I have a new addiction besides the internet. Goodness, I don’t even know what they’re called. All I know is that they have lots of pistachio nuts in it and they come from somewhere in the Middle East. Iran? Syria? Lebanon? Turkey? I don’t know, any idea? I should go back again and ask, never [...]

Driving was a risky task this morning as thick fog enveloped the whole city dropping the visibility to 100 meters.  There were 168 accidents reported for today alone.
The fog descended over Dubai at around 3:30 am and only cleared by 8:30 am.It is not unusual to have fog at this time of the year.It occurs [...]

Without warning, it’s back.
We are having a bit of weather, no not rain, that usual sunny (hot) one again. Last Friday, I wanted to scream, “but it’s still February, dammit!” Temperatures rose to a maximum of around 30C on midday last weekend.
We went to Century and Irish Village for a brunch at one of the restaurants [...]

This week’s theme: Free

A solitary road free from vehicles and people.

I got this from Karen. My answers are in bold.
1. When do you feel your best?
a) in the morning
b) during the afternoon & and early evening
c) late at night
2. You usually walk…
a) fairly fast, with long steps
b) fairly fast, with little steps
c) less fast head up, looking the world in the face
d) less fast, head [...]

13 BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
When I held a contest for the great bloggy giveaways carnival, I asked the readers of their favorite books. From 555 comments, here are the popular book titles mentioned. I have now added this in my reading list.
1. Pride and Prejudice
2. The Shack
3. The Pillars of the Earth
4. Bridge to Terabithia
5. Duma Key
6. [...]

Yesterday we went to the mall to find some ingredients for the bake sale tomorrow at our daughter’s school. It’s just Tuesday so the malls wouldn’t be packed like crazy like when it is Thursday night, the last working week of the hardworking people of the UAE.
The mall was full. What were the people doing [...]

Right now I am in the internet cafe, trying to write a post while dealing with claustrophobia of sorts. The distance between two people in my left and right side is at maximum 8 inches only. The guy on my left is flirting with someone in Yahoo and his voice is so big I promise myself [...]

Except me.
My boss summoned me into his dungeoncalled me again to tell me that my internet usage for December and January are a little bit over 1GB respectively and it is only my name that popped out in the list. Everyone who were reprimanded had either stopped using the internet (seriously, HOW can anyone not [...]

The Bloggy Giveaways Carnival hosted by Shannon wrapped up last week but I am still reeling with the results. There were 890 blogs giving away stuffs!
Things I won:

Insignia Pilot Video MP3 Player with Bluetooth Headphones at the Island Review blog - There were more than 400 contestants and I was chosen so it took me [...]