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Amusing and Funny Signs / Posts You’ll See in Dubai
Al Qasba Food Festival
I smell something better than Taste of Dubai hmmm, well, expectations wise. It will run for 10 days (March 24th to April 2nd), and the entrance is free.
AlQasba.ae – Al Qasba Food Festival comes back again this year: Bigger, better and sharper!
Talented chefs, entertaining activities, kitchenware on sale and a lot of delicious food will all make your favourite exhibition a must-visit one! With a unique theme ‘Slice and Dice’, learn how knives can be your magic tool to decorate your food and present your dishes in style. Live cooking shows, interactive workshops, entertaining competitions, food sampling and the unique kids corner will ensure you spend an unforgettable time with your family and friends.
Location: Al Qasba, Sharjah
Dates: March 24th – April 2nd
Times: 5:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Entrance: FREE
Dubai: KFC Bucket Run 2011
KFC celebrates 20 years of delivery in the UAE. To mark this occasion, KFC in association with Red Crescent is now giving back to orphanages… the KFC Bucket Run 2011, that will be held on the 25th of March 2011, will be an effort to raise money for orphans, offering them hope for a better future. The run kicks off at 9am and will see thousands of supporters running for this noble cause.
The first one to finish will be awarded a trophy and everybody will enjoy a whole range of treats. All participants will also have a chance to ‘Win one year of KFC free!’ (54 KFC Family meals in a year). There will be 10 lucky winners to this great prize. KFC will also be giving free meals and giveaways to all participants and free gifts for all kids. Once the run is over, participants are welcome to join in for an afternoon of fun activities on the beach. These activities include Face Painting, Balloon Bending, Live Music and whole lot more.
For more info, visit the official website on this link.
5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Miss Back2Backbakan Rock Concert in Dubai
- There will be 3 major bands from Philippines to perform live: 6Cycle Mind, General Luna and Rico Blanco
- General Luna is a rare, 5-female, rock band that doesn’t just play the instruments… Each of them could at anytime land a spot at World Supermodel or even grace a cover of a magazine. Hear them and feel how everybody’s saying that they’re giving the male-dominated scene a kick in the butt.
- Rico Blanco is one of the living legends of Filipino rock. He is a genius songwriter that brought numerous hits throughout the years since his Rivermaya days. He is one of few Philippines music icons that’s able to build influence and fan-base internationally – most especially in South East Asia – has sold millions of records. Today, Rico is also into acting – playing Lucas in ABS-CBN’s Imortal – top billed by Angel Locsin and John Lloyd Cruz.
- 6 Cycle Mind‘s country-rock music is a reminder of our lives. They have given us songs that either comforts you or made you realize some of life’s principles. They can amuse as much as they can make you cry.
- We really miss great Filipino rock music, don’t we? Yes we do. What’s more to be proud of is these 3 bands are of world-class caliber.
So mark the date, March 18th, Friday 7pm at Zabeel Hall of Dubai World Trade Centre. Warm-up sets by JPG and the gorgeous DJ Jen. Tickets are reasonably priced at 95AED for regular and 195AED for VIP. Visit this Facebook Event page for more info.
Twestival Local in Dubai
Twestival Local is once again in Dubai. It’s happening on 24th of March Thursday at Intercontinental Dubai Festival City.
As some of you already aware, Twestivals are all about ‘Tweet.Meet.Give’ and that’s exactly what the last three Twestivals have been about. Twestival Global held in February 2009 resulted in 202 participating and raising over US $250,000 for Charity: Water leading to 55 wells built in Ethiopia, India and Uganda.
Meanwhile, in September 2009, 130 cities joined in Twestival Local 2009 to support causes that were closer to home – in our case, Dubai Autism Centre. Collectively, over US $450,000 was raised worldwide to support 135 local charities. With the spotlight on education, 175 cities participated in Twestival GLobal 2010 in March 2010 and raised over $400,000 which has been distributed between Malawi, Liberia, Haiti and Burundi.
This year, we’re going ‘Local’ again and it’s now time to get cracking for the next Twestival Local scheduled to take place on Thursday, 24 March 2011. We’d definitely like to raise the bar and so we’re keeping our eyes peeled out for sponsors willing to support Twestival Local 2011 and if you’re keen to contribute in any way, do get in touch by emailing dubaitwestival@gmail.com.
For more info, visit http://dubai.twestival.com.
National Paints Flyover – a freeride to advertisment
If you’re a business, you surely want to avoid locations that are famous for traffic jams – or maybe not. For National Paints, the hourly radio traffic reports really work for them. A flyover on the boundary of Dubai and Sharjah in the Emirates Road is oftenly referred to as the National Paints Flyover. In 8-10 traffic reports in a day in about 12-15 radio stations, their brand is always mentioned – without paying for it. They should be thankful for the daily jam in the area huh.
No McDonald’s Delivery Service in Dubai and the Whole UAE
Confirmed. I called their Sharjah office at +9716-572-5537 and McDonalds don’t have any delivery service in Dubai and the whole UAE. How can the world’s number 1 not afford to deliver? It’s not about a question of “Does the successful McDonalds still need to?” As long as the customers need and ask for it, why wouldn’t you give? I’m no marketing person, but I think they don’t feel the need.
So if you’re a die-hard for McDo, go out and leave your couch. Take the walk so you’ll have a room for the Big Mac you’ve craving for. So this no-delivery policy could be a ‘silent campaign’ to encourage people to move for the food and not vice versa eh?
Free Pizza by just signing up to Newsletter
Pizza Express UAE is giving away free Margherita Pizza (AED 38) instantly upon subscribing to their newsletter. Mine is the photo above. Simply go to their website (http://www.pizzaexpressuae.com), look for the Instant Winnings banner and register. You will be sent an email with the link to your voucher (like mine below) after you confirm.
Pizza Express outlets are located at: Ibn Battuta Mall, The Walk at JBR, Al Safa Centre in Jumeirah, Bin Sougat Centre in Rashidiya, The Old Town Al Manzil Hotel and World Trade Centre Dubai – where I claimed mine.
Some info about Pizza Express:
Long before the recent opening of his home-town restaurant in Peterborough, Peter Boizot started the first PizzaExpress in London, 1965. However his first taste of pizza was in 1948 whilst in Northern Italy. From there, he found himself in Germany where he witnessed pizzaiolos dressed in blue and white striped shirts tossing the dough high into the air. This was accompanied by opera, classical and jazz music all played off a juke machine. On returning to London and finding no good pizzas, Peter invested in a Signora Notaro oven from Italy, got an exclusive deal with London’s only mozzarella maker, Margaret Zampi and took over her ailing pizza shop, PizzaExpress. Soon a second restaurant was opened and the beginnings of PizzaExpress started.
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World’s Highest Restaurant Opens in Dubai, Where Else…
At.mosphere, touted as the world’s highest restaurant at over 1,030 square meters on Level 122, just 2 levels below At The Top observation deck, opens today. Let the photos tell you the story about how grandiose it is to be there.
Photos from At.mosphere Facebook Page. Like it.
See more photos at At.mosphere’s official Facebook Page.