April 2008

Al Mahara @ the Burj Al Arab

April 23, 2008
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Al Mahara = The Oyster in Arabic. 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 [...]

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The Search for Bubble Tea

April 22, 2008
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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 tea so that the [...]

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Stop and Smell the Spices

April 16, 2008
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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, [...]

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Censorship Again

April 15, 2008
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Yesterday, Scotch 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 [...]

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Finally a Dining Table!

April 14, 2008
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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 [...]

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My Garden

April 13, 2008
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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 [...]

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Thursday Thirteen #5 – Apartment Needs

April 10, 2008

13 Things I Still Need For My Apartment   It’s been 5 months since I’ve relocated from New York to Dubai (7 months for my husband) and there are still major pieces of furniture and other house stuff that we don’t have either because we haven’t gotten around to buying it or we haven’t found [...]

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A Lovely Saturday (except for the darn flies)

April 7, 2008
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This past Saturday, Scotch and I met up with a co-worker of his to play squash. Well, they played squash, I don’t like racket sports so I just hit the trusty old treadmill. Unfortunately, I was hungry-hungry-hippo as I hadn’t had dinner the night before. Unless you consider 7 little dumplings dinner. I sure as [...]

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