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Ikebana came to Japan from China. It has been a part of Japanese life for centuries. It's basically an artistic expression composed of flowers and plants.

There is an interesting story to how I got my surname, 'Enqelya'. My father used to work at the defence headquarters of the British before UAE's independence.

On the contrary, I actually wanted to become an engineer. But, as they say, destiny had other plans.

Do you remember the first time you went to the dentist? Did you feel you were waiting forever and felt panic welling up in you when you saw people coming out of the doctor's room clutching their mouths or sitting beside you and groaning?

Your feet are surely one of the most used - and abused - parts of your body. The amount of stress and strain that they have to bear through the day is simply phenomenal.

It all started in 1991 when I set up shop in Dubai and began designing clothes for several VIPs. They loved my designer clothes and encouraged me a lot.

My earliest memory is of going from room to room as a child, searching for some place to play with my toys. But everywhere I found my siblings, parents and other relations, practising music.

Jassim Mohammad Al Nassai was on the brink of developing diabetes

Hussain Mahmoud Al Rahma refuses to allow his degenerative health disorder to take over his life

In today's high stress corporate environment, it is natural that a person stakes claim to his or her cubicle or workstation in office by personalising it so that it is in effect a home away from home.

When Suzanne Philips decided to expand her family, she and her husband chose to do it differently - through adoption.

Some of the happiest times I remember when growing up is when my father and I used to go to the forest to collect wood for numerous log fires in our home.