4 | December 2011 | woman this month Welcome EDITOR's letter O f all the seasons, winter is probably the one most full of reasons to celebrate. For the Christians among us, we have Christmas and New Year to look forward to. For the Bahrainis, we have National Day as cause to host a party or two. For the Americans, there is that scrumptious Thanks Giving dinner with all the trimmings on the horizon. There is also the Islamic New Year, Bodhi Day and St. Stephen’s Day, among others. So, all in all, we have a lot of reason to eat well, enjoy each other’s company and give thanks for everything we are lucky enough to have. Let’s make sure that this is exactly what we do. All too often we lose sight of what is important in the world —good friends, close family and all the experience that life has to offer. We get bogged down in the less agreeable details of our latest work assignment, spend too much time ruminating over a row we had with an acquaintance or feel jealousy for those who have more than us. I urge you to leave all this behind in December and concentrate on the plethora of causes for celebration instead. To help you with this, we’ve put together some brilliant fashion and shopping sections, full of gift ideas and advice for achieving the perfect party look. We also have a fun interview with Alessandra Rocchi about the thrill of the open road and what we ladies can look forward to at Bushido in the coming months. If you are looking for something a little bit more serious, be sure to check out our campaign and parenting sections, where we help to ensure that your children are getting the attention and treatment they deserve. And don’t forget — we are still in the middle of our Woman This Month Fitness Campaign. The countdown has begun to our December 10 Fitness Day out at the InterContinental Regency health club. Free fitness classes, free advice, free refreshments — what more could you ask for? Happy Holidays! Natasha Bird Editor For of the moment news, tips, advice and fun links, follow Woman This Month on Twitter @WomanThisMonthB responsible editor Jubran AbdulRahman chairman & publisher George F Middleton publishing director David M Robertson editorial consultant Dr Paul Balles editor NATASHA BIRD contributors Dr Claire McInroy george r vaughan James Claire staff writers Elma Bartholomew Maryam A. Toorani ALISON COLDBRIDGE print production manager Sabu Sebastian layout & graphics RODOLFO A. REYES JR. ROBYN VAN DER MERWE Dalal Al-Sabbagh RomEO San Miguel media coordinator SARAH ANSARI media executives ESKY Girmay SHANI DAVEL sales manager Mayukh Majumdar circulation FAWAZ AL BALOOSHI photography editor anil Ravi Shankar photographers Shankar Kunhambu Subeesh Kumar NS printing press Union Press, Bahrain Contents copyrighted 2004© Reproduction in whole or in part by any means without the express written consent of the publisher is prohibited. ISBN No: 1 899348 11 5. Licensed by the Ministry of Information, Directorate of Publication and Press. Code: SWTM 410 woman this month is for women in Bahrain wishing to celebrate a unique cosmopolitan lifestyle and community spirit in an objective and proactive manner. For subscriptions visit www.womanthismonth.com Advertising rates are available upon request. Please e-mail [email protected]. The publication of any advertisement in woman this month is not necessarily an endorsement of the advertiser or of the products or services advertised. Although every effort is made to ensure factual information, woman this month cannot be held responsible for errors in contributors’ material, nor do the opinions expressed by individual writers necessarily reflect the opinions of the publisher. editorial Submission of articles is welcome. Send queries, letters and articles to the editor at the address below. The publisher reserves the right to edit, reject or comment editorially on all material contributed. bahrain office address Red House Marketing p.o. box: 20461, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain telephone: (17) 813-777 fax: (17) 813-700 email: [email protected] website: www.womanthismonth.com published monthly by Red House Marketing (Jersey) Ltd. P. O. Box 641, No. 1 Seaton Place, St. Helier, Jersey JE4 8JJ, Channel Islands, U.K. in association with Al-Hilal Publishing, P. O. Box 224, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Woman This Month is a member of BPA Worldwide to be Jolly Tis the Season
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