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Living in Dubai – School bus and bus assistants

January 27, 2011

Photo credit Most of the schools in Dubai run school bus services for students. Moms who stay at home or can make time to drop and/or pick up their child (children) use their own cars for what is popularly called here as ‘school runs’. Anyway, buses come in different sizes from minivan types to those [...]

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School bus, then and now

April 18, 2010

It was a big day at home today: I just said goodbye to my extra hour of sleep. School has started after two weeks of ‘spring break’. It was timely as I’ve been really tired with work and sleeping beyond 6 am really helps me recharge and get through another busy day. But today, it’s [...]

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A puzzle, kind of

March 12, 2009

Intriguing. Where could this be? It’s still in Dubai, of course. A perfect place that’s not hot and yet not too cold? Ok, maybe a little bit chilly (moms, be ready with a long-sleeved shirt) but it looks cozy inside. There was no one else but us and this is what happens when there’s no one [...]

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new member of Cheetos family

November 10, 2008

Take this, I had my first bite of Cheetos today – only after 31 years of roaming the earth. I don’t know what to say. Initially, my intentions were pure. Get into a supermarket, grab a mineral water and head to the bus stop but then Cheetos came tugging my skirt, occasionally winking at me, [...]

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New bus shelters irk residents

December 10, 2007

They’ve  gotta be kidding us! The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority has installed air-conditioned bus shelters all over the city in preparation of next year’s summer. One of the purposes of these environment controlled shelters is to lure people to take the public transport to reduce the bottleneck traffic everyday in the emirate. The capacity [...]

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