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photography road trip by the middle class abu dhabi expat on May 22, 2012After last friday's road trip I can finally tick off Ras Al Khaimah from the list of the United Arab's seven Emirates that I have yet to visit. The photography club that I have joined organized an out of town photo shoot and field trips of sorts for...

look ma my grape is a kiwi!!! by the middle class abu dhabi expat on May 19, 2012This is something new - I have heard of hybrid flowers yes but hybrid fruits??! not (really) until today...Gulf News reports that two new exotic fruits are on sale now in Dubai stores - wonder when they will reach Abu Dhabi??!!!Albino Strawberri...

life in a day by the middle class abu dhabi expat on May 18, 2012Ideally I should be getting two days off in a week but because of staff shortage am reduced to getting just fridays off until such time that we get the priviledge of an extra staff and so I try to do all my chores and what nots on thursday evenings s...

4 Years in The Land of Smiles and Counting… by Seems Life is Goin' Bananas on May 13, 2012Sawadee Krap! On this day exactly 4 years ago, I went out of my beloved country to take the opportunity of working in the Land of Smiles- Thailand. It was a gamble for myself and my would-be employer. It was my first time working abroad in an almost...

click for a cause by the middle class abu dhabi expat on May 12, 2012I count my self one of those lucky expats who landed a good job at a reputable company. I am thankful too that in my six years here in the UAE I have been blessed with a comfortable, simple but happy expat life. Sadly though it's not the same for eve...

to a T by the middle class abu dhabi expat on May 7, 2012I might have been British in a past life because though I love the smell of coffee I absolutely prefer tea over it. I love it specially with daintly sweet baked goodies.I remember when I was a kid I open a bottle of coffee, inhaled its rich aroma and...

there's something new over at expat-blog.com by the middle class abu dhabi expat on May 4, 2012When I started applying for a job in the UAE, I have very little idea about what life is like here. I had a friend who was living in Dubai but I could not bombard her with endless questions as I knew she was busy and wasn't always online and while th...

these sweet treats make me want to skippity skip and hoppity hop! by the middle class abu dhabi expat on May 3, 2012thank goodness for specialty stores in Abu Dhabi!!!As someone who likes to cook and experiment in the kitchen there are certain ingredients that are readily available in the Philippines but would be considered 'exotic' here in the Emirates. Salted eg...

Gold Souk in Dubai by Graceventures on May 1, 2012Tons of Gold In our 4 years of stay here in UAE, at last we were able to visit the famous Gold Souk here in Dubai. You will find large variety of jewelries of all types here and because of endless stores in the place, you will have hard time in...

is "hi! how are you?" the newest pick-up line? by the middle class abu dhabi expat on Apr 28, 2012it is really a crazy world out there um no scratch that - people are really crazy out there or maybe it's just me?...while walking home from the office today I saw one of our company's client. I normally choose to ignore clients I meet outs...