A Canadian in Abu Dhabi: Overheard in the newsroom: Thursday edition

Posted on the November 17th, 2011 under Uncategorized by

It’s weird because he can see out, so he just sits there and watches everyone. He’s given our lawn some kind of lawn STD because there are mushrooms growing all over it I want to work somewhere normal, where people act as they should. I wanted to dress up as swine flu for Halloween, Read More →

A Canadian in Abu Dhabi: Today in things you cannot do on the Dubai Metro

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Add slipping in a cat nap to the list (which includes kissing, eating and bringing along any sort of luggage, even though the Dubai Metro ends up at Dubai International Airport). An American visiting her parents nodded off on the southbound Red Line, only to wake up past her stop to a ticketing inspector Read More →

A Canadian in Abu Dhabi: Only in the UAE: Valet parking edition

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Emiratesque: Photos: Dubai Motor Show ’11

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Photos from our visit to the DMS '11, and which were our highlights of the show. You'll notice that we have a thing for concept cars. Feast your eyes on these gorgeous cars. BMW's stunning Vision concept Read more »  Read More →

Fake Plastic Souks: On Kindles and Olives

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Cover via Amazon When I first started out on this whole book writing thing, to my ever-lasting regret, I kept very quiet indeed about what I was up to. It was to take five years before I told anyone I knew that I had written a book, let alone that I was submitting it to agents in the hope of Read More →

True life story of Filipina Maid in Dubai: Sea of life

Posted on the November 16th, 2011 under Uncategorized by

This story is the 100th story on this blog. 100 stories of my life. 100 stories about my days. my boring days. Just think. Full day I do so boring things. I cook. I clean. I wash. I iron. I do laundry. and then I do it all again next day. Maybe sometimes I do something different. Like if maam is taking Read More →

Home: The Kooples

Posted on the November 16th, 2011 under Uncategorized by

When I was in Paris earlier this week, I kept seeing poster ads for The Kooples, featuring very hip and beautiful couples highlighting how many years they’ve been together. I didn’t get a chance to check out the shop, but I just checked out their website and found out they have video Read More →

Home: The Kooples

Posted on the November 16th, 2011 under Uncategorized by

When I was in Paris earlier this week, I kept seeing poster ads for The Kooples, featuring very hip and beautiful couples highlighting how many years they’ve been together. I didn’t get a chance to check out the shop, but I just checked out their website and found out they have video Read More →

Home: The Kooples

Posted on the November 16th, 2011 under Uncategorized by

When I was in Paris earlier this week, I kept seeing poster ads for The Kooples, featuring very hip and beautiful couples highlighting how many years they’ve been together. I didn’t get a chance to check out the shop, but I just checked out their website and found out they have video Read More →

Al Ain City Daily Photo: Hand Hygiene Day

Posted on the November 16th, 2011 under Uncategorized by

Germs are in the air, on our hands, on our feet, on the table, and everywhere. They can even get on the foods that we eat. To get rid of them and prevent them from invading our system, we have to wash our hands. Remember that the most important thing we could do to prevent the spread of illness is to Read More →