No nudity in gym changing rooms

May 7, 2012

So I was back to my usual routine at the gym (toned down intensity, however) last week. It feels good to be back and I feel a surge of energy…right after the grueling muscle pain that lasted for days, of course. Not much has changed except that the weights have increased in number but it’s [...]

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Buckle Up in the Back Twitter Party

May 7, 2012

TWITTER PARTY ALERT! Please join us on Sunday, 13th May for a special twitter chat about car safety. While driving around Dubai, have you noticed many children not buckled up inside moving vehicles? I have and I am shocked how so many parents let their children run wild at the back (or even front!) of [...]

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Mourning at work

May 5, 2012

Chaos ensued at my work place last Thursday. Just before lunch break, someone let out a huge wail. A male in the same floor as I am, but some seats away from me cried loudly. It was a cry of despair, of sadness, of shock. Someone died. Apparently, a few minutes earlier, one of our [...]

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Back to the gym after so long

May 1, 2012

I’m still in one piece. I went back to the gym today, a month late after a lot of planning. Since the baby has started eating solid food, I thought I’d start not to go home during my lunch break and instead go to the gym. I’ll start three times a week. I missed the [...]

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That part of Japan in mid-March

April 29, 2012

From today, April 29, Japan will be enjoying a week-long holiday called “Golden Week”. The Golden Week is a collection of four national holidays within seven days. In combination with well placed weekends, the Golden Week becomes one of Japan’s three busiest holiday seasons. So speaking of Japan, I wanted to post some photos of [...]

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Benjamin is 6 months

April 28, 2012

Our cheeky baby is six months old today. Half a year old, wow! Wasn’t it just yesterday when he was wrapped like a burrito and he fit into my arms without dangling hands and feet? It feels like a long long time ago! Benjamin’s milestones: Ate his first solid food a few days shy of [...]

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Trouble: Pregnant and unmarried in Dubai

April 26, 2012

A follow up on yesterday’s post about a baby thrown from a ninth floor garbage chute by his own mother: reports say the baby is in critical condition right now with a fractured skull. Doctors aren’t sure if he is going to recover fully. Those last two sentences – aren’t they one of the saddest [...]

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Abandoned babies on the rise

April 25, 2012

Another day, another baby abandoned: Mother threw baby down garbage chute. (Miraculously, the baby survived with minor cuts and is now in stable condition in critical condition with a fractured skull (updated 24 hours after). The mom is a Filipino.) I know I shouldn’t have clicked the link but I did and my heart was [...]

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