Al Mahara = The Oyster. I meant for this to be a restaurant review but it has turned into more of a ramble on the ordeal we had of even getting to the place! Oh well. Please read on if you will.
Last week I was finally able to secure a reservation for Al [...]

A friend ordered a strawberry smoothie the other day and it was served in a cup with a domed lid. Nothing special, right? That’s how Starbuck’s frappuccino’s are served. But then I saw the straw and it was one of those large diameter straws. The ones that are used with bubble [...]

One of the things that I would like to accomplish during my stint in Dubai is to learn how to cook Indian cuisine as well as Emirati, Moroccan, Lebanese, Egyptian, Iranian, etc.
I was able to do the same thing in Puerto Rico during my first expat assignment and take advantage of the local produce, flavorings, [...]

Yesterday, DB forwarded me the following statement from our internet service provider (du) regarding the start of censorship:
“It is our constant endeavour to maintain the perfect balance between ensuring that all our customers’ requirements are met, and that we comply with all the guidelines of the TRA, including those on internet content filtering.
The World Wide [...]

Woo-hoo!
After nearly 6 months of eating on the sofa or floor, we’ve finally picked out a dining table and it was delivered to our apartment this past weekend:

Now I can scratch off item #3 from my list of apartment needs.
I am most excited about this piece of furniture – more than anything in our apartment [...]

I have a small balcony where I have been trying to grow some herbs. Currently I have sweet basil, thyme, rosemary, garlic chives, spearmint, parsley, cilantro, and sage. 

 
The mint, rosemary, and thyme I bought from the Dubai Garden Center. The mint and thyme are thriving but the rosemary looks a little sad.
Everything else [...]

I just found out that this blog I quite enjoy reading, called Stuff White People Like, has been picked up for a $300,000 book deal by Random House. Not bad for a blog that started up only 4 months ago in January. NYTimes article is here.
The postings, which satires topics in pop culture, [...]