Together with the whole Christian world, my family and I join in the observance of Good Friday.

13 THINGS LEFT UNSAID
I got this idea from Michelle of Bleeding Espresso. Sometimes there are things you really would love to say but you are either embarassed, shy or reluctant and you keep to yourself, lock it in your heart forever. Here are 13 of those things I haven’t said (not necessarily to the same [...]

In the Christian world, it’s holy week already. The other Christian foreigners in the office asked me if I was going to apply for leave on Black Saturday and/or Easter Sunday.
Huh?
Truth is, I didn’t give it much thought - when I was working in Japan, I worked on Good Friday and Christmas. These days are not [...]

Here in Dubai and in my house, there is no such thing as the yearly scrub fest called spring cleaning. First, because there is no spring season in Dubai la-la-land and second, because there is no need to put away winter blues around the home including jackets and woolies because we don’t have them. We [...]

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 the higher slabs [...]

What Your Shamrock Says About You

You are good at making decisions and getting things done. You don’t procrastinate.At times, people are put off by your ambition. You don’t really take a lot of time to relax.You don’t really consider yourself a lucky person. In your view, people create their own luck.
You are creative, innovative, and [...]

The cool weather has finally said goodbye and what’s the best way to celebrate that other than spending time at the glorious beach!

~ the beach at 9 am ~
We went to Mamzar Beach Park last Friday and decided to stay the whole day doing nothing but barbeque, swim, sleep, chatter. Ah, I need more days [...]

I grabbed this from Shiera: 
1. Name one thing you do everyday.
* Write a blog post.
2. Name two things you wish you could learn.
* playing the piano- I wish I started early and continued the lessons I took 4 years ago.
* fiction writing - I love reading fiction and I wish I could write my own [...]

A horrific accident happened last Tuesday in the Dubai-Abu Dhabi highway caused by fog and clear reckless driving left hundreds injured and 8 people dead. Of the hundred vehicle pile up, 25 vehicles caught fire.

~ Looks like a scene from a Hollywood action movie but sadly, it isn’t ~
Police officers say that the crash happened [...]

13 TEACHERS I REMEMBER
1. Mrs. L- She was my first grade teacher. I was under her class in Grade 1 in the first school I was enrolled in. She was pregnant that time and very moody. I thought pregnant ladies are no fun.
I didn’t have to put up with the hormone-laden pregnant lady (#1) in the [...]