Fill in the blank: Those guys to the left of Modesh, the region's popular mascot, are wearing _______ on their heads Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+ Email Other Apps June 21, 2014 Read more
Overheard in the newsroom: Superhot Saturday edition Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+ Email Other Apps June 21, 2014 "I always wonder if there are any journalists left in Glasgow - they all seem to be here." "I like the smell of paint and petrol - goes back to when I was a kid." "Were you running around outside?" "I wish - I just came from the car." Read more
Snap caption: Graffiti is illegal in the UAE, but sometimes people do it anyway Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+ Email Other Apps June 18, 2014 Read more
Overhead in the newsroom: Wicked Wednesday edition Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+ Email Other Apps June 18, 2014 "Miss England is never pretty. Is she pretty this year?" "I don't have to defend my inbox!" "You know what would be awesome? If one of us had a coloring book." Read more
Overheard in the newsroom: Super special Monday night edition Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+ Email Other Apps June 16, 2014 "I'm just saying, the lady would rather have a baby camel than a shwarma." "They should have a monsoon rate." "Do treadmills go a lot slower here?" "I order it all the time, but it's not my favourite thing." Read more
On Hamdan Street in Abu Dhabi: World's smallest watch repair shop? Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+ Email Other Apps June 16, 2014 Read more
Overheard in the newsroom: Dress code violators edition Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+ Email Other Apps June 15, 2014 "You'll be deported back to Trampistan". Read more
Emirati & expat: conversation in an elevator Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+ Email Other Apps June 04, 2014 Emirati gent: How long are you in Abu Dhabi? Me: Six years. Emirati gent: You are local now. Read more
I like to write: An Observing Life column about the terrible scourge of gyms that insist on measuring your performance Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+ Email Other Apps June 04, 2014 “Ann Marie, you’re losing!” That’s what the RPM instructor bellowed out at me during the apex of a recent class in Abu Dhabi, right at the point where I am usually so angry and tired that I hate the world. Read more here. Read more