No Longer LOST

January 8, 2008 at 6:51 pm | Posted in Dear Diary | Leave a comment
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I am so mad!!! I just finished Disc 6 and realized that was it!!! And it was only 3 episodes. It turns out Disc 7 is Behind the Scenes. NOW WHAT??? I need answers! Well I guess the good news is that I can go back to being social for the next few months until Lost 4 comes out.

LOST in Routine

January 8, 2008 at 4:00 pm | Posted in Dear Diary | 1 Comment
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I’m sitting here for yet another night of excitement and suspense. For the last week, I’ve been finishing work and running home to watch the Third Series of LOST. I’ve decided to pause my schedule for an hour because I’ve already reached Disc 6 therefore I only have 7 or 8 more episodes to go, which is not good news cause I don’t think I can wait for another few months before Season 4 is available. I’m averaging around 4 to 5 episodes per night which equals to two more days. My friend introduced me to LOST by bringing it as a gift from Beirut. I started the first few episodes and that was the last time I saw that friend for a week. LOL. I got hooked. So everytime I get a new series, the routine becomes a thrill as if running home at top speed to watch LOST is going to save the world. My God I’m such a consumer. But I’m too old to change now. Hehehe.Anyway, so tonight is my treat day. I can’t take it anymore. I want Domino’s. I’ve been doing very well these last two weeks with the no smoking and eating healthy and it’s time to reward myself. If Fonzy sees this, he’s going to laugh so hard. I’m sure Fonzy is shocked that I’m not the PR Manager for that place because the word Domino’s represents half of my vocabulary. I don’t know, something about that pizza is so good! And if you are reading this mom, this will be one of the last times I indulge like this and I’m watching my weight 😉

So now I’m just waiting……..

The Louvre – Take 2

January 8, 2008 at 7:02 am | Posted in Around the World, Eye on the Gulf, Newsflash | Leave a comment
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According to Arabian Business, Abu dhabi is set to open the next Louvre. The deal, a 30 year contract of 525million dollars for the brand name as well as artworks from the original Louvre on loan for up to 2 years, was signed on Monday.

As quoted below in ‘Desert Louvre’ sealed for delivery, the Louvre will be a gem amongst gems on the upcoming Saadiyat Island.

“The Louvre Abu Dhabi is one of five museums to be built on Saadiyat island in the Gulf, a vast complex of luxury hotels, golf courses, marinas and private villas set for completion in 2018. Other projects include the Sheikh Zayed National Museum, to be designed by the UK’s Foster & Partners; the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi contemporary arts musem – the world’s largest Guggenheim and the only one in the Middle East, conceptualised by Frank Gehry; a performing arts centre designed by Zaha Hadid, a maritime museum with concept design by Tadao Ando and a number of arts pavilions”.

Trends in the Media

January 8, 2008 at 5:58 am | Posted in All in a Day's Work, Newsflash | Leave a comment
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For all of you who are information addicts like I am… Trendwatching has combined a list of Trends in the Media from all over the world. These articles report the predictions of what to look for in 2008.

JWT’s list of 80 Things to Watch in 2008

January 8, 2008 at 5:42 am | Posted in All in a Day's Work, Newsflash | 2 Comments
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As published by JWT

NEW YORK, December 26, 2007 — JWT, the largest advertising agency in the U.S. and the fourth-largest full-service network in the world, today released its list of 80 things to watch in 2008.“These people, products, places, services and shifts will help to define 2008,” says Ann Mack, director of trendspotting at JWT. “By examining what will resonate with people or drive their thinking and behavior, we can identify larger patterns that will shape all of our lives in the years to come.”“Love it or hate it, technology continues to be a common thread on our list,” adds Mack. “It drives the serendipitous randomness that throws up chance connections, groundbreaking discoveries and great business ideas.”

JWT’s list of 80 Things to Watch in 2008, in alphabetical order:

1. Africa (foreign investment and development in)
2. Antibiotic backlash
3. Assisted marriage
4. Beijing 2008
5. Blue replacing green as the environmental movement’s color du jour
6. Brain exercises
7. British actress Keira Knightley
8. Carbon tax
9. Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang
10. Classical musician Gustavo Dudamel
11. Climate sightseeing
12. Continuation of comebacks (Indiana Jones, The Cure, etc.)
13. Cooperative consumption
14. Couch surfing
15. Country branding (Oman, Indonesia, etc.)
16. Designer Phillip Lim
17. De-teching
18. DJ Tiësto
19. DNA-based exercising
20. E-clutter (and e-clutter consultants)
21. Eco-fatigue
22. E-mail étiquette
23. Facebook suicides
24. Fashion label Vena Cava
25. Foreign government investment (e.g., China, UAE) in U.S. companies
26. French President Nicolas Sarkozy
27. Game 3.0 (gamer-generated global gaming)
28. Google’s Android
29. Gossip Girl
30. Gphone
31. Green weddings
32. Higher education online
33. Hip-hop’s Retro Kids
34. Humbling of the hedge fund manager (anti-excess post sub-prime)
35. Hybrid taxis
36. Indian actress Deepika Padukone
37. Intellectual luxury
38. Investigating ingredients
39. Japanese designs (Tsumori Chisato, Uniqlo, Muji, etc.)
40. Kitchen appliances as new power tools
41. Lifestyle curators
42. Lipstick trumping lip gloss
43. Manga-inspired clothes
44. Mobile technology explosion
45. Mobulimia
46. Music as awareness driver; concerts and other residuals as cash cow
47. Musicovery (music tailored to moods)
48. Myanmar
49. Nollywood (the rise of Nigerian cinema)
50. Outsourcing to Ukraine (and other Eastern European countries)
51. Pakistan’s Benazir Bhutto
52. Pantone’s 18-3943 (blue iris)
53. Pets in the office
54. Prius homes
55. Radical transparency
56. Radiohead repeats (name-your-own-price music)
57. Recycling into fashion (Nau, Gary Harvey, etc.)
58. Selfless as the new selfish
59. Sex and the City, the movie
60. Shiny Toy Guns (the band)
61. Skiing in novel spots (Kashmir, Japan, Greenland, Russia, Korea, etc.)
62. Single men saying no to sex
63. Skype sex
64. Smart Cars in American cities
65. SNS (social network service) brand communities
66. Spanish actor Javier Bardem
67. Staycations
68. Sturking
69. Tequila as the new wine
70. The N-11
71. Third screen (the mobile screen) rivaling the first screen (TV)
72. Trans-ertainment
73. U.S. gymnast Shawn Johnson
74. U.S. presidential election
75. Vicarious consumption
76. (Video) Gaming Olympics
77. Virtual gifting
78. Wannabe young Internet entrepreneurs (a.k.a. Mark Zuckerberg copycats)
79. Weak dollar/strong euro
80. Women juggling men

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