By Grace on Jul 17, 2008 in Thursday Thirteen | 6 Comments
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 […]
By Grace on Jul 10, 2008 in Thursday Thirteen | 18 Comments
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. […]
By Grace on Jul 3, 2008 in Thursday Thirteen | 9 Comments
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 […]
By Grace on Jun 26, 2008 in Thursday Thirteen | 20 Comments
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 - […]
By Grace on Jun 19, 2008 in Thursday Thirteen | 26 Comments
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 […]
By Grace on Jun 12, 2008 in Thursday Thirteen | 12 Comments
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. […]
By Grace on Jun 5, 2008 in Thursday Thirteen, beautiful Dubai | 28 Comments
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 […]
By Grace on May 29, 2008 in Thursday Thirteen | 29 Comments
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 […]
By Grace on May 22, 2008 in Thursday Thirteen | 15 Comments
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 […]
By Grace on May 15, 2008 in Thursday Thirteen | 13 Comments
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 […]