Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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T thrills Tiara
So we happened to visit this revolving restaurant on the corniche by the Marina Mall, that goes by the name TIARA. Needless to say the young lady was very thrilled. She cut one of her birthday cakes there with the staff singing for added measure. They were super thrilled that a TIARA had visited them. The…
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S savors SHOPS
Women and shopping go hand in hand. I love it too, but only places where I can bargain. High end shopping is not my style. What I do enjoy though is the outlook, especially the window displays. I am intrigued by the effort taken to lure a shopper. It is like a web, you know.…
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R reassesses ROUND
When I say round, what things come to your mind? A ring? A ball, perhaps? A hula hoop or a disc? A CD, a watch dial, a coin, a burger………….the possibilities are endless. How about a round building? Yes, you read correctly. Have you ever seen one? And I don’t mean towers in a circle. I…
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Q qualifies QUOTES
I love collecting quotes! And then using them at my free will. I have quite a few favorites, and they are synonymous with my personality. Quotes can turn a rainy day inside out. They can even turn a frown upside down. Sometimes, they carry a world of wisdom, at other times they ease you up.…
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P preserves PALM
Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter. For devout Catholics over the world, it is a day of obligation. It is celebrated to welcome Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem with palms. The priest blesses these palms at mass and you’ll find many homes having a cross made out of a coconut palm leaf. It is also…
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O offers OPULENCE
If there would be a single word to describe the UAE, it would be opulence. Everything is larger than life, and yet tastefully done. They take pride in their culture just as they embrace the contemporary, and that translates unto their architecture the most. We were lucky enough to get a chance to visit the…
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N nurtures NOVELTY
I am a sucker for ‘different’. Anything out of the box catches my fancy. I believe, that to stand out in the crowd, you ought to have the chutzpah, that zing, the X factor. And hence whenever I have found something to be a novelty, I have gone clickety click, much to the embarrassment of…
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M makes MEMORIES
The thing about the human mind is that it is a storehouse of memories. Yes, all it takes is a trigger for them to come tumbling down from the closet of your subconscious, where you intended them to stay in the first place. And yet, we never stop making memories. Our trip to Abu Dhabi…
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L labors LOVE
14th April is a very special day. You see, this was the day I learned all about the fruits of labour. Yes, I became a mother to my crowning glory who we call Tiara. Believe me when I say this, you understand unconditional love only when you become a parent. I mean what can you…
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K knows KRAFT
Whenever we had anyone visit us after a trip to a foreign land, we’d eagerly await. After all, the goody bag was a given, considering that visiting someone ’empty handed’ was a strict no-no. Yes, we love to flaunt, and if the goods are ‘phoren’, then all the more. Also it was a way of…
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