Breaktime
| Making friends and influencing people There has been a mini-storm of protest in the local press and UAE blogs recently. As one report put it, “The United Arab Emirate ... |
| Environmental pollution It seems like these two words are on the lips of every person these days. It has become a great subject for discussion and has bec ... |
| All white on the night Following a (long overdue) visit to the dentist this week to get our pearly whites, err, whitened we started thinking about teeth ... |
| What a start! Well, we’ve just had one of the most amazing starts to 2012. What about that performance by Coldplay on New Year’s Eve Abu Dha ... |
| YouTube nightmare At some point or another, we’ve all made a complete fool out of ourselves. I can easily relate because I have been through more ... |
| Happy holidays Well, we’ve finally put our last issue of 2011 to bed and what a year it’s been! We’ve met so many interesting personalities ... |
 Your Abu Dhabi - Teena BounpraseuthTeena Bounpraseuth has lived in Abu Dhabi for just one year. She moved from Philadelphia in the United States and currently works ... |
| Top Three...Fast-Food Fried Cheese Delights Mozzarella SticksWhat is it about warm, ooey-gooey mozzarella that really makes our heart sing? We can’t quite explain what it i ... |
More Thinking Allowed
| Environmental pollution It seems like these two words are on the lips of every person these days. It has ... |
| YouTube nightmare At some point or another, we’ve all made a complete fool out of ourselves. I c ... |
| Your Abu Dhabi - Teena Bounpraseuth Teena Bounpraseuth has lived in Abu Dhabi for just one year. She moved from Phil ... |
| A great place for business Abu Dhabi is a great place to live – with all the parks and beautiful places i ... |
| Your Abu Dhabi - Nagla Naguib Nagla Naguib is 35 years old and has lived in Abu Dhabi for just over a year now ... |
More Redefinitions
| 17 June 2010 Yet more warped words to add to the ever-evolving cascade of lexicographical non ... |
| 9 June 2010 This week the Alternative Dictionary mixes some reader contributions with classi ... |
| Redefinitions - 3 June 2010 The Abu Dhabi Week Alternative Dictionary continues its meander through the irre ... |
| Redefinitions - 27 May 2010 Who needs a Complete English Dictionary when you have the Ongoing Alternative Di ... |
| Redefinitions - 20 May 2010 Another fine bran tub of alternative English meanings suggesting how the languag ... |
More Bunches of Fives
| Top Three...Fast-Food Fried Cheese Delights Mozzarella SticksWhat is it about warm, ooey-gooey mozzarella that really makes ... |
| Top Three...Salads FattoushWe don’t know how we lived before we got our first taste of fattoush. ... |
| Top Three...Not in a Restaurant Picnic in the parkThere’s no easier way to get outside and enjoy the great out ... |
| Top Three...Food with a view Al FanarEnjoy a spectacular view of the turquoise blue waters of the Arabian Gul ... |
| Top Three...If you like steak, you’ll love … Chamas The InterContinental’s Brazilian Churrascaria restaurant is a meat lov ... |
