One of the few activities of ADNEC for this season is the Shams Festival 2012. Shams as I've asked around means the sun. If the Chinese have their moon festival the Arabs have their sun festival.
Shams Festival is held at ADNEC from May 31 - June 09, 2012 at halls 3 and 4. It was bit difficult going there, since the parking area is from the tower and not right in front of the building. So we had to take 2 wrong turns before we got the right entrance to parking A. A toll gate with a automatic ticket booth will provide you your parking card.
After we found a space, we headed into halls 3 and 4. As I've read online, the exhibition is for public, which I assumed is no entrance, big surprise when we got there an entrance fee of AED 10 per head was asked. When we got inside, the overwhelming smell of incense filled the hall. Stalls after stalls displayed different styles of dresses commonly worn by the local women. So I was pretty devastated because I was expecting more stuff will be sold at a low cost. Jewelries, incense, perfumes, and abayas are the majority commodity being sold. There are a few Korean stalls selling clothes and toys which I usually see at 168 and Divisoria. One particular stall caught our attention. It is a Turkish tea and coffee set. The elaborate design of the sets are eye candies, but its quite expensive. A silver tea set costs around AED 250. This was already discounted since its original prices was AED 570. Since I'm not ready to splurge that much, we have to decline.
We didn't stay long since there's not much to buy in the place. We left the place like after an hour. We paid our parking fee at the machine near the lift going back to the parking area. I was disappointed, I guess I didn't research much on this event. The only thing we got from the place that made us smile was the information the kabayan usher told us, Coco Martin will be having a concert next week on ADNEC. *wink*
It seems Korean fashion have taken the world including UAE. Well there fashion is indeed something unique and I myself is a huge fan of it.
ReplyDeleteAnd oohhh Coco Martin too! So are you planning to go back and watch Coco's concert?
I notice the place is not crowded unlike the malls here in the Philippines. We are actually planning to go to Divisoria today because it's a holiday now here. I hope hindi matao this time.
ReplyDeleteMommy Maye (http://momayes.blogspot.com/)
eeeee coco martin talaga! :/ hehe maybe it's having grown up in the middle east that gets me interested in public places like these. With unique goods for sale, (i've always loved shopping for abayas for me and my mother), arab coffee/tea sets, and oh my gosh the smell of Arab incense. :) Sorry, it just reminds me of home. I don't expect everyone to appreciate it just as much. hehe
ReplyDeleteThat place looks so posh!
ReplyDeleteTeka, nagcconcert na si Coco Martin?
Did you just mention Coco Martin with a wink?! I didn't know you're into him! :P
ReplyDeleteToo bad, no hauling of burloloys, eh? :D
OMG! I did, didn't I? lol! @Yannie, re concert there will be no chance of me dragging hubby to that concert. So its a no. @Bee - that's what bothers me, he sings and dance too? I', not pretty sure about it.
ReplyDeleteMalls are usually crowded here, maybe there were only a few, mostly locals visited this festival.
though you don't enjoy your visit at ADNEC, still you have a chance to check on the items they offer.
ReplyDeleteWow another blogger who's into my Coco too. lels.. sharing these pictures made readers like me been to the place too. yet this pictures not content me instead wanting me more to travel into this place :)
ReplyDeletenatawa naman ako dun sa Coco Martin na part... when he visited davao city few weeks ago, sobrang trafik lang naman... hahaha the power of Coco
ReplyDeleteparang kay coco martin na na-focus yung topic hindi na sa shams festival. hehehe!!
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spacious place ... naku pag si coco martin ang mag concert diyan parang pwede na siyang gagawa ng kulto sa dami ng tao at suppoters niya.. hahaha.. :)
ReplyDeletelol! malamang!
ReplyDeleteI hope the parking lots here would be as techie as it is there... though the tickets are obtained when you enter the parking lot here in some of the malls, the long queue when exiting is taking so much time.
ReplyDeleteHope you can visit Sonya's Garden in Cavite the next time you come back here :D
natawa naman ko kay cooc martin. hehe! like you nadisappoint din ko pag wala ko nabibili parang sayang punta.
ReplyDeleteWhat does Shams mean? Aww... sayang ang punta. At least you knew not to go to the next one. Hehe!
ReplyDeleteAng sosi ng tiangge nila :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a sham!!! he he he
ReplyDelete@cym marzan: shams means sun. and it is also commonly used as a girl's name here.
ReplyDelete@monleg: lol! nice one!
@jellybelly: sosyal di ba? hehe. gold and kung anu-anong anikanik na mamahalin ang binibenta. teeheehee
wow that place is a heaven for a shopholic like me, love the architectural structure
ReplyDeleteOh we were planning to come here, but I was called to work :( Thanks for sharing this post! Nice photographs!
ReplyDeleteawww...how frustrating
ReplyDeleteIf it didnt go that well at least you knew Coco Martin... r u a fan? coz i am. :)
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