Dec 11, 2016 | 2 Comments
Recently my dad was raving about a watermelon slush he had some years ago, and the way he described its brilliant taste, I was inspired to make one myself. It’s summer and watermelon season… So it seemed ideal too. I Googled some recipes and eventually...
Nov 20, 2016 | 5 Comments
I love eating eggs. And because I make it so often, I look for new ways to prepare it so we don’t grow tired of it. Last year my sister tried out this egg nest recipe from Yuppiechef, and her husband raved about how tasty it was. I knew it was only a matter of...
Nov 8, 2016 | 4 Comments
If you’re an aunt, or uncle, to little kids then you’ll know the struggle is real when you want to get them a unique gift that they’ll love (because, chances are, their parents know what they love and got it for them already). So when my nieces and...
Oct 29, 2016 | 6 Comments
Once we picked a table, towards the far end, I was able to look around and take it all in. It was my first time at Level Four of 54 on Bath. The interior was richly decorated; the atmosphere was calm and hushed. Outside, the manicured gardens looked inviting even with...
Sep 19, 2016 | 3 Comments
Since the flight of my last domestic, who was charming and quick, I was left with a sunken feeling at the idea of having to look for someone as good as her. Which, in the end, I didn’t. I seriously considered using an agency, mainly for the convenience (less...
Sep 13, 2016 | 1 Comment
I’ve just completed reading The Forty Rules of Love and cannot get it out of my mind. I was encouraged by a good friend and my sister to read this book (years ago, in fact). As much as I am sorry that it took me this long to read it, I don’t think...
Aug 28, 2016 | 4 Comments
I ordered a car hang that I originally wanted in metal but could only source in wood. The car hang is a laser cut-out of the Arabic word for God: Allah. While it did look pretty good in wood, I’ve always wanted it in metallic/silver. The solution? Getting it...
Aug 16, 2016 | 7 Comments
~ iPhone or Samsung? iOS or Android is what I discovered. I was always a Nokia Symbian Series 60 fanboy, and so when Nokia started losing their way and making disastrous devices (like the N97 which I sadly bought), I knew it was time to jump ship. I had a brief fling...
Aug 3, 2016 | 2 Comments
We’ve had the Man Box for men, the Ruby Box for women and a range of other boxes but what we haven’t had thus far is a box aimed specifically at a small yet distinguished demographic: Muslim women. This is where The Hayaa Box comes in. ‘Hayaa’...
Jun 12, 2016 | 1 Comment
Sometimes I get on Instagram just to check what’s new and available at online stores and home businesses. I can’t help it… I am a recovering online shopaholic after all 😉 Other times I come across some profiles (mainly home businesses) that make one...
