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- 1. THE FIRST MAGAZINE IN THE REGION TO INTEGRATE AUGMENTED REALITY AND MOBILE TAGS. AUGUST2013 CELEBRATING CREATIVITY, COMMUNITY AND HUMAN KINDNESS PLUS: GRAPH AND GRAPHITE | SISTER ACT | THE CAPITAL LIST PAGE12 PHOTOGRAPHY WINNERS DISCOVER UAE >
- 3. Nothingisasinspiringasagoodcreativechallenge! TempowaspleasedtosupporttheBrandMoxie andAbuDhabiPhotographers'sDiscoverUAE PhotographyCompetition2013,andwewerealso theretocapturethedramaoftheawardceremony. Therewasabreathtakingarrayofphotographs takenbysomeofthemosttalentedshutterbugs intheUAE.Therewereexperiencedlensmen, dabblers,andalsoasizeablecropofpromisingyoung emergingartists. Thecompetitionreceivedover600entriesfroma whopping30nationalities. Thetopentriescame fromIndians,followedbyFilipinosandthen Britons.Youcanviewthetopentriesat www.tempoplanet.comandtelluswhatyour favouritesarebytweetinguson@abudhabitempo orengagingwithusthroughourFacebookpage. Itakethisopportunitytoannouncethatwewill soonbelookingatanexcitingnewseasonfor TheDreamPlayers,soifyou'resomeonewhocan sing,dance,orperform,submityourprofileto www.thedreamplayers.com. Withitsincrediblediversity,theUAEhasthe opportunitytospawnstandouttalentandcreative innovation.Joinusincelebratingourstars. Daretodream.Beinspired. Sana Bagersh ManagingEditor Bagersh@tempoplanet.com FollowoureditoronTwitter@bagersh 11 17 TO ADVERTISE IN TEMPO, CALL: 02 491 8624 www.tempoplanet.com EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS MANAGING EDITOR SanaBagersh EDITORIAL COORDINATOR AjirShujahi MARKETING DIRECTOR ManjulAbhishek DESIGN & LAYOUT MarkDeCastro WEB & VIDEO SubinJohnMathew PHOTOGRAPHER AngeliCastillo DISTRIBUTION COORDINATOR MelakuMuluneh Alma Kadragic Azza El Masri Blakniss Dorian “Paul D” Rogers Dr. DMS Emma Kirkman Fatima Al Ali Hidaya Abdulla Ian Mason Justine Foss Manisha R Manikuttan Rhea Oommen Samarpan Chakraborty Sanah Chauhan Seumas Gallacher Shahid Saeed Somiya Mukeet Theresa F Weber ADDRESS To reach editorial at Abu Dhabi Tempo email: editorial@tempoplanet.com. If you need to find out where you can pick up your copy call: 02 491 8624/25 or check out the list of Tempo distribution points on our website. NOTE TO ADVERTISERS Advertisers can request brand tagging with all advertisements. To reach advertising call: 02 491 8624/25, fax: 02 491 8626 email: advertising@tempoplanet.com DISCLAIMER Tempo Magazine does its best to ensure the authenticity and accuracy of its contents, the publisher cannot accept any responsibility for errors, mistakes and inaccuracies. The publisher reserves the rights of this product and no part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the permission of the publisher. MEDIA LICENCE NO. 1/105866/24295 28 04notesandcyberchatter 05 uspace 06 what’shot 07 peoplecalendar 08 tempo’stoptensongs/what’sonyouripod 09articulatecafé 10mystyleblueprint 11sisteract:artbeat 12coverstory–“DiscoverUAE” 14 citybites 15phototripping 17 graphandgraphite 18 flex 19timecapsule 20 youthtalk 22gamehedz/techtalk 24 spotlightonthecapitallist 25womeninbusiness 26 docinthehouse/theplanetarians 27 tamakkan 28 media 29horoscope 30theblog 1 Download the app pointatme for free from the app stores (Android or iOS) to your smart phone 2 Run application 3 Scan each page that has the icon and have fun with videos, images, links and lots more. HOW TO SCAN AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) POINTATME 12
- 4. ON: PHOTOTRIPPING ARCHITECTURE PHOTOS Amazing ! Amazing ! Amazing! Want to see more of his works – MARTIN ON: JULIE LEWIS “MADLY IN LOVE WITH LIFE” Jules – you are a true inspiration! Congratulations on the 10th anniversary of Mountain High!! – TERRY ON: SCRUMPTIOUS SAMOSA Nice work with the reviews. I will surely recommend this site! – HARRISON 04 | www.tempoplanet.com THIS MONTH’S QUESTION: Youspendmosttimeon thecomputer: Microsoft word1. You tube2. Social media3. Internet browsing4. tempoplanet.com TO VOTE GO TO POST YOUR VIEWS AND COMMENTS ON OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES RESULT OF LAST MONTH’S VOTE: Tempo asked what sweetmeats and desserts would you prefer for Ramadan: Kunafawithcheese53% Cakesandpastries27% Layalilubnan13% PisangGoreng (IndonesianBananaFritters)7% Basbousa0% Ashure0% tweet @abudhabitempo like us on facebook “SAW AND LOVED THE NEW TEMPO STAND THAT IS MADE OUT OF 100% RECYCLED WOOD AT AL WAHDA MALL NEAR THE FOOD COURT.” > Salvin Ramesh GAIL MONIQUE MALLO @MONIQUEMALLO Read through page one to the last of a @AbuDhabiTempo mag for the first time and it's easily my fave magazine already. Heard this poem recited in Arabic during the Tamakkan seminar. It’s nice. – SAIDA KHAN Scanned the page and saw the video where Ethar recites this poem in Arabic. Nice work Tempo. I truly can see that Tempo is welcoming the future with open arms. – AZMA AL AMERI “HIJAB, OUR CHOICE” ON: ETHAR’S ON: SEUMAS GALLACHER’S THE BLOG PS BARTLETT @PSBARTLETT: @seumasgallacher@AbuDhabiTempo VeryniceasalwaysSeumas!Congrats! ON: PAUL RAMOS “MY STYLE BLUEPRINT” I’ve checked Paul’s lookbook. Great work man! – CHARLES Check out his youtube page for many DIY videos – CECILA J Looking good dude! – BADER ON: ALMA KADRAGIC’S “RECEIVING THE OFFICER’S CROSS FOR SERVICES” Journalists hold some of the most demanding and sometimes dangerous jobs. Being somewhere in the middle of history being made could be considered luck. But Alma actually spent seven years before the revolution transpired. This type of perseverance should be recognized – and indeed it was. - K BLEDOWSKI
- 5. STOP BEING SLAVES TO YOUR PHONES! By Hidaya Abdulla There’s one thing I’d like to remind young people. Imagine this: You are with your best buddies, chilling, sharing stories and laughing. Then all of a sudden, one person gets a text message, and he/she replies to it. From then on, you don’t hear a single word from the person. The rest of your friends check their mobiles too. You keep looking at them, dumbfounded… and realize that, wait weren’t we talking to each other?? Where has everyone’s attention gone? You get the picture… If you are planning to look at your mobiles all day long, why even think about getting together with your friends in the first place?! Sure, it’s okay to reply to a message or two; but to be on your mobiles 24/7? Not cool. Totally impolite. It’s pretty frustrating when you try to socialize with friends face to face but end up getting trumped by their smartphones. I say cherish each and every moment spent with your friends - give them your full attention rather than being slaves to your gadgets! YOUTH ALERT By Samarpan Chakraborty A TEACHER Neither am I only a singer, Nor am I a listener just I am the tears of ecstasy Flowing from the eyes of the singer and listener I am like a flower, blossoming from the dusty ruins Of a destroyed heart, a corrupt mind The blessings of a pure being, showering like A bright sunlight, flowing into the pulse of life None like him ever existed None like my Teacher His knowledge is like a rain of light into the barren darkness of our materialised minds Each drop, he bestows from his foot I burst into the blissful splendour of spring Beyond words, beyond me Beyond the mind and body He teaches me this Ignorance, my greatest enemy Consciousness, a powerful tool Life, a great gift Existence, a reliable guide Blissfulness, a manifestation of true human nature Humility, my common courtesy Transformation, my only duty. POETRY www.tempoplanet.com | 05TO ADVERTISE IN THE WIDEST CIRCULATED YOUTH AND COMMUNITY FOCUSED MAGAZINE IN THE UAE, CALL: 02 491 8624 TALKING BOOKS By Azza El Masri AzzaElMasriisanavidreaderandisalways lookingfornewrecommendations!Ifyou wanthertoreviewabookyoufellinlove with,orleaveacommentonherbookbulletin, thenyoucanreachheron: www.tempoplanet.com/category/talking-books UNNATURAL CREATURES By Neil Gaiman, HarperCollins, 2013 The supernatural is little known. Some say it doesn’t even exist, that it should be left to children’s bedtime stories and angsty Young Adult novels. To those individuals I say: have a little faith. As the mythical springs from a certain truth wouldn’t categorizing vampires, werewolves and Frankenstein in the fictional be a hasty thing to do? Were these creatures really subjects of creative—and slightly delusional—authors? However, these creatures—the most famous of all!—are but a deceiving representation of the unnatural, there are many unimaginable creatures out there that we haven’t read about yet. Until now. Neil Gaiman presents this collection of short stories that have never been published before and goes further into literary archives to enlighten the oblivious mortal of peculiar beings like the sunbird and the griffin. What is especially interesting about this gallery of short stories is Gaiman’s eclectic way in which he chose these various short stories by authors of the past like E. Nesbit, Saki and authors of the present like Neil Gaiman himself and Diana Wynne Jones. Some of these tales bring morals like “The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees” by E. Lily Yu. Some of these tales are deeply morose and cynical as well as frightening, and some are witty and satirical. But what is certain is that all are deeply entertaining. For your part, Reader, I ask you to open your mind to the possibility and the infinity of the unknown in the realm of fiction or else you will fail to enjoy this little collection. To the skeptic, this compilation might remain just another array of fictional tales from authors you may or may have not known. To the believer, this compilation will become a sort of catalog of some of the many different creatures out there. A little warning before you go: don’t read this in the dead of night because that is the time when these most frightening creatures come to life.
- 6. TO ADVERTISE IN THE WIDEST CIRCULATED YOUTH AND COMMUNITY FOCUSED MAGAZINE IN THE UAE, CALL: 02 491 862406 | www.tempoplanet.com w w w . t e m p o p l a n e t . c o m BOWLING TOURNAMENT July 8 – August 6 Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi Khalifa International Bowling Centre is home to the best tournament in the UAE. Bigger than ever, the continuing Ramadan Bowling Tournament supported by NDC has added a division and increased the prize pot. Bowlers can compete in the division that gives them the best competition, choosing from Youth, Open or Graded, and the champions will have the opportunity to take home their share of Dh 145,000 in cash! www.zsc.ae CAPTIVATING CALLIGRAPHY EXHIBITION August 3 – August 26 Art Couture, Al Badia Golf Course, Dubai Mussawir Art Gallery, Al Quoz and Art Couture at Al Badia Golf Club come together and announce a new and exciting collaborative exhibition titled ‘Captivating Calligraphy’. The exhibition celebrates the calligraphy of four well-known and emerging artists: Ahmed Khan whose works have sold in international auction houses; Tahir Bin Qullander who displays his contemporary graphic compositions; Noreen Akhtar, whose art is inspired by the Holy Quran; and Arif Khan who presents calligraphy in oil and water colours. www.artcoutureuae.com ART CAMP 2013 BY FARJAM FOUNDATION August 4 – August 29 Farjam Foundation, Gate 4, DIFC Art Camp 2013 will explore the incredible world of contemporary art. Children can learn about the most iconic artists of the 20th and 21st century. Inspired by these legendary artists, Art Camp participants can create their own artwork using a wide range of styles and techniques. A special exhibition at the close of the programme children the chance to celebrate their achievements together with their families, teachers and newfound friends. The event is open to children ages 7 to 10. The Farjam Foundation's Art Camp gives children the opportunity to express themselves artistically. www.farjamcollection.org T H I N G S T H A T R E A L L Y M A T T E R A R O U N D T H E E M I R A T E S
- 7. TO ADVERTISE IN THE WIDEST CIRCULATED YOUTH AND COMMUNITY FOCUSED MAGAZINE IN THE UAE, CALL: 02 491 8624 Y O U R G U I D E T O T H I S M O N T H S ’ H O T T E S T E V E N T S www.tempoplanet.com | 07 PEOPLE CALENDAR TEMPO’S > BREZO CORTES > 31 YEARS OLD > RECEPTIONIST, SPANISH TEACHER PHOTOS BY ANGELI CASTILLO DUBAI CHAMBER INDOOR BASKETBALL LEAGUE @Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre JUL 23 - AUG 2 SCOOBY-DOO LIVE @ADNECHall6-9 AUG 5 - AUG 8 ARAB IDOL LIVE TOUR 2013 – DUBAI @ DICEC, Dubai World Trade Centre AUG 15 MICHAEL BALL SINGS THE MUSICALS @ du Forum, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi AUG 16 - AUG 17 TEMPO LAUNCHES ‘THE WHY” VIDEO SERIES! EVERYONE IS INVITED TO SAY WHY IN 15 SECONDS. WHY WHAT? WELL, READ ON… GET YOUR MOBILES OR CAMERAS OUT BECAUSE TEMPO KICKS OFF A NEW VIDEO SERIES TITLED “WHY UAE?” So what is WHY you may ask? That’s totally up to you! All you have to do is film a short video of yourself that is no longer than 15 seconds, speaking, dancing, drawing, or even singing to answer the simple question “WHY UAE?” You may answer this in terms of ‘why’ you’re living in the UAE, ‘why’ you love the UAE, or ‘why’ …whatever. We’ll be promoting the best videos through our websites and magazine. There is no limit on age, language, and creativity. Just tell us ‘WHY UAE”. Send your video submissions to: contest@tempoplanet.com Follow us @abudhabitempo @weloveUAE - ALIA YOUSSEF SUMMERFEST ABU DHABI: EIDFEST CONCERT August 10 – August 17 Du Forum, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi Three of the Arab world’s brightest musical talents are joining forces for a mega, one-night only Eidfest concert. The star-studded, fully-seated indoor concert, part of the SummerFest Abu Dhabi celebrations will see the best of Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and the UAE unite for a three-hour musical extravaganza. Lebanese songstress and revered opera star Yara raises the curtain with a hit-laden 45-minute set. Saudi Arabia’s legendary Rabeh Saqer follows with a 45-minute set. www.summerfestabudhabi.ae LIGHT RACERS August 9 – August 18 Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, Yas Island Visitors can look forward to an even brighter time at Ferrari World with a series of phenomenal daily live acts from across the world. Headlining the “Light Racers” will be the popular group ‘Khawater Al Dalam’ from Jeddah who took the “Arab’s Got Talent” stage by storm last year with their impressive appearing- disappearing LED dance acts. Visitors will also be able to catch the creative antics of “America’s Got Talent” finalists ‘Lightwire Theatre’. www.ferrariworldabudhabi.com
- 8. TEMPO’S MUSIC CHART LETS YOU DISCOVER THE LATEST TOP 10 SONGS IN THE UAE. MUSIC LYDIA BIRGANI-NIA is a 17 year old British Iranian Fashion blogger/promoter who loves music as much as she loves Fashion BeautifulPrayer-LanaDelRey1. LaLaLa-NaughtyBoyft.SamSmith2. GetLucky-DaftPunkft.PharrellWilliams3. Radioactive-ImagineDragons4. Waitingallnight-Rudimentalft.EllaEyre5. Genesis-Grimes6. Obedear-PurityRing7. Blind-Hurts8. Thatiswhatitfeelslike-ArminVanBuuren9. ft.TrevorGuthire Go–Delilah10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 WE OWN IT (FEAT.WIZKHALIFA) 2 Chainz BLURRED LINES (FEAT.T.I.&PHARRELL) Robin Thicke LOVE ME AGAIN John Newman EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED (REMIX) (FEAT.EDSHEERAN) Taylor Swift WE CAN'T STOP Miley Cyrus HOLY GRAIL (FEAT.JUSTINTIMBERLAKE) Jay-Z TRUE LOVE (FEAT.LILYALLEN) Pink ACAPELLA Karmin RADIOACTIVE Imagine Dragons BANG BANG (FEAT.LEAHMCFALL) will.i.am View the #1 song in the UAE THE GRAPHICS REVOLUTION! • MERCHANDISING • SIGNAGE • POP UPS • BACKDROPS • WRAPS • POSTERS • PROMOTIONS FOR ALL YOUR PRINTING NEEDS: 08 | www.tempoplanet.com 0 2 4 9 1 8 6 2 5
- 9. Tempo’s Dorian “Paul D” Rogers sat with award-winning actor and film jack-of-all trades Assem Kroma over coffee to discuss his experiences and the changing scene of film and the performing arts in the UAE. COFFEE AND SHOWREEL > PAUL D: How did you wind up in the UAE? > ASSEM: I was raised in UAE and have spent most of my life here. I spent some time in Lebanon and Syria which added a lot of depth and dimension to my personality because I’ve met people from different background and beliefs. > PAUL D: I hear your mother was an accomplished artist. What was her medium? > ASSEM: She was a painter and one of the people who started the artistic scene in UAE through her association with the cultural foundation. Three of her paintings traveled the world in art galleries. She was a popular face on UAE TV to teach art and cover the artistic scene in the region. Yet, at some point she decided to leave it all behind to ensure that her kids could achieve their dreams. > PAUL D: Did she push you towards the arts at an early age? > ASSEM: She never ‘pushed’ me but watched over me, encouraging me to have hobbies, especially reading. She taught me that art is a lifestyle. You need to live it, not fake it, and that art is something which comes out of your heart to reach others. She sees art as being about honesty. > PAUL D: You’ve been involved in many artistic forms, such as tap dancing, body beats, Salsa, Tango, classical singing, experimental theatre, scene study, method acting, filmmaking, Meisner technique, standup comedy and improvisation. Do you believe the saying, "A jack of all trades and a master of none", or do you think that all passions can be mastered with the right amount of talent and dedication? > ASSEM: I believe that there are no rules in life. I don’t follow rules. I create them, but that doesn’t mean that we are not supposed to have an objective in life. Mine is acting before anything else, and then comes writing and filmmaking. What I always do is challenge myself, exploring my abilities and sharpening my tools. > PAUL D: I was really impressed with your acting in "Tooth of Hope". Your handle on comedy and drama allowed you to play a role in which you made the audience both laugh and cry. Do you find your real personality to possess these serious and humorous dynamics, or is this a skill- set acquired in acting? > ASSEM: Waleed in “Tooth of Hope” has so much of my personality, and yet, so much is not me. But, as I said, we both have the same original mix of components, starting with both of us being human. The set of skills comes down to how to build that character to become a breathing human being, and how to be able to express his feelings authentically without forcing it. > PAUL D: When it comes to film, you have also written, produced, and directed your own work. Do you prefer to be behind or in front of the camera? > ASSEM: Each has its own charm, but acting will always be my most favorite part. It gives me the chance to unite with humans, to touch their lives and to give them moments of magic. I still remember the amazing audience who stopped me after each film to tell me how it made them feel. Some even shared some very personal feelings and stories with me. > PAUL D: I know I was one of them! What is your outlook on the film industry in the UAE? Are you optimistic about its potential for growth? > ASSEM: I am very optimistic about it - it just needs time, patience and loads of hard work. I believe that we have huge pool of undiscovered talent waiting to be discovered. Did you ever imagine watching films like what you saw at the latest local film festivals which were completely created here to reflect our stories? > PAUL D: The Meisner technique stresses authenticity in acting. Most American actors/ actresses believe that you have to become the character from within by undergoing a psychological transformation, and other disciplines believe that you simply have to display the behavior of that character. What is your approach to being genuine on stage or in film? > ASSEM: In short, I believe in turning the character into a breathing human being regardless of how you do that. I use all the skills I acquired through my human experiences and studying in different acting schools to come up with a mixture which makes the character start breathing. The moment I think for my character then I have failed. > PAUL D: How can a beginning actor or actress get started in the UAE? What steps would you recommend? > ASSEM: First of all get rid of your ego. Be ready to expose yourself because as Rosalind Russell said, “Acting is standing up naked and turning around very slowly.” So make sure that you really want to act because if you are there for the wrong reasons, you won't enjoy the process. > PAUL D: And where do you see yourself in five years? > ASSEM: I see myself enjoying my current journey and touching more lives while doing so. How about you Paul? > PAUL D: Hopefully here in the UAE still meeting cool artists like you. > Twitter: @assemkroma > www.awesome-kroma.com www.tempoplanet.com | 09 INTERACTIVE PAGE DOWNLOADTHE POINTATME APP AND SCANTHIS PAGE
- 10. TO ADVERTISE IN THE WIDEST CIRCULATED YOUTH AND COMMUNITY FOCUSED MAGAZINE IN THE UAE, CALL: 02 491 8624 FEBRONIA ARMIA IBRAHIM EGYPTIAN AGE:21 SOCIALMEDIAMANAGER ATGEEKAYGAMES < Angeli Castillo FAVE BUY PAST MONTH. Outofmyregularstandards,apretty flowydressfromForever21,butitworks brilliantlywithmyfavoriteboots. FAVE STORE? Garage.TheykindofsumupwhatIliketo wearintermsofoutfits. DOES THE UAE HAVE STYLE? Iwouldn’tthinkso–itseemslikeeveryone outtherehastheirownoutlookonfashion. DO YOU HAVE ANY FASHION PET HATES? Idespiseheels;they’realousyinvention, particularlytalkingaboutthelife threateningones.YouknowwhatImean. 10 | www.tempoplanet.com PERSONAL STYLE: CASUAL,COMFORTABLE- MOSTLYTANKTOPS ANDBOOTS.
- 11. Samia and Amanda are two sisters that share a deep connection with art. It’s a business opportunity and yet, also a passion that defines their personal lives. Tempo visited Art Beat, a bright and colourful studio where the duo teaches art classes to children. SAMIA: The idea for Art Studio was inspired by my children. I’d been in Abu Dhabi for six years now. I live here with my husband and my two sons. And now my sister too. I used to work as a management consultant until last year, but it got too monotonous and I felt like I wasn’t getting to spend time with my family. Naturally the thought of starting up my own business seemed almost like an ideal solution since business is what I know best. Back in the UK, art studios like these for children are very popular. I’d often take my sons to these studios where they would personalize mugs with their hand- prints to gift to their aunts and uncles. That’s when the idea of starting a similar concept in the UAE struck me. But since art isn’t my forte, I approached my little sister with the idea. AMANDA: Art is my passion. I have a bachelor’s degree in arts with illustration honours, so it made sense to me when Samia approached me with her business plan. It all started in May last year when I was on my way back to the UK from a vacation in India. Abu Dhabi was just a stop on the way so I could catch up with my sister and her family before heading back home. Samia obviously has something else in mind. She told me all about her idea the very day I landed and somehow convinced me to join her in Abu Dhabi and help her out with the business. She’s my big sister, I didn’t really have a choice now did I? (laughing) and besides I can’t really say no to anything that involves Art. SAMIA: Once I got my sister on-board I felt even more confident about the idea. We started working on it almost immediately. The first step was getting an ideal location for the studio. We had to pay six months’ rent up-front before we even started. That was a real set-back and financing wasn’t easy but we still managed. We opened the studio last November and even had a birthday party on the opening day! AMANDA: Business picked up in January this year. Since then we’ve had a lot of customers, some are regulars and some school groups too. Word spread about our studio and we also circulated leaflets amongst friends. Business has been good and we look forward to more visits from schools and large groups. SAMIA: Once we had a birthday party for a little girl, I remember that so well. While they were leaving, I heard her grandmother tell her mother that it was by far the best birthday she had organized for her daughter. Hearing that made us so happy; knowing that we were responsible for making the little girl’s day so special. Feedback like that is what keeps us motivated. We’ve received a lot of positive feedback from schools and other customers on our Facebook page too. AMANDA: We thought starting up our own business would give us more free time; however that hasn’t been the case. This is like a full time job. Even when we’re not here, we constantly think of ways to expand and get more customers. Another big challenge we’ve faced is getting the required art supplies. All of the material we use here is from the UK and Germany so we always need to plan in advance to get the stock in time. Also, the fact that it’s just the two of us handling the studio affects our work- life balance. SAMIA: There was an incident one day with a lady asking for more than a hundred pieces of a particular item which we didn’t have in stock and she gave us only two days’ notice. We didn’t have enough time to prepare so instead we suggested other items and activities that she’d like. There’s always a solution. Amanda’s been absolutely wonderful, we support each other. My husband and kids too have been extremely supportive and have helped us think of new ideas for our business. SISTER ACT: ART BEAT By Sanah ChauhanART www.tempoplanet.com | 11
- 12. 12 | www.tempoplanet.com The Discover UAE Photography Competition 2013 came to an end with an explosion of colour and images at an award ceremony in the capital. Four photographers emerged as winners of the hotly contested race. Dubai based Filipino photographer Christopher Medenilla was crowned the “Grand Prize Winner” for his photograph titled “Endurance,” which graces this month’s Tempo’s cover. The competition, organized by BrandMoxie and Abu Dhabi Photographers, and supported by Tempo, outlined three categories of competition: Nature, People and UAE Architecture. In less than two months, over 600 hundred entries were received, from five emirates, and representing 30 nationalities. “DISCOVER UAE” PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS! COVER STORY By Ajir Shujahi ‘Endurance’ By Christopher Medenilla, Philippines GRAND PRIZE WINNER From L to R: Christopher Medenilla; ‘Grand Prize Winner’, Scott Lorenzo; Winner of ‘UAE Architecture’, Varuna Liyanage; Winner of ‘Nature’ and Spencer Guiao; Winner of ‘Live/People’ INTERACTIVE PAGE DOWNLOADTHE POINTATME APP AND SCANTHIS PAGE
- 13. www.tempoplanet.com | 13 > JUROR: BENO SARADZIC, an award-winning photographer and one of the jurors, said: “It was a difficult decision for all of us three judges to select one grand prize winner as all the top four photos were excellent and each deserved recognition in its own right. However we selected Endurance because the angle was atypical, and the photograph managed to capture movement, tradition and diversity.” > JUROR: DARREN RYCROFT added: “Each of the judges had their own favourites - my personal one from the top four was The Gaze, because of the intensity of the eyes, the composition of the image and the quality of finishing. We tallied all our votes to come up with the final winners.” > SANA BAGERSH, CEO of BrandMoxie and patron of the Abu Dhabi Photographers. “BrandMoxie is proud to organize this event and offer patronage to the Abu Dhabi Photographers. This group is extremely active, and clearly has outstanding talents who need to be recognized and celebrated. We hope to cement this in the UAE’s calendar of events, and look forward to organizing it on a yearly basis.” > SHAHID SAEED, founder of Abu Dhabi Photographers said: “We were astounded by the level of interest, the number of entries and the quality of the submissions. Some of the photographers were from our group, but the majority came from other emirates. I believe the categories were appealing, and we believe very appropriate in celebrating the rich culture of the UAE. CHRISTOPHER ARN A. MEDENILLA isa26yearoldFilipinowhoworksasa treasuryassistant. >LOCATION:HeritageVillage,Dubai >SETTING:Manualmode >CAMERAMODEL:CANONEOS 60D(“borrowedfrommycousin”) >TECHNICALSETTINGS:Opening atF/8,@1/125ofasecondandanISO of200 HOW I TOOK THE PHOTO: Ilearnedthebasicsofphotography withthehelpofaFilipino OrganizationnamedOverseasPinoy ProfessionalPhotographersSociety (OPPPS)inDubai.Weusedtohave outdoorphotowalkstogainmuch moreknowledge.InMaywehadan earlymorningphotowalkatHeritage Village,Dubai.ThemissionwastophotographSunrise,ArchitecturalBeauty, andActivitiesofpeople.SuddenlyIsawthemarathonandpositionedthe camerausingmymostfavoriteangle,“worm’seyeview”andcapturedthem inacontinuousshuttersequence.Outofthe50to60shotsthatIclickedthis photostoodout.Itwascapturedattherightmomentintherightplace. ON WINNING THE GRAND PRIZE: Iwasshockedwhenmynamewascalledout.Ididn’tbelieveituntilIsawmy photographonthebigscreen.Itwasanoverwhelmingexperience.Ithank thejudgesforbelievinginmyphoto.ThewinningprizeoftheNikonD3100 cameraismyFIRSTDSLRcamera.I’mkeepingthisalwaysasareminderof myfirsteverGrandPrizeaward.ThankyouBrandMoxieandAbuDhabi Photographers! ‘The Journey’ By Scott Lorenzo, Philippines WINNER OF UAE ARCHITECTURE CATEGORY ‘Arabian Icon’ By Varuna Liyanage, Sri Lanka WINNER OF NATURE CATEGORY ‘The Gaze’ By Spencer Guiao, India WINNER OF LIVE/ PEOPLE CATEGORY FOCUS ON THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER: VIEW THE WINNING PHOTOGRAPHS:
- 14. EASY TO MAKE DISHES FROM SOMIYA MUKEET’S KITCHEN 14 | www.tempoplanet.com BOILED EGG PILAF INGREDIENTS: 2 boiled eggs 1 potato 1 cup rice (soaked in water) Oil as required 2 tbsp chopped onion 2 tbsp chopped tomatoes 2 green chilies 1 tsp red chili 1/2 tsp turmeric 1 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp salt 1 tsp cumin powder METHOD: Heat oil in a pan. Fry the onions till they are golden brown. Add the potatoes and fry till tender. Add the spices till the oil separates from the gravy. Now add 1 cup water and bring it to boil. Add the soaked rice and let them boil. When the rice are half way done, add the boiled eggs into it. Add some fresh coriander and tomatoes. Simmer on slow flame for 10 minutes. Serve piping hot. CHOCOLATE SOUFFLÉ INGREDIENTS: 3.5 oz chocolate 2 tbsp butter 1/4 cup and 1 tbsp sugar 2 egg yolks 4 egg whites 2 tbsp warm water 1 tsp vanilla essence 1 tsp cocoa METHOD: Take three 6oz ramekins and butter them and dust with cocoa and put in freezer. Now melt the chocolate and butter on a double boiler till they are smooth. Beat the warm water and egg yolks till they turn fluffy. Add 1 tbsp sugar to this and beat till it’s dissolved. Fold the egg yolks into the chocolate and set aside. Take a separate bowl and beat the sugar and egg whites till they turn fluffy. Add vanilla essence to it. Now fold in this mixture to the chocolate maintaining its consistency. Put the mixture into the ramekins. Bake on 200c for 15 minutes and serve hot. DEVILLED EGGS INGREDIENTS: 3 eggs (hard boiled) 1 tbsp mayonnaise 1 tbsp cream cheese 1 tbsp chopped onions Salt and pepper to taste Paprika for sprinkling METHOD: Cut the boiled eggs into halves. Scoop the yolks out of the hard boiled eggs and mash them. Add the remaining ingredients and make a fine paste. Put the mash in a piping bag and pipe into the egg whites. Garnish with some paprika. Main Course DessertBreakfast
- 15. SPORT PHOTOGRAPHY Sport photography is very different than any other type of photography. You need a good camera, high quality zoom lens with settings such as F2.8, shutter at least 320 and high ISO 1000 plus. The photographer has to be alert and ready to capture the action at the right moment because you cannot capture the image again. FATIMA AL ALI > TITLE: Football match > MODEL: Omar Abdulrahman > LOCATION: Tahnoon Stadium, Al Ain > PURPOSE OF THE SHOT: UAE vs Korea football match > CAMERA MODEL: Nikon D300 > F-STOP: F2.8 > ISO: 800 > SHUTTER SPEED: 1/500 www.tempoplanet.com | 15 > TITLE: Ice Hockey > MODEL: Juhani Ijas > LOCATION: Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Zayed sport City > PURPOSE OF THE SHOT: Emirate Hockey League > CAMERA MODEL: Nikon D300 > F-STOP: F2.8 > ISO: 1000 > SHUTTER SPEED: 1/400 > TITLE: Tennis > MODEL: Roger Federer > LOCATION: Tennis complex, Zayed sport City > PURPOSE OF THE SHOT: Mubadala Tennis World Championship > CAMERA MODEL: Nikon D300 > F-STOP: F2.8 > ISO: 800 > SHUTTER SPEED: 1/2000
- 17. Jefrey Fakhry was born to a civil engineer father and an interior architect mother, so perhaps it was quite natural that he would pick up a pen and start drawing. Just 16, the young Lebanese student is recognized by his teachers and his peers as a standout talent with a bright future ahead. “My main inspiration came from my mother. She is a ‘complete’ artist, good at everything from singing to drawing. Since I can remember, I have always been attracted to her drawings and always looked up to her. So I started reproducing her artwork until I got enough experience to do my own creations. She has always been very supportive, and very involved. “I usually prefer realistic drawings, especially portraits, but I am trying to develop my work by exploring other types of art such as landscapes and abstract art. Lately I‘ve diversified from simple graphite pencils into charcoal. Most of my drawings are made using my imagination, without referring to any other influences. I would normally take up to two hours to complete a portrait of an imaginary person, but if I am using a photo as reference I can take four to six hours. “I sometimes try to inject a message into my drawing, but that depends on my mood. When I feel that something is wrong, my drawing could be propose a solution of the problem - like a drawing I made recently on recycling that won a drawing competition. I have won several competitions like the 2009th “Lebanon spring” and the recycling drawing competition at school in 2013. This confidence has helped me secure exhibition space – in 2013 I displayed my artwork at an exhibition in my school, the British School Al Khubairat, on ‘optimism’ and another entitled “unique art experience”. “It’s sometimes hard to draw with new art tools, and some subjects are still hard for me to draw than others but I plan to work at it. I hope to be going to college in France and becoming an architect, but I always want to continue drawing as a hobby.” GRAPH AND GRAPHITE: JEFFREY FAKHRY By Justine FossART www.tempoplanet.com | 17
- 18. AN ONLINE TV PLATFORM THAT GIVES YOU A "DIRECT LOOK INTO THE UAE'S RAPIDLY GROWING MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY!" THIS AUGUST ON THE FLEX: www.howweflex.com | info@howweflex.com EXPOSING LOCAL TALENT www.facebook.com/howweflex www.youtube.com/howweflex @howweflex 18 | www.tempoplanet.com A raw unplugged acoustic session performance for established local artists/ talent (singers, rappers, musicians), who have made a name for themselves in the region. Artists perform their latest material accompanied by acoustic instruments! AIRS SUNDAY’S - BI-WEEKLY 11TH Bussey 14TH Richie Mak 19TH Alton Ramsey 28TH Moh Flow21ST Hamza 25TH Mc Yazen ft. BeatBox Ray & Andeo Set on a rooftop with the gorgeous city skyline backdrop, this show gives fresh, unknown talent and established artists (rappers, singers, musicians, dancers, DJ’s) approximately 6o seconds to shine and show their city and the world what they’ve got – A Minute To Kill It! AIRS WEDNESDAYS This particular show highlights the regions most captivating poets and spoken word artists. Set in the city street underpass, animated artists recite their strongest piece. AIRS MONDAY’S - BI-WEEKLY check out flex on tempoplanet.com CATCH THE FLEX ON FOX FX The FLEX | 3ck Entertainment Tel: +971 50 279 7223 Abu Dhabi, UAE
- 19. LIFE MUSIC FOOD TRAVEL BASIC INFORMATIONS YOUR MOST VALUED POSSESSION My backpack. WHERE CAN WE FIND YOU HANGING OUT MOST? Everywhere and nowhere FIVE THINGS YOU NEED FOR SURVIVAL Backpack , sleepingbag , tent , waterfilter and knife DESCRIBE A TYPICAL DAY IN YOUR LIFE, IN 2-3 SENTENCES. Uh, what's that? Uh, who's that? Uh, where am I? WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS? Having finished my travels and living my next big dream. WHAT IS YOUR IDEA OF PEACE? No war? YOUR GOAL IN LIFE? To live not just once. WHAT ITEM DO YOU KEEP BUYING EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE PLENTY? Nothing really. WHAT RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS HAVE YOU PERFORMED SO FAR IN 2013? Helped a blind man across a few streets in Yazd (Iran)....God this is so cliche--like IF YOUR LIFE WAS A BOOK, WHAT WOULD IT BE CALLED? The man ABOUTME TO ADVERTISE IN THE WIDEST CIRCULATED YOUTH AND COMMUNITY FOCUSED MAGAZINE IN THE UAE, CALL: 02 491 8624 IF YOU WANTED TO LOOK ABSOLUTELY GREAT, HOW WOULD YOU DRESS? In a suit. I rarely wear one so that's a nice change. LIST THE ALBUMS/ SONGS THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO PLAY ON YOUR FUNERAL. The Night Pat Murphy Died – Great Big Sea IF YOU HAD TO BE TRAPPED IN A TV SHOW FOR A MONTH, WHICH SHOW WOULD YOU CHOOSE? Walking Dead IF THERE IS A PLACE, HANGOUT, CAFÉ, MALL OR HOTEL (ANY PLACE) THAT YOU FEEL AT HOME- WHICH PLACE WOULD THAT BE? Hackspace in London IF TODAY IS THE LAST DAY- WHERE WOULD YOU RUSH TO GO? The beach WHERE IN THE WORLD HAVE YOU TRAVELLED? YOUR WISH LIST OF COUNTRIES TO VISIT. I have been to Germany, Netherlands, Spain, France, England, Ireland, Denmark, Belgium, Luxemburg, Switzerland, Italy, Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Georgia, Iran and UAE. The rest is on the way. IF YOU WERE ON DEATH ROW, WHAT WOULD YOUR LAST MEAL BE? Döner-kebab. Loads of them. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE DESSERT? Caramel-Chocolate-Iceacream IF YOU COULD ASSOCIATE YOURSELF WITH A DRINK/ SNACK/ FRUIT / VEGETABLE- WHAT WOULD IT BE? Water. Paul Jost Motto:Just smile and wave Age:22 Profession:Taveller, Freelance- translator, Receptionist Nationality:German WHO IN YOUR LIFE DESERVES A BIG OLD THANK YOU? My mom for putting up with what I do and always helping me when I need something to be done in Germany. HAVE YOU FOUND YOUR PURPOSE YET? Learn how to change myself so I can make a change in this world. WHAT IS THE CRAZIEST THING YOU HAVE EVER DONE? Lighting fireworks in my room? That was stupid but a lot of fun. WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST MEMORY? HOW OLD WERE YOU? My earliest memory is the color yellow and a flash of pain. It comes from when I was in Turkey and jumped onto the very hot sand beach at 12. I was two years old. www.tempoplanet.com | 19
- 20. 20 | www.tempoplanet.com TO ADVERTISE IN THE WIDEST CIRCULATED YOUTH AND COMMUNITY FOCUSED MAGAZINE IN THE UAE, CALL: 02 491 8624 AN ODE TO MY MOTHER BOSTON UNIVERSITY STUDENT ON THE BOSTON BOMBINGSBy Manisha. R. Manikuttan By Rhea Oommen Her wide eyes filled with love and serenity, her dark brown colour skin glowing, her sweet lips humming beautiful songs and her warm kiss on my forehead wishing me a good day at school. My mother. Funny thing is that I used to think of my mother as an irritating person who drove me crazy by giving me lectures on what to do and what not to do. I scored good marks in all my subjects, took part in competitions and won a lot of prizes. But the fact that I was irresponsible in other ways annoyed my mother. From morning to night, like a walking radio, she told me what to do and how not to be dependent on her. I never listened to her and became more and more dependent on her. Sometimes we had heated arguments. But my carefree life was soon brought to a stop when my mother had to fly home to nurse my grandmother whose health condition was getting worse. Suddenly it dawned on me that I had to spend a whole week alone looking after myself. The night before her trip my mother lay awake all night, worrying about leaving me behind to manage all house chores. I slept well dreaming about the freedom I could acquire but little did I know that I was going to have a week full of nightmares. The nightmares hit hard. I missed two classes at school by getting up late. I burned my fingers many times while cooking. My study room looked more like a junkyard with huge bundles of books and untidy papers scattered everywhere. My hands became rough from cleaning. The only thing that satisfied me was that I lost my weight. I didn’t mention any of my worries to my mom on the phone knowing that she would cry, and that would have been unbearable to me. By the end of the week I resolved to change. I learned to cook my mother’s recipes by watching cooking shows, I learned to be more responsible and the most important of all I realized the sacrifice my mother made every day to take care of me. I like to think that Manisha Version 2 was born of this situation. Thankfully I am now more responsible and have learned to become more dependent on my self. And on the day of my mother’s arrival I hired a taxi and bought a bunch of pink roses and a card – all with my pocket money. I headed towards the airport and when I spotted the familiar face looking at me I broke down. The next moment all the by standers were looking at an emotional mother-daughter scene. I remembered the famous words of Honoré de Balzac: ‘The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness’. At that moment in the airport, I knew she was ready to forgive me. On 10 June 2012, a year ago, I woke up at 11am in my best friends bedroom, my hair messy and smelling like perfume, my new black and gold dress in a crumpled state. We had just got back from our Vegas themed prom at the Allure nightclub in Yas Island only a few hours before. As I looked into the bathroom mirror and removed my now scary looking makeup and tried to imagine what I was going to experience in the next few months. High school was officially over and my ticket to Boston was booked for July 22. In a few months, I would be a Boston University freshman! I admit that when I stood in front of the mirror that day, I felt like I didn’t deserve the opportunities that lay ahead of me. I had no idea what I was going to study and I wasn’t the hardest worker in school either. Someone was having a good day at BU a few months before and decided to send me an acceptance letter. Once I got to Boston I soon got with the programme and as the months went by felt like I had been a student in Boston my whole life. As the academic year was coming to an end and my last set of finals were ahead, I was at a low point. I wasn’t the most proactive freshman and I failed to make any good friends. I spent a lot of time indoors doing nothing thanks to the frigid New England weather and with no clear career goals ahead of me, I didn’t concentrate on my studies. I needed more than an alarm clock to wake me up in the mornings. I needed someone to shake my shoulders and tell me that I should stop ‘dreaming’ and start ‘doing’. And then the bomb exploded! No, really, two bombs exploded… right at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, not too far from our university. My mom texted an hour later, thankful that I wasn’t the type to run marathons and for once, everyone in my family was glad that I wasn’t that proactive girl who never missed a single event. And while they were relieved, I was enlightened by that event. I realised that I needed to do something with my life before it ended. It was morbid, but it was a wake up call. While am condemning the bombers for what they did, I am trying to find the light this tragedy has brought on my life. And while I am still not sure about what I’ll be doing after three years, I am so ready for the first semester of sophomore year. Bring it on. Rhea interned with Tempo this past summer. She is back at Boston University to continue her studies.
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- 22. Blakniss|OriginalgameheadfromAtaritoXBox! Shahid Saeed |TalkerfortheNon-Techies game hedz tech talk WHATSAPP SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 ZOOM It seems Samsung is quite busy making stuff for everyone’s needs and whims: the S4 Zoom is more camera than phone; it looks like the Galaxy S4 got married with larger sensor and 10x optical zoom turning into a great camera phone. Even though the phone specs are not the same as Galaxy S4 the S4 zoom is still attracting many out who are photography lovers. The device is based on 1.5GHz dual core cortex-A9 processor, 4.3- inch 960x540 pixels super AMOLED display, 1.5 GB RAM, 8GB internal memory expandable up to 64Gb with MicroSDXC card, 16 megapixel camera with 10x optical zoom, 1.9 megapixel front facing camera, capable of recording 1080p video. It also got 4G LTE, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi dual band a/b/g/n, packed with Android 4.2.2 & the battery has been boosted to 2330 mAh. Galaxy S4 Zoom is available for sale at all major outlets across UAE and priced AED 1899 LENOVO IDEAPHONE K900 Lenovo has launched the IdeaPhone K900 as a flagship product. IdeaPhone K900 has a 5.5 inch full HD 1920 x 1800 pixels IPS display. Powered by a 2GHz dual core processor and 2 GB RAM, 16 GB of internal storage, it runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. It has 13 megapixel rear shooter with Sony Exmor RS lens and a 2 megapixel front facing camera. Connectivity options include 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS. K900 has 2500mAh battery that the company says would last 15 hours of 2G talk time. It is priced AED 1999 at all major electronic outlets across UAE. NEWS & GOSSIP MY FAV APP } EDRIA KEI S. SAN DIEGO Follow me on @shahidaasi NSA’S ACCESS TO MICROSOFT’S SERVICES BBC reports that Microsoft helped the US National Security Agency get around its encryption systems so the agency could more easily spy on users of its services. Quoting The Guardian, the report states that the NSA had access to most of Microsoft flagship products including Hotmail, Outlook.com, SkyDrive, and Skype. IRIS SCANS ARE THE NEW SCHOOL IDS CNN news: Kids lose their school ID’s but they don’t often lose their eyeballs. That’s one of the reasons a growing number of schools are replacing traditional identification cards with iris scanners. James Hammond, head of Winthrop University’s Information Technology department said, “Iris scanning has a very high level of accuracy, and you don’t have to touch anything”. The technology is being deployed from New Jersey-based security company Iris ID. 400 DAYS OF AWWW YEAAAAA! (SPOILER ALERT) The Walking Dead DLC 400 Days features five separate, but somewhat overlapping, stories that all take place within the first 400 days of the zombie virus outbreak. There's a woman and her younger sister, another woman who is also a recovering drug addict, a young college aged kid, an ex-con (guy) and a hipster dude. You play each character in a mini games of about 10 minutes long and then play a sixth character that interacts with all of them. The ending of the game, while not a massive cliff hanger, is still cleverly done and forces you - happily - to play until you get it right. Get what right, you ask? I'll get to that. As you know, TWD is heavily based on your choices - this DLC is no different and leans heavy on the morality of your choices. In just about all the games you are really conflicted about which decision to make - both in terms of the ethics and in terms of your gaming strategy. All the while, you kind of get the impression that your choices will come back to haunt you once season 2 rolls around. That said, by the end of the game a sixth character - Tavi - turns up to offer everyone (all five characters have ended up surviving together) the chance to join a growing commune (who, where, what, when we don't know). It's obvious that the choices you make in the games and the choices you make as Tavi -affect who chooses to join the commune. You can get everyone to join if you play it right. And I think I have that pretty well figured out. Drop me a line on the blog if you want to know. WHAT DOES 400 DAYS SAY ABOUT SEASON 2? This is a good question. It looks like Clem may not even appear in Season 2 - and that wouldn't be cool. I say that only because of this brand new cast of characters. Why introduce so many new characters if not to start a brand new story? Either that or they just become minor characters in (hopefully) Clem’s story. Of course you are left to wonder which commune you're heading to - is it the infamous Governor's town? Will we see more characters from the TV show and comic book? I say we will see more TV characters, and I predict that gamers will be able to make choices about what happens to minor characters based gaming stats. Remember you heard it hear first. Get it. It's available for PS, XBox and PC. TO ADVERTISE IN THE WIDEST CIRCULATED YOUTH AND COMMUNITY FOCUSED MAGAZINE IN THE UAE, CALL: 02 491 862422 | www.tempoplanet.com The reason you should consider downloading Whatsapp is because almost everyone has it, and the fact that it is widespread makes it easier to reach people you know. WhatsApp is a cross platform smartphone messaging service that enables you to send messages, share pictures, voice notes and video messages. All these features are free the first year and even after first year the cost is only US$ 0.99. This app is available for almost all smartphones including iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Nokia.
- 24. 24 | www.tempoplanet.com SPOTLIGHT ON THE CAPITAL LIST By Sanah Chauhan COMMUNITY Melanie Carpenter is General Manager of The Capital List, a website dedicated to covering Abu Dhabi’s nightlife scene. The 38-year-old Australian moved to Abu Dhabi in 2011 and lives here with her husband and two children. She told Tempo how she got involved with thecapitallist.ae and what makes it special. “It was a case of being in the right place at the right time! The idea for The Capital List came from the owner, Darrell Jacques, who had been working nightlife events in Abu Dhabi for about three years; he saw a gap in the market for a website dedicated to Abu Dhabi nightlife, as many of the promoters and DJs were doing good things but he felt it just needed to be brought together into one place.The other publications at the time weren’t focused solely on nightlife, and the information they provided was often out of date. “I met Darrell when I was out at one of his nights, we got talking, I sent my CV to him, and he hired me on the spot to develop and market the site. I worked on everything from the ground up – the specs and development of the site, the branding and marketing, the social media, as well as developing relationships with all of the key hospitality, promoter and DJ contacts in Abu Dhabi. It was the perfect role for me given my marketing and IT background, (and my love of music and going out!). I started on the project in August 2011, and we went live on December 13, 2011. “The Capital List has come a long way! The first phase of the site went live in December 2011, and we launched Phase 2 of the site in August last year, which was a complete rewrite of the site, but also introduced new functionality. Our weekly nightlife newsletter is distributed to around 28,000 contacts each week, and we now average around 3500 visitors per week. “We’re in constant contact with all nightlife venues, promoters and event organisers, and are now the most reliable and up-to-date source of information for everything going on in Abu Dhabi’s nightlife. We also recently launched The Capital List TV on YouTube, which is a great step forward for promoting Abu Dhabi nightlife. We have some massive plans for the site in the near future; at the moment they are all hush hush, but Abu Dhabi Tempo will be the first to know about it when we’re ready to tell Abu Dhabi. “Abu Dhabi nightlife took a hit when a lot of people left because of the cost of accommodation, and now, as more accommodation becomes available and prices are coming down, this is starting to reverse. We’re also likely see a resurgence of people here as the economy continues to grow, especially with the latest government mandate requiring people who work for a government owned company to be based here. Most nightlife venues in Abu Dhabi (and the UAE in general) tend play a mix of urban (R&B and hip hop) and commercial/pop music. I’m a big house music fan (more specifically deep and tech house, and when I go clubbing, techno), so personally, I’d love to see more nights like that here, but unfortunately (for me), there’s not really the market here for it (yet!). Blue Marlin Ibiza UAE (which although is closer to Dubai is technically in Abu Dhabi), is constantly bringing big name artists to its shores. I’ve also noticed recently that there are more independent promoters popping up and organising events too. Pool parties are always popular when the weather is good. There’s really more going on in Abu Dhabi than people realise, and we’re making sure the world knows about it! There are new venues opening all the time, and more people moving to Abu Dhabi, so it will be interesting to see how the nightlife industry develops here over the next few years.
- 25. www.tempoplanet.com | 25 Theresa F. Weberwomen in business Whenchoosingtocombinea careerwithmotherhood,there willalwaysbetrade-offsand compromises.Formanywomen thisleadsto“workingMomguilt” astheyfeeltheyarenotspending enoughtimewiththeirkidsor doingenoughforthem. But don’t let that stop you from achieving your career goals, whether you are an entrepreneur or working your way up in an organization. Remembering why you work can help you overcome working Mom’s guilt. 1) CREATE A LIST OF REASONS YOU WORK. It is different for each person, but for me it is a combination of satisfaction, money and sanity! Giving birth to three kids in three and a half years while living overseas away from family, I found work gave me professional fulfillment, helped pay for the extra expenses of having a family and kept me sane. Has it been easy? No. Worth it? Absolutely. 2) DON’T COMPARE YOURSELF TO OTHER MOMS. FOCUS ON DOING WHAT IS BEST FOR YOUR FAMILY. Yes, it is true sometimes the scrutiny we receive from other mothers seems like they are the self- appointed parenting police. That combined with experts on TV and in magazines who bombard us with advice on how to be a super mom can make anyone feel inadequate. The fact is there is no right way to raise children. You have to do what is best for your family and circumstances. Sure you won’t make every concert, play or sports game, but that does not mean you love them any less. With everyone filming on smart phones these days, you can often see the missed event on video. I find this a great way to connect with kids as they see the pride in your eyes as you view it together. Plus they love seeing themselves on video. 3) BE FULLY PRESENT WHEN YOU ARE WITH YOUR CHILDREN. This means minimize the multi-tasking (so no checking work or personal emails on the phone while you are out with your kids). In a 24/7 working world, it is not easy to turn off from work, but it is important for your sanity and also for your children. By giving your full attention to them, you show your kids through your actions that they are important to you. Without a break from work, your productivity suffers on both ends. Now that it is summer time with kids home from school and many families taking vacations together, it is important to enjoy that quality time with your kids and create wonderful memories together. Remember it is WHO we are for our children – happy, healthy role models - that will influence them more than what our house looks like or how many gadgets we have. ABOUT THERESA WEBER: TheresaWeberisCo-Founderof AlexandriaConsultingTeam(ACT)LLCan internationalmanagementconsultancy. Terryisalsoeditorofthedailye-newsletter: MENA #WomeninBusiness Forum Youcanfollowherontwitter @ TheresaFWeber and @ACT_LLC WORKING WOMAN AND MOM GUILT INTERACTIVE PAGE DOWNLOADTHE POINTATME APP AND SCANTHIS PAGE
- 26. the planetarians GET ENGAGED. BECOME A PLANETARIAN. www.facebook.com/theplanetarians | www.twitter.com/theplanetarians www.planetarians.com Dr. DMS|AdocfromtheBronx doc in the house Carly Simon once sang about Warren Beatty, “You’re so vain, you probably think this song is about you, you’re so vain...” I would like to dedicate this month’s space to a dear friend of the emergency room, who has recently left us to pursue “better pastures”. Lets call this individual “Pat”. Pat was a staff member who I had the honor of working alongside for the past several years. (S)he was a staple and admired by many for her/his dedication and academic prowess. Always on time, dressed immaculately and ready for business, Pat was confident in all situations and slick with critical dying patients. A chosen leader for the trainee staff, Pat is one who probably left quite a memorable impression on them. I never had the chance to say goodbye, but if I did, this is how it may have gone..... Although you possess fantastic nursing skills, I suspect that your malignant personality will definitely outshine any talent you possess. Good luck with that. Ah, the memories..... So many of them, I could go on for ages about Pat, but the bottom line is that I am glad to see the back of you. I hope that you spread your transparent disingenuous demeanor to others, that you have so proudly bestowed upon me, my colleagues, some of your own colleagues and patients alike. Your sarcastic smile and readiness to be rude will not be missed. It is a pleasure to know that soon you will be sharing these positive personality traits with others in an environment where such behaviors generally have a zero tolerance policy and where patients are not in the least afraid to speak their minds. Vaya con dios, I see a bright future ahead. PS- Dear Reader, I’m just fooling, it’s just a simple love letter to hospital life. 26 | www.tempoplanet.com HASTA LUEGO SUSTAINABLE CULTURE With the news announcement that the new Louvre building in Abu Dhabi is achieving a three-pearl Estidama Sustainability rating, we take a closer look at sustainability culture in the UAE. They say everyone loves a bit of retail therapy, and now there is somewhere in Dubai called the Change Initiative, where you can shop without damaging our environment. The Change Initiative is known for its sustainable shopping offerings and has now been LEED Platinum certified, making it one of the most sustainable buildings in the world. The Change Initiative offers a range of sustainably sourced food, a range of household items, as well as jewellery. Even Jotun has a section in the store dedicated to environmentally friendly paints. There is also a café, The Taste Initiative, which offers food made with local ingredients. You may remember that Abu Dhabi too, as part of the Volvo Ocean Race, organised a series of beach clean ups with the aim of turning rubbish into environmentally poignant artwork. This was done at each of the host ports along the race, and resulted in some interesting artwork. The sculptures made in Abu Dhabi are now in the offices of some of the country’s oil companies, helping to remind the employees to keep the oceans clean. Now Abu Dhabi prepares to launch one of the most exciting projects in the region with the Louvre, and more so that the building has been certified under the Urban Planning Council’s Estidama rating system. This means that the building will not require as much energy to maintain its temperature, thanks to the innovative dome design and the choice of material for the walls. Hopefully, other buildings on the Cultural District of Saadiyat island will live up to the standard set by the Louvre, and emulate its principles. Going forward, one of the most important things for the UAE to consider is where our food is going to come from. With most of our fresh fruit and vegetables imported from around the world (it made me laugh recently on holiday to find the same raspberries in New York as in the supermarket here), it is important that the UAE develops its own agriculture to the point where we no longer have to rely on foreign imports. An encouraging project called Local Harvest and run by the Abu Dhabi Farmer’s Service Center, is aiming to promote local produce in our supermarkets, while aiding farmers in getting their produce on the supermarket shelves. With all of these exciting projects gaining momentum in the UAE, we will hopefully be able to build on these important steps towards a more sustainable future. By Emma Kirkman INTERACTIVE PAGE DOWNLOADTHE POINTATME APP AND SCANTHIS PAGE
- 27. www.tempoplanet.com | 27 Ian Masontamakkan REPUTATION ON THE LINE: DO YOU LEAVE A GOOD IMPRESSION? When you are starting a business, one of the most important things you will need to develop is a ‘reputation’. Reputation comes in many forms – it can be a reputation for being easy to work with, a reputation for being on-time for appointments, a reputation for meeting deadlines, a reputation for being a good employer, and so on. In the initial stages, as you reach out for clients to build your business, referrals will be critical, and these referrals will be offered more freely if you cultivate a positive reputation. Examples of this are the timeliness in which you respond to emails and quotation requests, the way you handle job applications or the efficiency in paying supplier accounts. All these can impact what other people think of you and your business. These things all count toward creating a positive reputation, which is vital for start-ups. Whether they are correct or not, we all form opinions of people and companies based on our interactions with them, no matter how limited that contact is. Emails not answered, phone calls not returned and staff that are not flexible in responding to customer requests can all contribute to a company developing a poor reputation. It is easy to fall into the trap of not doing the small things when you are busy establishing your business especially if you have minimal staff. These lesser details may not be important to you, but they can be significant for someone else; for example, consider a job applicant, eager for a position, who sits and waits for weeks because you forget to send a quick email that can be created via a simple template. Forging a good reputation is deceptively easy. It is a matter of taking a few minutes to do the decent thing by people – after all, as a customer, you would expect the same thing in return. In a world of hungry competition, there is always another company willing to fill the breach if your business falls down. SO HERE ARE 10 SIMPLE, COMMON- SENSE TIPS TO HELP BUILD A GOOD REPUTATION: Set up templates to respond1. quickly and easily to standard emails, such as common customer enquiries, job application responses, invoices, quotations and so on Ensure there is an efficient2. telephone message system set up in your office Set a target for responding to3. emails and phone messages - for example, within 4 hours - and adhere to it. Even a simple acknowledgement will suffice in this time Put aside a minimum of one4. hour a day devoted purely to administration Treat rejection with dignity and5. grace – the customer may come back to you eventually if you handle this well Treat people with politeness and6. respect – this generally yields a better outcome than being demanding Be on time for appointments,7. especially if your client comes from a culture that expects punctuality If you need to cancel an8. appointment, or are running late, call ahead as a courtesy Pay your suppliers within the9. agreed terms – this will help if you are really short on cash flow one month Create a culture of genuine10. customer assistance, not just order-taking, and be flexible to customer needs
- 28. Dr. Alma Kadragicmedia In July I went to Spain to attend the wedding party for a woman I had met two years ago in Abu Dhabi. Elizabeth Villagomez was married to Guillermo in Victoria, British Columbia, inconvenient for her European friends and myself as well. So I decided that coming to the party near Madrid was a good way to see Elizabeth and meet her new husband. Years ago I read Washington Irving’s Tales of the Alhambra and thought it would be interesting to visit the site. Twenty years later in Abu Dhabi one of my students at Zayed University wrote a long story with many photographs about her trip to Granada for the student magazine ZU Mirror. I loved her story, and it reminded how much I wanted to see the remains of Moorish culture and the Moorish aspects of the Christian palaces and churches that followed. Going to Madrid for Elizabeth’s party was the perfect moment to visit Andalusia, not only Granada but also Cordoba and Seville. For three days based in SevilleI took all-day tours to Granada and Cordoba and a half-day tour of Seville itself. Excellent guides throughout – in Granada a Bulgarian woman who spoke perfect Italian, Spanish, and English – highlighted features of Moorish culture like low gardens with running water and their changes under the Christian kings. Since most of the artisans and builders were themselves descendants of the Moors, the Christian palaces and cathedrals retained many of the artistic elements typical of Muslim Andalusia. For example, the gardens outside the Generalife, the summer palace of the Christian kings, are typically Moorish in style with long pools and water flowing quietly. Washington Irving’s role in preserving the Alhambra which was neglected in the 19th century is commemorated by this plaque over the door of the room where he wrote and slept. After Andalusia came Madrid where I arrived on a Friday evening to link up with Irene McMullan, another friend from Abu Dhabi, who had left the UAE only two weeks earlier. Like me, she wanted to see Elizabeth again and get to know Guillermo. Follow Alma Kadragic on @almakad 28 | www.tempoplanet.com EXPERIENCE: AFTER THE UAE After you spend eight years in a foreign country and then go back to your own country, what you do continues to be affected by your experience abroad. I lived in Abu Dhabi from August 6, 2005 to March 20, 2013 and taught at universities there and in Dubai. Alma, Irene, Elizabeth, and Guillermo at Alcala wedding party outside Madrid Plaque over Washington Irving's room Garden of Generalife summer palace
- 30. …I’m constantly asked what it’s like being a self-published author in this New Age of instant communication on the SOSYAL NETWURKIN whirl… each time the question is raised, I have a range of different responses, but they all funnel back into the same idiom… for an independent writer, it’s all about continuing to BUILD THE PLATFORM… engaging as wide an audience as possible on my channels of choice—Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Goodreads, and my Blog… and it demands a discipline… a stamina for daily attention to these outlets…on my library shelves, adjacent to a well- thumbed Webster’s lexicon and the Idiot’s Guide to Learning 3 Chords for Guitar (Spanish, the plonking use of, for), sits my collection of Master John Steinbeck’s best, a miscellany of Chuck Dickens’ works, and sundry other superb proponents of the scribbler’s art…pride of place, however, is steadfastly reserved for just about everything imaginable written by and written about, Sir Winston S. Churchill, including his rather splendid four-volume offering, ‘The History of the English Speaking Peoples’, for which he knobbled (Nobelled?) the Award of the Nobel Prize for Literature…why? I hear you ask, is Master Gallacher rabbiting on about his bookshelf population, and particularly a long-deceased British Prime Minister?…quite simply this— the finest phrase to come from ANYstatesperson’s mouth belongs to old Winnie…NEVER EVER GIVE UP…I’ll say that again for those of you snoozing at the back, there…NEVER EVER GIVE UP…I have tried all my life, and not always successfully, to follow that dictate…but I’ve found that when I DO stick with something I believe to be worthwhile, the payoff is incredible gratifying…relevance? Master Gallacher, relevance??… get on with it…the relevance is this…having bumbled my way into this curiouser and curiouser labyrinth of self-publishing author-dom, there have been many (call that hundreds) of ‘crossroads moments’, any one of which could easily have meant just packing it all in and doing something simpler, like climbing Everest backwards, or finding an honest politician… but Winnie’s growl kept rumbling away in the background there… and I’m delighted it did…to date, the trappings of being a writer include eye-bags under my eye- bags under my eye-bags, insane mental committee meetings in my sleep of characters from my novel, (yes, Matron, I KNOW you record these), and an irrational but very tangible love for each and every one of the fabulous internet relationships I currently enjoy bantering with…step by faltering step, the masochistic manuscript marathon has led to Amazon Kindle best-selling success, and regularly seeing my beautiful little printed offspring decorate the shelves of the commercial bookstores in Abu Dhabi…where it leads next, only a band of gypsies with a dozen crystal balls could possibly foresee…and here’s the rub…I don’t care where it is, just so long as it IS…all of you intrepid fellow quill-scratchers out there will know the feeling…I exhort you to imagine a deep, gravelly, throaty, cigar- and brandy- edged bass voice in your head, muttering…NEVER EVER GIVE UP…I know Matron…I know... yes...I’m getting back to bed now… By Seumas Gallacher …small but perfectly formed…ambition should be encouraged relentlessly… the blog 30 | www.tempoplanet.com
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