Dubai

We’re moving (again)

January 29, 2012

Call us crazy – this is the 4th time we’ve moved in our  five years in Dubai. First, we lived in a room inside my company’s guest house for three months after arriving in 2007. It was tough. We weren’t allowed to cook so we ate outside all the time. Pristine got a terrible stomach [...]

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January a-photo-a-day, day 28

January 28, 2012

Today’s prompt: Light Beautiful light emanating from inside a clay jar, shaped in star and crescent – typical symbol of Islam, the main religion in the UAE. ***** If you’re doing the #Janphotoaday challenge, please mention it in the comments so I can visit!

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Filipinos singled out on overcrowding & smelly food

January 19, 2012

This photo has something to do with the story. Read on. A news headline caught my attention this morning: Landlords shut door on Filipinos in Dubai. Two reasons are stated: (1) Filipinos tend to overcrowd the rooms and (2) There’s a certain food they cook that’s smelly. Wait. While I do not agree with overcrowding [...]

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Five years and counting

January 13, 2012

Today, FIVE years ago, we landed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Honestly? I can’t believe we are still here. Not that I want to be somewhere else right now but when I look back at what I was thinking when we first set foot here, it’s unbelievable. We thought our stint would be short, like [...]

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January a-photo-a-day, day 12

January 12, 2012

Today’s prompt: Closeup One of the highlights of the desert safari in Dubai is the performance by an exotic belly dancer sometimes called Raqs Baladi which translates as “country dance”. Women wear colourful costumes to bring out the best display of their performances at the centre stage during the desert safari camps. ***** If you’re doing [...]

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January a-photo-a-day, day 8

January 8, 2012

Today’s prompt: Your sky People back home had been tilting their heads when we say we’re already 5 years here in Dubai and still have no plans of going anywhere. What is the reason? Isn’t it too hot there? The levels of heat that is unthinkable for human existence? Well, yeah. I am not going [...]

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How did you celebrate the New year?

January 2, 2012

My family and I, as family tradition, spend every new year’s eve at home. We don’t go out to party, to a concert or spend it in another house. We believe that we all have to stick together in our own home as the new year rolls in as it signifies unity. Also? we wear [...]

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You think Dubai employers are racists?

December 17, 2011

The classified ads here are unbelievable – you would find job ads with ‘extra’ lines that read: “No Filipinos” or “White, Western female please” and “Indians only”. And nobody seems to care. It’s a common sight and job seekers apply to where they are appropriate. Racial discrimination is alive and well in Dubai. The companies [...]

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