Archive for November 13th, 2007

choosing the right car insurance »

We just bought a car a couple of weeks back and one thing that stumped me was choosing a comprehensive and at the same time, efficient and affordable car insurance. I was there, alone at the motor shop not knowing what to do or where to start. There were a lot of insurance agents inside [...]

News Flash: accident close to my office »

This is what happens when a special public bus dubbed as “express” jumps at a red light to adhere to its name:
    
Bus #X25 slammed into five other cars in a busy intersection (100 meters from my office)  on a hectic Tuesday morning
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cheap phone card online »

One of the difficult things with living abroad is keeping in touch with friends and family back home. I had been away from my parents and my siblings for more than 10 years. Back in the time where free calling from PC to PC through Skype or Yahoo Messenger or Google talk was non-existent, I [...]

10 months after - DRIVING EDITION »

After 10 months, you know when you’re in Dubai when:

Your kid asks why you’re all wet at the back after you drive

 A journey that normally takes 15 minutes on Friday mornings takes you 2 hours on normal days.

You drive to Naif and you think you took the wrong exit and you landed in India!

You take the [...]