There was an interesting article in the National newspaper’s magazine section this weekend, about what various families and people in the UAE, specifically Abu Dhabi I would guess, spend on a week on groceries. It was quite a wake-up call to see that some families spend a lot less than we do on groceries, and there are only 2 of us (plus some rather fussy felines granted). So Stu was of the opinion that we should try and eat less meat in the week, as meat is really quite expensive here, especially if you are a bit fussy like I am and try to buy organic or free-range where you can.
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meat free monday
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Eid Saeed
[image thanks to Bosnis News]
Enjoy your Festival of Sacrifice holiday this 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah (or the 16th of November this year for the rest of us). Congratulations also to those who have completed their pilgrimage.
Eid Mubarak.
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speak england deliciously
[from the Business section]
The above Ad was in the Gulf News paper today – I never can get used to some “Indian-isms” that have become widely used in everyday language here, for example:- do the needful. Translation: do what’s required.
- today itself. Translation: today / now.
- shifting. Translation: moving (as in house or apartment).
- top urgent. Translation: urgent.
- tell me. Translation: whats up? (when answering the phone instead of hello).
I am sure there are others – add your favourite to the comments section.
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fish finder to be
In this month’s Aquarius magazine – hmm or last month’s maybe (its a great mag btw) I read about this Fish Finder initiative by EWS (Emirates Wildlife Society) and the WWF. Essentially what it means is that after a half-an-hours training you become an official ambassador for EWS and are able to identify unsustainable fish on sale in the supermarket, and of course educate others about the “choose wisely” program (which you may have noticed I support whole-heartedly). I quite fancy the idea of getting to be all militant and bossy in Carrefour (haha). Anyway after volunteering for this I ended up as a volunteer in general for EWS – not a problem – and was invited to help at a talk this past saturday at the Sharjah Aquarium.
[the big tank]
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[pics] as promised
A few pics from my bushveld break…
[the view from our chalet]
[1st sighting, a leopard in the tree]
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