Enough said.
The holidays couldn't feel any more alien than they this time around. Instead of the usual routine of slogging through the slush along the sidewalks of Bloor Street past the Christmas window displays, we have, well, nothing really. Sure the big hotels are still blasting lousy Christmas muzak all day and night, sure the local grocery store still sells ugly plastic trees (for the low-low price of 500 AED), and sure lots of people here still decorate their homes, but it's just not the same - I have to work on the 25th, for chrissakes!
I don't mean to complain cuz I've never been a huge Christmas person. So in the spirit of the season I'd like to share some sage advice I received on selecting a perfect gift for that special someone. This needs no further introduction, enjoy.
I don't mean to complain cuz I've never been a huge Christmas person. So in the spirit of the season I'd like to share some sage advice I received on selecting a perfect gift for that special someone. This needs no further introduction, enjoy.
After a brief hiatus (and much harassment from a couple of regulars - I'm talking to you, DH) it's about time I get back to updating this thing. What's new in six weeks? A lot, really. Started a new job, won a 25-hour endurance kart race, broke a few ribs on a botched landing while attempting the big jump at Ski Dubai, and have just recently started apartment hunting - we're finally movin' on up to the east side and out of the ghetto that is Bur Dubai.
In my absence it also seems the spam bots have been having a field day with the unsecured comment forms on this here blog, so until I get around to adding a skill testing question to beat the dumb ones back I've had to disable the feature.
The impossible has also happened here in Dubai this past month - the weather's gotten really nice. I'm talking days with 17 degree highs and 12 degree lows and lots of rain. It's only supposed to rain here a few times a year, but in the past month we've had many days of solid, heavy downpours. And what a sight it is - flash floods in the streets, major traffic calamities as everybody freaks out when they see a bit of water on the pavement, and let's also not forget the sight of locals running around wearing thick, winter rain jackets over their dish dashas.