winter

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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More snow talk

January 17, 2011

I am not in a geographical position to talk or whine about snow unless I am inside Ski Dubai but since my father in-law called and brought the topic to light, I thought I’d further indulge. Here are some photos taken some years back when my brother, who has never seen snow all his life, [...]

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We’re four years in Dubai

January 13, 2011

On January 12, 2007, we left this. (The snow and winter, not the baby of course) For this. If you can’t see the embedded video, you can directly see it here. Pristine just turned three and not aware what her parents were up to – selling house furniture, packing big boxes and bags and boarding [...]

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NaBloPoMo wraps up

November 30, 2008

It’s the 30th, the end of November!! You know what that means? In the bloggy world, it means the final day of NaBloPoMo! So, how was my first attempt at NaBloPoMo? Forty four posts, including this one for 30 days! I’ve sucessfully blogged every day! How was your Nano challenge? ***** Just a random word of [...]

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We love Dubai in November

November 9, 2008

Just because Dubai is in the Middle East and very easily stereotyped as eternally hot, humid and undesirable, we do have a piece of heaven in terms of weather during November. In fact, if you visit Dubai in November, maybe you will want to stay here forever. Just maybe. The blue skies in November are [...]

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hot blooded mammals are they

March 17, 2008

I received the following notice in my desk today: Dear Customer, As part of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (DEWA) commitment towards electricity and water conservation, starting from 1st March 2008, DEWA will introduce a Slab Tariff System under which the charges are based on quantities consumed. It is expected that the system will encourage consumers in [...]

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wii, who would have thought?

January 7, 2008

2008 is just here for three days and I am feeling that this is going to be an exciting year. How can I be wrong, I started the year with some excitement so the whole year should be full of it. Yesterday, we went out to buy some wardrobe for winter. Winter. You read it [...]

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no delicious for today

January 5, 2008

It’s Saturday today and it’s almost 2 pm here. Any guess what’s missing on this blog today? For a while now, I had been participating in Saturday Photo Hunt over at TNChick’s site. A theme is given every week and participants post a photo of their choice. This week’s theme is delicious. One can think [...]

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