Jumeirah beach park is fast becoming our most favorite place in town. Who could ever resist the pristine beach, the powdery sand, the cool, clear waters?  A month ago, it was still too cold for a swim but this time, it was just perfect!

As soon as little girl changed into her bathing outfit, she dragged [...]

After a roller coaster ride of emotions on my part, the big bosses decided and affirmed that we stay in the prison cell that is our flat.
That flat where the ceiling light fell, without any apparent reason whatsoever; that flat whose 2 elevators breaks down every once in a while making me shed some pounds [...]

He is one of the 889 among the almost 3,000 examinees who huddled the Electronics and Communications Engineering examination last April 10 and 11. My brother Jay finally earned his well-deserved laurel.

Cheers to the new ECE engineer in the family! I am so proud and happy for you Jay!

Another dose of cherry blossom pictures. Thanks to dear friend N again for sending such precious shots!

“wish we could walk hand in hand in this heavenly walkway…”
These pictures are taken at Matsumoto Castle, I already featured this historic Japanese castle previously, just a few minutes drive from where we lived.

~A very artistic shot, one of [...]

Mess revisited:
    
We’ve got an ugly wire sticking out of the ceiling. The shattered glass has been cleaned up but what happened still makes me cringe.
      
Update: the real estate promised (oh, how the manager promised, literally begged me not to find another flat as he will do everything to fix it blah, blah, [...]

Last Thursday, the Dubai sun decided it’s time to get things heating up here. When I went out from work just before 2pm, the sun’s rays are piercing my skin like needles. Ok, a little bit over but more or less it felt like that, hehe.
I was wearing a short-sleeved blouse so I welcomed the [...]

We have not watched TV for more than six months, not out of a statement against society or any overt religious injunction, but a simple desire to have a more meaningful marriage and family in the face of a busy life. M is frustrated with the poor programs, violence and commercialism. I simply quit watching [...]

A little break from all the negative happenings lately…. 
The butterfly is a powerful symbol in myth and religion. For early Christians and most particularly to my mother, it represents the soul itself.

A butterfly resting at a tree in the backyard of my parent’s house 
Back in my parent’s house, when we talk about close relatives who has [...]

I brought the digital camera and planned to upload the pictures of the mess that happened yesterday. I am at my all time low right now because of this headache and more upset because I realized I forgot to bring the USB cord or the Memory reader/writer. No pictures to be uploaded right now but [...]

The ceiling light is supposed to be screwed well, and it did live up to that — it screwed really well!
LOUD crash sound this morning at 5:30 woke us up. Coming out of the living room hallway still half-asleep, we heard ‘crunchy’ sounds as we stepped. Looking down at  our feet, shattered glasses strewn in [...]