Asian Culture, Lifestyle and Entertainment
An Asian man reportedly committed suicide on Tuesday, taking a plunge of 39 floors at Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building in UAE.
The man jumped from the 147th (unoccupied) floor and landed on a deck on the 108th floor. Police said that the man had requested a holiday but was refused.
Burj Khalifa image by Nelson Ebelt (unrelated to the news).
The 2011 Spring/Summer Dubai Fashion Week was held at the luxurious Atlantis Hotel at The Palm Dubai on October 24-28, 2010. Video by Walnut Communications which covers various aspects of the show…
The observation deck at Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, has been shut down on Sunday after just a month from its grand opening.
Officially… the deck has been temporarily closed due to unexpected high traffic, and that it’s needing maintenance with some power supply issues [via Reuters].
Unofficially… 15 passengers were left stranded for 45 minutes after a lift broke (probably because of the power supply problem), which sounded like a small explosion as described by a visitor [via Timesonline].
Candid photo by Shaunjones. Nice one :)
56 random facts and figures of Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest structure…
Awesome video of The Dubai Fountain – the world’s largest water feature – with Christopher Tin’s Baba Yetu as background music. It’s a beautiful show.
The Dubai Fountain – the world’s largest choreographed fountain system – is set on the man-made Burj Khalifa Lake at the centre of Downtown Dubai. Bet it’s going to become a popular tourist attraction.
The designer is a Californian company also responsible for the fountains at the Bellagio Hotel Lake in Las Vegas. The Bellagio fountains were the largest of its kind until the completion of the Dubai Fountain.
Meanwhile, Christopher Tin is an Asian American composer. He released the Calling All Dawns album last month, and Baba Yetu is one of the 12 contemporary pieces. An old version of Baba Yetu is also a theme song for the Civilization video game back in 2005.
Baba Yetu means Our Father in Swahili, a language from East Africa. The lyrics are direct translations of the Lord’s Prayer, a famous Christian prayer. Not sure if the host (of the Dubai Fountain) realised about the fact; or perhaps the Muslim country is actually pretty liberal about religious stuff.
American model Chanel Iman – of Asian-African-American descendant – is the cover girl for May issue of Harper’s Bazaar Magazine (Dubai edition).
