What a busy week! I had my usual work and gym sessions but it was also a very social week… After my session with Randy on Sunday morning I went to the airport to meet a friend from London who was on his way to Riyadh. He’d been in Abu Dhabi for work and his …
After my session with Randy on Sunday morning, my parents suggested that I sort out my PIO card. I’d been putting this off for one reason or another but my parents were insistent that I sort it out. Ugh. Mum and I went to a typing centre at Al Khaleej Centre. I don’t know why …
Aside from work and sessions with Randy it was a busy week. I had a massage at the Emirates Grand Spa on Sunday evening. I’d bought an online deal a few months before and wanted to use it before it expired. The last time I’d been there was in September last year – and it …
Again, I had Arabic every morning from Sunday to Wednesday – we covered: How we find life in Dubai – easy, fun, boring, etc Whether our friends are local or foreigners How to say sentences such as: I see you, he sees me, she helps them, and so on More verbs After my class I …
I don’t know where the time goes and I don’t know how I got to be a month behind writing my blog! I had Arabic every morning from Sunday to Wednesday – it was exhausting but we learned a lot (as usual). We covered: More directions – north, south, east, west, above, below, tunnel, in …
I started my Beginners II Arabic course on Sunday morning. It was an intensive Ramadan term – 30 hours in 4 weeks. I didn’t want to wait until September as I thought I would forget what I’d learned, especially the alphabet! I also knew I’d be travelling in October and would miss about 3 weeks …
On Sunday Dad and I had lunch at Vapiano and then he had a few errands to run. He left for Jamaica that evening. I finally had the place to myself, even if it was for just a couple of weeks instead of the couple of months I’d hoped for. Something is better than nothing! …
It was quite a busy week and I didn’t get as much work or writing done as I would have liked. I’d bought a voucher a while ago for a Dermalogica massage and facial at Onyx Fitness and Spa on Jumeirah Beach Road. I made my appointment for Sunday an…
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