Saturday was a fun-filled day at SkyDive’s Dubai’s 30-day fitness challenge event. I was sweaty, tired, and hungry for something different. Last week I tried 3 Fils which I loved. So this week I decided to head to Meatballerz at JBR nearby, ‘cause I heard good things about it on Zomato by its chorus of fans. […]
Dubai expat life
Fresh Nails and Dope Conversations
One of my greatest joys of living in Dubai is the opportunity to meet and converse with people from places I’ve never heard of, or know next to nothing about. Travel and Expat life will certainly make you more gregarious, and thus more comfortable talking with strangers. Living far away from home, we become masters […]
Pontifications On My #GradStat
I did it! Last assignment towards my Bachelors of Arts in Organizational Management with a minor in Project Management and specialization in Human Resources JUST TURNED IN A FEW DAYS AGO!!!! That’s it. I.AM.DONE 120 credits completed! Over the moon! Time to recalibrate my coordinates and see where to next from here: Immediate […]
What’s on Yali’s Desk?
I have a love/hate relationship with desks. I insist on having one wherever I live, but yet end up making an office out of my bed on most days. There are, admittedly, few things I love as much as a dedicated work space at home. And even though I may be guilty of not using […]
My very cool annual report on my blog!
https://yali487.wordpress.com/2015/annual-report/ However, my blog no longer rests in WordPress’s domain. It’s self-hosted now under fromwetsandtodrysand.com. Happy New Year, folks!
Same-Same, but….
Most of us Dubaiyans are familiar with the phrase “same-same” and probably have already adopted it into our own vernacular. My first encounter with the curiously, endearing phrase was — of course — with sales clerks. It typically goes something like this: Q “Is this a real Birkin bag?” A ” Yes sir-m’am, same-same — […]
