it's the thought that counts

kung hei fat choi!

bonne saint valentin!

yeah, they fall on the same day,and may be this year should be the time to spread love for loved ones and even for enemies. let's have a brighter world, a world of peace and love for each other as what Jesus had told us, to love God our Father above all else and to love one another. am praying for that.

moving on, i got one-long-stemmed rose from hubby, and Chinchin got her one too. only i have an added chocolate, but i know we both will be sharing for it :)
hubby just bought it in aqua, i saw that the counter was full of men, buying stuffs for valentine. ha! caught them, do u know where this aqua is? it's at eppco, hahahaha!
yeah, my hubby was caught buying rose for valentines day at eppco (thus the title). i receive flowers from him every year, on my 1st year, t'was one beautiful bouquet delivered at my doorstep, 2nd i almost forgotten but i know i received one or may be not :) and this one, is one-stemmed rose. but i am still very happy that he gave me one and my Chinchin. i spotted this white guy leaving the store with a wide smile on his face while looking at the rose he just bought, i was thinking may be he thinks it was wise of him to buy it there lol! but then again it will make any lady feel special, it means someone thinks of u and wants to put a smile on your face while giving the flower, never mind that it's not a bouquet, as long as it comes from the heart. i have a huge headache today, leaving the office early, but somehow the flower took some pain away. i'm not completely free with the headache though.. but i have this wide grin on my face.

happy valentines everyone. may your day be filled with smile and love from friends, partners, loved-ones and family.

x

Happy White Tiger

i know it's too early to start the countdown, but i guess am pretty excited for the coming year. And winnie the pooh would be happy, well not exactly but since the coming year looks like tigger one of my daughter's fave disney show, then the hundred acre is happier :)

Thank God we all survived 2009. the mid of it was not really chaos but was difficult. still thank God we're able to pull it through. I'm really hopeful for 2010, i guess we all are. and am always praying for a better year, year after year of course. andof course New Year wont be complete without the Resolutions, but i better call it New Year's Wishes/Prayers and Targets .
yes, i most of the time do it, but i keep it to myself since i know i could fail *hep*
but somehow i want to share, here they are:

*better and more intimate realtionship with God.

* lose kgs, i mean seriously and be serious with gettin' fit and healthier. i know it's been a long time now but i need to get back to at least 53kg.

* more savings from our accounts ( i have target amounts, but i guess that would be for hubby and me :)).

*Eurotrip :)

*be better with my current job :)

*some materials things here and there for my family ( wii included :) some bags, sunnies, blings and watches- yeah so many to mention)

* PI vacay

* UAE Driving License

* Part-time Business

* Chinchin's ballet class

* Chinchin's KG1 School

* New flat

it just looks like it, but it's not

going home from my new job. caught this on the way. i wish i have slr cam. may be soon. took it using my iphone. looks like a meteor, yeah but it's not, it's just a jet plane :) nightime becomes early now, should dubai have light saving time?



xoxo

Life's a pool then you swim ;)

It's 2 week hiatus for me. I enjoyed it since most of the part was time with my family.
am counting on the last week of the rest and finally will be working for the new company.
I'm pretty excited with the new task but somehow a lil melancholy w/ my prev company coz I would really love to work with them just some problems became really unbearable in the previous months thus the new application. I would definitely miss my boss, he's the posh one among the brits :) but i kinda like them all coz the office offers lax environment plus you can always wear clothes you feel like wearing. no super strict attire or something that you can wear flip flops ;D. I would also miss Jim, he's of all the PM has been a friend that he will even tell you story of his lovelife and not even be ashamed to let us peek his daughter's love letter/card for him when she visited him here. I would also miss Abhi, Jack, Khaled, Prateesh even Ken. Most importantly I will miss Lhen, she was not just a colleague but a wonderful friend as well. We may always just laugh at situations but sure we had some good times through it. We know we're sad but most often we just shout to let it out, then laugh non-stop thinking we're stupid at that lol. Sometimes time flies when we're together. I hope she can find a new company soon.

the group last Christmas party


Before Eid, me and my family went to Hilton RAK for some needed chillaxation. We decided it should be before Eid to avoid the sky-rocketting rate during the Holidays. T'was 2 good days for all of us.

where we stayed


Chinchin @ the narrow lobby


upon arrival w/o welcome drinks




one consolation, we had a nice view but we waited for or an hour for it considering we reserved a week ahead

Though Hilton Hotel cannot be compared to Hilton Resort and Spa, yes there were two hiltons at RAK. Sad to say, the hotel we stayed was not the so good one. But still it's a 5star at that? Imagine we don't have slippers inside the room, we need to call the reception twice for two slippers. Just one bathrobe inside and not much available tissue, we just ransacked the hosekeeping cart when we got sight of it. Though I kinda like their Crabtree & Evelyn toiletries. Breakfast buffet was nice but not excellent. Swimmingpool was blah.
Then off we go to the Resort and Spa, well for one the view is lovely, the landscape is amazing, the lobby's spacious and nice, the facade's excellent.


Hilton Resort and Spa

We should have checked in here. we enjoyed the pool, actually were the only ones who were really loud as much having fun is evident.





the salty part of the pool


very nice lobby while we waited for the golf cart



Most of the guests were at the beach front tanning those bodies. for us though, the water in the pool is excideedingly nice. Guess we tasted it salty coz it came from the beach.

life

I realized that life itself is too short to waste. I often times hear and read it, but not quite ponder about it, until now. I just came to know that my mother’s youngest sister was diagnosed with Refractory Anemia. As Wikipedia described, is an anemia which does not respond to treatment. [1] It is often seen secondary to myelodysplastic syndromes. [2]Iron deficiency anemia may also be refractory as a clinical manifestation of gastrointestinal problems which disrupt iron metabolism. The non-respond to treatment send me shiver. I also realized that I haven’t been able to get in touch with her for the longest time, since i myself is also preoccupied with problems of my own. The last time that we spoke was the time that she’s having some problems with her daughter’s decision making. Most of the time I keep myself aloof with people or even my relatives whom I won't be getting any positive attitude or positive respond/news, I known my Tita to always be problematic about so many things in her life esp if it’s her family, that's the way she is.

Now, I don’t exactly know how I feel.

Deep inside I feel really sad but at the same time, I can not accept the news that came to my ears. What’s sudden me- the most is that I can’t really help her to the best that I could. For one, I am not there, another is I myself have problems (as stated above). I can’t quietly figure what to say, but I have so many thoughts before I decided to write and now all I can say is I’m sad. I will perhaps send her message today or chat with her. I am not even in touch with my cousin (her daughter) whom I consider as one of my bestfriends, before, but for some reasons and after some melodramatic problems she had, I let her be, in my head I could never fathom the inability to surrender and leave the love of her life. Yes, she crossed seas just to be with him and that she knows that he’s not the right person. See that’s where the first problem occurred. I let her be, knowing that she can decide on her own and may be just may be the feeling is mutual. She doesn’t need to hear what I would say because I won’t be of any help and that’s not what she wants to hear afterall. I also believe that she’s already on the right age to distinguish wrong to right. I have also been itching another thing that may be should be the right thing to do- to keep in touch with her brother whom I really think needs guidance and advise. You know I really didn’t know what happenned to me, before even if u don’t need my advise, I would give you an unsolicited one, just so somehow you would realize, but now, I wont talk until you ask. I guess it comes with age. I suppose this is not me, but this is how I become to be me. now.
Again, I’m reminded of my bestfriend whom I haven’t talk for the last 6 months maybe. I tried to call her some 2-3 months ago and sent sms to her, but i guess she still in her state. I know that she has that qualities that whenever she has problems, it’s her way of dealing with it, she’s my opposite you see, she don’t want to talk about it, she’d rather be on her own. Time passed and I just let her be just like whatI do with my cousin, I just let them be.

This world continues to change, but I guess some things can not be easily changed. I am not in my best status right now though I try to be calm about it, even being optimistic about it, it’s all I have. All I can do is pray hard.

I will be praying for my Tita Yeng, everything is possible with God. He will heal her. May she be resilient and overcome this trial.

I will be praying for Wawon, that she’ll be given strength and wisdom and perhaps I should get in touch with her.

I will be praying for Biboy and hope I could email him for some advises that could touch his heart and wake up to reality.

I will be praying for Jen that she would be alright and God will comfort her.

I will pray for the world to turn to our One and only God, our Creator.

post Bday post

this is again an overdue post..

yes Ramadan just ended and we're back to the usual office timing.
though at the first week of Ramadan i felt that there's too little time for me to finish things that i usually do at work, but having those days of going home early- for sure am going to miss it. Was able to do alot of household chores then, but i must say, alot of times were spent on our bed for those sluggish mode ;)
and me being back to this again- I somehow still don't feel like working.
anyways, Eid Mubarak to all my Muslim friends. I greeted two of my bosses yesterday and am glad they replied with thanks and full of good wishes as well.

lemme now share the photo ops during mah daughter's 3rd Birthday par-tay.
she had a grand time i tell you.
the celebration was short but sweet, never mind that it was done at night, am so glad lots of our friends came and lots of kids were there too!

here's my Bday girl in her Hanna Montanah inspired get-up (idea courtesy of Mom of course :D)

my bro-in-law PSed this and eyelavet!

boy, did she really enjoyed the games of the party

Our hostess was great! i Highly recommend her

all's singing her the Happy Birthday song (is hubby too involved with the hair or what? lol!)

she received plenty of presents ;) and that includes two tables!

I was the one who enjoyed unwrapping them

thank you guys for coming. see yáll next year!
hopefully it'll be a better and happier celebration of course ;)

California dreaming

All the leaves are brown (all the leaves are brown)

and the sky is grey (and the sky is grey)

I´ve been for a walk (I've been for a walk)

on a winter's day (on a winter's day)

I´d be safe and warm (I'd be safe and warm)

if I was in L.A. (if I was in L.A.)

California dreaming (California dreaming) on such a winter's day...



Heard this song this Friday morning and I was struck with nostalgia, was turned back in time and was reminded of childhood memories where nanay and tatay would non-stop play these type of songs on Sunday mornings before going to church. I remembered that I used to not like those melodies, but now, I appreciate them all- every single lyrics and melody of it and I miss my parents so much. They both went back to PI last June and though were miles apart we still would keep in touch. As much as I would want now to look at old pix from childhood, I can't since I don't have them with me and I didn't scan them before we left. *sigh* memories just keep pouring. How ironic that you don't appreciate things when you were younger and when you get to this age, you would always come back of how it used to be. I also realized now we always have music in memories in history and that music could help you travel through time. As Bob Marley quotes, "One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain."





Last night we went to accompany our friend Maan and Alex to Nissan showroom in Shiek Zayed. They would buy a new car since their flat which is located in Sharjah has some rough dessert sand road which they see and pass by every single day, thus the buying of the new car coz they seriously need a new ride ;p (what a great reason to buy a new baby ;)).
I of course had fun trying out the autos (even though I am the only one in the group who belongs to the kids coz I am the only one who hasn't have driver's license) and because Infinity is also in that showroom, I wont miss this for the world, lol!

Alex liked the dessert sand stone (hope I remembered it right) color.. us too!



After talking to their agent, we head to the as-planned Dubai Mall. Roam around a lil bit and was really liking to buy new bags. Weren't able to visit LV though as it is jampacked with locals, we just checked Coach leatherwears. Were liking their leathers but I think i most appreciate my first visit to coach in Boulevard at Emirates Towers way back last year, or should I say that there were much more to chose from at that time.

We wrapped our night to our usual coffee time at starbucks. That branch needs some serious additional manpower.



We may go out in the afternoon as I would ask our Professional Photogs to model Chinchin and may be in the coming months I could ready her portfolio :)



I think I have an American dream, California dreamin' to be exact ;)

up & coming

i'm so thrilled and excited for her 3rd bday party, so before making pamudmod (lol!!) her invites, i sent our this to all our friends, esp those who have kids..

xx

run the things

as much as I want to write things that's been happening..
I somehow don't feel like sharing DETAILS as of the moment. i hate hearing myself whinning.
situation has become hard or should I say decision-making has.
we have goals and they should be met... but whatever happens
to plans that did not meet the eye.
they're just waiting to come true but sadly, as the climate
is changing so is the status.

but may be this is just a phase we need to go through to just hold on (as a friend suggested from fb),may be wait a little more and may be somehow things could change, and change for the better. I still would like to see that happen, I'm always that optimistic about life.
we cannot help that things sometimes doesnt go our way, but what the heck everybody
also like me experience this.. it's just a matter of how one deal with it. right?
in a nutshell, it's really up to the person, how he/she wants to end his/her day,
should we just bothered of what's going to happen tommorow or just may be feel happy and
try to go with the flow while learning from it. no exptectations.
things may seems hard, but I know we can pull this through :)

meanwhile. we came to watch Kids Fashion Show at the Deira City Centre last Fri.
our friend's daughter, Ricee was one of the models, and yes we came there to support her and boy did we all had a good time. all the kids seem to be really amazing, they all walk the walk, brilliant!
here are some pix from the 1st day of the show
Ricee- Gap got her
my lovely daughter who supported her friend Ricee supporters ;)
(I learned that it's a week Fashion Show and the last day would be
this Thursday from 1830, may be we would catch them again.

xoxo

just to post..

i'm an official recessionista now. just meaning to be thrifty at all times and stretching budget at all cost.
since the credit crunch somehow stayed a lil more longer (as i expect market will be up by march this year-and yes am that positive..),
it's high time to set aside lunch-ing-out and that weekly dose
of shopping.
but if you cannot stop your feet from going to the big boutiques and shops,
would be better to just hop-around and go window-shop.
learn to just be contended in feasting your eyes on the hot items on the rack.
yes, they may be gone soon, but always remember before you know it, trends change
in less than a time.
on the weekends that I was contended of not purchasing anything except
for our weekly grocery (which btw, is also included in the being thrifty mode),
we would spend our time to hop around places and just as i would say, stare on those eye candies.
we got a visit to the dubai mall, and what a pleasant surprise- their forever21 shop is by far




the biggest in the U.A.E. I think, and just like zara and mango, they came up with clothes for men already, so
my hubby wont be needing any excuses not to get inside when i'm there to take a peek of what's new and hot.

check out these fresh almonds, first time i saw them in my lifetime and they are soooo green.





these only two were the pix i took since a guard told me that cameras are not allowed inside the grocery. wtf?!

and so most of the time, our fridays were spent early morning at the jumeirah open beach (need new idea of where to go by the time summer hits) and a longer stay at home except if
there are invitations of dining-out or when were a lil bored. call me couch potato but sometimes, it feels good to just be at home and
dvd-marthon with my family.


2 weks ago or so, I was reminded of my childhood days, when I always dreamed of laying on the clouds, from afar they look so soft that when you lay your head to rest there, then it'll be such a wonderful feeling. I am so thrilled to see one up close and personal. seeing these made me nostalgic.. i remember those day dreams..

sometimes i this think of how does it feel to walk in the clouds? literally.. yes, one whould fall :)



I'm loving this part of DM, the parts where some quality resto is here and not to miss the chococlate boutique that is to die for.. and not to miss patchi of course :)






they are chocolates-displayed like rare-jewels, only from Delice (talk about sophistication)


I'm glad i always have my iphone with me.
summer is almost here- time to hit the waves before they get extremely hot ;)

in between

I'm torn between two state.
i dunno where to put myself, or it's just me.
one thing I discovered with people nowadays is they change (admit or not), or may be I change and them, but I wouldn't notice or agree as with them to themselves. but as to being greedy or envous, it's a different story. I can be envous but not greedy. but I always thought my being envous is always on the healthy side. I mean when someone or a friend of mine has gone to somewhere I've never been then I will be, because I would always loveto travel but with times like this, it's not likely gonna happen,well for now, but may be on the latter part of this year. I would not thought someone would somehow treat you as a competition,when you yourself know that compare to and your status- it's a 'lil way spacious. that the person doesn't want to see you owning something above what she owns or may be you purchase something she/he wants but you got it earlier than her/him. in other words, ayaw nyang 'matatalbugan'sya, which i think is a ridiculous thinking if he/she feels that way, but as you see the way things are and that reading between the lines isn't reading anymore- and that it becomes too transparent, it is something. this thing is odd and sad, odd cause that shouldn't be the case, sad coz you never thought someone close would be like that, one materialistic and greedy person.


another sad thought is that, it doesn't mean that someone is not giving you advise means she doesn't care the reason being she would know that the thought/opinion wont matter and that you will still follow what you want (never mind what they think) and that you will only call her if she will tell you what you want to hear from her, doesn't mean that you should not inform or be keeping in touch with her at all. understand this, she doesn't want to give unsolicited advise anymore. afterall you are on the right age to decide. will leave you to that. just a reminder: the prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.


my bestfriend's hubby died recently and i can't be with her in thistime like this. she's too young to be a widow esp that they have a one year old daughter. proximity may limit me from being there physically for her but I will always be praying for her. I know she's a strong woman and that whatever life bring sher, she can be able to overcome them. Jen i so miss you, if I'm just there. i would just give you that tight hug and i know it would mean every word.


in a nutshell: Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.

---
took this this morning from my iphone:



can you spot the burj?

it snowed on the 25th, mah first time to see snow, actually they're pretty hard snow. a quick outpour albeit sweet :)




because it was iranian new year, my hubby's boss gave him a box of patchi, one of my fave chocs, hmmmm sweetness..

random Q&A

WRITE EXACTLY WHATS ON YOUR MIND, AND DON’T CHANGE IT

1. Your ‘ex’ and You
= happily married now, with a lovely 2 year old girl
2. I am listening to
= the sound of the a/c/ and keyboards
3. Maybe I should
= get a tatoo
4. I love
= my Chinchin and hubby
5. My best friend(s)
= is Jen
6. I don’t understand
= why other people can't seem to relax, or am just being too sluggish all the time?
7. I have lost my respect for
= people who make simple things too complicated, and people who boasts truth isall they have is mouth
8. I last ate
= ikea cookies, I heart!
9. The meaning of my display name is
= my nickie, on the Z
10. God
= Omni-potent, Omni-Present, forever loving and is faithful to His Promises
11. Someday
=am going to successful, prosperous and full of Joy with my family, with the people I love and who loves me
12. I will always be
= a happy person
13. Love
= is something that should be given away, given away, given away.. It will come right back to you..
14. I never ever want to lose
= Faith
15. My myspace is
= barely checked.
16. I get annoyed when
= I'm in a hurry and things keep on falling, talk about klutz..
17. Parties=it's been a while
18. Simple Kisses
= we always do.. To going to you know what..
19. Today
=is a fair start, but I want to go home now!
20. I wish
=all my wishes would come true!

Week's Random thoughts..

Often times when you open your eyes in the morning on weekdays, you always question yourself whether to go out or not. I thought I was the only one who asks this question till I found out recently that there are many people I happen to know do have the same stigma.

It’s been raindropping outside and seeing the car, I want to have a ride. I’m feeling it’ll be a good time in the car. Why do I feel this,.. must be the money!

The 'yes or no' game in radio one is one of my guilty pleasure now.. I’m torn bet two feelings, wanting someone to win but at the same time, waiting for someone to say the y and n word.. wicked!

Kanye West’s new single is kewl, it didn’t sound like him at all.. he sounded brit and house at the same time.. He's really good at these..

I bought my second Notting Hill dvd, quite obvious that it’s my fave movie of all time.. need to exchange the last one..

It sometimes feel weird and funny at the same time to hear someone talk to themselves esp. when they’re the boss, i guess I'm not the only one..

It’s always hard to fight over money, nobody wins. Sad reality.

Pres. Obama’s speech was blunt but true. He layed down the cards of reality and put that hope in it. Am so glad to witness his inaugural speech even if it’s just in BBC, I felt like am also a part of history, or am witnessing history. I really have high hopes for him and his vision.

Just viewed a HS classmate’s Friendster and am happy seeing her got over her baby fat-t’was just a thing in the past. I remember her as one chubby girl who happen to like this boy who likes to dance who somehow became a loveteam for a time.. ahhh! Highschool, how can you forget.. I just always remember and they are happy memories..

meilleurs vœux

i always wish to go to places, different places i mean.
and that includes going to different parts of the world of course.

whenever i visit facebook/friendster and see my friends going places.
i can't help to fight this feeling of envy.
yes, I envy them but at the same time am happy to see
them going places.
I guess that's the healthy kind of envy or jealousy if
I may say so.

My husband's friend is now in L.A. though things in 2008 didn't go her way,
she's now in a different country now, may be that could somehow help
her forget the pains last year brought.
a family friend went to Istanbul before christmas of 2008, and we weren't able to join them due to this credit crunch. i thought it's not wise to spend on travel during this time.
my college friends are now in Ireland and Australia, and Australia being on my top5
country to visit.
I hope this year would be good to me and my family and hopefully
we could have a great vacation in the Phils. and try to visit HK, Singapore and Malaysia,
yes, Asia first! I know lots of my friends whove been there, but of course I want to try it as well. it may take one step at a time but I really hope things would turn out right, i really really hope.

a good chance to..

it's so good for one resto to come up with something..
a good chance to get together with friends from work.

read on:

Dubai hotel offers food for those who lost jobs

Staff report Published: December 10, 2008, 23:40

Dubai: A Dubai hotel is offering a free dinner to victims of the credit crunch. UAE Residents recently made redundant can eat for nothing at the Arabian Park hotel from December 15 until January 15, 2009. General Manager Mark Lee said: "To remind people of our value for money we're launching this special offer. Anyone who has lost their job simply needs to bring along their redundancy notice and their food is completely free." The complimentary dinners will be offered in the hotel's Brasserie restaurant.

credit: gulfnews

1st week

did you ever have a blast on your 1st day/week at work?
if my memory serves me right, i don't remember a moment i had.
it always is full of reading from the history of what my responsibilities would be.
i guess everybody who is new to work - experiences this? or not?

due to this world crisis, i lost my 1st job here in Dubai.
it was vastly affected since it highly depended on real estate and the next thing happens..
i remembered the time when i was new then, i was trying to fit, really hard.
was in culture shock cause i was the only Filipino there.
everybody seems to be coming from different nationalities..
then suddenly i didn't know what happen to me, i can't seem to
speak the only language that we can be able to understand each other, yeah
english i mean. i felt it was hard for me to speak, like i could not speak at all.
like i know what to say but i can not say it anymore, tongue just got twisted!
but after two weeks, there i was, doing my tasks easily and abling
to communicate with them.
i love my environment as i always wanted to work in good and beautiful office.
it was the business tower of the hotel so you know what i mean.
there was this good view from the lobby- a view from the hotel's pool itself and the sunset- magnificent..
it always mersmerize me.
then came cityscape, it's a property exhibit done here every year, it was the margin
of what is about to happen. my previous company didn't get the investors they're
expecting, then slow sales came. came september, 1st batch was terminated, and guess what, another round came and
i was included on the second batch this november, not only me, but the whole
department itself. they terminated 70employees all in all.
t'was a hard thing to see. i was really upset.
not only did i got upset because i don't have a job that would pay me
good amount of money every month, but i terribly missed my colleagues as well.
on that firing day, we went out for lunch, not everybody though but
some of us.

we really had this bonding already. though things could be hard at times and that different attitude comes out-- normal at times, hehe..
but still i somehow found a friend in them.
after 4days, we meet again, this time with our manager who treated us to lunch, again not every one was there, but that only means one thing, that we all value each other's presence in
our lives. i'm glad i found a friend in them.

i could say that God only allowed me to take a week's vacation from work
coz after that He immediately blessed me with another job, good paying job as well.
i never thought i could get a replacement this fast, it's a record-maker.
me and my family were so happy for me. i prayed hard for my first job and God gave it to me.
then He didn't left me on this trial as well, He gave me another one.
In a nutshell: ask and you shall receive.

now, am on my 1st week with my new company, 3rd day to be specific.
and the one whose going to hand-over me the job is out for vacation so i didn't have much to do.
am pretty much reading and looking now with all the calculations made and what i could do to help or something like that.
i really pray that my present company now wont be affected with this world crisis, hope it'll be over soon.
the water is on people's neck now- it's the survival of the fittest.
may i be able to do what i need to do effectively, and always, always do the right things.

Reach for the Stars

figuratively.

decisions, decisions.. when you need to make a choice
under uncertainty and you don't know what to
expect of the deal/action you're going to do.
all you need to be mindful of is to range the
goal you first set.

we have a hang of this situation right now
and filling in the blanks can be a pain, but
it could be the heartland of the decision as per
call theory. and speaking of it..
The idea of expected value is that, when faced
with a number of actions, each of which could
give rise to more than one possible outcome with
different probabilities, the rational procedure is
to identify all possible outcomes, determine
their values (positive or negative) and the
probabilities that will result from each course
of action, and multiply the two to give an expected
value. The action to be chosen should be the one
that gives rise to the highest total expected value.

isn't life about that?
it's not just cheese and popcorn.
and i don't want to procastinate.

i wish it would be easier.
hope we be lead to the right track.
to the path, where we will find our
gold pot at the end of the rainbow.
---

it's our 111th day here in the modern emirate.
and i can say i quite enjoy my stay, it has
been productive socialization and visiting of
other emirates and places.
i remember once asking in facebook
if my friends would consider moving out
of their comfort zone. and was pleased
with a couple's answers. they gave me
ray of light as to what's ahead of me.

oftentimes we highly regard ourselves.
but do we really think of what we should
value the most? time is of the essence and that
we should take many things into consideration.
filter them all in and it will lead you to where your
heart should be.

see you when i see you.
ciao.

yes, i found a new look

had it been for the rain that i got my mood for
dressing up my webbie, it's been a while..
this time, it's a more fresher and cleaner feel
everytime one would visit, tadah!

i was feeling a'lil melancholy looking at
raindrops, i don't know what has gotten into
me, but i guess being not able to go out and
that feeling of nothing-to-do somehow add up to
that sentiment, there may be is something in
the drizzle.
but i somehow got pacified in the comfort food..

masarap lalo na pag mainit?
would you not want some?


and speaking of not going out, had some
places visited for quite a few weeks back..
been to quiapo for some accessories tiangge..


and a trip to quiapo wouldn't be complete without
a visit to its infamous church.

i was somehow struck by how quiapo is clean in the morning.


and a toddle to that underpass, will always make you wonder.
was flummox by their music, most of them, muslims and are prayer-ready
on the time i crossed, i guess.


t'was one good trip though.


FOOD CRITIQUE


for some time now, eating in resto/food chain was a fave thing to do.
lemme share some ratings of those that could fill the
gastronomic desire..

1. Fish and Co.
-been with the most amazing peeps i know, whilst eating here.
but most of all, t'was a no-pay for me day, coz my fave
sistah shouldered everything. i called her, our financier that day, hehe..
i love their fish and chips! they have a mouthful of desserts as well.
most of all, you can never trade its ambiance..




2. Halaman (Tanay)
-one of the best lutong-bahay you can taste in tanay. but it may take some time before you can relish your orders. they cook impromptu. not for those who are in-a-hurry.


3. Green Tomatoe
- they have blah pesto, blah fett.. i never expected pasta to taste this bad. i wasn't able to taste anything! i really dont recommend the place. plus they have very poor service. the only consolation i could give them is, their food looks appetizing, but that's just about it- don't be fooled.


4. Mongkok
-mw want chinese, you want chinese, traditional that is? yum! was really full, swak pa sa budget!



eto muna for the food, had an emergency while making this entry. am still a bit sad now.. ill write about it if i have time.