Category: Thursday Thirteen

One year of Thursday Thirteen »

This is my 53rd Thursday Thirteen post. I can’t believe one year has passed already and I am still loving this weekly meme!
During the past twelve months, I have posted random topics about:
1. Reasons to love Dubai, although at this time of the year, there’s nothing to love about the heat and humidity! As of this […]

Hectic but special Thursday »

On Thursdays, I only work until 1:30 pm but this is my most hectic day of the week (most times). Here are 13 things I’ll do today:
1. Wake up and prepare breakfast.
2. Go to work.
3. Work. Work. Work. 
4. Go out of the office at 1:30.
5. Call the doctor for appointment for my mother who not feeling well.
6. […]

13 Brainy quotes by Terry Pratchett »

1. Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.
2. Most Gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don’t find out til too late that he’s been playing with two queens […]

Thursday Thirteen #50 »

I think the name Jennifer is so common that I have at least 7 friends named Jennifer and I know 3 bloggers named the same.
Did you know that there are so many Jennifer’s in Hollywood?
1. Jennifer Aniston- Don’t know her? I mean, Brad Pitt ex-wife, the Rachel, the tv show Friends?
2. Jennifer Love Hewitt - […]

a few of my favorite scents »

13 SCENTS/SMELLS I LIKE

1. Vanilla - I haven’t met someone who doesn’t like the smell of vanilla. It’s an essential ingredient for baking but not limited to it - Aromatherapists use it to create a relaxed, euphoric mood and to counteract tension, frustration and irritability. The sweet, exotic aroma is also associated with sensuality and […]

Thursday Thirteen #48 »

Three of my friends had/will have their babies this year and all of them had/will have baby boys. This week’s TT will be my favorite boy’s names although I won’t be able to use any of these because it would not match our family name.
In no particular order,
1. Patrick
2. Richard
3. Jason
4. Daneil
5. Josh/Joshua
6. Chris
7. Nicholas
8. […]

Thursday Thirteen #47: Dubai Desert Safari »

An hour and a half away from the hustle and bustle of Dubai, the wide golden sand dunes awaits everyone. We went to experience a desert safari - an off road adventure you will never forget!
Here are 13 (+1) photos from our desert adventure.

Here’s what happens if you go on a desert safari:

The tour operator […]

The unbelievably talented Julian Beever »

Julian Beever is an English artist famous for his art on the pavements of England, France, Germany, USA, Australia and Belgium. What makes his talent and his work extra special? Beever gives his drawings and anmorphosis view, meaning, the images are drawn is such a way that it looks like 3D when viewed from the […]

all about Harry »

Not the bespectacled boy with a wand and a broomstick. I’m talking about the real guy, Harrison Ford, the guy with the whip!
The 4th Indiana Jones movie is out and today is the movie premier here in Dubai and since I am a huge Harrison Ford fan, I’m not going to miss it for the […]

Do you have any of these myths? »

I wouldn’t be surprised if I’ll find the phrase “Going on a cruise” on people’s things to do before I die list. It certainly is on mine. Last weekend, I had the pleasure to tour a cruise ship docked in Dubai courtesy of Stacey and the desire to go on a cruise one day just got […]