Reviews

Book Review: One Year in Wonderland

September 18, 2011

One Year in Wonderland: A True Tale of Expat Life in Dubai, is a Kindle edition e-book self-published by Christopher Combe, former Dubai expat. The book is based on his blog, Beer and Bloating in Dubai. A little about the book: The story takes place between August 2006 and July 2007, right in the middle [...]

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Benjarong, Dusit Thani, Dubai

April 7, 2011

*This has been a long overdue post – many thanks to Benjarong, Ms. Nattira of Dusit Thani and Mr. Chawarot of TAT for the hospitality and the food! I’ve been craving Thai food the moment I stepped out of the plane at Dubai Airport from Bangkok. I was just in Thailand 7 hours prior but [...]

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La Senza’s sassy new look store opens at the Mall of the Emirates

December 21, 2010

Think sexy, sassy lingerie stores don’t exist here in Dubai? Then you’ve got to visit La Senza. I was invited at the opening of the new La Senza store at the Mall of the Emirates yesterday and it was fabulous. To celebrate the brand’s 20 years in fashion, the store has been given a very [...]

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Book Review & Giveaway: Supreme Justice

July 23, 2010

**This giveaway is now closed. Thank you very much for your entries.** **Congratulations to Camels and Chocolates!** Supreme Justice is a novel by author Phillip Margolin who has written fourteen New York Times bestsellers, including Fugitive and Executive Privilege. From Harper Collins: Sarah Woodruff, on death row in Oregon for murdering her lover, John Finley, has [...]

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Book Review & Giveaway: 32 Candles

July 16, 2010

**This giveaway is now closed. Thank you very much for your entries.** **Congratulations to Elvie!** 32 Candles, the debut novel of Ernessa T. Carter is a sweet and funny story about a girl dealing with her personal and social issues such as skin color, child abuse and the perpetual question that every woman ask, “Am I [...]

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Book Review & Giveaway: Spirited

June 25, 2010

**This giveaway is now closed. Thank you very much for your entries.** **Congratulations to Ellen C!** Rebecca Rosen, author of the book, Spirited: Connect to the Guides All Around You talks to dead people. As a sissy horror film ‘allergic’ like me, my first instinct was to not start reading right after seing the title and [...]

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Review: HP 210 Mini Netbook

June 22, 2010

I finally have something I can call my own. Now I don’t have to wait for my turn until hubby finishes with his work (mostly home accounting stuff and checking emails and Japanese news). I didn’t have to tell my six year old daughter that this was the last Justin Bieber YouTube video then mom has to go online. [...]

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Train hard and smart with Timex Ironman Race Trainer

October 12, 2009

**This giveaway is now closed. Thank you very much for all your entries.** **Congratulations to Stephanie!** ** Stay with me people this is a long post but have a surprise at the end!! ** I had the great opportunity to review the latest Timex Ironman Race Trainer courtesy of the good people at Timex. At first [...]

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