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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]