Restaurants. Hotels. Experiences
Hmm 🙂 Half watching a random episode of Gossip Girl, half having dinner, and half blogging, hehe. Okay don’t be pc and correct me, it should be one third -.- So 3 days ago we decided to try out another afternoon tea, so out came the Ent app. Other than Kambaa, Al Bayt was in […]
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4:05 pm Kathmandu time, we’ve only just departed 7 minutes ago and currently at 5634m in the air. Humbling to know that Mt Everest is at 8848m and about 100 people attempt to climb it each year. Amazing. Definitely not something in G or my bucket list 😉 Maybe a plane ride over it next time. Onto Hyatt, […]
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1:28pm, local Kathmandu time. G and I are sitting in the departure hall of Tribhuwan International Airport, legs perched on our hand carries, waiting to fly home. FZ578 is delayed for an hour, argh. Looking out through windows here reminds me a little of being in Queenstown. Mountains, blue skies, endless clouds. Unfortunately, the similarities end […]
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Last week, I was invited to try out one of the treatments in Saray Spa. Funnily enough this is one of the few spas that I have actually been to a few times before. So, you can say that my write-up is definitely a fair one, as I’ve always had high regards of its staff […]
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Mum loved it. Last Iftar before she flies home, and this was probably the highlight of the 4 iftars that she’s been to 🙂 It’s actually quite small (for Dubai), but it’s intimate, it’s beautiful, and just enough. Impressed how they managed to fit so many people in Nawwara yet not make you feel like […]
Read MoreThere’s a stance in hot yoga, where you touch your toes, heads to knee, and you look like a lamppost. I saw a little girl do this in Wild Wadi today. The only difference was she had her pants down and honestly, I was amazed how much water was coming out of such a cute […]
Read MoreSo I decided to take mum to The Beach…. since she’s never been there before after it has opened 🙂 It was a gruelling 38 degrees, as we parked our car in front of Al Fattan towers and wandered pass the Hilton onto The Beach. Started to sweat already and mum’s mood was going from […]
Read MoreSo the girls was wondering which ladies nights are still on over Ramadan and instead of scrolling through all their facebook pages I’ve decided to gather the info and pop it here for easy reference. These are the ones close to this side of town 🙂 Note that no loud music will be played, so if […]
Read MoreGuilty. I stole the photo above from Google 😀 I know I took a coupla photos during the initial stages of my relationship with Kalm but that was probably more than a year ago now, so I’m not too sure where it is. And why let that stop me from writing my lil story 😉
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Update : Please note that The Pavilion has been closed since 2016 as it was situated in the same spot where Dubai Opera now is. Back again, this time with G, to check out what The Pavilion had to offer on a Saturday evening (after a whole day in Wild Wadi! 😉 ). Probably a […]
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Check this out. Would you like some : Chocolate fudge cake…
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That’s what happens when you’ve spent too much time boarding. Yes we’ve have been checking out new cafes, restaurants, bars. We just spend the rest of the time in the sea so have no energy left to blog, hehe. Here’s a shot of this evening at JBR. Water temperature : 32°C Air temperature : 32°C Need to learn […]
Read MoreYou probably know what hot yoga is. I used to go to the one in Newmarket (Auckland), just a 5 minutes walk from work. The feeling of walking into a 40degrees heated room to do yoga when it’s freezing outside is actually, really nice. You sweat your arse off and then you feel completely cleansed […]
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Day Three – Khaketi Region Here’s the route that Giorgi took us on, that I do recommend you do if you plan to spend a day in Khaketi. If you like bit of history/culture of orthodox Christian churches, a tour of Georgia’s biggest winery plus drink good Georgian wine and whisky, breathtaking views of a […]
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Day Two – Kazbegi Georgia is so beautiful. Kazbegi reminds us a bit of New Zealand, The green, the lush mountains, the rivers, the sheep. Haha, a lot of sheep! Stepantsminda is the last lil town we went to, which is just before Russia. Ooo, if only we got our visas ay. Then we can […]
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Dedicated to our guide Giorgi, who was super 🙂 From airport transfers, to taking us from one hotel to other, to walking us back in case we got lost, to stopping at the randomnest places so we could photos, to taking us to hidden bakeries at the roadside, local cafes that you would never know […]
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Been looking forward to write on this lil find in the marina 🙂 Last Saturday when K was here, we went out for a cycle around the marina and ended up at Pier 7. I had originally planned to take her to Ocacti for ladies night, supposedly sunset cocktails from 6-9pm. We wandered through the […]
Read MoreLast time we were here, was nearly a year ago for the beach brunch. Absolutely loved it 🙂
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Aw, not so good photos with my S3 in dim light 🙁 Sorry. Fun week with our dear guest K in town 😀 Decided to use the photo above as she was conveniently censored by the meat, ha ha. So last Thurs we cabbed to JBR, to try out their new Fogo Vivo experience. We […]
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What a night! 🙂 Let me introduce you to the glitz and glamour of Cavalli Club and the spectacular show that we had the opportunity to experience last night.
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I think if we keep this up we’re gonna be fat people soon. He he he. #Needtostartexercising Classic interior Few weeks ago I had gotten the chance to join in on the cooking class organised by Ah Lan! Gourmet at Benjarong. That was a fab afternoon, watching Chef Naruemol teach us how to make glass […]
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Dear John, I would like to apologize again for my friend, who really needs to be controlled when taken out to public. He is getting married next week so that might explain the inappropriate behaviour. Nonetheless, we are very grateful for your excellent attitude last night, and for taking care of us 🙂 Yours sincerely, The […]
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We checked out of Punta on the third day, and got dropped off at Tropical Suites ( Thanks Alessandro!) located in the centre of Bocas Town. Glad we chose it ay, cheers to Tripadvisor’s recommendation – it was really good for Bocas standards. Clean, spacious, and they gifted us a bottle of champagne as well, aww. […]
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The only souvenirs we took from Punta were memories, a million photos, and about 250 sandfly-bites all over my body. I wouldn’t trade it for anything though. It would have been good if G shared some of these bites, but unfortunately I am just a lot more sweeter than he is 😀 Here’s my honest […]
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Sitting cross-legged in our suite, cheers to Trump Ocean Club for spoiling us 🙂 We’re much in need of this after getting sunburnt snorkelling off Bocas Del Toro, and eaten alive by sandflies at Punta Caracol. Gonna jump on the shuttle in an hour to the nearest mall to Casco Vejo, thought I’ll do a […]
Read MoreI’ve spent the last few days researching on our last-min honeymoon. Seriously takes a lot of effort, reading the 101 reviews on TripAdvisor, Booking.com, googling “Travel blog”, “Tips”, “Where to eat”, “Where to stay”, you could literally sit in front of the screen for hours. I don’t know if I’m more excited about the holiday […]
Read MoreI couldn’t even sneak one photo. Sad face. Other than the fact that photography was banned, my S3 battery was at 4%. Great planning! 😀 So last night I attempted to drive to Dubai WTC from work. Lots of traffic + getting lost, I ended up parking at the new carparking building next to McGettigans. […]
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If you haven’t been to the newly opened ‘The Beach‘ on the….. you guessed it, beach-side of The Walk… you really should! Central area, love it here. They play music on speakers as well, I’m surprised people don’t start dancing or basking ay. Might have to go with the fact that it’s illegal to dance….or […]
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Would you like to have some : Roast beef, yorkshire pudding, potatoes, gravy, mmm
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Much belated blog post, as we took M there mid-February for her lil birthday celebration 🙂 I had read about Mekong in What’s On and the whole eating in a rickshaw thing caught my attention. Something different 🙂
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Not the best photo ay. Sorry! It’s actually a really beautiful beach bar, and I love the hotel. Makes me feel like I’m back in South East Asia again 🙂 Definitely in our “to-stay” list! So last night we thought we’ll check out the new ladies night, “Sparkle in the Sand.” Saw Ah Lan’s post […]
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Wagyu heaven. I feel guilty that we had so much wagyu last night. I’ll blame it on G, who kept ordering, and ordering! It was so so good though 🙂 So yesterday evening, we headed back to Pure Sky to try out their sunset brunch. Been looking forward to it for awhile now, and G […]
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and you’ll see the sun, setting Kids, running Smiles Heads, on shoulders Hand, in hand Sand, on your feet Wind, in your hair Life, all around Loving the newly opened The Beach.
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How would you like to, spend 3 hours in a classy lounge in a 5-star hotel, have some scones and gourmet sandwiches, catch up with friends, whilst a lady plays live piano in the background, sip on amazingly fragrant tea (that you can get choose from a frikin’ tea box!)? When you’re done with the […]
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Oct 2014 update – Hot Latin Night is now moved to Ocacti. I’ve never been there before so no blog post to accompany it. You can check it out yourself and let me know What an unexpected evening 🙂
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Last Sunday, we went to Positano at JW Marriott Marquis for some fine italian buffet. It was literally 4-days of super pigging out with M being here, haha. Positano’s located on the 2nd floor of the hotel. Last time we were here was nearly a year ago now when we stayed for 2 nights when […]
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Hehe, good mood again. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Think I’ve gotten over my little episode from last night. Cheers to Waldorf Astoria for restoring my faith in Dubai hospitality.
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Haha crazy bloggin’ ay. Love exploring new spots, especially with M here! I remember checking out Senyar Bar a year ago when they had Ladies Night there. I think it’s shut now. Replaced by El Sur ? Mental note : Add to to-go list. So Oeno’s resumed its Ladies nigh aka Goddess Night – on […]
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What’s on magazine had a little write-up on a new ladies night close to home. Since M’s here, thought why not check it out with her 🙂 So when you get in through the main entrance of Media One, turn left and keep walking. You’ll hit the other set of lifts and as you’re looking […]
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Love Entertainer Vouchers. So I went to Dubai Mall to meet up with mum after work today. Decided on dinner at Urbano as it was the first restaurant that popped up when I was scanning through the Ent Dubai book. We got there before 7 so it was pretty empty at the terrace at first. […]
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Last Eid, G and I did a mini trip to a few spots in Europe. Got pretty lazy after we returned, managed to do two posts which were our highlights 🙂 Sandeman’s, and Salzburg. My brief review on the SPG hotels we stayed in Vienna.
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I don’t know why I haven’t heard much about Rhodes Twenty10. We remember seeing Gary Rhodes at the Dubai Taste Festival last year and we kept going, should we go talk to him? Should we should we? Sadly no we didn’t have enough courage 🙁 Last December – for G’s birthday, just before we flew […]
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I would like to apologize in advance for the quality of these photos. I took G’s camera out tonight in hope to take better photos than using my S3. Me + G’s camera – G = not-so-good photos 🙁 So I had been looking forward to Ladies Night at Ba, after doing a lil walkaround […]
Read MoreSo gutted we didn’t even take out our camera last night. Probably cause we were enjoying the food so much. G and I reckons that thus far Shanghai Chic is one of the better chinese restaurants found in hotels, i.e authentic food and value for money. Group of 7 went to try the CNY special last […]
Read MoreNice to be back in Fairmont The Palm again 🙂 Nice to be pampered again, as well 🙂
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1 hour before we have to get ready for our Nien Chu Yi dinner at Shanghai Chic, so I’ll keep this short and sweet 🙂 Last night we went to Zheng He at Mina A’ Salam for tuan yuan fan. Beautiful setting next to the waterway, overlooking the Burj. I was so hopeful that there […]
Read MoreMy hands are shaky from 2-hours of badminton. I hope I can do this post properly 🙂 So, Gong Xi Fa Chai everyone! Nien chu yi today. Miss Kuching terribly 🙁 One week ago I started googling “Chinese New Year in Dubai” and could hardly find much hits. It looks like there’s more now, with […]
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A lot of people, family and friends, made this wedding, special. We’ll save the personal photos to be shared on Facebook 🙂 On top of our loves ones, we would like to thank the following people, who made this wedding, even more beautiful : Vanessa from Bella Cupcakes. Sometime G and I walk around Dubai […]
Read MoreWe are back home in good ol’ Auckland for a few weeks 🙂 Big day on Monday. 🙂 Back on blog in January – in the meantime, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone 🙂
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Read MoreI bought one of those groupon deals the other day – this was 159 AED for Hair Cut, Blow Dry, Schwarzkopf Treatment & Full Head Colour ( add-on 70AED for long hair ). Spent 3 hours yesterday afternoon under the care of Alan himself – walked out a happy girl 🙂 It’s a fairly new […]
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I just wanted to put this photo up because I’m so proud of it *big grin* Sarawak Laksa. Only available in……. our place!
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Looks like we’ve found ourselves another Ladies Night on Wednesdays! 🙂 3 of us girls went to Movenpick Hotel JBR on The Walk few nights ago. It’s been a few months since I’ve been there – brunch at The Talk, and random drinks at Chinwaggery in March. They’ve just finished up with renovations and it’s really […]
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We took so many photos on our Eid break – here’s just a few of my favourites from the 3-days in Munich 🙂 Our short break there was entirely planned to Sandeman’s. A good friend of mine from high school recommended Sandemans to me before we left for our OE. Definitely one of the best travel […]
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SZR Emirates Towers looks pretty mean in here, doesn’t it. Gorgeous views from the 49th floor of Radisson Royal Hotel, SZR. I’m not too sure what’s going on with the stream of light above the Burj – I can assure you there was no hovering spacecraft above the 828m of steel and concrete structural wonder last […]
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I’m gonna try and let the photos do more of the talking, mainly because a) it does and b) I’m lazy (again) – hehe! Of all the random hotels we stayed in over our Eid break, Hotel Altstadt was our favourite-st 🙂 For those who hasn’t been to Salzburg – go! It’s such a beautiful […]
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January 2016 Update Came back again after our last visit more than two years ago now ! The girls appear to have changed, the show is different – there’s accordions, solo flute performance, rocking it out in guitar and keyboards, and even fan dancing. Haha. Entertaining. (Note : Please do not take photos of them […]
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Struggled quite hard to find a drinks-inclusive evening brunch under 200AED in this area. Super glad we settled with the theme nights option at Horizon in Amwaj Rotana 🙂 For AED159 – Soft Drinks package For AED189 – House beverages package
Read More2 months till our big day. Excited, but that also means spending most of our time after work sorting things out… no more play play! Onto our lil Eid break. Lots to blog on – here’s on what’s to come (if I get the time to do it!) Travel post on Vienna, Salzburg and Munich […]
Read MoreNot quite sure if I’ll make it blogging on brunch before we fly to Vienna on Saturday. If not, watch out for @mrmustard1’s appearance on Instagram 🙂 Eid Mubarak everyone!
Read MoreTues night was Pure Sky’s “Think Pink Ladies Night” hosted by Lipsy. Note that it’s not in the main Hilton Hotel building, but where the residences are i.e entrance is next to Tim Horton’s. R and I went, dragged G along (who wanted to go home 2 seconds upon stepping in because there was no […]
Read MoreListened to JJ, Mike and Dom for most of the mornings in Auckland. We finally met them in Sydney prior to Lady Gaga’s gig in the Town Hall (was more excited to see them than to go to Lady Gaga’s concert, hehe!) Now this is one of the many reasons why we miss NZ. You […]
Read More(Sorry I couldn’t find a photo that didn’t have #mrmustard1 in it 😉 ) Last Thursday the bunch of us ventured down to DIFC for a night out. It was G and I’s first time to a bar in DIFC (and no, we’ve never even been to Zuma!). We got to Capital Gate and managed […]
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I feel that since I’m using G’s camera photos, I can’t be bothered writing too much because the photos speak for themselves 🙂 Last Friday we drove down to St Regis for another weekend rendezvous. I actually preferred it this time round because it wasn’t as cold as when we spent the weekend there in […]
Read MorePretty isn’t it. Saturday night, after a full day in Yas Waterworld (which was awesome, by the way), G and I decided to drive back to AD to dine in Benjarong. Dusit Thani is apparently quite new, having had it’s soft opening just recently. Well it was our first time ever to any Dusit […]
Read MoreAccording to K, they serve the best Eggs Benedict in town. And so we thought why don’t we give it a try? Drove to The Walk this morning for late breakfast or what the rest of the world calls “brunch”. Luckily for me, The Walk at this time of day isn’t packed with Ferraris and […]
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So here I am sitting cross-legged on my red carpet, all excited to blog about my random weekend rendezvous at the Le Royal Meridien 🙂 Not to be mistaken as the other SPG resort with a similar name on the same stretch about 5 minutes drive away. I’ve always wondered why the other one (where Barasti […]
Read MoreMagic. Don’t we all love a little big of magic. R and I went to the opening show of The Illusionists on Wednesday night, held in World Trade Centre. It was such a good show 🙂 My favourite will probably be The Trickster – which I initially found quite annoying but then grown to absolutely […]
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Talk about being underdressed. We saw a deal on Groupon weeks ago for “Brunch at the Beach” with “Access to the pool and the beach!” Since we’ve been to the one at XL Beach Club before, we figured it must be pretty casual. Told the whole troupe to come in casual i.e t-shirts and shorts. […]
Read MoreI love ping pong. Can someone get us a ping pong table for the tower please? 🙂 Last night we went to Spin Dubai , located on the first floor of Wafi Pyramids. Love the slogan on the front ‘ So you can think you can Pong ? ‘ – Ha ha. There’s a table out […]
Read MoreLazy blog post. I’m supposed to be in the pool, he he. Been to Al Hambra twice now and totally recommend it. 4 people, use 2 of your Entertainer 2 for 1s, and you get Crazy meal for 4, add in 1 litre of Sangria and your bill will come to about 550AED for a […]
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Not many places do lunches. I had a few stray Entertainer vouchers at home in the weekend and I started to call to book and most said they only opened for dinner. Stinky. Observatory, a short stroll from us was fortunately open for lunch! 🙂 With the 2 for 1, you can have a classy, […]
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I wish I could go for massages every other week. Ah…. that would be the life 🙂 Zen The Spa is located on the 5th floor of the newly-ish opened Al Ghurair Rayhaan by Rotana Dubai. Now if you try and google Al Ghurair Rayhaan you’ll find only Arjaan on Googlemaps. Don’t worry – it’s […]
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Back in June when M was here, I took her to experience brunch at The Talk in Moevenpick Jumeirah Beach Hotel. Now G and I have been to Moevenpick a few times, big fan of Chinwaggery, the bar outside, but we had never dined in the adjacent restaurant. Expectations weren’t high, as from our previous walk-throughs it […]
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Can’t believe we live so close but the first time that I went up there was just a few weeks ago! Was there again last night, and the night before. Hehehe. Absolutely packed. Thanks to the very sweet Vivian (a guy!) who attended to us and kept me happy with glasses of Malbec. Observatory provides […]
Read MoreWoke up one morning, pulled the fabric blinds up and saw – this. These guys must be around 50+ floors up. I cannot imagine what goes through the professionals who do the Burj. Salute to all the window cleaners in Dubai. We’re almost nearing the end of Ramadan now – with Eid being next weekend. […]
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Saw the promo on Sheraton MOE’s Facebook for a full body massage (60 minutes) + facial (30 minutes) for only 179AED over July/August. Not bad 🙂 As we had been to the 24th floor during the SPG photoshoot weeks ago, I was somewhat familiar with the place but had not been to the spa before. Why […]
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I seldom do re-posts but I just felt like At.mosphere deserved another one 🙂 Few months ago At.mosphere updated their menu, which meant a new selection of mocktails. I usually go straight to the more ‘exciting drinks’ but have made it an exception when I’m on the 122nd floor. Absolutely in love with their mocktails […]
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You know it’s good when you come home and the first thing you want to do is write about it before you forget 😉 Tonight, R and I went to Armani/Mediterraneo for the first official iftar. Ramadan Kareem, everyone. I was excited – because it would be the first time dining in Armani Hotel. Though […]
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Love everything about the Holstee Manifesto. Thanks to JY for introducing me to it.
Read MoreWorks been crazy lately, haven’t found time to blog for awhile now! Last night GM organized a get together at Claw BBQ in Souk al Bahar. Of the few times that we’ve been to Souk al Bahar, I’ll be honest with you and say that there hasn’t been a single place where I’ve gone, Hey […]
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I took M to Fairmont The Palm two weekends ago. We checked into the Fairmont Gold View Room on the 10th floor, and to our nice surprise found a pot full of bloomin’ red roses and a personalised note to me. Opened it up and in it was a hand scrawled note ‘Dear Ms. X, […]
Read MoreHehe, I have so much to write. With M here, it’s just been a continuous with exploring the different restaurants in Dubai + endless shopping during DSS! I’m going to do one by one if I find time! Here’s a list of what’s the come on my little blog : Another luxurious night stay with […]
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Being a loyal Jumeirah fan (thanks to Arvin’s charm), we’ve been to many Jumeirah restaurants but have never explored the ones in Emirates Towers because a) it’s a wee bit far from where we live b) haven’t really heard any of our friends talk about the restaurants there, their reasons probably because of point a) above […]
Read MoreAgain, just alright. I’m getting bored now when I blog about things that were just alright. I think I’ll go to bed after this -.- Reasonable prices. The bread they served before your meals – that was the best. Clam chowder was good. Chicken caesar salad – the greens were a bit old (see photo). […]
Read MoreHmmmmmmmmmmm. Nothing special really. (Sorry RG!) Took M to Rivington Bar and Grill at Souk Al Bahar last weekend, just cause it was one of the few restaurants around Dubai Mall that was in the Entertainer Fine Dining. M ordered the Salmon Bomb – 125AED. I had the traditional Fish and Chips – 125AED. It […]
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I’m sleepy. DSS has kicked off and we’ve just been wandering through Dubai Mall. I didn’t buy a single thing. I’m so sad 🙁 Maybe some blogging will cheer me up he he. M’s here – thought it’ll be nice to show her some of Dubai’s nightlife. And what’s a better place than Embassy, just […]
Read MoreI don’t usually blog on movies. In fact I think this is my first blog post on one so I don’t even know what category to throw this into. I just wanted to write a little something because I thought Stoker was just such an amazing movie. In the words of another reviewer, ” a gorgeous, twisted, […]
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06.06.13 He he I’m starting a post that I’ll keep updating, since I’ve completely fallen in love with the South-east Asian food in The Noodle Room. This will be a collection of my ongoing reviews of its dishes. Click here for its menu. *Gasp* – yes it is what it looks like – Char Kway […]
Read MoreSitting cross-legged on our black dining room chairs, warm summer breeze wafting in, Sheikh Zayed Road’s traffic overwhelmed by the constant drilling from the adjacent site. I wonder what they’re going to do there? Please built a park! It’s nice to be home again. Here’re some snapshots from my little work trip to Makati : […]
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Don’t you love it when Entertainer ME puts up special member offers? 🙂 Friday’s brunch plan was really quite impromptu. We usually either look in the Ent book (which doesn’t have many brunch options), then search online for the one-day deals, then Member Offers. Good thing The Med popped up, and eventhough we’ve been there […]
Read MoreHehe. Best time of the year – Jumeirah Restaurant Week starts tomorrow! Last year, we managed to squeeze in Segreto, Pierchic, and Al Nafoorah (Zabeel Saray). Have made reservations with Junsui – this will be our first time ever passing that bridge to the Burj Al Arab. Wonder if it’ll live up to expectations? 06.06.13 […]
Read MoreSharing a blog post from my beloved friend half the world away. Love it 🙂 Truth about love..
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Sitting in the Fairmont Gold Lounge, glass of bubbly to my right, Viva magazine on the left with the oh-so-hot Diane Kruger staring back at me. A group of expats are sitting outside on the verandah having drinks, overlooking the marina. It’s beautiful here. I feel like I’m on holiday, yet again. And it’s literally […]
Read More#10 And how on earth did I get 300 votes?! There’s a million comps hosted in Dubai and sometimes they have the ones where you put a photo and get people to like them. Last week I thought I’ll give this one a shot. I haven’t checked it since and as I clicked on it […]
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O dear, I just went to read the reviews on Yadig and most of it was pretty bad ay. I guess I was the one of the few that was lucky?! (Thank God!) Weeks ago I bought one of those 99 AED all-inclusive Cobone vouchers. I’ve bought one of these before for a random salon […]
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Harry Potter theme song playing in the background…. We never get sick of this ay Beautiful isn’t it? Taken, Sunday morning 12th of May 2013 around 7 am.
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Been lazy to blog lately, work’s getting busy which is great really. Dubai’s picking up very very quickly 🙂 *Excited* Short one. Last week, we took our guests to Karma Kafe, located on the first floor of Souk Al Bahar. If you sit at the terrace, you’re overlooking the fountains and the Burj – nice. […]
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So disappointed 🙁 I’ve read and heard good reviews about this place. We cycle pass it a lot of time now and it’s always pretty packed with asians, so we figured – it must be good?
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I was thinking if I should run the photos through instagram to make it cooler, but ah, can’t be stuffed, lol. Too many! Plus I’m knackered from brunch at XL today. Best time to blog 🙂 Last night, G and I got dressed up for the big AhLan! Ball held at Asateer Tent in Atlantis. […]
Read MoreThe temperature dipped tonight to a cool 26degrees. To most in the UK, this must be ‘warm’, haha. We took the bicycles out and ventured to The Noodle Room for a quick dinner. Not to be mistaken from the The Noodle House, owned by Jumeirah Groups, The Noodle Room is similar but different in a […]
Read MoreInspired by the travelling gnome concept from Amelie, may I present you, The Adventures of Mr. Mustard. You can find him on Instagram : MrMustard1
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We’ve found good live acoustic. Finally! Amazing voice. Amazing music. Vodka mixers for the ladies for 5 DHS each (we couldn’t taste any vodka in our cranberry vodka but hey, it’s better than paying 45 DHS in a bar with bad music !).
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Hee hee. Pamper Day! After some blueberry pancakes at Baker & Spice in Souk Al Bahar (it wasn’t that great), I left the troupe and made my way to Armani Hotel, situated at the base of the Burj Khalifa. Note to self : Get a nice big umbrella, summer is here! When I got to […]
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2015 Update This post is currently obsolete. Yuraku no longer does the deal mentioned below, however please refer to my latest post on how their karaoke deal works 🙂 September Update Went back again last night, prices has increased so I’m just updating this post to suit, with a few pretty pictures 🙂 Mark is […]
Read MoreHave you ever drank out of a treasure chest? Have it brought out with music and confetti falling all over your table, and smoke seeping through? Haha well now you can, and only at Mahiki! First off, thanks to CR for dragging us out last night. We really felt like just staying home and doing […]
Read MoreFirst time experiencing an earthquake, and all the way in Dubai! I was just staring down at my drawings and suddenly the drawings and table started shaking, quite gently. Looked up at my workmate in front of me and we were just like ‘Did the table just move?’ Checked Facebook and the news just went […]
Read MoreWith the temperature nearly reaching the 40s mid-day lately, we can’t help but wish winter would last just a wee bit longer! Here’s a random collection of Dubai photos I found in my S3, in no particular order (and yes, I am now addicted to Instagram! *Guilty* Hee hee) 1. 12pm fog engulfing the marina […]
Read MoreThursday night, G and I took our bicycles out and made our way to JBR . Traffic was the usual and it was pretty awesome flying past all the cars, hee hee (big smile on face). Movenpick’s valet was nice enough to let us park our bikes in the garage, and the lady at the […]
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I was going to start blogging on our little experience last night and started googling ‘Giannino Meydan Beach Club’, and found Foodiva‘s site as the top hit. Clicked on it and started going through the many posts, which had grown from Giannino Milan’s response to her blog. Goodness gracious, hadn’t realize that chefs would […]
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Not too bad for a sandstorm weekend ay! Hehehe! This has been a getaway that we had been planning on and off for months. To Amish whom took care of our reservations and numerous ‘changes’ – Thanks for your patience and understanding!
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Okay I have to admit, I’ve become one of those Instagram suckers, so you may see a bit of Instagramy shots every now and then 😛 Fri evening we had booked for a meal at 18degrees, located at the top floor of the 5-star Hyatt in AD. Many thanks to Rami who had made sure reservations […]
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Thursday night, thought we’ll venture to Rixos The Palm on the ‘other end’ of The Palm for dinner. It was quite a bit of a drive pass the Atlantis and we couldn’t help but think, what if, what if, what if. There is no other way back to mainland than through the tunnel. They really need […]
Read MoreStill don’t get it. Few days ago, I checked FB randomly at work, as saw that Air Miles Middle East were giving away BBZ10’s to the first 200 people who emailed them with a minimum of 5000 Air Miles (equivalent to 35DHS or 5pounds). I was thinking, what the heck! And you don’t even have to […]
Read MoreWe were wandering around Mall of the Emirates on Sunday night after a yummy (but super greasy) feast at KFC. Brought our guests to the Ski viewing area, hoping to catch a glimpse of the cute little penguins. Felt like a drink and then I remembered, it’s Sunday night and there’s ladies night at Apres! […]
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Entertainer Fine Dining doesn’t actually have too many bubbly brunch options. Good thing is, the website sometimes gives you Member Offers and we just so happened to see Beachcombers being one of the few on promotion. Yippee!
Read MoreShort one. Didn’t realize how cold it still can be, mid-March! We asked the lady if they could turn the heaters on but they said ‘It doesn’t work, with the wind,’ – lol. Maybe it’ll operate during the calm summer nights? So Lipsy hosted the ladies night last night at Tamanya Terrace. Girls get 3 […]
Read MoreDon’t even think about a walk in. Minimum spend 10000AED a table and prior reservations are required. Doesn’t matter if you stay in the hotel…..:( One day 😉
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Had the opportunity to stay in the newly opened JW Marriott Marquis over the weekend. Before checking in on Thursday, the only few things that we’ve heard about this place were from the scattered FB newsfeed stories of its opening ceremony, hosted by Simone with special guest Leona Lewis, the sports bar Velocity (from Dubai92’s […]
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2014 Update – Venue no longer does ladies night – check out their website for deal updates 🙂
Read MoreRead a really interesting article this afternoon, written by a fellow blogger on “Travel vs Tourism – A sad story of how little we know” Do read it. It makes you think again – why are we doing this? When G and I started our travels in Europe, the whole ‘Why you travel’ thing became a bit […]
Read MoreOur first ever tennis game, live! I grew up with brothers who love watching tennis. In those days it was Pete Sampras, Andrew Agassi and Steffi Graf. I’ve attempted to play some in Auckland but will admit I’m not the best when it comes to balls and coordination, hehe. I enjoy ping pong though – […]
Read MoreDon’t drink too much of that pink stuff. It gives you the worst hangover ever the next day. We brought some guests from Singapore there on Thursday night to “check out Dubai nightlife”. It was busy as hell, music was so loud and crowded with expats. Quite different to the last time that we were […]
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I bought a green UCOB shirt from home last year, that had a cartoon of a girl wearing a beanie, scarfs, mittens, the whole deal. Underneath it said “I hate winter.” I thought it may be quite appropriate since we were supposedly moving to London. I still wear that here, although I really should change […]
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Updated post, 13th March 2015 Been two years since I’ve been back to Dek on 8 for their ladies night. Wasn’t the best experience back then to be honest (read review below), but I’m glad I gave it a second chance 😉 So last Wednesday, after one drink (Ps – not the best white wine, […]
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Isn’t it nice when you find another new bar in town that you like? 🙂 Well last night we thought we’ll venture out a bit further (than the Marina, lol), since we had a guest. Rang up Jumeirah groups to double check and yes, Bahri Bar does ladies nights on Tuesdays between 8-11pm. When you […]
Read MoreFirst off, I’m not the biggest fan of Atlantis. (Sorry Atlantis) I guess the few times that we’ve been there we’ve had not-the-most-pleasant experiences. Maybe it’s just timing. I don’t know. I keep thinking it’ll get better but the thing is, there are just so many other restaurants and bars in Dubai so my thoughts […]
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January 2016 update – Woohoo, just found out that they’ve brought back their minimum spend to 200AED pp for non-window seats, and 250 AED pp for window seats 🙂 Highly recommended since it’s similar price to go to the Observation Deck. Please call to check. August 2014 update – Minimum spend in Atmosphere has now […]
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Apparently, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose was staying in St Regis as well when we were there last night. We didn’t know that until were leaving! Grrr! Should’ve gone down early to have breakfast and just sat there allllllll morning ay! Damn. Least we got to see them play at the HSBC Golf […]
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Isn’t that beautiful? 🙂 You get that a lot in Dubai. White sand, light blue sea, clear skies. And for maybe 5 months in the year if you’re lucky you get awesome weather.
Read MoreSorry no photos for this one, aww. Couldn’t be bothered with photos last night as I had gone over straight after work. Couldn’t leave until 6:15 p.m grr and our appointment was at 6:30 p.m! You can check out the place here. I had booked for mum and I – the Cleopatra’s special called the […]
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This will probably be one of the randomest restaurant posts on my blog. I tried to google it and it’s quite surprisingly actually listed on here. Last Friday, we took the family to Gold Souk in Deira. It’s actually quite an interesting place to go if you haven’t been before. I’ve never seen so much […]
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Best to blog when it’s still fresh, otherwise I tend to get lazy and then kinda forget about it 😉 First off, Happy New Year everyone! Been absent for weeks now as we’ve gone back home for the holidays and well, just been lazy really. My dad keep telling me during brunch today – you […]
Read MoreI try to say goodbye and I choke Try to walk away and I stumble Though I try to hide it, it’s clear My world crumbles when you are not here Goodbye and I choke I try to walk away and I stumble Though I try to hide it, it’s clear My world crumbles […]
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Us girls have been here probably more than 10x now, since I’ve moved here. That’s gotta say something for itself 🙂 Over summer we’ve always contemplated trying a different Ladies Night. Timeout Magazine lists a few. But the thing is – it’s always so much easier/better just to go to Embassy because It’s a 10DHS […]
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Honestly – we almost missed out on an awesome night 🙂 It’s a good thing Societe Perrier actually asked what time we were getting there. We were just going to stay in-doors having red wine, chippies and mango, chit chat and chill while the rain poured down all over Dubai. Did you see the endless […]
Read MoreI woke up at 8am this morning eventhough we stayed a wee bit late at N’Dulge last night for Zoo Project. Friend of mine had shared this on Facebook – clicked on it and it immediately brought tears to my eyes. Love the music, love the video. Something worth 5minutes of your time.
Read MoreSitting on the off-grey couches of Cinebar right now, with a glass of Hardys Stamp Riesling and salted peanuts accompanying me. Music is pumping – sounds a bit like the 90s music that was playing at Mixtape Rewind that we went to few weekends ago, i.e borderline annoying. I actually asked if they could play nicer music […]
Read MoreSeptember 2014 Update – Senyar Bar no longer exists, haha
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We did Petra in 4 hours – which is to be honest actually quite fast because you can, if you want to – spend a whole full day in there. Tight in time I’ll say because Jalal had asked us to meet him at 12:30p.m so we can make our trip out to the Wadi […]
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Back on the couch blogging. The service at Beachcombers yesterday was quite disappointing ay. I’ll bitch about it on a different blog post 🙁 Now I’m a bit confused how to format the photos cause there’s so many! I’ll stick to slideshow because it’s less work for me, haha. ( April 2015 Update, Just changed […]
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My first time doing a travel post here. Hee hee not sure how to format it but I’ll just type away until it’s time to get ready for birthday brunch at Beachcombers *so excited*! We booked with Jordan Memories and Wonders tours probably 6 weeks before Eid, after some googling and researching. Back then, I […]
Read MoreI have so much to blog on, haven’t found time since we got home this week! G and I went to Jordan for EID last weekend. It’s a short 3-hour flight away and definitely a place worth visiting! I’ll catch up on the sight-seeing part later – first off, a little review on my special […]
Read MoreI wanna go shopping soon cause it’s EID sales hee hee so again I’ll make it short. I was just writing to the girls about how nice it is to explore different restaurants in Dubai. West 14th is yet again another one of these that we really like and will return to. You know one […]
Read MoreKinda stink that they had to organize such a big music festival on the same night that Nickelback and Razorlight was playing ay. We thought of doing both but that would be a little too ambitious, ha. So we decided to just head to Meydan instead, after spending the afternoon at the Gulf Bike Festival […]
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What a night! Dubai continuously surprises me in different ways. On Tuesday morning, N rang me up to let me know I had won an Oktoberfest-do with Scooly for Wednesday night. Happy days 🙂 So gutted that G was not around but I managed to drag SM with me that night. I left Yas Island […]
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Didn’t do the food justice with my lousy camera skills. Sorry! 😉 A girl friend was in town and I hadn’t planned anything. Opened up the HSBC Ent Book and thought I’ll choose something that’s nearby and nice. Saw the Hunters Room & Grill and thought – why not? I hadn’t been to the Westin […]
Read MoreHow new, is Festival Park? Taxi man took us to Festival City Mall, and then we asked him – you don’t know where Festival Park is? He looked at us blank – Festival Park? We got off, and then asked probably 4 other taxis if they knew where this place was. We even showed them […]
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Random school night. Didn’t know where to go. Opened up the HSBC Entertainer Book and the few places that we could possibly get on the GPS (without getting lost driving all over Dubai) was Jumeirah Beach Hotel. So we thought – why not? Ha! Beachcombers has a Pan-asian Buffet Theme every Wednesday night. It’s all-you-can-eat […]
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When we went to the comedy show few months ago, and Ali Al Sayed was doing his stint – he made a joke about how some guy decided to call a hotel “The Address” in the city centre. And just to make things difficult, he decided to build 4 more next to each other. Now […]
Read MoreFood was pretty rubbish. The chicken skewers tasted funny. The beef was alright. We decided to have a bit more rice, curry and vegetables just so we would be full, ha. They had these sushi rolls where the seaweed was brown in colour. I’ve never seen brown coloured seaweed? Expired maybe? They had a bowl […]
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And following on a few drinks from Z:One, we popped over to The MED upstairs for dinner, compliments of Facebook promotions at Media One Hotel 🙂
Read MoreAnother nice little mid-week outing 🙂 We had planned to check out Z-One before heading over to The Med, as it was Ladies Night on Tuesdays. Girls get 4 tokens, 2 for house white/red, and another 2 for selected cocktails. You drop your name in and if lucky (aren’t we all), you’ll get a Lush […]
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Definitely, the best, Asian fusion, that we have had. Being of asian backgrounds ourselves, we’ve never really wanted to go for Asian fusion because, a) authentic asian food it always, better (and cheaper) and b) half the stuff we can cook it at home, anyway! Now we’ve definitely had our minds changed after an amazing […]
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Jul 2014 Update – Note that Rocco Forte Hotel is now called Hilton Capital Grand Abu Dhabi. Home from another weekend rendezvous 😉 When we first booked our night at Rocco Forte, we were (as always) a bit sceptical of how it’ll turn out. As you get into Abu Dhabi City from Dubai, you’ll pass […]
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I’m so excited about this one I’m blogging about it even before going there. Coffee is well known for its anti oxidant properties as well as being a natural stimulant. This ritual begins with a full exfoliation using Black Arabic Coffee and Dead Sea Salts to stimulate and cleanse the body. Once complete a mask […]
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Caviar. Hee hee, our first time, ever 🙂 What’s a better place to have it than at the top floor of Grosvenor House Hotel in the Marina.
Read MoreEver bought chinese takeaway and was so disappointed at a) the taste b) the size c) the price ? Well, look no further. There’s one in Al-Barsha. Jasmine Moon! G and I thought we’ll try order some chinese takeaway the other day since well, we’ve never bought chinese takeaway in Dubai, ever. We got one […]
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I came back 🙂 And this time I paid for my own facial, ha ha. And when I pay for my own that only means one thing : it was worth paying for. See here for my first facial at Elemis for ‘Purify & Shine Fix’.
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I’m actually still sitting here in Carluccio’s as I wait for the other 3 to arrive. I didn’t plan to write on Carluccio’s as I’ve been to the one in the Marina Mall with G for a random weekend lunch and it wasn’t that super. This one on the other hand is actually, quite nice […]
Read MoreI don’t usually blog on beauty products. I think you need to be a) rather good looking already b) don’t really care, to post your face online for the world to see, haha. I guess I’ll make an exception for Bourjois 1 Second Nail Polish, because I don’t have to plaster my face on my […]
Read MoreI’m actually just doing this post to remind myself that there’s a Ladies Night at Left Bank every Wednesday’s. I find it annoying sometimes when we’re out and about and want to go for a Ladies Night drink – google on our phones, and find it so hard to find anything. I’m hoping that I’ll […]
Read MoreIt’s quite funny how I was bitchin’ about Emirates just a few days ago (click here), and next thing I know I ended up on Business Class on the way home to Dubai. It’s like someone heard my complaints and was trying to make it up to me for the bad experience, haha. Long story […]
Read MoreOn board EK337 to Manila. It’s 5.05p.m Manila time and I should be there in another 4 hours. Ah, can’t wait 🙂 I wasn’t planning to blog inflight. Watched ‘The Lucky One’ (isn’t he beautiful), did a bit of work, read a bit of Hello!, and now I’m tuned into John Mayer’s new album ‘Born […]
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Back from a wonderful holiday in Muscat, Oman. Cheers to the troupe – we all had an amazing time. Didn’t even know that there were so many dolphins in the Gulf of Oman! We didn’t pick the Radisson. It was one of those – “Where are you guys staying? – Oh-okay, we’ll do that too” things. […]
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Sept 2014 update : Thai Privilege Spa is no longer operating, and is replaced by The Purple Sanctuary. Hee hee I’m in a good mood. I’ve got soft, supple, feet now. Thanks to Thai Privilege Spa, compliments of Aquarius‘ Comps 🙂 The spa is not on googlemaps if you want to try and find it – […]
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Crowne Plaza Dubai, Sheikh Zayed Road. I’m sure you’ve driven pass this hotel everyday on SZR and probably, maybe never been in there because it doesn’t look as flash as all those new hotels that have been popping up in Dubai. You don’t know what you’re missing 🙂
Read MoreYesterday, I walked over to a med spa which I have booked an appointment with for a Deep Pore Cleansing Facial. I was early, but was still asked to wait another half an hour before the dermatologist/treatment lady could attend myself. I wasn’t impressed, but she later on explained that the previous customer was late […]
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We’re constantly being reminded how amazing hospitality is, in Dubai. Tonight’s little outing has definitely raised our standards of what “service” is, and should be. Thanks to Lorenzo and the team, as well as the amazing chefs who prepared such a scrumptious Iftar buffet at Sloane’s on the mezzanine floor of Tower One, Grosvenor House […]
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Grand Millenium Hotel : Our First Home in Dubai Ah, finally it’s okay to write about the place where we stayed for 3 whole months, as we’ve moved out to our new home 😉 This little article is for the families who have been put in Grand Millenium as their ‘first home’, having flown from […]
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Sorry, this one is again for the ladies. Actually most of the stuff on my blog are for the ladies ;P GM being another avid comper and regular winner, won this after I sent a message to him and a few others. It was his first time joining Studio One competitions! Talk about having a […]
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Our 2nd try on the many restaurants participating in Jumeirah Restaurant Week 🙂 Pierchic. “The stroll out to sea along the bedecked pier immediately sets the scene for romance. Pierchic serves only the finest seafood dishes, washed down with a balmy breeze and the serene views of the Gulf’s azure waters. Stylish, serene and simply […]
Read MoreI’ve been quite lazy to blog lately. A lot to catch up on, thought I’ll start with this, prompted by a comment from another expat in Dubai. Yet on your blog you say that you have read all the FAQs about Dubai? You must have missed the ones about taxis and what to be aware […]
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And just when you thought milk and honey couldn’t taste any better….. 🙂 This blog is probably for all the ladies out there, and the few men who are into pampering themselves, or would like to get a gift for their lovely wives. About a week ago I won a whole bunch of stuff, one […]
Read MoreI thought I’ll do a one pager on this, as I’m learning it on the go and it’s been all over the news lately. A little background, as I’m sure you won’t be reading UAE news online before you jump on the plane. http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/society/dress-right-drive-snowballs-1.1022556 Girls and boys alike – if you’re coming to Dubai for […]
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I’ve thought for a long time about writing this one. Not because it’s bad, far from that – but that I wouldn’t be able to describe how amazingly yum the food was 😉 As you can see I’m not a professional food blogger. My vocabulary is somewhat limited to that of someone who reads once […]
Read MoreI think this will be the last of newspaper clippings I’m putting up here. I just read on the gulf news yesterday many facebook and Twitter accounts were shut down by the uae officials for slander. Don’t want to thread on dangerous water, not when we’re new in dubai! We’ll keep this blog focused on […]
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Not too much to say. Not too much to say when you come home sticky and you’re glad your apartment’s fully air-conditioned. Haha. It’s nothing to do with the bar, it’s just the bloody Dubai “spring” going on summer weather 🙁 So again, my apologies to The Terrace because this review is super biased. Had […]
Read MoreI apologize for the terrible photos. None of us brought a camera that night. Had to test the camera quality of the new HTC One V. Hmm, not super great for night-shots ay :/ Apologies to Blends, but hang on – I’ve good things to say about this place 🙂 And so just when you […]
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Hmm. Saffron if you’re reading this I’m very sorry for what I’m about to say. Just an amateur review from a newbie in Dubai. (Please scroll down for a 2013 update on Saffron 😉 ) Well we went here on a Friday night few weeks ago now. I had high expectations, as this was going […]
Read MoreOkay guys, A double Jack Daniels & Coke, on a Tuesday night at Embassy bar is going to cost you AED100. That’s NZD33, or 16pounds. But hey, factor in the number of hot girls in that bar in cocktail dresses, high heels, make up and hair all done, the view from the 43rd floor of […]
Read MoreBest carrot cake, ever. I heard the owners are kiwi? 🙂
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I love water parks. The last time I went to was in 2008 with D and E to Gold Coast’s Wet n Wild. Ah, I remember it was pouring and rain, and there was hardly anyone so we could do the rides 3-4 times in a row if we liked it 🙂 Fun times.
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I don’t get it. Free food, free drinks. Top floor of a beautiful hotel overlooking Dubai skyline. Good music. How does it work??
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If you are coming to Dubai, and you’re not sure which tour to go with – I highly recommend you choose Arabian Night Tours, and get Ali to be your man. He told us his sand dune bashing was just ‘medium’ intensity but mum and I were sweating all over by the end of it […]
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My first text to Dubai 92 FM and I got a call back from Tom & Dan on my first week here, to say that I’ve won two tickets to Sandance at Atlantis. Wahahaha, awesomeness. Lineups that we knew were Morcheeba, Travis, Dizzie Rascal and Fatboy Slim. We got there around 7:30p.m and there were […]
Read MoreThis is what I’ll call one of the “event fails”. Sigh. On Thursday 26th April I got a call from Virgin Radio Dubai or the event organisers, that I had won VIP double passes to this gig at Chi Garden. Ryan Leslie Live. Tickets cost AED250 for these special tickets which is about NZD80. I […]
Read MoreThis one’s probably for JY, hehe! And so I went there tonight with a new-found friend. Really nice bar actually – again the crowd is mostly men and a few nice-looking women, haha. Reminds me a bit of a high-end Cock and Bull, except it was completely packed tonight… probably because it was Ladies Night, […]
Read MoreWent to check out the bar downstairs tonight, as they had a 2 free drinks for girls every Monday night, lol. At first I thought there was a catch. “There’s no such thing as free drinks” In Auckland I used to get the free drink txts for new drinks that were being promoted and that […]
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Surely there’s a typo in the news? Most French, English and many other cultures say “Hi” with a peck on the cheek…..
Confused.
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Our first hotel in London was 9 square metres.
This is a little bigger.
Happy happy, I now have space 🙂
Read MoreWe’re off tomorrow ! Farewell London, Hello Dubai !!!!!
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