Dr. Myriam- The Dental Aesthetic Clinic

Author: jamilamimi

  • Ramadan: Iftar Buffet at Red Sea Grill resto

    Ramadan is almost over and I haven’t invited my staff yet to an Iftar (sunset meal), so yesterday we went to Red Sea Grill (seafood restaurant) at thalia st.

    We came early to find a good place unfortunately all tables are too small for a party of six, anyhow this is the nearest place to our clinic so we decided to stay.

    Taking my camera out..getting ready to take the pictures of the food available on buffet table, took few shots when the supervisor told me, I can’t take anymore, Alright I forgot this is Jeddah! Everyone has camera but you have no freedom to take pictures anytime specially in public.

    Oh well, let’s just review the event:

    Ambience: fair enough, clean but small. the outside decor is refreshing than the inside

    Cost: SR 90 per person

    Food and beverages: All drinks (soda,juice,tea and coffee) included. The foods are alright but it didn’t conform to its name GRILL SEAFOOD. Surprisingly all menu were sautee or fried.

    Salad and sweets : reasonable but not of my standard. I don’t find it satisfying by eyes or my taste.

    Staff: neat and friendly

    My rate?? hmmm not impressed, I don’t like fatty foods, I prefer Grilled (main reason why I came) but I didn’t find any.

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  • Age 53: How to look modestly young (10 beauty tips)

    My patient yesterday asked: how i maintained my “young looks”  having reached my golden years three years ago. Honestly, I don’t have any secret at all when it comes to beauty tips, I guess I am lucky to have good genes. 🙂

    However,let me share some of the things I used when I hit fifty and I wished I did it ten years ago (would have been better) and some of the activities I do and beliefs I can share which I think help me through my fifties and beyond.

    1) sunblock

    I prefer to use tinted sunblock because I don’t have to use foundation.

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    2) mask

    to avoid Botox/filler injection, I used “meso-mask”, once a week for three months and once every two weeks for another three months, together with ‘Meso C” for another month. This is my brand and I don’t endorsed it to everyone, Each individual has preference and different kind of sensitivities, please consult your doctor before using it.

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    3) Eye cream and concealer

    I have used eye glass since college years, so I took care of my eye bag even before I hit fifty. I have assisted in Blepharoplasty and I think I wont submit myself to that kind of surgery.

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    4) Diet – plenty of fruits and vegetable surely helps and regular exercise too.

    I go to gym three times a week and walk once a week. When I am hungry, I usually choose fruits or carrots as substitute for chocolates and chips. I do have a “cheat day” once a week so i don’t deprive myself eating ice cream, chocolates and red meat.

    5) Changing hair colour.

    Experiment which colour of the hair that suits you best.

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    6) Eyeglass

    I can’t use contact lens, so I have to use an eyeglass that suits the shape of my face, I think a shade of red when your face is a bit fair will do some trick, instead of using the traditional black.

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    7) SMILE – the cheapest !

    please read my blog  (june 21, 2011) on “Power of Smile” under the category of ‘Beauty and fashion”.

    8) Camera 360

    It’s a good app to motivate myself, If I look good, I feel good and it change my mood for the day.

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    9) stress buster

    I like photography but there’s some restrictions in the Kingdom so I used my coffee to paint. Look for something to do that you are passionate about. You can even experiment different style of make up or dress up even though you are just at home. My day always starts… looking at the mirror and give myself smile, believing today is one of the best day!

    coffee art
    coffee art

    10) Friends

    I keep trusted friends with utmost positive outlook in life, even in moment of hardships, we manage to look at the mishap in a funny way.

    There you go ladies, beautybeyondfifty beauty tips,… have a nice day 🙂

  • Weekly Photo Challenge: foreshadow

    Wondering what the future will be….

    lovers at the park
    lovers at the park
    while on the other side of the park... rain is coming!
    while on the other side of the park… rain is coming!

  • Photoblog: Jeddah Fish market

    A friday soaring hot morning in Jeddah Fish Market will surely make your day, fish monger are all smiling and willingly pose with their fish on hand. Some of our kababayan (overseas Filipino workers) also wave their hand and willingly smile. Even the fish (tilapia) jumps with joy, spinning and caught me offhanded ;-).

    let’s go!!
    colourful fishes
    shrimps
    on the floor
    sharks teeth
    baby shark
    tilapia
    tilapia jumping
    trying to get out
    spinning tilapia
    aquarium of tilapia
    too crowded
    fishing in the aquarium
    lobster
    enjoying the fish scenery
    smile
    opps take care you might cut your finger
    fish cleaners
    small fish
    big fish
    medium fish
    watermelon on the street
    dates
    tomato
    kababayan
    a pale of fish
    vegetable on the streets
    fresh dates and tomato
    mangoes
    chillis
    available filipino togo,suka at paris
    front of fish market
    old fish boat
    vendor
    fish net
    watermelon vendor

  • Internations interview, an excerpt

    Photograph by Rel David
    Photograph by Rel David

    Just to share some of the highlights of my interview as an expatriates in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, I am not sure when it will come out or will it ever be published! Probably never 🙂

    However, some questions never occur  in my mind, so i decided to share a few, maybe you will also be interested to ask yourself and wonder …why ?

    Tell us about your new life in Saudi Arabia differs from that back home. Did you have trouble getting used to the new circumstances? Did you experience culture shock?

    I was hired 1987, I came alone without my family, It was the most difficult and complicated time of my life, not only culture shock but family shock as well. Being away from my family was an ordeal to take. My husband and my first son came one year after another. I only have two years experienced in my profession and a newly mom as well. Looking back, I am so grateful that i came, this is where I grew up professionally and be successful in my career.

    I thought for a while that wearing black is only for those in mourning, so i refused to wear black “abaya”  i tailored made a blue abaya instead.

    After the Gulf war, rules getting more stricter , expatriates women were asked to cover their hair as well. So, not only I have to wear the black abaya but also wear a black head cover (Tarha). But now a days, a lot of fashionable abaya are  available in the stores, different styles and colours, I would say, I feel safe wearing it in public and enjoy the fashion.

    Every expat knows that expat life comes with some hilarious anecdotes and funny experiences. Care to share one with us?

    Oh well, most unforgettable was always the first..so the first time we met our employers’ wife, She keeps repeating..Hi am Mrs_______ Dr. _____ wife. Shaking her hand as I nod my head repeatedly as a sign of acknowledgement. We did it three times, she probably thought I don’t understand English. 🙂

    I got the lesson, ” nod your head and talk at the same time”,.. gesture with new acquaintance certainly doesn’t work!

    Which three tips would you like to give future expats before they embark on their new life in Saudi Arabia?

    Don’t take a lot of luggage, rather take a lot of sense of humour, trust me, you need it!

    If you signed a two years contract, be ready to save and get out of the Kingdom as fast as you can!

    How would you summarise your expat life in Saudi Arabia in a single, catchy sentence?

    INCREDIBLE 25 years of HARD work and perseverance!

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  • Weekly photo challenge: Masterpiece

    Swans of Lucerne, Switzerland – I am always fascinated by their neck flexibility to twist in any directions. A “masterpiece” of an infinite freedom of movements of different degree either under or on top of the lake.

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  • Age 53: say “Prunes” not “cheese”

    hello ladies! wondering how to do pout lips when your fifty and beyond?

    say ” PRUNES” 🙂

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    Any suggestions?

     

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  • Weekly Photo challenge: Fresh

    coffee art by jamilamimi
    coffee art by jamilamimi

    Definitely my quest to improve myself didn’t stop when I reached fifty, now I’m turning fifty-four in few months and experimenting the joy of coffee…yes! the FRESHNESS of coffee brings joy to my art. I have no formal training in painting but the challenge made my free time worthwhile.

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  • My thoughts at 53: grumpy tummy yay!

    I will stand firm, look strong, no matter how weak i am inside
    I will stand firm, look strong, no matter how weak i am inside

    It’s been two days that i wasn’t feeling good (grumpy tummy!) but I have to go to work to relieve’s one’s tooth ache, to repair broken crowns etc… it so ironic to take care of others suffering and forgets your own!

    My best friend had just arrived and will stay for a short holiday, so I met her for lunch…Oh, how I wish to stay more and reminisce the good old-time but my tummy was growling.. can’t really concentrate!

    Ramadan had just started, it’s a month of fasting and yet every restaurant  big or small are fully decorated and has buffet of each own, special offer to those who wants to celebrate the “futur” (breaking the fast as in breakfast 🙂 ) in style! Hmm how can I ? grumpy tummy 😦

    So, I stayed home, went to bed, literally crawling in pain… the four corner of the room seems eight to my eyes, holding my tummy in fetal position, i don’t know for how long I have been in that position, I guess I passed out!

    When I woke up, It was already midnight, the pain was bearable and I got the four corners right! Oh well, I’m fifty-three (53) visions fades and wrinkles comes in! Seriously, being alone is not easy but no complains, life goes on,I am glad that I am still breathing and kicking! 🙂

    Alright grumpy tummy, what shall I do to you?  A cup of green tea? 

    I tried all the remedy but to no avail, neither grumpy tummy nor Mr. sleep cooperated so I took my pencils started to draw a woman, took my  brushes and used my coffee as my medium for painting.

    “A woman is like a tea bag, you will never know how strong she is until you put her in hot water ” – Eleanor Roosevelt

    So, grumpy tummy here are my thoughts for the day!

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  • Weekly Photo Challenge: The Golden Hour

    ” You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by; but some of them are golden only because we let them slip by. – James Matthew Barrie “

    Usfan KSA
    Usfan KSA
    Usfan KSA
    Usfan KSA
    Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia
    Amman Jordan
    Amman Jordan
    Dead Sea Jordan
    Dead Sea Jordan
    beautiful sunset at dead sea
    beautiful sunset at dead sea
    do things with passion or not at all...the beauty of sunset will always be there
    do things with passion or not at all…the beauty of sunset will always be there

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