Creative Meanderings

My ramblings and wanderings through life

  • _Fifty Shades of Grey_ by EL James It might concern me that a novel like this is on the top of New York Times bestseller’s list, or it might concern me more that people are flocking to read this novel over other literary works. However, literature always is a reflection of the times, it seems and I think that this novel is no different. When I read the reviews of this book and…

  • There’s nothing quite like waking up and realizing that you’re on vacation with absolutely nothing to do. If you’re like me, then on a normal day your mind might start racing with making a mental list of what needs to be done. So, when you remember that, in fact, you have nothing that ‘has’ to be done, a smile is all that is left to be had! 😀 Still, I haven’t quite fully…

  • Let me just start with – It’s fantastic to be on vacation at last! 😀 We embarked in the early morning from Abu Dhabi on Etihad’s partner airline – AirBerlin. First, a few comments about this flight. This was the first time I’d been on an AirBerlin flight as I’ve hardly been to Europe and not at all to Germany. There are a few important points to make note of. The seats reminded…

  • The next 10 days cannot come fast enough…just hope I can make it through them without totally going nutso!

  • In my “June Bride” post a few days ago I posted some pictures. Although it was a mixed wedding, I wasn’t sure about the freedom to take pictures since it was still a ‘local’ wedding. Therefore, I figured that my new iPhone 4S would take photos as well as my beloved Nikon Coolpix. Boy was I wrong! As you can see from the pictures I did take, the lighting was funky and there…

  • I think it’s been a while since I have updated on my pottery activities. So here are my latest creations – [shashin type=”photo” id=”4938,4940,4939,4941,4942,4944,4945,4947,4946,4948,4950,4949,4951,4953,4952″ size=”small” columns=”max” order=”user” position=”center”]

  • I’ve been following this blog for a while now. It’s one of the few blogs by adoptees that is more positive or should I say objective about both sides of the adoption issue. One topic that has come up lately has been about citizenship for international adoptees. Mostly I haven’t participated or even read much of the dialog as I can barely keep up on my own life let alone get involved in…

  • Every semester/term, we are encouraged to have some sort of outside co-curricular activity for the students. At the beginning of the semester, I organized a course-wide excursion to Ikea since we were doing a project around interior design. However, for the second trip, I decided it would be good for my students to have their own excursion. Usually I prefer not to deal with going to Dubai due to the time it takes…

  • This is a sweet story…. Back when I first came to Abu Dhabi, I was a big Couchsurfing participant since I had all kinds of space just for lil’ ol’ me. I was getting a lot of visitors, but enjoyed the company and experience. One of the early requests came from an Emirati woman, Mimi, who was looking for a place for her French boyfriend to stay on his visit to see her.…

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