Columbus Restaurant & Cafe
Situated in Banks St. near Alf Leila Wa Leila, Columbus Restaurant and Cafe can be seen from a distance by its large green sign. “I named it Columbus after Christopher Columbus, the great explorer because just as he explored the sea and unknown land we too explore new cuisine.” – Explained Mr. Walid, owner of Columbus Restaurant and Cafe. The design of the place is extremely unique and eye-catching (definitely a must see) right down to the wooden tables and chairs that seemed to remind me of the interior of a ship with the paintings of ships on the wall and ship models above the counter, all adding to the effect... The large windows present an excellent spot to watch all the action for an entertaining evening.
Remember This
The yo-yo is that small circular toy on the end of a string that goes up and down. The yoyo is made from two equally sized pieces of plastic, wood or metal with an axis in the middle that a string is looped around. How you play with this toy, is by throwing it down so that the string unwinds, then rewinds and so on.
Remember This
Lego: another creative toy…Lego is all those colored brick that you put together to form such objects as vehicles, buildings, and even working robots. Anything constructed can then be taken apart again, and the pieces used to make other objects. The toys were originally designed in the 1940s in Europe. The Lego Group began in the workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen, a carpenter from Billund, Denmark, who began making wooden toys in 1932. In 1934, his company came to be called Lego. It expanded to producing plastic toys in 1940. In 1949, Lego began producing the now famous interlocking bricks, calling them "Automatic Binding Bricks".
Clean Sharm Progress
Sponsored by Magic Life Hotel, the May 23rd Clean Up by Clean Sharm took place in Nabq. Magic life Hotel also participated with about 30 members of staff who all took prt in this Clean Up.
Sustainability without sacrifice in the Middle East
While the Middle East is one of the world’s greatest energy consumers, it is also one of the biggest investors in developing green energy sources and is navigating its way to sustainable growth
With its distinctive blade-like spires, the World Trade Centre in Manama is a striking building by any standards. Yet it is the three wind turbines suspended between its twin towers that have earned the building, and its UK-based architects Atkins, so many plaudits from designers and environmentalists.
But the pioneering innovation has not been easy. While the turbines can be seen spinning when dignitaries are visiting or when Bahrain hosts the Formula One championship each spring, for most of the year they remain static.
The Whopping Whopper
When you think burger, you think Burger King and when you think big burgers, you think WHOPPER…
Shark Attack
I’m sure you have all heard of the recent Shark’s attack in St John’s and that it is a much discussed topic between many of you. This attack resulted in the death of a snorkeler by an Oceanic White-tip Shark (Carcharhinus longimanus). Until now, it is not exactly known why the sharks are behaving in such a manner, but it has been suggested that it could be due to some divers feeding them (which is illegal) as well as crew members on board certain boats who have be baiting them.
In Case of Emergency (ICE)
Mobile phones, the most popular accessory of the generation; we all carry them and use them, not to mention, show off with them. But what is the actual point of mobile phones? They are here to make our lives a lot easier whether for business, keeping in touch or in the case of an emergency (which should be one of its main uses). However, we all have our special nicknames for friends and families but in the case of an emergency, how do the doctors know the nearest of kin and who to call as, nobody, other than ourselves, knows which of these numbers belong to who?
Life Isn’t All About Ha Ha Hee Hee
This is a story about three friends, who all grew up together and whose friendship has been tested by time, men, marriage and careers. The first is Sunita, once an enthusiastic student, now a struggling mother of two. Then there is Tania, the sexy, independent one of the three and who has everything figured out. Finally, there is naïve Chila, the baby of the three who manages to marry the prince charming of the Asian community, Deepak. But it all seems to change after Chila gets married then slowly her marriage falls apart and she becomes the survivor of the group with the others looking up at her. It is Chila’s transformation that makes this story so amazing as well as, how each one of them starts to see life through different eyes and from a different perspective; remembering how they use to be and how they are now.
Green is Good
Green, my favourite colour, but is it yours too?
Green can refer to many things including the American dollar and emeralds but most commonly it is the greenery and foliage. Did you know that the word ‘Green’ is closely related to the Old English verb growan meaning “to grow”?
Good Reads
Easy Print In Sharm
The season is starting, and that means marketing, marketing, and marketing. The road race begins for businesses to get out there, and capture their required target markets. The common methodology for this, prior to the opening of Easy Print, was, let’s print flyers thousands of flyers, using offset printing techniques, so we can distribute them all over town town. Surely if one prints 5,000 flyers and distributes them, people will show up to their venue. Isn’t that how it always worked? At Easy Print, and in Europe and the States, that is considered an ultimate waste of money and paper.
Today in Sharm, there are new tools you can use, to ensure your print requirements are made Easy.
To Sharm Parents
I was fortunate enough to become a parent, and what I can say so far is, parenting is a tough job – tougher than any other job, let alone in a place like Sharm, with all its diversities. With this mind, I did a little bit of research. I spent the last 2 weeks having chats with different parents about what their take on parenting in Sharm is like. It was very interesting what I learnt.
My Daughter My Love
As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
(Solomon Ibn Gabirol)
Daughters warm your heart.
From the day they are born until the day you hand them over into someone else’s care.
A daughter is truly a blessing, a gift from God.
What do you do when a nervous young man asks your permission to marry your angel?
When you know her heart and wings have already flown into his nest. When you know this nervous young man is worthy of her love? You rejoice.
The happiness you feel is twofold, the first is recognition that she has finally grown up and chosen a partner to accompany her on the most important journey of her life.
IF LOVE IS THE ANSWER CAN YOU PLEASE REPEAT THE QUESTION?
I hold it true, what’er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most, ‘Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all’
(Alfred Lord Tennyson)
Do you believe in the saying:
“It is Better to Have Loved and Lost, then Never to Have Loved at all?”
To love or not to love? To lose or not to lose a love?
Both of the above have little relevance, none of us choose to fall in love and none of us would choose to lose a love.
Two of life’s greatest treasures, love and friendship.
Personalized Marketing
"Hello (enter your name here) welcome back to the GAP. We have your size of jeans on sale this week." Sounds like a scene from the Tom Cruise movie, "Minority Report," but this type of futuristic personalized marketing is not as far away as many people may think, and even better, it’s coming to you, right here in Sharm. It’s always easier to sell something to someone, when you know who they are, what they like, what they don’t like, and what they have purchased before, from you or from someone else. Personalized marketing makes it cheaper and easier for businesses to reach their target audience. All you need is access to the right people, with the right information, and the right technology.
2010 - The Year Of The Tiger
According to Chinese Five Element Astrology Calendar, 2010 is the Year of Metal Tiger. Gold is related to Metal and money. People who like to talk about wealth will say that 2010 is a Golden Tiger year. In Five Elements (Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth) theory, the color representing metal is White. Therefore, we also can say that 2010 is the Year of White Tiger. So what’s in store for you this year, according to Chinese Astrology? Here is a brief, and let me stress, just a brief. If may be true, or may not be true, but here is what our findings tell us:
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To Sinai With Love
I am sat here at my computer, pondering what I can write about, considering it is the, what I like to call - the red season. This is the time of year, where every Made in China product, starts to turn red. Red flowers, red teddies, red rabbits, red ribbons, red roses, red chocolates, red cheeks, red lace lingerie, and so on and so forth. So I have decided that this article is dedicated to St. Valentine’s, but in a different way. It’s not about how to celebrate a day with sappy couchy, mouchy, love stuff. It’s not about how to influence the mind of consumers by making them feel that Feb. 14th is a day where one is obliged to show their partner how much they are loved. Well, what if on that exact day, one doesn’t feel like love.
It Can Always Be Worse
I took a drive around Sharm the morning after the storm, thinking that what I had been through was the worst ever. My house was leaking all night, my windows were shattered, my car almost drowned, and outside my house was all muddy.
I had mixed feelings – there was a sense of sorrow, yet a strange sense of happiness in myself – it was almost like I was happy I went through something like that and survived. I grew up in Kenya, where it used to rain a lot – most of April, and the day always keep going on normally. Less than 12 hours of rain here left me feeling like my world was almost tumbling down.
When do you know enough is enough?
Hello Muriel,
When do you know enough is enough? I mean form every aspect, dealing
with clients at work, or dealing with a partner, or a mother with a
kid - when do you draw the line because you just cant take it anymore?
Do you keep trying to make things work, or is that an illusion? Do you
listen to your gut, or do you listen to your mind. When is enough,
enough?
Thanks,
Thomas
Hello Thomas,
Sounds like you have already reached the end of your tolerance level.
Once you start feeling like a door mat, frustrated, nervous and as if no one is listening to you, it is probably because they are not listening to you.
Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga is codified from esoteric practices that are thousands of years old. It has developed several branches to accommodate different personality styles. The major yogas are Bhakti (a devotional approach that opens the heart, it is best for those who are primarily emotionally-oriented), Jnana (an intellectual approach that leads to wisdom, it is best for those who are primarily mentally-oriented), Karma (an active, service-oriented approach, it is best for those who are more extroverted and who find meaning mostly through relationship),
