12 Monday Aug 2013
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21 Tuesday Aug 2012
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15 Thursday Dec 2011
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The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates and the eighth largest mosque in the world.
 The design of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque has been inspired by both Mughal and Moorish mosque architecture.
 The design of the Mosque can be best described as a fusion of Arab, Mughal and Moorish architecture.
The Mosque is large enough to accommodate 40,000 worshippers.
The main prayer hall can accommodate up to 9,000 worshippers.
Two rooms next to the main prayer hall, with a 1,500-capacity each, are for the exclusive use of women. 
There are 57 domes covering the outside yard and the main building as well.
 The domes are decorated with white marble and the interior decoration is made of marble. 
The courtyard is paved with floral marble designs and measures about 17,000 m2 (180,000 sq ft).
There are 2,268,000,000 knots within the carpet.
 The carpet laid out on the vast expanse is the “World’s Largest Carpet” made by Iran’s Carpet Company and designed by Iranian artist Ali Khaliqi.
This carpet measures 5,627 m2 (60,570 sq ft), and was made by around 1,200 weavers, 20 technicians, and 30 workers.
 The weight of this carpet is 47 tons – 35 tons of wool, and 12 tons of cotton
This mosque also holds the largest chandelier. 
There are seven imported chandeliers from Germany and are copper and gold-plated. The largest chandelier has a 10 m (33 ft) diameter and a 15 m (49 ft) height.
i had the privilage of going inside the mosque with friends in between or when prayer times are over.
The government had been so gracious on letting visitors come inside the mosque and discover its beautiful structure, how it was made, and know more about Islam.
The “Abayas” used for visitors are kept inside on either side of the halls open, dry-cleaned, free and ready to use for all female visitors.
There are also “Kanduras” fror the males to use.
Although not totally implemented on men but Abayas are a must for women.
 Changing halls are located on separate wings.
Visit is a must when comming to Abu Dhabi.
05 Monday Dec 2011
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I have this post in one of my pages but i want to post it again for my friends…
ABU DHABI, the capital of the United Arab Emirates and THE RICHEST CITY IN THE WORLD.
The emirate’s 420,000 citizens sit on one-tenth of the planet’s oil and have almost $1 trillion invested abroad.
…….Yet most people couldn’t find Abu Dhabi on a map.
Oil was first discovered in Abu Dhabi in 1958, followed by further discoveries in Dubai and Sharjah. Offshore oil exports began in 1962 and onshore exports a year later. In just four decades, the revenues from oil and gas have transformed the pearl-diving community of Abu Dhabi into one of the wealthiest cities in the world, where gleaming high-rises soar from an artificial oasis of lush gardens and palm-lined avenues.
Abu Dhabi is the largest of the seven emirates which make up the UAE, occupying almost 87% of the country’s total area.
Sabkha (salt flats) line much of Abu Dhabi’s coastline, but inland the emirate is comprised of sand and gravel desert.
Our group of nurses from Madinat Zayed Hospital went out to take some photographs around the Al Gharbia Region (Western region ) of Abu Dhabi for an upcoming Emergency Conference… we visited Liwa Hospital  a 45-minute drive from Madinat Zayed. After that, we decided to head on to Hameem ( still part of Liwa, a further 2 hour drive away. We stopped along the way to Qasr Al Sarab to take some photos during the sunset.
Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara is a luxurious oasis in the midst of the Liwa desert located in legendary Liwa Desert in the Empty Quarter, the largest uninterrupted sand desert in the world.
Liwa is home to some of the World’s tallest sand dunes and stunning deserts.
It is part of Rub Al Khali or Empty Quarter is one of the largest sand deserts in the world, encompassing most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula, including most of Saudi Arabia and areas of Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
The desert covers some 650,000 square kilometres (250,000 sq)
The Rub al Khali, also known as The Empty Quarter,
is the combined size of France, Belgium and Holland.
It is the biggest sand desert in the world with the largest sand dunes, some up to 300 metres high.
Geologically, the Empty Quarter is the second most oil-rich place in the world.
04 Sunday Dec 2011
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The lights on the streets slowly shows up.
Each year, the number etched by the lights increases.
UAE grows year after year.
December has started and so has the UAE National Day celebration.
In 2011, it would be the 40th year of this young nation.
.…….it would be the same time of the year that i am reminded of something wonderful….
CHRISTMAS…
celebrated by every non-Muslim far away from home.
Each one of us have our own way of celebrating and spending this wonderful days away from family and friends, making the most out of it.
The lights hanged for another celebration in this country embraces us in one way or the other.
We even managed to have our own tree at home to celebrate and feel connected.
Feeling sick two days ago, out of stress and homesickness as well,
i sought refuge under our Christmas tree.
It felt serene.
It felt home.
i managed to crawl under and laid down on the edge of the sofa.
by this, it somehow felt magical in its own special way.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS U.A.E. expats !
28 Monday Nov 2011
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28 Monday Nov 2011
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Julio Reamon, Lourdes Abacon Reamon, photography, rowena palec, rowena silvela palec, silvermist photography, uae photographer
Most of the photographs you see in children are in full color and very detailed.
I decided to add a little drama and emotion to the images of this little darling to show the many adorable faces she makes…
… this time in sepia and warmed tones of tan and beige.
I decided to make it a little “cosmopolitan”.
… the shell-pink color on its own can feel very sentimental, luxurious, refined and chic,
… paired with warm tones of brown and sepia, familiar and eternal. Brown recalls trees and earth.
The  combo of both colors also is a resonance with that of strawberries & pink lemonades with warm bread or chocolates.
28 Monday Nov 2011
Welcome our latest addition to the family. Aaliyah Quinn. we had a fun day together while mom and dad was out, we had our own blast taking photos… so adorable little quinn!
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17 Thursday Nov 2011
What is Bokeh? — “Bokeh (from the Japanese boke, “blur”) is a photographic term referring to the appearance of out-of-focus areas in an image produced by a camera lens. Different lens bokeh produces different aesthetic qualities in out-of-focus backgrounds, which are often used to reduce distractions and emphasize the primary subject.”
its BOKEH OVERLOAD !…. THE FIRST 6 IMAGES ARE MINE.. THE REST, I LOVE.
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14 Monday Nov 2011
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Daughter Of the Desert Moon 