It’s like watching teleserye

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It's like watching teleserye

The senate hearings, Duterte’s press conferences, the media bodies’ way of reporting, the Filipinos’ violent and funny reactions – all of them either make you glued on TV and social networking sites and wait for the climax
OR cringe and decide it’s better to watch May Minamahal (that Aiko and Aga movie I’ve probably seen around 12 times – by choice and by force).

Just like my previous post, Filipinos (and even other nationalities) are divided on Duterte’s take on a lot of things. The unfounded extrajudicial killings, our war on drugs, our relationship with US, the naming and shaming strategy. Add to the drama is Cayetano, de Lima, Trillanes and dela Rosa. Either you hate them, love them or your emotions fluctuates depends on what you read or watched.

I am very interested on Duterte’s governance. I like the change he’s trying to implement. The no non-sense talks, a very opinionated leader, he doesn’t give a damn and I LOVE IT! Continue reading →

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Filipina Expat Adventure: 7 Emirates in 2 Days

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The plan is simple. Visit all 7 UAE emirates in 2 days.

“Are we the first one to do it?” asked Cole. I said no. It’s not that we’re doing an exotic expedition.
For sure there are people who have done this before.
They could have driven around the country in 1 day or less. Or they could have stayed in each emirate longer and enjoyed it more.

It sounds simple but planning the itinerary proved to be a challenge. You might say why not just go with the flow and enjoy the ride. YOLO, right?
But no, I don’t want to just drive around. That’s not my idea of fun. I’m quite flexible but I also like structure and a little bit of planning. Continue reading →

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What’s your plan for Eid?

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Eid Al Adha is announced to start on 12th September. That’s a 5 day long weekend for us in UAE! Wooohooo!!!

What's your plan for Eid?

Now the big question is what are we going to do?

5 days of staying at home is not an option.
Mall visits are boring. Going to new attractions in Dubai throughout the holiday period is quite expensive.
Should we do a hotel staycation? Yes, why not. But I’m thinking of something different.

It’s about time we push through my plan of visiting all 7 Emirates of UAE in 2 days.
Based on research, you can visit all just by driving non-stop around 4 hours.
Well, we’re not that crazy. Two days is better for a group that consists of kids and 1 senior citizen. We’re also planning to rent a car.

Aside from visiting all 7 Emirates, I intend to go to places/do things we’ve never been before.

Dubai – want to go to Dubai Museum and try the abra. Yup! Never done that in 11 years in UAE. Que horror!
Sharjah – visit Al Qasba and the corniche side. What a shame as we are living in Sharjah for almost 6 years now.
Ajman – I’m still trying to figure out what we can do/visit here.
Umm Al Quwain – eat in this local restaurant that has good reviews. Although I’m not so sure if we can do it with kids. I can eat anywhere but some people in our group might not be too adventurous in dining.
Ras Al Khaimah – visit Al Jazirat Al Hamra, the ghost town of UAE.
Fujairah – stay here for 1 night
Abu Dhabi/Al Ain – the Grand Mosque and probably the Emirates Zoo

I have less than a week to prepare the itinerary, have it approve by the committee (lol) and off we go!

Who wants to join us? 😀

 

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Last week

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I made a pact with myself that I will post every Saturday of what happened on my busy, happy, boring life that week.
You know, just to write something.
I was in front of my laptop the whole day yesterday. Watching makeup tutorials, reading Cosmo online and researching on how to grab business class seats for free.  I was able to watch and read everything that interests me but writing that post, nah!

Even the hot congee didn’t help
Last week

Gibson and I also had a row yesterday. Nothing violent but I cried out of frustration. Since last weekend, he was throwing out papers and junks from our drawer, computer table and documents hidden around our room. I am very much aware of what he was doing and even voiced out my concern that he might throw some important papers by mistake but I let him be. It’s rare that we do spring cleaning and if he’s in the mood, I won’t stop him. Continue reading →

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The Law of Attraction

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Law of Attraction

I can be a life coach. Seriously.

I’m glad that my sister, Jholen, allows me to practice my coaching skills on her when she was still here. I will usually call her one fine afternoon, ask her to jot down notes and I will just talk.
Most of the time she’s quiet, would just nod and agree. Who knows what she thinks of our sessions.
I never asked but I would like to think it’s enlightening and at least made her think about life.

I always talk about positivity, about law of attraction, about getting whatever you want because you deserve it.

Sounds voodoo? Not really.

Do you agree that whatever we have right now is because we wanted them.
Our shoes, bag, mobile phone, the job we have right now, the school where our kids are studying, our house.
We have all of them now because we wanted them.
It started with a desire and we believe that we can have these things and, true enough, we have them now.

It’s quite simple.

We attract what we think. Our mind is so powerful beyond our imagination that if you are able to harness your mind to attract all positive things then the result is unbelievable.

It seems too easy that you become doubtful. We have been conditioned all our lives that success is something we should work hard for.
In a way that’s true.
But you know what, it’s working SMART than working HARD. You can work hard all your life but that is not enough.
I believe that working smart AND using the power of your positive mind is the combination that will make you reach your heart’s desires.
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Birthday month. Woohoo!!!

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September is my birthday month and I’m thinking long and hard what I really want for my birthday aside from world peace.
It would be too corny if I say good health, peace of mind and safety because that’s already given.

If I can really indulge, here are the material things I wish to have Continue reading →

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One fine Friday

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After attending mass at St. Mary’s we went to Burjuman to have lunch at Barrio Fiesta. We’re quite a big group, 6 adults and 4 kids so when we saw the Friday buffet for AED 49, we thought it’s better to go for it than order ala carte.

One Fine Friday

Don’t be deceived by the photo. They don’t serve those dishes shown on the ad. I’m not sure if they change menu every weekend but last Friday we had spicy beef (really good), fried tofu, crispy chicken skin (good but bad for your health), creamy pumpkin soup (good), fried rice, grilled chicken (didn’t taste but Cole said it’s fine), chicken sisig (bleh!), sweet & sour fish fillet (didn’t try), goto (good but I wanted it to be extra hot – like boiling hot), stir-fry Asian noodles, some vegetable dishes, salad and dessert which I did not at all try. Continue reading →

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Atlantis Hotel The Palm Review

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I think by now you have seen some of my social media posts about our stay in Atlantis last week (was it just last week? It feels like months ago!). Let me share my own review of the hotel. It might prepare you of what to expect and I’ll throw in some tips as well.

So as I said on my previous post , I booked this stay through Atlantis website and got an offer for 1-night stay, breakfast and halfboard for AED 1595++.

Atlantis Hotel The Palm Review

Doing the math, I thought it’s a good deal for a family of four

Entrance to Aquaventure – AED 730 (AED 195 is the discounted ticket price for UAE adult residents and AED 170 for kids)
Lost Chambers – AED 250 (AED 75 for UAE adult residents and AED 50 for kids)
Half Board meal – AED 555 (AED 185 for adults, not sure for kids but I’ll assume it’s 50% off)

Just the total of these three is AED 1535. It’s like getting the room for free, right?  Continue reading →

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All good things must come to an end

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Ahhh… it’s Sunday – start of the week in this part of the world. I need to prepare and rush to office but let me post some pictures of our Atlantis staycation first.
“How I wish we can stay here for 10 days”. I said loudly while waiting for our car to go home.
I know Gibson and the kids feel the same way.

As I mentioned on my Facebook live broadcast (please go to my Facebook page), I saw this deal from Atlantis website which offers 1 night stay, breakfast and halfboard (lunch or dinner) for AED 1,595 for family of 4 (2 adults and 2 kids) to all Mastercard holders.
As a guest of Atlantis you get unlimited access to Aquaventure waterpark and The Lost Chambers.

That’s a good value considering that waterpark tickets cost AED 260 for adults and AED 215 for kids. For our family that would costs us AED 950 already. Plus the buffet lunch we had then it’s really a good deal.

As I mentioned, it has been kind of family tradition to try hotels in UAE and this year it coincides with our wedding anniversary. Let me share some snippets of this celebration 🙂

We’re given a slice of cake and a wedding anniversary greeting card.
All good things must come to an end Continue reading →

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