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At last, our bathroom make-over is finished! Like I shared in my previous post, I played with glass accessories, green and white colors to give a contemporary look. A 190-degrees turn from our previous Japanese zen theme =)
Now hubby and I are planning to change our apartment’s lighting. The Eid Holidays is barely a month away and so far, lighting option is the most dramatic change we can do. For weeks, we’ve been looking for something like the mini-chandelier in our hotel room in Venice. I fell so in love with its glass detail because the light emanating from it is so romantic! I even took a photo of it and you can see below.
Burano Glass Chandelier in Hotel Diana, Venice
I know it’s unreasonable to look for a Burano glass here in Dubai, not to mention that it is expensive so I am thinking of buying online. I found a website called Lamp Click where you can buy chandeliers of all shapes and sizes, for different types of use. They have vast selection of chandeliers made especially for foyer, dining room, bedroom, and even lighting exclusively for billiards! So far I am very partial on the Elizabethan Traditional Chandelier but Hubby thinks we stick to something more with Venetian interior. Well, if we have the budget, than maybe we should go for that Grand Canal but it is just too huge for the apartment.
Since Lamp Click provides discount volume, we are thinking of including two
wall sconces for each side of the room to complement the chandelier. Hubby thinks that it is better to have a choice when we want to dim the lighting. He wants something really simple like the Fontano Traditional Glass.
Fontano Traditional Glass Wall Sconce
Anyway, we have a week to discuss before Ramadan starts. We should purchase by then so it arrives in time for our visitors’ pleasure on the Eid. Maybe I should also inform our family friends who are currently redecorating their bedroom.
Sirloin strips, fresh mushroom, capsicum, young corn, ground pepper, and oyster sauce.
Beef mushroom in oyster sauce
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Hubby is on a one week leave so we went to beach resort the other day. Except for the family jacuzzi, we did not enjoy the other famous resort rides like the blackhole because of the scorching sun. Think 40 degrees Dubai temperature. Hubby said that it is best if we stay inside the house, watch movies and play Nintendo in between.
I think that is also a healthier option than to suffer heat stroke outdoors. I know Hubby won’t be bored with his toy since we found this awesome website on unlimited quality Nintendo DS downloads. You pay a one time small fee of $35 and get unlimited access to an enormous games data base.There are around 200,000 workable ds, dsi, and ds lite games, roms, iso and emulators, movies and MP3s which can be played in the console.There is 24/7 support feature and certainly dowloads at a lightning speed. Definitely a good value for money.
I’m aware of free DS downloads but they all come with virus and malicious codes as endured by our family friend to his great disappointment.
I took this photo while we were about to wrap up our visit to Vatican Museum.
“For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
~ Bible Quotes
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Guess what?!! We went to Dreamland Aqua Park today ((^_^))
Oh it was so not planned! We just had a breakfast of spaghetti and garlic bread and we were lounging around reading to Andreas. Hubby asked if we were doing anything interesting later today so I told him why don’t we visit UAE’s ultimate get-away resort.
We traveled 75 kilometres and along the way, we saw camels and donkeys which were really a delight! However, I also saw numerous vehicles that broke down on the side of the road. Some were in the process of being towed. I bet those car owners receiving road side assistance in the middle of the scorching desert were considerate of unforseen events. They may have bought the extended
auto warranty.
Well my dear readers, if your family like ours enjoy roadtrips, please take time to consider your car’s warranty coverage. I have to go now and dowload our photos.
I mentioned in my recent “moving news” post about my Uncle M and his family in the United States. I was waiting for his weekly call the other day. I am excited to hear how they are doing in their new home but he failed to do so.
Early this morning, his phone call arrived and he apologized for missing the regular phone chat. He shared that he took the family car to a service facility for some minor repair and to finally replace the air conditioning compressor (he had been complaining about it since late last year). He was quiet pleased that he bought an extended
car warranty from USD so that the whole thing was not a major slice from their family budget.
He urged us as well to do the same for our vehicle. Hubby said that we will do so if we can find here in the UAE something as good as USDirect – which has a policy that you can take your vehicle in any repair facility of your choice.
Little Johnny was doing his math homework.
He said to himself aloud,
“Two plus five, that son of a bitch is seven. Three plus six, that son of a bitch is nine.”
His mother heard what he was saying and gasped, “What are you doing?”
The little boy answered, “I’m doing my math homework.”
“And this is how your teacher taught you to do it?” the mother asked.
“Yes, ” he answered.
Infuriated, the mother called Little Johnny’s teacher the next day,
“What are you teaching my son in class?”
The teacher replied, “Right now, we are learning addition.”
The mother asked, “And are you teaching them to say two plus two, that son of a bitch is four?”
After the teacher stopped laughing, she answered, “What I taught them was, two plus two, the sum of which is four.”
The following photos were taken during last week’s The Collectors Exhibit at Burjuman Mall.
11/365 – Princess Diana & Prince Charles memorabilia as part of an Emirati’s Antique Collection
12/365 – Commemorative bronze medal for 500 Year Discovery of Brazil. It is minted from 1000 medals. Weighs 250 grams.
13/365 – Plenty of the prettiest snowballs but I chose this. I’m a huge Mickey fan =)
14/365 – Thirty thousand Australian dollars from a rare coin collection.
15/365 – A vintage gown and the fringe detail has definitely made a come back.
If you want to see the Evian Bottle Limited Edition collection, visit here.
