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Growing old gracefully is not easy

Growing old gracefully is not easy

14 Oct 2021

Age may be just a number but in many ways how you feel about yourself is not only determined by how you physically and emotionally feel but by how others...

Whatever happened to being neighbourly?

Whatever happened to being neighbourly?

23 Sep 2021

I remember phrases like ‘love thy neighbour’, ‘being neighbourly’ and ‘neighbourhood watch’. It all implies that we are meant to be helpful to each and everyone in our street. In...

Free time may not really be time that’s ‘free’

Free time may not really be time that’s ‘free’

16 Sep 2021

When you have seven or more hours on your hands with nothing in particular to do, do you feel dissatisfied with your life in general or about your self-worth? Well,...

Life for children was much simpler back then

Life for children was much simpler back then

09 Sep 2021

There is currently an epidemic in the Western world. Children between the ages of 10 and 15 have a disease that seems to have doubled in number over a 10-year...

How bizarre can it get for skipping a wedding party?

How bizarre can it get for skipping a wedding party?

02 Sep 2021

Some of the stories one hears about weddings and their aftermath makes one not want to go to or accept wedding invitations. Recently, a bride sent a bill of $240...

Analysing the many forms of rudeness

Analysing the many forms of rudeness

26 Aug 2021

Would you call yourself a phubber? I think that almost everyone is a phubber and has been since mobile phones were first invented. Phubbing people is rather rude, don’t you...

How do you call in sick when working from home?

How do you call in sick when working from home?

19 Aug 2021

Surveys conducted over the past 18 months have shown that working from home (WFH) can make you sick. Obviously there is a toll on your mental capacities from the constant...

There is more to shopping than just buying

There is more to shopping than just buying

12 Aug 2021

Back in the 80s and 90s, and before, the equivalent of online shopping was mail shopping, meaning, you’d flip through a catalogue, tear out the form and fill it in...

People in poor countries also enjoy long lifespan

People in poor countries also enjoy long lifespan

29 Jul 2021

Apparently rich people live longer than poor people. According to experts, this is because they save an extra Dhs100,000 a year which they can spend on better health insurance and,...

Sometimes being highly qualified is a drawback

Sometimes being highly qualified is a drawback

15 Jul 2021

In the UK July/August is the time of year when anyone who has ever taken an exam, whether it is an A level or degree, sits anxiously awaiting their results....

Birjees Hussain

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.