – an annual highlight of the UAE This follows the same race format
art perspectives with the auction with various contests for capital’s annual culinary festival. as the Formula 1 Etihad Airways
community. traditional handicrafts. Thirty-nine finalists have been Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Transition
selected for the 10 hotly contested will be in the Formula 1 pits to
Details: Details: public accolades. provide a unique experience.
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YAS RACING SERIES
February 14
Venue: Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
Bring your own car out to a Yas Track Day and feel like a champion and February 24 – March 2
push your vehicle’s limits on our highly advanced Formula 1 circuit. Venue: National Theatre, Abu Dhabi
Maneuver the configurations of this sensational track and get familiar
with its turns and corners. You will be based out of Support Pit’s air- Under the patronage of H.H Sheikha Reem Bint Ahmed Bint Hamdan Al
conditioned garages with qualified Yas Racing School instructors to give Nahyan, the legendary live performance of Snow White and The Seven
driving tips and light coaching. You can follow one of YMC pace cars Dwarfs will be showcased at the National Theater in Abu Dhabi. This
for a few laps to get to know the circuit and the best routes through the spectacular play uses the highest technical equipment that offers optical
corners. The half-day and full-day sessions allow you to test your skills illusions, which have amazed audiences around the world. It expands the
and the performance of your car in a safe and controlled environment. imagination of children by showing a different and exciting perspective
of this legendary children’s tale.
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8. MUSIC
View the #1 song in the UAE
TEMPO’S MUSIC CHART LETS YOU DISCOVER THE LATEST TOP 10 SONGS
IN THE EMIRATE, WHILE KEEPING EYE ON YOUR FAVOURITE ARTISTS.
SUIT & TIE (FEAT JAY Z) 1
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
HALA SALEH is a 20 year old student who can’t
LITTLE THINGS 2 start her day without listening to music.
ONE DIRECTION
1. Thrift Shop (feat. Wanz) – Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE 3 2. Everything Has Changed (feat. Ed Sheeran) – Taylor Swift
TAYLOR SWIFT 3. If I Didn’t Know Better – The Civil Wars
4. Mercy (feat. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz) – Kanye West
DRINKING FROM THE BOTTLE
(FEAT. TINIE TEMPAH) – CALVIN HARRIS 4 5. Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
6. The One That Got Away – Katy Perry
7. Fortune Teller – Maroon 5
DON’T STOP THE PARTY
(FEAT. TJR) – PITBULL 5 8. Glad You Came – The Wanted
9. Good Girl – Carrie Underwood
10. Kezzabeh – Joe Ashkar
MY LIFE 6
(FEAT. EMINEM & ADAM LEVINE) – 50 CENT
HO HEY 7
THE LUMINEERS
IMPOSSIBLE 8
JAMES ARTHUR
DIAMONDS 9
RIHANNA
LOCKED OUT OF HEAVEN 10
BRUNO MARS
1. Suit & Tie (feat. JAY Z) – Justin Timberlake 1. Suit & Tie (feat. JAY Z) – Justin Timberlake
2. I Knew You Were Trouble – Taylor Swift 2. I Knew You Were Trouble – Taylor Swift
3. Ho Hey – The Lumineers 3. Drinking from the Bottle (feat. Tinie Tempah) – Calvin Harris
4. Locked Out of Heaven – Bruno Mars 4. Impossible – James Arthur
5. Don’t You Worry Child (feat. John Martin) – Swedish House Mafia 5. Don’t Stop the Party (feat. TJR) – Pitbull
6. Don’t Stop the Party (feat. TJR) – Pitbull 6. Kiss You – One Direction
7. Beauty and a Beat (feat. Nicki Minaj) – Justin Bieber 7. Locked Out of Heaven – Bruno Mars
8. Home – Phillip Phillips 8. Clown – Emeli Sande
9. Daylight – Maroon 5 9. My Life (feat. Eminem & Adam Levine) – 50 Cent
10. Sweet Nothing (feat. Florence Welsh) – Calvin Harris 10. Skyfall - Adele
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9. In Abu Dhabi there’s a tight little group that is passionate about one
thing: language! Meet ‘AD Speaks:’ a multinational community that
promotes the idea of all languages, communication and friendships.
THE MANTRA
THE IDEA: HAROL
People from all over the world
WE ALL WANT TO (Columbia, Syria, Canada,
Arrived from Columbia
without the knowledge,
SPEAK. WE ALL WANT Russia, France, India, and so or understanding of the
TO SHARE. WE ARE ALL on) come together to learn the English language. He
language you’d like to have, joined the AD speaks
WILLING TO LISTEN. and have a good time while a while ago he can now
speak the language with
doing so. unquestionable ease – he
THE LOCATION AND TIME:
Roul’s Cafe at Central Market. They meet every Tuesday can keep up with any
7-9 for the entire group. Sunday 10-12 for women only. conversation.
KHALED
From Egypt. Learning
French and English.
He says AD Speak is a
fabulous experience, and
said it is one of the best
experiences he had in
Abu Dhabi. He teaches
Arabic to others.
HANAA
From Syria says she’s
had great help the group
in learning English.
She also hopes to learn
THE ORGANIZERS: Patricia, Carol and Rosa Spanish and French.
JANINE
From Canada. Trying to learn the
Arabic language said a challenge
is to find and understand your
own learning style. Her Arabic
mentor commended her great
ability in handling the language.
Connecting: www.facebook.com/ADspeaks
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10. PHOTOGRAPHS BY: ANGELI CASTILLO
SAM J. MACHIN
29 } MUSICIAN
FASHION STATEMENT:
I heard Jess C Scott say “A fit,
healthy body is the best fashion
statement,” but that sounds like
a lot of effort to me! So I just try
to look at all the bands I grew up
listening to, and then pick and
choose the bits of style that I like.
DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONAL
STYLE IN LESS THAN 10 WORDS:
Indie Rock, London, not Boy George.
FAV BUY OF THE PAST MONTH:
Probably my denim shirt from H&M. I was
looking for ages for one the right colour and
fit, and now and again H&M comes up with
the goods.
WHICH IS YOUR FAV STORE TO
SHOP IN?
I’d say Bershka, Pull & Bear, H&M, and
Springfield is where I can usually find
something to spend my money on!
DOES THE UAE HAVE STYLE?
Well, I suppose there is a tendency for
quite a show-off kind of culture with all the
money knocking about here, but now and
again you do see some pretty ballsy outfits!
DO YOU HAVE ANY FASHION
PET HATES?
I never quite see the point in people having
those Chinese or Japanese symbols as
tattoos, especially when they don’t speak
or understand it! A lot of people in the UK
have them these days, like for instance
their children’s names or something, and
naturally 99% of the people who see it will
also not know what it means….so what’s
the point?!
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11. MUSIC OBSESSION:
MUSIC THE MAGIC OF OBSELION
By Nabeela Huda
It began back in 2006 when a young why not go for it? And I was very happy with the impacted me a lot. He himself is a musician
Mohammad Sawan found himself at final product. and a music producer and he knows a lot about
his friend’s house listening to his friend music. I was ecstatic to learn that he loved my EP
playing the electric guitar. He was “ How I came up with the name ‘OBSELION’ is especially the song “The Cure”. But early on I was
enthralled. Soon afterwards, a 23-year- interesting. I spent a week trying to think of inspired and entranced by my friend’s guitar
old artist with an undying love for music cool, catchy, and unique band names. I woke up strokes. I loved the energy. The first music my
emerged. one day and headed to the washroom to freshen friend taught me was the intro to ‘In the End’ by
up after a rough night and all that was screaming Linkin Park. From that point on I loved music
Mohammad Sawan was born and raised in in my head was “OBSELION”. It didn’t make more than I ever thought I would. Since then my
Abu Dhabi. After he graduated high school he much sense to me but it sounded incredible! life has completely changed.
applied for a job at Virgin Megastores to save I googled the word and there was absolutely
up for college and music. Now he performs nothing about it, no definitions at all. So while “The Calm Fire contains six tracks and
gigs around town, as the one-man band called brainstorming endlessly with my high school is 23 minutes long. Two of the tracks are
Obselion. teacher, Mr. Wayne Brown, he exclaimed, “You instrumentals, a mix of dub step and post
know what, the right definition for Obselion is rock. And the other four tracks are just pure
“ I had been trying to look for and reach new "Uncontrollably Devoted to Passion." And that face-melting metal-core. A line from my song
people to jam with and to start a new group. stuck ! Dear Dreamer says” ‘I will never give up on my
I couldn’t find anyone, so unfortunately, dreams. And I swear from what I feel, someday
or fortunately, I had to do the entire thing “ A high point for me was my participation in it will be real’. I say believe and achieve your
on my own. Imagine a 5-piece band but one the talent-hunt, Yas Rock Factory that was held dreams”.
guy composing each instrument and writing by Flash Entertainment. I won a spot and got
everything! Beat by beat. Note by note. Word the chance to play on the Flash Forum stage
by word. What resulted was my Extended play alongside several other great UAE bands from The Calm Fire is available online at
(EP) “The Calm Fire”. I was lucky that a good all genres on the same night 30 Seconds To Mars www.obselion.bandcamp.com to
friend of mine, Abbas Al Mossawi, agreed to took performed. download it for free.
help me and provide vocals since I’m not good at http://obselion.bandcamp.com/
singing high notes like him. I thought to myself “ Thinking back, I believe that my English track/the-calm-fire
if there’s a chance to make this EP sound better teacher from my last year of high school
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12. PAPER MAGIC
UAE QUILLER, FARAH AL FARDH
By Sanah Chauhan
Although new to the Arab world, “That was when I twisted my ankle and was invitations from other channels. Farah was
the art of paper quilling dates back advised bed rest for a month. I had to find a invited to channels like Rotana Khalijeya, Al
way to pass my time. I came across a book called Arabiya, Noor Dubai TV, Abu Dhabi TV, Al Ain
centuries. What started off as a Paper Twirling on Amazon, which included TV, Dubai TV, Sharjah TV and Decision
hobby for Italian and French nuns everything from the instructions to the Makers TV.
during the Renaissance is now an materials required for the craft.”
increasingly popular art form being In January 2009 Farah launched the first ever
practiced all over the world. This She showed her artwork to her relatives, friends Arabic/English website on the art of paper
gentle art form involves rolling up and colleagues, and they all encouraged her quilling. “I called the website “Farooha,” my
to develop her skills. Soon she started to sell nickname, and soon I was getting lots of traffic
strips of paper into shapes and designs her artwork through an online forum for UAE and inquiries.” In fact the website became so
that are used to decorate wedding women. “The first of my artwork to be sold were popular that it went on to win the Tamaiaz
invitations, birth announcements, in the shape of colourful sheep! And during the Award from Mawarid Finance in May 2009 in
greeting cards, scrapbook pages, and month of Ramadan, I sold 350 sheep! That was a the presence of Sheikh Majed Bin Mohamed Al
boxes and even art displays. great beginning for me.” Maktoum.
At the vanguard of the paper quilling movement FROM SHEEP TO STARDOM In 2009, Farah joined The Quilling Guild in
in the UAE is Farooha Humaid Al Fardh, Her success with the sheep art resulted in many the UK and was the first appointed regional
the only Emirati paper quilling artist to be queries regarding in an online forum, and soon representative from the UAE. She then joined
recognized both locally and internationally. Farah began posting DIY Paper Quilling articles the North American Quilling Guild, the Japan
Tempo caught up with her to learn more about online to explain how to make basic shapes and Quilling Guild in 2010 and the Dutch Quilling
this unique art. designs. These articles spread word of mouth Guild in 2011.
about the artform throughout the Arab world
AN ARTISTIC DISCOVERY and was especially noticed by one of the forum SPREADING THE WORD
Farooha, 33, always had a passion for arts and members, who happened to be an employee at Farah’s endeavours to spread the art of quilling
crafts throughout her school life. She graduated Sama Dubai TV. in the Arab world have been successful. After her
in 2002 from Zayed University’s College of television appearance on Sama Dubai TV, Farah
Communication and Media Sciences but was The Sama TV reporter invited Farah to present was invited by Dubai Women’s Association
introduced to paper quilling in 2004 quite her artwork on a TV show called “Marasi” to conduct quilling workshops. She also had
by accident… and soon after that Farah received a deluge of a kiosk in Modhesh Fun City for two months
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13. called “Al Fardh Crafts” where she sold many In 2010, she conducted a workshop at Zayed
craft books and tools related to paper quilling. University, which was part of the “Refresh”
Festival and in the same year also participated
In a bid to promote quilling in schools Farah in the RAK Economic Department creativity
conducted workshops in Ras Al Khaimah for art and talent exhibition. Farah was especially
teachers from different emirates to promote the thrilled when she was asked to participate in the
art in their own classes. “In all the encounters UAE’s 40th UAE National Day, and where she
where I demonstrated the art, people were seeing organized a quilling demonstration.
quilling for the first time. It was amazing to see
how people reacted to my work.” She says her next step is to start teaching classes
formally. “ There are a lot of art enthusiasts
In July 2009 Farah participated at the First Doll who are looking for new creative options to
Exhibition at Dubai Festival City where she was explore.” She adds: “I know that all it takes is to
the only Arab among 15 artists from around get people started as quilling is very addictive.
the world. Through this exhibition Farah It’s like that commercial for Pringles: Once You
started creating 3D figures or miniatures and Pop, You Can't Stop. I want everyone to try it and
introduced the first Emirati 3D figures. experience the joy that it brings.”
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14. PRESENTS
LOTSA DOSA
By Nabeela Huda
ARE YOU IN SEARCH OF A DISTINCTIVE
INDIAN CUISINE? THEN YOU SHOULD
TRY THE ‘DOSA,’ THE FERMENTED RICE
BEAUTY THAT IS THE STAPLE FOOD OF
THE SOUTH INDIANS, AND THAT IS SIMPLE
YET DELECTABLY VERSATILE. HERE’S A
QUICK GUIDE:
WHERE: SANGEETHA WHERE: ARAB UDUPI WHERE: ARYAAS WHERE: FOODLANDS
WHAT: Masala Dosa RESTAURANT RESTAURANT WHAT: Rava Dosa
BUILD: Perfectly round Indian WHAT: Masala Dosa WHAT: Aryaas Special Dosa BUILD: Buttery thicker and
crepes with two dips: coconut BUILD: Paper-thin Masala BUILD: Vibrant conical crispier, with aachar (pickles).
mint and coconut chili. Dosa with a choice of dips and beauties in every colour
‘aloodaal’ (lentil and potato COMMENT: Foodlands on
COMMENT: Searching for mixture) COMMENT: Located in Airport Road in Abu Dhabi and
a rich, authentic experience I Karama, Dubai, Aryaas offers Salahuddin Road in Dubai, is
went to check out Sangeetha on COMMENT: One of the oldest an extensive menu of dosas, a pleasing family restaurant
very busy Electra Street. What I Indian restaurants in the UAE, uttapams (Indian pancakes), and that offers a variety of Indian
found was the most unaffected Arab Udupi still leads the South idlis (rice cakes) using authentic cuisines (as well as some that are
Indian experience ever! The Indian pack. My order of masala ingredients of rice flour, lentils Persian and Chinese). In search
double floored small space and dosa when it reached my table or semolina. This popular of the mighty dosa, I couldn’t
the servers dressed in culturally was a sight to see! Spanning an restaurant is a treat to the mouth wait to try out their version.
resonant apparel reminded me entire arm’s length (kid you and to the wallet. Their gorgeous What I was served were rava
of the Indian ferry sailors of not), it was an impressive sight. dosa came in multiple colours dosas that were very buttery, hot,
the 90’s. Within 10 minutes my I loved it, not only because of (green, yellow and orange!) along soft and waiting for your teeth
order arrived. It was served in its value-for-money to size-of- with a wonderfully pungent to sink into them. Thicker than
a large circular hot aluminium dinner-plate ratio (literally), ‘sambar’ chutney of coriander, most regular dosas, these were
plate. If I could have Masala Dosa but in terms of taste as well! I coconut and tomato. The dosas also somehow crispier but just
for the rest of my life, it would enjoyed the flakes that tore off were a delight to eat, with juices perfect with the accompanying
need to be exactly like this! It was the bread, the dips that were of dripping everywhere. seasoned squishy potatoes.
incomparable fermented rice, consistent thickness, and texture RECOMMENDATION: RECOMMENDATION: If
and it came with a mushy filling of the dosa. Make sure to lick the last bit you’re going to binge, the taste
of mashed potato and coconut RECOMMENDATION: of sauce from your fingertips makes the ghee factor worth it.
mint dip to die for. A little more expensive then because the chutneys are far too
RECOMMENDATION: Sangeetha, but one taste of it and precious to waste! RATING:
Great food at a bargain price you will regret not having tried
- you can eat enough to feed a it earlier! RATING:
nation!
RATING:
RATING:
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15. INNOVATION COMPETITION:
MUSAHAMATI FOR YOUTH
By Ajir Shujahi
Musahamati is a competition launched HOW DOES IT WORK? motivational for members of the community.
by the Abu Dhabi Awards aimed at Well, first you need to apply. Participants choose Research is very important: you will need to
promoting innovation among youth a category and then define a specific issue that provide sufficient qualitative and quantitative
in Abu Dhabi. Khaled Al Falasi, they aim to resolve and results they intend to analysis and research to support the idea.
achieve. The categories are: Environmental
Senior Strategic Communication Preservation & Awareness; Culture & Heritage; Another question to ask yourself is: is my idea
Officer at Executive Affairs presented Technology & Innovation; Healthy Lifestyle scale-able? That is, is it flexible and adaptable?
Musahamati at Tamakkan, and Tempo and Social Responsibility. Submissions are Can it be reproduced elsewhere? Cost-efficiency,
caught up with him to find out more only made via an entry form available on www. too, should be considered: submissions that
about this exciting initiative... musahamati.ae. demonstrate low cost and high benefits are
preferred.
KHALED, TELL US ABOUT Then, if you’re selected, you must attend
MUSAHAMATI. the Shortlisted Workshop: the shortlisted
Musahamati, meaning ‘My Contribution’ in submissions are invited to a workshop, where WATCH THE EXCITING VIDEO
Arabic, encourages the youth in Abu Dhabi to they will be offered advice from experts. CAMPAIGN DESIGNED BY BRANDMOXIE
identify an issue within the community and The third step is final proposal submission
provide a creative solution that will make a from shortlisted participants:participants
positive change. Recognizing that youth are an have threeweeks tosubmit final proposals.
integral part of our community and the Emirate Then, you will have to provide the final
of Abu Dhabi, the Abu Dhabi Awards launched presentations:shortlisted participants present
the initiative ‘Musahamati’ as a competition is proposals to the judging committee. Finally, the
open to citizens and residents, between 16-23 winner will be announced! Initial support will be
years old. provided to bring the idea to life.
WHAT ARE ITS OBJECTIVES? WHAT CRITERIA DOES THE
The initiative has been designed to encourage a APPLICANT HAVE TO FULFILL?
sense of social responsibility amongst the youth Good question! All submissions will be judged
in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. We aim to promote against the following criteria: how achievable Be sure to send in your submissions before
creative thinking and community solutions by they are – practical, meets community needs. the deadline which is February 23.
showcasing participants and winners as local How sustainable – efficiently maintained over
innovators and role models. Also, we hope to a sustained period; offers the potential for
Follow @musahamati and
instill the Abu Dhabi Awards values of giving, a lasting effect; not a one-off initiative. Is it #musahamati
selflessness, commitment and inspiration. original, inspirational? Ideas must be unique and
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16. TECHNOLOGICALLY ENLIGHTENMENT:
AFFECTED DEATHS STANDING YOUR GROUND
By Ahmed Samir By Saif Nasir
Not much goes untold these days. So much of our lives People will always try to enforce thoughts and opinions on
is broadcast to everyone we know electronically: who we you, thinking they know all there is to know about you,
know and become “friends” with, who we’ve met, where we and all that can be done in response to a life’s situation
went, and what happened. We’re witnessing the death— facing you.
or at least, farthest possible truncation — of enquiry and
privacy; the former dying because we rarely have to ask Maybe it’s their dumb human propensity to proclaim themselves
to know something (we can find nearly anything about infallible, but it is your responsibility to stand your ground firmly,
someone on their profiles), the latter seeing its demise and not let others’ opinions shake your confidence. Those around
in the phenomenon of the internet-sharing of you will try to change you, but it’s your (our) collective job to fight
back if we truly truly believe in the actions we take.
nearly everything!
This idea of influence branches out and reaches far, and to many
Why do we feel the compulsion to share everything online? Is it areas. In the end, they all intertwine and lead back to the same point:
arrogance, and we think everyone inhabiting our social-pages wants don’t let the outside world change your opinion of who you are, how
–or, worse still– deserves to know? Or is it a latent god-complex you act, what you do, what you believe in, the decisions you make,
and we’re aching to delineate every facet of our existence to our and so on.
“followers”? The name “follower” connotes a certain subservience,
doesn’t it? Are we really looking to share our mind’s contents by
tweeting, or are we all secretly looking to build our deserved fan-
base? Unabashed self-advertisers, the lot of us!
And it’s impacting conversation, too! The real world kind of
conversation (distinction for in-person, face-to-face conversation).
Instead of actively participating in it – listening, assimilating what
I’m told, replying accordingly – when, say, I’m told a story about
something that happened earlier, I’m reduced to replying with, “I
know, you already tweeted about it” – or – “Yeah, you posted pictures
of it on Facebook,” or some other equally abominable variation of the
same. There — the practice of revealing, in-conversation storytelling
is dead, too!
The modern human finds himself in a state of uber-connectedness
never before experienced by any of his hierarchal kin. Seconds
after you think of that witty remark and tweeting it, someone half
the world away would be chuckling at it, and your visit to that new It is your life to live. The choices you make might be faulty, but
restaurant, they know about that too, along with your relationship they are your choices that you made of your free will, and that is
status, and, much to something every person has, and that is ultimately how you will
the indignation of the learn; that is how you will become better as a person. You live
thoughtful few who and learn, as they say. So recognize that to be human is to make
remember them, your mistakes.
birthday as well. It’s
a violent deluge of Countless times in my writing, painting, life, people would not give
personal information me advice, but would rather try to forcibly make me do what is in
unfolding itself for their minds as they are convinced that this is the best thing to do.
whoever wishes to be Very often I forget that it is within my capability to refute and deny
informed (calling all them what they want.
stalkers!), and you
have to wonder if it’s They will push. Just push back harder. Keep in mind that I am not
good for so much to advocating disobedience; we all need to listen to our elders, and we
be bandied around have to listen to the words and guidance of others. Consider them.
like cheap candy. If you feel like the option presented is a better one, then follow
through and act on it. Think things through, always. Don’t let others
For the time being, though, this information explosion is staying, cause you to be confused or in the dark, because that’ll be nothing
and it’s clear, too: unless I decide to be a hermit and revoke every more than a catalyst to have you make regrettable decisions. As
concession to technology, I won’t have my privacy back. Well, there’s Victor Hugo said, “The soul in darkness sins, but the real sinner is
an idea… he who caused the darkness.”
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17. my january to do list my january eco pledge 1 2
Wild Wadi’s Swim Columbian sensation
@ Burj Al Arab Shakira’s Birthday
FEB 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Alessandro Lauria
Al Ain Fun Fair UAE Wooden
Omega Dubai Desert Gourmet Abu Dhabi Powerboat 5th Emirates Classic
@ ADNEC Abu Dhabi Art Hub Yas Track Day
Classic @ Abu Dhabi @ Yas Marina Circuit
Championship Car Festival
Convention Centre @ Abu Dhabi
@ Emirates Gulf Club 5-20 @ Break Water, @ Emaar Boulevard
Al Ain
Abu Dhabi
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Les Contradictions
N.B.
MEFMA Annual
Lovable Rachel from de la Vie Dubai Jazz Festival Call for Artists
Conference
@ The Address,
friend’s, Jennifer
Camel Festival @ The Mojo Gallery Valentines Day @ Dubai Festival City @ Arsh Art Gallery
Aniston’s Birthday @ Sweihan Ar
ea
Jan 14- Feb 28 14-22
Dubai Marina
1-15
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Arjun Suria
Micheal Jackson
Dubai Duty Free Barry Hilton in Stand-
History Show II ME Tech Barbados beauty Meydan Race Nights
Tennis Championship Up Chameleon
featuring Kenny @ Madinat Jumeirah Rihanna’s Birthday @ Nad Al Sheba
@ The Aviation Club @ Souk Child actress
Wizz @ Souk
MadinatJumeirah and love, Dakota
MadinatJumeirah Fanning’s birthday
24 25 26 27 28
Nada
Snow White and the Dubai Polo Figure it out Short
Work & Sweet Yas Drifts Night
Seven Dwarves Club Series @ Dubai Festival shops
@ Du Dubai @ Yas Marina
@ Abu Dhabi @ Dubai Polo & Centre bai
Circuit
National Theatres Equesterian Club Jan 14 –Feb 27

19. doc in the house remixing rumi
Dr. DMS | A doc from the Bronx Dorian ‘Paul D’ Rogers
A POET’S TWIST ON THE ANCIENT CLASSICS OF
RUMI. PAUL D’ TAKES A CLASSIC POEM AND
"YOU LOOK FINE, REMIXES IT TO GIVE IT A CONTEMPORARY SPIN.
WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?" The Breeze At Dawn
AND “DOES THIS HURT?” by Rumi
The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.
Don't go back to sleep.
You must ask for what you really want.
Don't go back to sleep.
People are going back and forth across the doors
where the two worlds touch.
The door is round and open.
Don't go back to sleep.
The Pillow that Became You
by Dorian "Paul D" Rogers
You consist of downy feather.
Became a fifth of your original size
and just a fraction of your weight.
You've lost all the melanin that hued you,
Now you're neutral and lily white.
Do you think that everyone manifests pain the same way? How can you More plump.
tell if a person is in pain when they’re not screaming or actually telling Less personal.
you? These are in fact, legitimate questions that every doctor faces and More silent treatments.
that many researchers try to answer. It is a genuine medical conundrum Less arguments.
and causes a lot of stress to everyone involved, including doctors.
You make me want to go back to sleep.
You would think it was straightforward, but the more one looks into This is my gradual way of letting you go.
it, the murkier the facts become. Does gender make a difference? As a The white flag over tea and cookies.
child, I always assumed that girls were “sissies,” because they would cry There were too many gunshots before.
with a little rough play. Did they cry because they were hurt? Or because Artillery shells carpeted the bedroom floor.
they were annoyed? Fast forward a few years and women are now often There are no true winners in war.
praised for their high pain “threshold”. I often hear “It’s not as bad as It was the fighting that killed us.
childbirth,” (or other such similar references to child birth) with giving
I hold you tightly nightly, daily if my schedule allows.
birth presented as the most painful human experience.
Lovers wonder why I don't cuddle with them,
or share intense stares.
How about cultural expressions of pain? I have seen some cultures They swoon if I don't spoon,
screaming “whoop, whoop”, while slapping the top of their heads during flip over on their backs and roll their eyes like dice.
minor procedures, while others remain calm and collected. We often Maybe I'd be more sensual in bed if you were hidden.
credit more flamboyant cultures with low thresholds, and histrionic Too big for the dresser drawer.
behavior, but I wonder if it’s not so much about the level of pain, but I could tuck you under cover and blanket
rather the expression of it. and make love over the sheets like the heartless do.
You've made me a celibate wreck.
Then, there are the traumas: the awake gunshot victims, amputees, burn
victims etc, who at times surprise us with their calm presentation. Are I'm officially single but unofficially still yours.
they in pain? Hell yeah! Folks describe them as “being in shock”. But why Your remain my singular regret.
are they so calm? Occasionally staff assumes they are comfortable and Maybe it's better this way.
thus give them nothing. Ages have past and now your scent has aged on my bed sheets.
Smells of crushed rose and trampled intentions.
So how do we tackle this problem? Usually using an incredibly stupid I mention you as small talk on road trips and airplane rides
question: “on a scale of one to ten, ten being the worst pain you can when travelers ask why I brought you along.
imagine for example being stung by killer bees and set on fire at the same
time, what do you rate your pain as?” Amazing advancement in science! I want to go back to sleep.
Let me wean with this baby bottle.
You can even safely try it at home. Believe it or not, that’s what hospitals
Let me fast with cloth and cushion like the children do.
are starting to do everywhere. Obviously it’s flawed, right? Sure, but that
Stay inanimate for me just a little while longer
is all we’ve got. Medicine is an art. I hope that it will never be reduced so I can heal in absentia
to the pathetic checklists that are being served to us in plentiful supply of the woman that is probably way over me.
these days. If you could do this at home, then I’d be out of a job...
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20. HEART, ART
AND SOUL:
MUSIC HENRY BENNETT
By Ajir Shujahi
Henry Bennett, a 27-year-old INTRODUCE HENRY TO US.
performer and teacher in Abu
Dhabi, fits the profile of the I am a singer, pianist and cellist and enjoy
impassioned artist who is bursting all kinds of experiments with sound and the
with a need to express himself immersive arts. I hate television but love
artistically, and to find recognition French cinema. I play football once a week
and like climbing mountains in remote parts
for his unique and refreshing of the world. I love meeting new people. I am
performances. Born in Liverpool easily overwhelmed with emotions and prone
to English/ Iris parentage, Henry to bursting into tears over the most basic
went to cathedral school in Oxford expressions of humanity.
and studied music at university
in London. Tempo caught up IS IT TRUE THAT YOU LEFT HOME
with him to learn about his latest AT THE AGE OF EIGHT TO PURSUE
MUSIC?
artistic forays...
Yes, I left home at eight to pursue a singing
scholarship - my parents let me make the
decision myself! The first major hurdle was of a baby giggling, or conversely as disturbing
overcoming my homesickness. I cried myself as a child's screams in the night time. I deeply
to sleep every night for two weeks and had to admire truly independent thinkers for being
be separated from the other children because themselves. A personal hero of mine is the
I was keeping them awake at night. After my composer Oliver Messiaen who had a rare
tears had dried, nothing seemed quite the same neurological condition called synaesthesia
ever again. Leaving home was one of the hardest which caused crossover between his senses.
things that ever happened to me but I haven't He literally saw colours in music and devised
looked back since! I like to constantly challenge a system of composition which adhered to his
myself - all the career related obstacles that have unique spectral understanding.
come my way have been of my own making. I
believe that the biggest test is always getting to His music conjures up a bizarre new world of
know yourself. uniform abstraction; it's an alien landscape
with laws unto itself. He was a devoted man
WHO OR WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF who was fascinated and enthralled with nature,
YOUR INSPIRATION? spending many hours notating bird-song in
his garden. He was famous for his incredible
I'm greatly inspired by the imagination and improvisations on the church organ and was the
inventive scope of children. There's nothing first to incorporate electronic sounds into the
more heartwarming than hearing the sound symphony.
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21. HOW HAS YOUR EXPERIENCE AS WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF
TEACHER BEEN? IN FIVE YEARS?
Wonderful so far. It's been rewarding from a In five years I'll be 32 which seem pretty old,
personal and emotional perspective and also so I should probably have written my first
in relation to my development as a musician. second and third symphonies by then! I will
I find the teacher-student relationship to be continue to explore new parts of the world
symbiotic. You both learn a great deal from but hope to settle on a concrete aesthetic
the experience. I always see a little of myself which will define my work. I am constantly
in my students and have greatly enjoyed developing ideas about new ways to make
having the opportunity to meet people like music and have yet to find an identity which
me from all over the world. It was fascinating caters to all of my creative needs. Perhaps
to live and work with non-english speaking I will become the first 'king of all trades'!
university students in Central China. Much I'm now contemplating taking masters in
faster than I imagined it possible, we found opera. Who knows what the future holds?
ways to communicate in a way that transcended Whatever it is it will be fun I am sure.
language. Music truly is a universal dialect.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR RECENT
PROJECT IN MANARAT AL WHAT DO YOU
SAADIYAT.
SAY TO ASPIRING
On January 16th I debuted my project 'Recycled MUSICIANS AND
Rhythms' at Manarat al Saadiyat. It is an
interactive musical experience which I installed
READERS?
as part of 'Eco-scape' in association with the
Ministry of Culture's Eco-future exhibition.
I collected donations of hundreds of empty I would like to make an
bottles, cans, coat hangers, old pots and pans,
cutlery, bottle tops, bits of piping, old tools and appeal to young musicians
much more which were used by kids to build
their own musical instruments. We recorded
and Tempo readers to
the sounds and overlaid them to create an become more active in the
improvised soundscape- it was really cool! I'm
now looking forward to taking the project on community. There are so
tour and into schools.
many ways to revitalize
your life by being more
creative. Turn off your
television. Turn off your
computer. Go to an art
gallery. Start a band. Take
singing lessons. Make a
collage. Join a choir. Write
poetry. Tell stories. Invent
plays. These experiences
can change the way we
see the world for the
better. They open our
horizons and broaden our
understanding of life.
If you are a school or art house and
are interested in hosting Henry’s
Recycled Rhythm event please contact
rhythmsrecycled@gmail.com
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22. game hedz tech talk
Blakniss | Original game head from Atari to XBox! Shahid Saeed | Talker for the Non-Techies
DEAD SPACE 3 MSI NETBOOK
Dead Space 3 is out and you should be playing in the dark and shivering with fear. U180 N2600
MSI U180 a 10.1-inch
We played the demo before the game came out and immediately had reservations netbook powered by
about weapons customization. I didn't need customized weapons in the first two - Intel’s Cedar Trail
why would I need them now? That, and it seemed to be way more time consuming platform is pretty
and complex than it needed to be. I think lots of gamers are going to pass up the much what you would
bench customization and just go for existing blueprints. expect from a small
and lightweight
The other downer was a strong feeling of deja vu. Yes different enemies, yes a new
netbook.
environment but - meh. So what? That said, the demo was only a very, very, very
small peak into the game - and developers never give away any important stuff in
demos. So, maybe the post mortem will be far more positive. It has LED backlit
1024X600 screen,
packs with Intel’s
Atom N2600 dual-core Processor, GMA 3650 graphics, up to 2 GB of
DDR3 RAM, 320 GB of Hard Disk Drive and so much more.
This pretty versatile device is priced at AED 999 at various Carrefour
stores across UAE.
LENOVO IDEAPAD
S400NOTEBOOK
Lenovo IdeaPad S400 a premium
looking with its metallic
exterior notebook is powered
by Intel’s 3rd generation Intel
Core i5 1.7 Ghz CPU, 14-inch
HD widescreen (1366X768)
LED Display running on Intel
HD Graphics 4000, 4GB DDR3
RAM, 500 GB Hard Disk Drive,
3 USB ports, and other features.
It is also loaded with Microsoft
Windows 8.
The S400 is priced at AED 2299
MARK OF THE NINJA at Carrefour UAE with a free bundle comprising :Touchmate Tablet,
If you haven't found this little gem on XBox Arcade, give it a whirl. With graphics Touchmate Mouse and Touchmate headset.
in a very Samurai Jack kind of style, the story is intriguing and the game play
tons of fun in this sideways scroller. You have your customary upgrades with
an imaginative choice of weapons and distraction items from darts that cause NEWS & GOSSIP
hallucinations to a portable box you can hide in when necessary.
US$ 100 CHARGE FOR SENDING A MESSAGE TO
A Ninja fighting to protect the integrity of his clan; you are sent on a suicide MARK ZUCKERBERG??
mission that comes with twists, turns and a couple surprises. It's a stealth game no Sending a message to Facebook founder Zuckerberg carries a $100
doubt, but you can always let the blades fly if you are so inclined. The game tends price tag, according to Mashable. That’s also what it costs to message
to reward stealthy movement and stealthy kills.
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandburg, CFO David Ebersman, and several
other Facebook members.
Pick it up for 1200 MS points.
A Facebook representative told CNN that they are testing some
extreme price points as a spam filtering mechanism. The messaging fee
MY FAV APP } USER: ATA UR REHMAN SHEIKH is one of several new revenue streams Facebook is testing.
WINDOWS MESSENGER TURNING OFF
AWQAF UAE: Starting from 15 March 2013 is the cut off date set by Microsoft to get
everyone using Windows Messenger to migrate to Skype.
The General Authority and Islamic Affairs
and Endowments of United Arab Emirates has In November 2012 Microsoft made the announcement that they will
launched its Mobile Application which offers a be switching off Live Messenger
broad range of services, including Adan alerts, in early 2013 but they gave no
Fatwa questions and answers, mosque locator, specific date at the time. To help
Qibla directions, as well as information on hajj people migrate before March 15
and umrah. Microsoft had provided a way to
talk and swap contacts between
You can also download Friday sermons, books and publications. Messenger and it has added
The app is available for free download on iPhone, iPod Touch, an upgrade button to replace Follow me on
@shahidaasi
Android and Blackberry Smartphones. messenger with Skype.
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23. WHAT’S COOL, FUNNY AND QUIRKY ON THE NET
The Tube
DRIVE THRU INVISIBLE DRIVER PRANK AMAZING BURJ KHALIFA FIREWORKS 2012
Sit back and don’t hurt yourself laughing at people freaking out to a ghost driving a Missed out the chance to watch fireworks live front of the largest tower in the
car through a drive-thru! world? Don’t worry, head out to youtube!
PEP GUARDIOLA REFUSES TO SHAKE HANDS UAE VS. IRAQ, ARABIAN GULF CUP 2013
Ouch! The Spanish football player refuses common courtesy with the Portuguese For those who have missed the finals of Gulf Cup 2013, watch all goals and full
heartthrob? That must have hurt… highlights where the team UAE lifts the Gulf Cup 2013
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