Compared to the week before and the week before that, it wasn’t too busy a week. I was working on Sunday and Monday. On Monday afternoon I had a massage at the Oberoi Spa – which was lovely, as usual! My sister arrived on Monday night with her two boys – V1 is 4.5 years …
Compared to the previous week, this week was much busier, at least from Tuesday onwards. I was home all of Sunday, apart from my session with Trevor. On Monday afternoon I had a massage at the Oberoi. I’d have liked to go to the pool beforehand but it was a windy, sandy day. The last …
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 …
What a week! After my usual session with Randy on Sunday morning I met up with a friend for lunch. We thought we’d try Fuego, the new Mexican place at Souk Al Bahar. We got there a little after 2pm and apart from one other table, we were the only people in the restaurant. We …
After the excesses of my birthday weekend, we showed no signs of stopping. My friends who were staying at the Shangri-La invited us over on Sunday to hang out by the pool. We were there by noon and we took Vinay with us – he thoroughly enjoyed splashing around in the water. The poolside was …
What a busy week! I was home most of Sunday but had dinner at Caramel with my sister and a friend who now lives in Nairobi. I really enjoy the food at Caramel but always forget how dark the place really is. I know I’ve said that before – but it do…
What a busy week! I had my usual work and gym sessions but it was pretty busy otherwise as well. On Sunday afternoon, Mum and I decided to go out for lunch. We ended up at the Cheesecake Factory – I really enjoyed their herb-crusted salmon the las…
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