festivities

Hello 2012!

January 1, 2012

Usher in the new year 2012, the year of the Blue Dragon  - my year! That alone sends a shock to my senses – not because I’ll be turning 36 this year which means I would be nearer to 40 than to 30 but it’s a good shock, a jolt, a wakeup call to finally [...]

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This Eid 2011, I’m having a staycation

August 31, 2011

*** Congratulations to Edez Maranan for winning my last competition, one free session of Aqua Radiance Facial by Kaya Skin Clinic! *** It’s the second day of my Eid holidays and I’ve got two more left before going back to work full time – working until 6pm. I could’ve made some short exciting trips here [...]

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Happy Easter!

April 24, 2011

It’s Easter Sunday today and to you who’s celebrating this Christian holiday, Happy Easter! May you be out enjoying the day, in the sun or indoors, together with your family and friends. Please have an extra bite of that Easter egg for me. I am here working on Easter Sunday – as it has been [...]

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The carbo party

April 23, 2011

Photo credit I haven’t written anything execise/fitness or diet related blog posts in a while so I thought I’d really mention the diet fail I had last week. We were invited to a party. I was pretty confident I’d be ok (read: not eat like a mad woman) because the birthday celebrant is a one [...]

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Valentines Day in Dubai, and in Japan

February 14, 2011

Photo credit There’s not much to say about Valentines Day in Dubai as it is the same as in other countries. Although it is worth mentioning that February 15 is an Islamic Holiday – Prophet Muhammad’s birthday so hotels are gearing up for a “dry night” starting from the night before. No music and alcohol [...]

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Happy New Year and Thank You

January 1, 2011

Photo credit Google Images (That’s how Dubai welcomed 2007 and every year it’ll be like this except on 2009 when the UAE New Year was in ‘somber tone’ - cancelling the festive display and all other events as a token of solidarity with the Palestinian people in general and Gaza Strip in particular which is currently [...]

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Another year adds up

November 25, 2010

It was my birthday last Monday and I turned a year older. Thirty four is just a number according to my friends. Oh yeah that ‘just a number’ classic comment – the every FOUR weeks of dyeing my gray hair – that’s just a number too. Anyway, as it was a Monday, I never really [...]

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Merry Christmas!

December 25, 2009

To those celebrating it, Merry Christmas! May you find the true meaning of the season – that it’s not the turkey nor the eggnog or the bright lights but the birth of someone very special.

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