Category: Thursday Thirteen

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 [...]

What’s on your salad bowl? »

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 [...]

Thursday Thirteen #42 »

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?

Holidays in Japan »

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 [...]

changes with Thursday Thirteen »

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 [...]

Thursday Thirteen #39 »

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. [...]