Christopher Saul's Blog: Goodbye, Will

Posted on the May 25th, 2013 under Uncategorized by

I was shocked to learn that Will Stringer passed away today. I met Will through Mark Steele, his cousin, who is a friend of ours here in Dubai. Will had been working with the FCO in Oman and Dubai. He joined us on a few trips and evenings out, the most recent being Mark’s stag do, less than a year Read More →

Christopher Saul's Blog: Get well soon, Judith Durham

Posted on the May 24th, 2013 under Uncategorized by

I was sorry to read that Judith Durham has suffered a stroke. I hope she gets better soon. I’d love to see her in concert, but I doubt she’ll be coming to Dubai.  Read More →

True life story of Filipina Maid in Dubai: mountain climb

Posted on the May 23rd, 2013 under Uncategorized by

Few days back I am reading in paper that this girl from saudi is climbing everest. It is big thing for this girl because you know how they are in saudi for woman. They are not allow to do anything. But some of them are trying to make change to that. Like this girl who is climbing the mountain. Or that Read More →

Wajeez Blog: [Survey ] SMBs Not Happy With Their Domain Name

Posted on the May 23rd, 2013 under Uncategorized by

Chances are someone has already snapped up a small business owner’s first choice domain name. As a result, many small business owners have settled for less than perfect alternatives, leading to dissatisfaction, and in some cases, lost business. A new survey by Wakefield Research, found that nearly Read More →

Fake Plastic Souks: The Cost Of Being An Expat

Posted on the May 23rd, 2013 under Uncategorized by

(Photo credit: Wikipedia) First things first: I’m not complaining. We’ve lived here a long time because we like it here. I won’t bore you with all our ‘reasons to be cheerful’ but suffice to say they are legion. But there’s a report in today’s Gulf Read More →

Umar Siddiqi dot Com: 3 Basic Tips for Purchasing a Motorhome

Posted on the May 23rd, 2013 under Uncategorized by

A motorhome usually comes with what looks like a little apartment or loft inside the vehicle. Depending on the size, most motorhomes have kitchenette, dining and recreational areas inside the motorhome. It’s like a home on wheels. If you are interested in purchasing a motorhome, be sure you do your Read More →

Fake Plastic Souks: Arabtec Strike – An Inconvenient Truth

Posted on the May 22nd, 2013 under Uncategorized by

(Photo credit: Wikipedia) Dubai’s largest construction company, Arabtec, has faced a relatively well co-ordinated labour dispute over the past few days, with UAE media reporting on the affair being somewhat patchy to say the least. Gulf News in its story today says the company’s Read More →

1971 Prod: The Review AE: Sequel News: Bond 24, The Incredibles 2, Independence Day 2

Posted on the May 22nd, 2013 under Uncategorized by

The Incredibles may finally be getting a long overdue sequel as its writer and director Brad Bird has finally gone on record confirming his willingness to develop a followup to his 2005 superhero satire. With Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol being Bird’s second attempt of doing a Bond like Read More →

Christopher Saul's Blog: ZZ Top in Bethlehem

Posted on the May 21st, 2013 under Uncategorized by

So ZZ Top make it to Bethlehem but have still not played in Dubai? I think this attitude lets their fans down.  Read More →

Christopher Saul's Blog: Liquid lunch

Posted on the May 20th, 2013 under Uncategorized by

This has to be the oddest diet advice I have ever seen on the pages of Gulf News. Ten litres a day, with little change to diet or exercise? This chap must have spent most of the day on the loo.  Read More →