My Dubai Online

• January and February catch-up 2 months ago January January has now become known as ‘It’s All About Me Month’, as I spend most of it training for the marathon, talking about the marathon, obsessing about the marathon, eating for the marathon and, finally, running the marathon. I’ve … Continue reading →
• My Dubai Online Easter Special Catch-Up Bonanza 2 months ago Busy few months really, I know it’s a terrible cliche, but where does the time go? Only seems like 5 minutes ago I was venting my spleen about JC’s proposed move to the middle of no-where and quicker than you … Continue reading →
• Valentine's Day - Who said romance is dead? 4 months ago Conversation at the photocopier with an Emirati colleague yesterday. Me: Hi Khalid, you got any big plans for Valentine’s tonight? Khalid: Oh you know, the usual. Me: Oh yeah, what’s that then? Khalid: We go somewhere very nice. We have … Continue reading →
• Dubai sets new World Record for claiming the highest number of Preposterous World Records. 6 months ago I recently sat through an interesting presentation by a well respected regional economist, the subject of which was the short and medium term prospects for Dubai and the region. He presented a well argued case that was generally positive on … Continue reading →
• School move off - for now.... 5 months ago Great news, the deeply unpopular move of JC from the heart of Safa to the desert is off, well for the moment at least. It would be great to say that common sense has prevailed and that ‘The Company’ has … Continue reading →

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