Abdulla Al Shaer

"Drink coffee and eat carefully"

Abdulla Al Shaer, Director of the Dubai International Writers' Center, is a man of few but succinct words
What is the number one item on your wish list/to-do list?
Flying my mother to Mecca for Haj at least once in her life; she is diagnosed with chronic migraines and travelling triggers it.
What good deed are you hoping to do today?
Spend quality time with my nieces and nephews. 
If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
The ability to collect all weapons and toss them into the sun; as captured in the movie Superman IV: Quest For Peace (1987), would be great.
Your fitness mantra?
Drink coffee and eat carefully. 
The first thing you think about when you wake up in the morning?
It's time for a hot cup of coffee!
The app on your Smartphone that you click on most often.
IMDb (for movie news). 
Your favourite hangout in the UAE is.
Dubai Mall! 
What is your greatest fear?
Losing my loved ones. 
Your favourite movie character of all time and why?
Detective Sam Spade from The Maltese Falcon (1941), played by Humphrey Bogart. The character set the standard for private detectives and tough police officers in film noir, period.
What's one thing you would like to change in your life?
End my bachelorhood!
As told to Mary Paulose