***Star* Strucked***

"G*Nice just got back to me! He just replied my email!"

Yes, I need to shout that to the world! It feels like I just got an autograph from my favorite Hollywood celebrity!

Okay. I know that some of my friends are totally clueless of what I'm talking about. Well, especially those friends I got outside the UAE. I must give a little orientation here before they would ask me "What is G*Nice? Is that a new gadget or something?" Hahaha!

I wrote G*Nice (Yes, G*Nice is a human being! Not a gadget!) an email 2 days back asking him for some professional advice about my aspiration to share my thoughts to the reading community. And in his reply, he told me that he'd find time to read my materials and would give me his feedback soon. I am keenly awaiting for whatever is it that he would tell me and of course I am really hoping to hear from him that I have a chance to pursue a writing career, which (I have to let the world know now) had been a long time passion and my ultimate dream. So, I am 'Keeping-my-fingers-crossed-ingly-yours...' (am not trying to copy him but I just want to sound 'inspired' by him as he gave me the permission to do so).

G*Nice is my favorite columnist in the 'Friday' magazine. That's a supplemental mag for the biggest newspaper in the UAE, the Gulf News. Ahhh! What should I say? I just love his 'Getting Back' column. So if you, my dearest of friends, is in the UAE - better grab your Gulf News copy on Friday morning and Friday magazine will be there, supplementary.

Just a little warning here: It's Really Addictive. So expect that you'll be getting your copy every Friday.

It was always said that 'Life is like a box of chocolates.. (hmmmn.. i love life, then..) you'll never know what you're gonna get." Well, that's exactly how I find this British-Guy-Living-In-Dubai's column. It's emotional, sentimental, personal and yet trendy, informative & upbeat. He's sure to touch your heart, light up your day and sometimes, you'll end up sympatizing for the guy. And he can always bring you to self-realizations by letting you take a closer reflection in your life according to what he writes without him asking you to do so. That's pure talent, I must say!

Whatever he writes, he will always bring in some surprise, like the box of chocolates, on your Friday morning. That's one reason I cannot afford to miss it.

What I find best with G*Nice is that he establishes that connection with his readers. He just don't plainly write. He communicates. And he communicates to me through his column like we're just chit-chatting over coffee and since it's his column, I let him talk about whatever is it that he wanted to talk about.

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Please note that this is not a paid write-up and not a promotion of any kind. I am merely sharing the wonderful feeling that I am getting from the mag, particularly with G*Nice column because you might not know about it yet, but I'm sure you're gonna love it, too.

P.S.  Thanks, G*Nice.. for giving my Fridays a different kind of perk other than what a good cup of coffee can give.