Category: Recreation

Play and feed the hungry »

I came across this addicting vocabulary game at Sabine’s blog. It says you play the game by answering the meaning of the word in question (in multiple choice) and by doing so, every correct answer you make will donate 10 grams of rice to the United Nations Food Program.
I don’t know the authenticity of such [...]

Left Brain vs Right Brain: The Hemispheric Dominance Test »

Have you ever wondered which portion of your brain is the dominant one?
Experiments show how Hemispheric Dominance i.e., left or right brain dominance influences our learning styles. Of course there is no such thing that it is better to be left brain dominated or right brain dominated. We need both kinds of thinking to function [...]

life’s a beach »

Our new conquest for this week: Jumeirah Beach Park. 
We had a wonderful lazy day at Jumeirah Beach Park. Somewhat outside the busy buzzing city streets, life on the beach was moving at a slower pace.  The people were sunbathing, playing beach games or simply swimming. Although we didn’t bring our bathing suits with us, the [...]

crashing the firewall »

I had an admirable feat today! I found out that I could chat using Yahoo Messenger without having to install the software, which by the way I tried but failed. The new company is setting up a firewall that would prevent the staff from chatting away office hours. I was sad to know that..until! Meebo.com [...]

hitting the beach »

January 19, 2007 
All we did was flag down a taxi and in less than 15 minutes, we were facing the arabian sea.  We went to Mamzar Beach Park, a beach and a yes, park just a few minutes away from where we are staying.
For the first time since we came here, we are looking at [...]