new year

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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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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Dubai’s Burj Khalifa New Year fireworks!

January 2, 2011

How was your New Year celebrations, everyone? Mine was great, we celebrated with family, cousins and friends who came over and slept in our house. We had a very good time, just like how I wanted it. My 2011 started off with a big surprise: I found my digital camera battery charger that’s been missing for two [...]

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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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after the quiet New Year

January 5, 2009

Things had been quiet and slow here in the Emirates since Friday last week. The radio is playing all instrumentals, song after song after song. Think of endless piano rendition and no words. Can be nice if one is having a migraine but not too cool when it’s a weekend or when I’m dragging myself [...]

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The year that was 2008

January 2, 2009

I’ve done this in 2007 and doing this again this year. 1. What did you do in 2008 that you hadn’t done before? Travel to Japan from Dubai and back (16 hours travel time including a layover in HK) with a 4 year old.   2. Did anyone close to you give birth? Not close [...]

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Happy New Year!

January 1, 2009

I wish everyone a very happy and blessed New Year of 2009!

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the busiest time of the year indeed

December 28, 2008

The blogosphere is realllly slowing down. Bloggers are taking time off their PC’s, including myself! We have some house guests who needed touring around. I’ll still go around reading and leaving comments and writing every chance I get. Our afternoon shadows in the desert (I’m the one with a babe stuck in hips) Have a [...]

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