Four months into this job and I am noticing something new in me. My voice has grown bigger (no, I am not turning into a man and growing adam’s apple!), and the Japanese words that is coming out of my mouth are becoming clearer, the person at the other end of the line, happier.
I had [...]

Thank God no one was hurt. Just as I was thinking of what to write today, opportunity presented itself in front of me. But this is the last thing I would want to happen. For the first time in my life, I witnessed a car crash within a stone’s throw from where I was standing.
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Don’t you just love wordpress for regularly releasing really cool themes?
I am finally thinking of sticking to this theme with layouts and colors that I truly love. The frequent change of skin has got to stop as it is confusing people, myself included. Lots of instability revealed there.
I am enjoying this theme but since the [...]

All roads lead not to Rome — especially not on summer. The searing heat automatically makes Dubaians yearn for water, water and more water. Water to drink, water to dip and dive!

After the promise to stop all sorts of unnecessary sun baking we still thought of other options. Go to the beach before 8am, swim in [...]

I had been asked so many times in the bus by random people sitting beside me why the move to Dubai. I come from a country with good weather so my view of our move is not influenced by the sun nor it is influenced by money (hard to believe, I know).  Some of them [...]

Can you really tell between 35C and 40C?
Truth is, 4 months living in the middle east had me defining the temperature in the beginning of these summer months as hot/tolerable and hot/no choice. If the temperature shoots above 30C, I couldn’t care less, all I feel is that it is burning hot but as long as [...]

After I got a cue from my mommy blogger friend Melany, I submitted my blog for review, just for the kicks and here is what the reviewer has to say:
Sandier Pastures
http://sandierpastures.wordpress.com/
How does a girl from Japan wind up living in Dubai? Well you’ll have to go over a visit this blog to get the full [...]

It’s Thursday again. I am off in less than four hours. Not really much tired this week because of work or commuting. The buses had been good lately, arriving on time by some miracle. The roads are still a mess but as long as I am inside the bus, I am fine with that (sort [...]

I had too much reading of bad news today and I terribly regret it. Never again would I start my morning with unpleasant news, especially concerning kids.
First, a couple of children run over by vehicles, either by their own school buses or other children’s parents INSIDE school premises. The picture of the 7-year old girl [...]

Except for a few problems about the eternal Dubai traffic, I am happy but terrified(?)  to write that life is going well, for now. There, I hope writing about it is not a jinx as I love being worry-free right now!
I am bringing some books to read on the bus. The traffic is just too [...]