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Activities on home premises can irk neighbours

12 May 2022

Back in the mid-80s in England a new family moved in next door to us. They were fresh from Israel, a nice family, and I guess they didn’t realise that...

Old days had their own charm, despite limitations

05 May 2022

The other day my friend in England sent me a lovely video of her taking a walk in a local park. I then sent her pictures of old Dubai that...

Napping sharpens your brain, makes you alert

28 Apr 2022

It’s a well-known fact that the younger a person is, the more sleep he or she needs to function properly during the day. Babies, you notice, sleep most of the...

‘Ladies and Gentlemen’ is offensive?

21 Apr 2022

Here’s a funny story…well, it’s not actually a story but a directive by the British police force. The UK police have now been instructed to not address any members of...

Trying is more important than succeeding

14 Apr 2022

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, and try again. You might think that this often quoted saying is either very clichéd or the act of doing what it...

Predators know that children have smartphones

07 Apr 2022

I still find it hard to believe that children as young as four or five have mobile phones. Maybe parents with children around that age might be able to shed...

Bring back the good old fragrances

31 Mar 2022

I’m still thinking about stuff that has disappeared from the market for no apparent reason. They’re not technology based and I believe that many might argue that they were better...

Bring in the old-fashioned gadgets, please

24 Mar 2022

For those old-fashioned music lovers who don’t know how to use an MP3 player there is some good news. The makers of the classic Walkman are considering bringing it back...

Optimists are quite healthy people

17 Mar 2022

Healthier people have a unique approach to life than those who are not. They do things that unhealthy people don’t. Health includes both your physical and mental wellbeing. There...

Is it time to ditch the painkillers?

10 Mar 2022

When I was at university every morning my father would drop me off at the train station before he set off to work. One morning, as he dropped me off,...

Birjees Hussain

She has more than 10 years of experience in writing articles on a range of topics including health, beauty, lifestyle, finance, management and Quality Management.

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