Life: Another online order no-show
My Moo cardsOriginally uploaded by shimmertjeI KNOW the post is unreliable. First the toiletries from Strawberrynet (whoever you are, you had better enjoy them) and now, Moo cards! Sigh. I ordered two lots too - one with Riamfada on for SO, and some for me. Why would anyone want Moo cards that have our URLs on them?Click on t

Life: Dubai
The weirdest building..Originally uploaded by shimmertjeYou hear about the wonders of Dubai all the time - it's got a what??. I finally got to visit for a few days, and it is truly jaw-dropping.But first, you know how life throws you curveballs when you're least expecting it? So no one complains about their trip to

Life: You would have expected better from SingPost
P1080546Originally uploaded by shimmertjeYou know that saying about how bad pennies follow you around? I filled in the forms for BUPA in Oman, brought them all the way to Singapore with me, posted the envelope at Changi Airport.. and then had this self-same letter - to BUPA in the UK - sent to SO's office back in Oman because I put h

Life: Mobile broadband speeds
IMG_0051Originally uploaded by shimmertjeYou can only drool when you see numbers like these. Nawras, the mobile broadband provider which we use, offers a maximum connection speed of 7.2 Mbps, and it's actually much slower than that.It's not like you can't view Youtube, exactly. It just takes ages to load. I su

Life: Expiry date confusion
P1070530Originally uploaded by shimmertjeThe rumours had been persistent that a certain supermarket would repackage expired meat with new expiry dates. I thought it might be an urban legend, though it's true that fruit and vegetables from some supermarkets in Muscat simply don't last very long so you wonder sometimes.Well