by Lillian Zahra | Nov 25, 2017 | Diary, Reading
While I haven’t quite kept up the reading streak that I had when I first moved to Dubai (a lunchbreak being a distant memory, seven seasons of Mad Men, reacquainting myself with gin), I’m still getting good use from my first generation Kindle. My most...
by Lillian Zahra | Oct 15, 2017 | Diary, Dubai
Has it really been… 8 months since I jumped (ok, more tentatively stepped) onto a one-way flight at Heathrow? There’s really nothing like quitting your job, packing up your flat, moving to a new country, starting a new job and picking a country which...
by Lillian Zahra | Sep 11, 2017 | Diary, Just For Fun
It’s my birthday month and while I cannot stand Organised Fun or events that feel like the may turn out to be a Bit Of A Disappointment, I’m trying to be a more positive person. This month is not only an excuse to drink copious amounts of gin but also to...
by Lillian Zahra | Aug 9, 2017 | Diary, Dubai
Twenty years ago my friend E and I weaved brightly coloured threads together in that gap between school and sitting down to a meal which definitely would have included oven chips. We never gave one another these “friendship” bracelets, oddly, but made them...
by Lillian Zahra | May 13, 2017 | Diary
There are only four more months of my twenties left. Sometimes I feel un-fussed, even disinterested about my upcoming birthday and then I find myself idly browsing in Forever 21 and the realisation as I flick though a rail of denim mini-skirts: am I too old to be...
by Lillian Zahra | Apr 17, 2017 | Diary, Money Diary
So, I promised I’d write a Dubai money diary once I was settled and while I’m not yet 100% settled its soon going to get very hot here (like 45 Celsius hot) and I don’t think a diary of staying in blasting the air-con will make for a good read. My...
