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 [...]
By Grace on May 8, 2008 in Thursday Thirteen | 24 Comments
1. Rocket Leaves - Hands down my favorite salad leaf and I did not know anything about this until we came to Dubai. I wasted like, my whole lifetime! I’m a big salad eater and right now, no salad is ever complete without this one even if I have to wash off the sand from the [...]
By Grace on May 1, 2008 in Thursday Thirteen | 20 Comments
13 DOG BREEDS I LIKE
1. Labrador Retriever
2. Golden Retriever
3. Akita
4. Shiba Inu
5. Bernese Mountain Dog
6. Siberian Husky
7. Border Collie
8. Australian Shepherd
9. Dalmatian
10. St. Bernard
11. Canaan Dog
12. Beagle
13. Cocker Spaniel
Do you have any favorite?
By Grace on Apr 24, 2008 in Thursday Thirteen | 15 Comments
Starting next week, Japan will have a long vacation called “Golden Week” - a Japanese term applied to the period with the following public holidays: April 29 (Greenery day/Showa Day), May 3 (Constitution Memorial Day), May 4 (People’s holiday) and May 5 (Children’s day).
It the longest vacation period of the year for many Japanese companies [...]
By Grace on Apr 20, 2008 in Thursday Thirteen | 12 Comments
If you have been here for a while, you might notice that I had been participating in the Thursday Thirteen meme every single week for 40 weeks now. I love to list down things and I get to have fun learning something along the way by reading other blogger’s T13 post. I love the spontenaiety and [...]
By Grace on Apr 10, 2008 in Thursday Thirteen | 14 Comments
13 REASONS WHY I FEEL LOVED (BY MY KIDDO)
1. At the end of the day, when asked if she missed me, I get a big YES all the time.
2. She tells me I love you before going to bed.
3. Starts the day in the morning by waking up and kissing me saying, I love you.
4. [...]