.Such a pretty song! Anything written by Bader Abdul-Mihsen is just beautiful
هذا المساء لك أنت مهما تكون بعيد ♥
Monday, May 30, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Brave New World
It wasn't an art exhibition. It was an exhibition of ideas presented through design. I enjoyed my time and the exhibition appealed to me a lot. As a communications person, I like to think of myself as someone from the ideas business rather than arts.
These are the projects I absolutely loved!
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| Abdul Azim Al Ghussein |
This is a poster that represents the original project. If I'm not mistaken Abdul Azim is inspired by Neil Gaiman's work. So his project revolves around the letter D, representing Dubai, Dreams, D.... and other words that begin with the letter D. He created a book with all these different characters and he tells their stories through words and illustrations too. The book looked pretty amazing. I wish I could show it to you guys, but he only had one copy.
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| Sally Alzaza |
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| Reem Akre |
This project is a campaign that promotes self-worth in the face of exploitive advertising. The campaign's message tells consumers that they don't have to buy stuff to be confident or happy. The campaign is called "Brand Me".
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| Maya El Chammas |
Maya's project is campaign that proposes a solution to the negativity within us that hinders us from doing what we are capable of doing. The first image is of trash can. You acknowledge you're negative thoughts, you write them down, and then dispose them in this special bin where the paper is recycled afterwards. "I Hate Their Faces" is an example of a negative thought. I think its pretty creative and a lot of people can relate to it.
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| Mashal Khan |
This project consists of a book, but it is also a campaign to promote the creation of parks in Dubai. It is an environmental campaign. You can only see the poster here, but the book was amazing! It was very innovative in terms of design and style. I also liked the promotional items (bottom-right), there's this bookmark-like thing, you put it up in front of your eyes and its supposed to reduce stress. Then there's the postcard, which you fill in and then send to Dubai Municipality to request the creation of parks in Dubai.
For more info visit The Ara Gallery's website: thearagallery.ae
Saturday, May 28, 2011
How to deal with evil people?
Don't you wish you can say to a person who's being mean to you or anyone else: "You are mean and rude and no one likes you!!!!" ?
Sometimes I wish I could. But I guess that's a contradiction. If you're against rudeness, it's pretty hypocritical to be rude even to rude mean people.
But, would they care? would it affect them somehow? or perhaps change them for the better?
I like to believe that no one is born evil. That there are things in life that makes people become evil, and that deep down everyone is a good person. But that doesn't explain wars, injustice, crime, and plain ol' mean people.
How do we deal with those completely impossible people?
I'm not thinking of someone in particular - I swear! - I just thought about this while watching a movie. So I decided to find some answers. Where? To the one place that knows the answer to life, the universe, and everything... Google!
We've all seen those movies, where one kind person is able to change an evil person back to good. Maybe that doesn't always work, but I guess some of these tips I found on this website could: Think Simple Now - Dealing with difficult people. There 15 tips, but I only chose the ones I think work best, and I included my thoughts on each one.
- Forgive them.
If you think like I do, something really terrible must have happened to them to make this way. Or perhaps that's the way their family communicates with them so that's how they communicate with people. Feel sorry for them, and then forgive them.
- Don't Respond.
I guess some people think being aggressive and rude equals being a strong person or having a strong personality. I don't think so. I think it takes far more strength, to bite your tongue and not express a mean thought. No matter how much that person deserves it.
- Stop talking about it.
The more you obsess about it, and especially to other people, the more your feelings will grow. I think the best thing is to choose one person who won't judge for talking about it, say all you need to say about that person or incident, and then never talk about it again.
- Choose to Eliminate negative people in your life.
Random mean people are easier to ignore and never to speak of again. Some people you can't eliminate but I guess it is possible to limit your interactions to a hello and a goodbye, especially if they are family members. I think we all have that friend who seems to work so hard to make us feel bad. If that person is always like that in all circumstance, waiting for you to do or say something just to say something in opposition, you should eliminate them immediately. It is never ok to keep in touch with someone who makes you feel bad. However, some people can change. I think you can meet up with them after a while, and give them a second chance if you feel they truly have changed.
- Worst case scenario.
I never tried this before. I think sometimes you don't have a chance to think what's the worst thing that could happened if you did or did not respond to someone. But I definitely think it'll be useful in some situations.
- Pour honey.
This means whenever people "pour poison" on you i.e. say something mean or hurtful, choose to "pour honey" in return i.e. say something nice. I have tried this once. It works! For some people they change and they start being nice too! But it doesn't happen quickly, it takes sometime. However, some people aren't worth being nice to for a very long time. They may continue to spread their negativity, and those people are the ones you should eliminate.
At least that's what I think.
I think everyone probably has their own way of dealing with mean/rude/evil people.
A good piece of advice would be, never stoop to their level! No matter what don't give them the pleasure of being aggressive (or passive aggressive) in return. They've got years of experience, and they probably can do it better than you can.
"Don't try to be different. Just be good. To be good is different enough." - Arthur Freed
Sometimes I wish I could. But I guess that's a contradiction. If you're against rudeness, it's pretty hypocritical to be rude even to rude mean people.
But, would they care? would it affect them somehow? or perhaps change them for the better?
I like to believe that no one is born evil. That there are things in life that makes people become evil, and that deep down everyone is a good person. But that doesn't explain wars, injustice, crime, and plain ol' mean people.
How do we deal with those completely impossible people?
I'm not thinking of someone in particular - I swear! - I just thought about this while watching a movie. So I decided to find some answers. Where? To the one place that knows the answer to life, the universe, and everything... Google!
We've all seen those movies, where one kind person is able to change an evil person back to good. Maybe that doesn't always work, but I guess some of these tips I found on this website could: Think Simple Now - Dealing with difficult people. There 15 tips, but I only chose the ones I think work best, and I included my thoughts on each one.
- Forgive them.
If you think like I do, something really terrible must have happened to them to make this way. Or perhaps that's the way their family communicates with them so that's how they communicate with people. Feel sorry for them, and then forgive them.
- Don't Respond.
I guess some people think being aggressive and rude equals being a strong person or having a strong personality. I don't think so. I think it takes far more strength, to bite your tongue and not express a mean thought. No matter how much that person deserves it.
- Stop talking about it.
The more you obsess about it, and especially to other people, the more your feelings will grow. I think the best thing is to choose one person who won't judge for talking about it, say all you need to say about that person or incident, and then never talk about it again.
- Choose to Eliminate negative people in your life.
Random mean people are easier to ignore and never to speak of again. Some people you can't eliminate but I guess it is possible to limit your interactions to a hello and a goodbye, especially if they are family members. I think we all have that friend who seems to work so hard to make us feel bad. If that person is always like that in all circumstance, waiting for you to do or say something just to say something in opposition, you should eliminate them immediately. It is never ok to keep in touch with someone who makes you feel bad. However, some people can change. I think you can meet up with them after a while, and give them a second chance if you feel they truly have changed.
- Worst case scenario.
I never tried this before. I think sometimes you don't have a chance to think what's the worst thing that could happened if you did or did not respond to someone. But I definitely think it'll be useful in some situations.
- Pour honey.
This means whenever people "pour poison" on you i.e. say something mean or hurtful, choose to "pour honey" in return i.e. say something nice. I have tried this once. It works! For some people they change and they start being nice too! But it doesn't happen quickly, it takes sometime. However, some people aren't worth being nice to for a very long time. They may continue to spread their negativity, and those people are the ones you should eliminate.
At least that's what I think.
I think everyone probably has their own way of dealing with mean/rude/evil people.
A good piece of advice would be, never stoop to their level! No matter what don't give them the pleasure of being aggressive (or passive aggressive) in return. They've got years of experience, and they probably can do it better than you can.
"Don't try to be different. Just be good. To be good is different enough." - Arthur Freed
Wise Words: On Happiness
"Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort."
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) US president
Friday, May 20, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Assertiveness
I am currently reading a book on assertiveness. I find it hard to be assertive in some situations, and I thought this book would help me understand it more.
However.
Thinking about my intercultural communication studies, is assertiveness a universal skill (like leadership) or is it more a western construct? Is westernization one of the causes of my desire to be more assertive?
It is a very hard question.
Silence means different things to many people. Can assertiveness mean many things too?
In the book, there is an outline of assertiveness, aggressiveness, passivity, and passive aggressiveness, with a set of behaviors that go with the lot.
In some Asian cultures, silence is marker of strength. So does being assertive in that setting will lead to people seeing you as "weak"?
Is assertiveness a sign of strength in some cultures, but weakness in others?
What is the case of assertiveness in the UAE?
That's a LOT to think about.Hopefully, after completing that book I will have a clearer pictures and be able to answer those questions better.
What do you think?
However.
Thinking about my intercultural communication studies, is assertiveness a universal skill (like leadership) or is it more a western construct? Is westernization one of the causes of my desire to be more assertive?
It is a very hard question.
Silence means different things to many people. Can assertiveness mean many things too?
In the book, there is an outline of assertiveness, aggressiveness, passivity, and passive aggressiveness, with a set of behaviors that go with the lot.
In some Asian cultures, silence is marker of strength. So does being assertive in that setting will lead to people seeing you as "weak"?
Is assertiveness a sign of strength in some cultures, but weakness in others?
What is the case of assertiveness in the UAE?
That's a LOT to think about.Hopefully, after completing that book I will have a clearer pictures and be able to answer those questions better.
What do you think?
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Gossip Girl Season 4 Finale Fashion
I fell in love with two beautiful dresses. But I'm kind of biased because I like the Blair's dress more. Serena's dress reminds of the Phoebe dress I own by Temperley London.
The Alexis Mabille dress, S/S 2010
Jenny Packham dress, Cruise collection
Monday, May 16, 2011
I'M LOVING: Jenny Packham AW 11/12
Love: the chiffon, the natural palette with a pop of blue, the sequins, the nude make-up, and swept back hair.
For more: www.jennypackham.com
Sunday, May 15, 2011
WISE WORDS: on friendship
"Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival."
- C.S Lewis (1898 - 1963) - academic, novelist best known for The Chronicles of Narnia
I have been so busy with school and everything, that I haven't seen my friends in a very long time. It was good seeing everyone and catching up! Having people around you to relate to and have fun with is the most amazing thing ever. Friendship may be unnecessary but it is really valuable!
Can't stop listening to: حبايبنا
I know this song is really old, but I LOVE IT. I' have it on repeat for today. Its just one of those songs! I should probably listen to more new songs. BUT I'll always be a fan of 80s-90s Khaleeji songs. They just don't make em like this anymore!
Saturday, May 14, 2011
A Stroll Through Nice
Fashion editorial - Iguatemi magazine
Model: Solange Wilvert
Photographer: Jacques Dequeker
Location: The beautiful Nice of France
For more: www.fashiongonerogue.com
The many faces of inspiration
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My endless search for a little inspiration.....
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