Mango Handbags and Shoes Sale

If you are a regular woman, then you should love handbags.

Good news! Mango Touch in Deira City Centre is on sale and all of their products are marked with a discounted price.

I don't know until when the sale will go on. Ladies have gone gaga when they saw the sale and the store was jam-packed so I didn't get the chance to ask the sales ladies.

For those who are not familiar with Deira City Centre, Mango Touch is close to one of the entrances of Carrefour.

Cheap Chocolates from Baqer Mohebi in Bur Dubai

Chocolates! No decent OFW will go home without them.

Chocolates are the most common coming home presents for friends and relatives so it is wise to stock up because buying in bulk can be very costly. How much is a toblerone’s price range nowadays? My goodness! Even tootsie rolls are expensive! But don’t fret just yet, we found a nice solution for your chocolate expense problem --- Baqer Mohebi Supermarket!

In Baqer Mohebi you can buy chocolates for half or sometimes even just a quarter of their regular price in other supermarkets. At first glance it looks like your average grocery store but walk in a few more steps and you will find their section of super sale!

Wait! Before you rush to get your car keys, there’s a catch. The items with incredibly low prices are those that are nearing expiration, so if you don’t plan to eat or give them out right away, better choose those that are on 25% discount and still has 6 months before the spoil date.

I compared the prices yesterday with the regular grocery and felt satisfied that my trip to Bur Dubai was not in vain. In Baqer Mohebi, I bought a cereal box for 3 AED while its regular price is 17 AED. Good buy right?

Some tips

-          If you will go by taxi share it with some friends. The discount won’t matter much if you just spend it for taxi fare.

-          Bring at least AED500. This will be enough for a cartfull of chocolates.

-          If you don’t know the location, pick a cab driver who does. We got lost and walked around for 10 minutes before finding a couple who knew the place. 2 other people gave us confusing and wrong directions.

I would very much like to tell you where it is but I only know that it is on Rolla St. in Bur Dubai, close to a Spinneys and Choitram. Sorry, I’m really bad with directions. Ask my brother, he had to teach me where Ortigas and Edsa are for like 10 times before it stuck to my brain.

For more information visit the Baqer Mohebi Supermarket website: http://www.mohebi.com/bme.htm

Baqer Mohebi Supermarket

Ground Floor, Al Rais Building, Al Rolla Street, Al Raffa

Bur Dubai, Dubai

Landmark: Near Imperial Suites Hotel

P.O.Box: 267, Dubai

Tel: +971 4 3512700

Fax: +971 4 3511562

Places in Dubai That You Can Enjoy for AED 10 or less

Yey! I am so excited! Another Friday is approaching!

Wondering why?

FYI for those who live in non-Middle eastern countries, Friday and Saturday are the weekends for people who live in Dubai. During Fridays people go to church, do their laundry, or stay in bed until lunch time. Just like the regular stuff that other people do during their weekends. Other employees only have Friday as their ‘off’ so we try to squeeze in all activities on this day.

Dubai is a very commercialized place and there are so many places that you can visit to enjoy and kill your free time but instead of going out, some people opt to stay home to chill and waste their week ends on TV or the internet. I can give 3 reasons why people do this: One, they are terribly tired and really need rest. Two, it is super hot outside and they don’t want to get scorched outside and the 3^rd reason, which I think is the most common one (though no one admits it ) is that they are low on budget.

There is no contention for reasons 1 and 2. If they don’t want to go out then I can’t come out of the computer screen to drag their butts out of bed. But for the ‘low budget reason’ I know some ways for you to enjoy Dubai for 10 Dirhams or less. This figure does not include fare and food but public transportation in Dubai is cheap and you can buy a 6 AED twister from KFC If you get hungry. So all you need to do is top up your Nol card and recharge the batteries of your camera and you are off for a fun, picture-tastic day!

Here is a lift of places you can go to and enjoy where you do not have to spend a lot of your hard-earned AED’s:

1.  Jumeirah Beach 

A beach person will definitely enjoy this place. You can soak up all the sun that you want for free and enjoy the view of the famous Burj Al Arab at the same time.

 2. Dubai Parks

Car entrance in the parks is AED 10 and individual entrance is only for AED 5. You can bring food for family or group gatherings like birthday parties, team buildings or simple get-togethers. You can grill food here too but pork is not allowed. You can get arrested if the authorities catch a whiff of that barbeque.

Here is a list of the parks in Dubai

• Creekside Park, Bur Dubai
• Safa Park, Sheikh Zayed Road
• Jumeirah Beach Park, Jumeirah Beach Road
• Zabeel Park, Sheikh Zayed road
• Al Mamzar Beach Park, Deira
• Mushrif Park, Al Khawanij.

 3. Visit the Dubai Mall

Why this particular mall? Because not only can you enjoy window shopping (the favorite past time of people with no money), you can also stare at the humongous aquarium that they have inside the mall. It's one of the biggest aquariums in the world and they have received the Guinness World Record for the world's "Largest Acrylic Panel"

When you get bored staring at sharks and stingrays, you can go outside of the mall and you will be meters away from the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world and if you wait for these timings, you will be wowed by the amazing routines of the dancing fountain. I would recommend that you visit this place at night because the lights make a big contribution to the spectacular performance. 

 4. The Dubai Museum

It's a museum so of course there would be tons of old and fascinating things to see. Here, you get to know more about the history of Dubai and the Middle East. The best part is they let you enter for only 3 AED.

So that's it! My list of places that are easy on the pockets but great for Facebook wall pictures. Enjoy your week end!

Modesh and the Dubai Summer Surprises

Me and Modesh

People living in Dubai know that when this guy turns up it only means one thing... the Dubai Summer Surprises is here!

For those of you who don't know who he is, this cheery guy's name is Modesh and he is the official mascot/ambassador of the Dubai Summer Surprises. His name comes from the Arabic word "Modhesh" which means amazing.

My 'kababayan's' might be happy to know that a Filipino, Mr. Romulo Miclat, designed Modesh. A lot of people are wondering what kind of creature Modesh is supposed to be... an alien, an accordion, or a big yellow caterpillar???

Initially, when Modesh first appeared in1997 he was just a jack-in-the-box. In 2001, Mr Miclat added his feet and improved his over-all appearance, thus, he was able to jump out of his box and gain popularity throughout Dubai.

The Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) is an annual festival event that was launched in 1998 by the government to promote Dubai as a family holiday destination. This event lasts for 10 weeks and normally starts when the school year ends and concludes with a back-to-school promotion. DSS is packed with the best shopping deals, world-class family entertainment, giveaways worth millions of Dirhams.

There are lots of events in Dubai that are linked to DSS like concerts and kiddie shows but I since I have no kids to entertain, the only perk I get from DSS are the reduced prices in malls that go up to 70%. DSS is the summer counterpart of the Dubai Shopping Festival which means that a lot mall stores have their SALE banners up so if you are planning to do some major shopping, it is better to wait for events like these to save your AED's.