love, loss and what I wore

This year, I made a mental note to myself to try and explore Dubai beyond the shopping, the restaurants and Friday brunches. So far I’ve done the Global Village, dragged Poss & Ari to the Old Quarter, checked out the Taste of Dubai food festival and even surprised myself by actually catching a play at […]

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the grub list

With new restaurants popping up all the time in Dubai, it would literally take you forever to try each and every one. From celebrity chef tie-ups to the Dosa shop around the corner, you can pretty much satisfy every craving. While Poss & I are by no means foodies, we do enjoy good food and […]

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chapter one

I just came across a rather interesting observation on Twitter about how January 2018 feels like it’s been the longest month ever!  Is there something everyone is itching to get to in February that I don’t know about, because I feel like January just flew by. Granted, I have kinda been on extended holiday mode […]

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my first h&m bunfight!

Back in the day when I was a wee lass, I thought nothing of lining up for ages to get into a club or even spending nights camped outside a stadium to get concert tickets. I don’t quite recall lining up hours before a store opened to get a coveted collection though. But those were […]

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this is not a drill!

If there’s one thing I find somewhat alarming about living in Dubai, it’s the building fires. And when you live in an area that’s been dubbed the ‘Tallest block in the world” because of the number of residential skyscrapers, it can be a little disconcerting. Especially when one tower has sadly caught fire twice! Thankfully, […]

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meanwhile, in the sandbox …

With temperatures finally dropping slooowly but surely over Dubai, I’m so beyond ready to say bye-bye-bye to the oven that is Dubai’s summer! You’d think one would get used to the summers here after a few years, but you don’t. No matter how much you try to prepare for it mentally, that blast of heat […]

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playing mum

And teenager makes 3. Apparently storks now deliver kids of all ages to your doorstep, because with the recent arrival of our eldest son in Dubai, I have officially become a full-time expat Mum!

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