Best Buddies had organized a picnic today at the Jumeirah Beach in Dubai so I hopped into a bus from school and went to Jumeirah Beach around 11:00. After much driving around Jumeirah generally, we finally found the spot where we set camp i.e. dumped all our food, shoes and sanity on a covered bench and dove straight into the fun ( Read more... )

Today I went to volunteer/walk at the Terry Fox Run. This is the third consecutive year that I've been going to this well-organized walk for a noble cause, and it's the first year that I've volunteered as a marshall. In short, this walk is to raise money for cancer research and was initiated in the '80s by a Canadian man suffering from cancer, by ( Read more... )

It feels so good to lay in bed and NOT be compelled to rush through things to catch a stupid bus to school. I lazed around in bed for about a half hour after I woke up, reading The Complete Idiot's Guide to Near Death Experiences.

Didn't do much all day. Tried to solve a few Math problems over the phone with Abhishek. Didn't get past that 3rd ( Read more... )

Man, somebody should suggest [or better yet, give me] a book that tells me how not to waste my Friday away. The morning was spent online, in the bathroom or reading about Jerusalem. And as if to balance things, I have a feeling that tomorrow's gonna be equally hectic, with my first Spoken Arabic class at 1500, right after work gets over at 1300 ( Read more... )