2015 was hard but fun. It was a year of a lot of “firsts”. I’d like to believe I’ve become more mature this year. I’m turning thirty this year after all. In 24 Powerful Ways To Finish The Year Off Right, one of them is, “make a […]
Why I Run
Running is my go-to form of exercise. I run because it helps me think more, clearer and better. I run because it takes my mind off things, things I will be fixated on if I wasn’t keeping myself busy. I run because I feel free and […]
30 Years
A couple of weeks back I started a series for my newsletter. I shared stories of my 30 years of existence (a four-part series). The last part of the series was sent today. I’m turning 30 in two months. I still have a lot to learn. […]
27º C
I wrote this last year, in March 2014, it’s a letter for my dad. Something not a lot of people know about me, I’m daddy’s little girl. Dear Dad, Winter is almost over in the desert. Soon freezing nights (well freezing at least in my […]
Sir Baniyas Island
In late May this year, we went to Sir Baniyas Island for at Full-board Island Escape at Desert Islands Resort & Spa by Anantara. It was a remarkable and unforgettable experience. There are many accommodation options on the island, from luxurious hotel rooms to villas, all by Anantara […]
Things No One Tells You About Being In LDR
Today, I announced that I’m taking a break from Mensis Liber. It has been three years, and I’ve given away more than 60 books since I started in 2011. It amazes me because I originally planned on giving away only a book a month, hence the name. […]
Real Loneliness
Loneliness is the insatiable longing to be with someone. I have a lot of things on my mind. And normally I don’t like talking about them so I write. Maybe Noel Gallagher is right, “When you get to a certain age you find that other […]
It Gets Better
The year 2014 started a bit rough for me. The guy I started seeing in January told me that I will never find someone who will treat me better than he did when I broke up with him in early May. It was probably the worst […]
Unconventional Sources of Knowledge
I was reading the Oh Comely! Issue Twenty-Five last night and there was one article where the writer was talking about the first music album she bought and how it changed her life. What was that album for you? Music When I was young, these were the albums […]
How Do You Measure the Quality of Life?
The thing you have to understand is that people have different ways or ideas of measuring the quality of life. Moving to Dubai almost six years ago, I did not have a plan. Three years later, I woke up and questioned what I was doing […]
Spoiler Alert
Everyone has annoying habits that most of the time we don’t notice until someone points it out. Then your illusions shatter. You focus on it. I’m talking about that person next to you chewing loudly, that person who types on their keyboard as if it’s […]
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
Two weeks ago I was dropping my friend home after dinner. She lives somewhere Downtown. My phone rang and I tried to answer it while driving until I saw a policeman on a motorcycle. I got scared and dropped my phone. I almost drove through […]