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“Thursday could be the coldest sunny day in the UAE this winter,” says The National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology, “A strong current of Shamal is expected to hit the Arabian Gulf, making the sea rough and forcing the mercury…
Bako National Park by amrufm, Flickr. I was around ten years old when my father took me and my sister, Sophia, for hiking in a forest somewhere in Mindanao, the easternmost island in the Philippines. It wasn’t an easy trail…
“Are you sure this thing won’t break?” asked an aunt, as she cautiously stepped onto the floor made from split bamboo. This happened a very long time ago, and I giggle each time I remember the look on her face….
Picture captured by Joanne Lane. Like so many travelers I love getting myself a souvenir or two to remember a place by. Personally, it’s the locally-made handicraft item that appeals to me the most; the rest, I believe, is made in…
From the original porcelain flooring, teak-wood fittings, intricate artwork and antiques, to the finely crafted Nyonya cuisine, every aspect echoes the history of the region, and offers a beguiling journey through this enchanting heritage. This is what The Majestic Malacca promises its…
Just less than an hour drive from Kuching by public bus, the Bako National Park is the oldest national park in Sarawak, eastern Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. Visitors claim that in this park it is guaranteed that you will indeed see the…
So it is said that Laksa is Malaysia’s signature dish. Yes, I’m going to post so much about Malaysia and her food that the husband will finally give up and take me there himself, to finally end this obsession I’m…
Muslims spend the daylight hours fasting during the holy month of Ramadan, which basically means no food or water, so it makes sense that the food awaiting us at iftar (the end-of-day breaking of the fast) should be good, hearty, and traditional…
When I saw The Yum List compiled by Monica Tindall, I knew I had to bookmark the page. Just like the U.A.E., eating out is also the national past time of Malaysia. Three distinct cultures – Chinese, Indian and Malay…
I’ve been visiting a lot of blogs and websites lately in search for inspiration on how to display content for this blog in such a way that is pleasing to the eyes and easy to navigate around. And it is…
“A package has arrived for you,” said Masood when he called me from work. “It’s from your friend Nisa in Singapore.” “REALLY?! Nisa sent me a package? Well, what does it contain?” “Um, I’m not sure. You’ll have to…
As I watched the news on television and silently prayed for the people in Japan (I have relatives living there and they are safe, alhumdulillah) my own encounters with calamities, albeit of a much lesser magnitude, began flashing through my…
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I’m here. And I’ll tell you all about this place. And why I’m here. Soon.
… perhaps not as much as I do now, anyway. Had I been gifted with the talent to sketch with finesse, I would spend my free time re-creating the still life that surrounded me. Like this one, for example… However,…
… some come early so that they can reserve an entire row for their friends who are, most of the time, late for prayers. And they won’t let others occupy that space even though the Imam has started leading the…
My parents’ home is not child-friendly. Except for the fake flowers above and the Russian dolls below, almost everything is fragile, do-not-touch-or-else type. Not everything is on display, but it’s not difficult to find them either. I remember, as a…
Themed ‘Islam: the religion of peace and understanding’, the Dubai International Peace Convention 2010 is a three-day event and was inaugurated on Thursday by Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the…
The very first time that I held an SLR camera was when I was 16. It was my father’s Pentax, a very handsome film SLR camera. It was an expensive hobby, specially for a college student, so I decided to…
The phone rings. It’s from a lady I met a couple of years ago. I had invited her over for dinner at my place that evening, and we exchanged phone numbers. Few months later, she flew home – somewhere in…
Read the first part here. In an attempt to get back together after the divorce, he decided that halala or temporary marriage is the only solution. She was skeptical at first but – nobody knew why or how – eventually gave…
Everyone in the building knows their story. It started out a little over three years ago when the residents welcomed a newly married couple, enthralled to begin their new lives together. The couple had both been working in the Gulf…
We had a very tiring day yesterday: worked until 4 am, attended a seminar, stayed at work until 9 pm, went out for dinner, did the mandatory weekly grocery shopping, put them away neatly once we’re home, and configured the…
Baby Girl was born prematurely at 22 weeks in June 2004. I was an intern at the Department of Pediatrics in a public hospital, where there were 38 premature infants, who needed intensive care, and only 20 incubators to help them…