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Man jumped to death at Burj Khalifa

May 11, 2011 by Yein Jee

An Asian man reportedly committed suicide on Tuesday, taking a plunge of 39 floors at Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building in UAE.

Dubai and Burj Khalifa

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).

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Dubai City, United Arab Emirates, West Asia

Dubai Fashion Week SS 2011

December 9, 2010 by Yein Jee

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…

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Asian Fashion, Asian videos, Dubai City, Fashion Shows, United Arab Emirates

Burj Khalifa’s observation deck closed

February 10, 2010 by Yein Jee

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.

Burj Khalifa candid picture

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 :)

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Dubai City, United Arab Emirates, West Asia

Burj Khalifa facts & figures

January 5, 2010 by Yein Jee

56 random facts and figures of Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest structure…

Burj Khalifa Tower, Dubai, UAE

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Architecture, Dubai City, Emaar Properties, Engineering, Skyscrapers, United Arab Emirates, West Asia, World records

The Dubai Fountain – Baba Yetu by Christopher Tin

November 3, 2009 by Yein Jee

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.

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Amazing and cool, Asian videos, Christopher Tin, Dubai City, UAE travel, United Arab Emirates, Water features, West Asia, World records

Chanel Iman Harper’s Bazaar Dubai

May 21, 2009 by Yein Jee

American model Chanel Iman – of Asian-African-American descendant – is the cover girl for May issue of Harper’s Bazaar Magazine (Dubai edition).

Chanel Iman Harpers Bazaar Dubai Magazine

Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Chanel Iman, Dubai City, Harper's Bazaar, Magazine photos, United Arab Emirates, West Asia

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