Check stores like Lulu, Dasmen and Safeer Market for kitchen items - including pyrex measuring cups and measuring spoons. Often they have what you want and they're not too expensive. J-cloths - look for Vileda brand cloths in Carrefour and those mentioned above. They have several different types but they also have a J-cloth type.

I also buy the equivalent of "swiffer" replacement cloths and use those for dusting (which you will do often) - they work really well. Carrefour has them.

Alarm clock, check the Casio watch kiosk in Hyatt Plaza. Lulu probably also has some in the electronics section (at least they do in the UAE).

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