Archive for January, 2008

Poor DB!

January 30, 2008

Hubby and I went to the gym last night and all was going well until the chicken club sandwich in my tummy interfered with the treadmill running. I guess 4 hours between eating and exercising wasn’t enough. I moved over to the stairmaster which seemed to help alleviate the abdominal cramps.
Little did I know [...]

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Haggling For Dummies

January 28, 2008

I had been dreading the eventual day when I would have to start haggling for purchases. Haggling is an integral part of the local culture and is a game that has to be played as the stated price of most things are grossly inflated. I’m not talking about buying groceries in Carrefour or food at [...]

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Bus Adventure – Part Two

January 23, 2008

Edit (2-20-08) to include this link to the RTA Route Map
When I first told people that I was moving to Dubai, I was asked a few times if I had to cover up my body and face like in other Muslim countries. Luckily, Dubai is pretty liberal in that respect. Ladies are not [...]

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Bus Adventure – Part One

January 22, 2008

Edit (2-20-08) to include this link to the RTA Route Map
I did mention in this post that I had a rain story to tell. It involves public transportation in Dubai which is pretty lacking here (only buses right now, a metro is under construction) which is why people prefer to drive or cab if [...]

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A Deer Runs the Dubai 10k

January 18, 2008

DB and I took part in the Dubai 10k today. It is held as part of the Dubai Marathon. Of course, it wouldn’t be a Dubai event without being the biggest in something or other. Not to disappoint, this year’s marathon is the richest long distance running event in history with prize-money [...]

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Correction

January 16, 2008

DB has recently told me that the FIB (Flamingo in Black) in this post is not a loner or outcast as I had thought, but actually a juvenile flamingo. I’m upset now, but in a different way. Before, I thought the other pink flamingos wouldn’t play with the black one, but now, I’m [...]

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Tuesday Rant on FeedBurner

January 15, 2008

The headline news in Dubai right now is the rain and all the chaos that it is causing on the roads due to severe flooding. I too have my own rain story to tell but I will leave that for tomorrow as today I have another matter that I would like to blog about as [...]

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