I can't remember how old I was. I think I was 13 or 14. So it wasn't very long after Karan received his autism diagnosis. The semblance of "normal life" was slowly slipping away from our family. We'd stopped doing random things we used to do together. Gone were trips to the cinema, gone were … Continue reading Autism and restaurants – my first experience with discrimination
Tag: Dubai
A Day to Remember, with Nicholas Sparks
Ridiculously enough, I can't remember when I first saw the movie, A Walk to Remember. But I can recall how much I bawled when I saw it. And when I saw it was based on a book...well I had to read it, didn't I? I'd never heard of Nicholas Sparks before this. A Walk to … Continue reading A Day to Remember, with Nicholas Sparks
Event roundup: One Night Standup
The doors shut in our face. "You can't enter right now," the waitress said. A posh voice said: "Let them in." And the gateway into the new local comedy night: One Night Standup, was opened to us. The posh voice belonged to Hisham Wyne, whose accent, most of us thought, escalated to a grand scale … Continue reading Event roundup: One Night Standup
UAE National Day: 40 years on…
The United Arab Emirates has been a part of my life since I can remember. But while I only moved here in 1989, my mother moved here with her family just 5 years after the country was formed. When I asked her about it, this is what she said: "We came here in 1976 from … Continue reading UAE National Day: 40 years on…
Champion of Broken Hearts launch
Even though I knew who she was...I'd never heard Gayathri Krishnan sing before. I was invited to her music video launch at the Traffic gallery on November 10, 2011, and off I went. The musical ability in my family skipped my generation. My maternal grandfather used to sing on All India Radio and we even … Continue reading Champion of Broken Hearts launch
Exploring Dubai from the Creek and open waters
That view up there...almost didn't happen. I wanted to do something I'd never done before. And it hit me: I'd never gone on the water ferry before. I'd heard of them, but never travelled on them myself. I started looking it up on the RTA website and found two options: one that leaves from the … Continue reading Exploring Dubai from the Creek and open waters
Getting an Emirates ID card for someone with special needs
Guest post by Adita Divecha, Karan's mother Last year, we (Karan, Devina and myself) went to get our Emirates ID cards done, but later on found out that since Karan was only 14 then, he did not require a card to be made. So it was his turn this year, since he'd turned 15, to … Continue reading Getting an Emirates ID card for someone with special needs
Femme Fatale: the #Geekafest edition of @GeekFestDubai
It's been a long time coming. I knew since May I think, or perhaps June, that I was going to speak at the next GeekFest. The un-organizer Alexander McNabb had said then, that the next instalment of the event would be dedicated to female speakers at the GeekTalks. At that time, I only had #manzilbooks … Continue reading Femme Fatale: the #Geekafest edition of @GeekFestDubai
#DxbTweepSpeak 1: @movie_mafia
Twitter handle:@movie_mafia What does your bio say?"My ideas and ideals are not ideas and ideals I'm supposed to hold as a girl from a certain part of the world. This might offend you. Oh, snap!" Why is your Twitter handle @movie_mafia?Well, originally it was 'movie mania'. It was actually @eddydubai who recommended I go with … Continue reading #DxbTweepSpeak 1: @movie_mafia
Artism
If you're reading this blog, you'll know my now 15-year-old brother has autism. He is a smart, funny and cute boy, who just happens to not be able to do things other "normal" 15-year-old's can do. He is currently non-verbal in that he cannot talk to communicate his needs. There are many things he will … Continue reading Artism
