Adobo Nation

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I think Filipinos in Dubai are quite spoilt for choice of restaurants serving our all-time favorite dishes. Restaurateurs in UAE now recognize that the Filipino community are growing in numbers and since we are nation of hearty eaters, we can’t have too many restaurants dedicated to our cuisine.

When my Facebook friend Lala told me that there’s a new Filipino restaurant in Dubai, I knew I had to visit it. So yesterday after mass, our gang went to Raintree Hotel in Deira for lunch. Continue reading →

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Breakfast at Little Bangkok

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Breakfast at Little Bangkok

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By now you might have noticed my love affair with Thai cuisine. Being a foodie, I eat anything and I don’t say no to food unless I’ve tried it. I love Indian, Japanese, Lebanese, and Iranian. I also enjoyed some of the Egyptian, Greek, Turkish and Pakistani dishes I’ve tried. But of course, being Asian, I particularly partial to Asian cuisine. I dream of going to Japan just to eat fresh sushi and a bowl of ramen. I would love to visit Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore to try their famous dishes. And if I’ll be given a chance to visit Thailand, I think I need to starve myself for a week before travel to prepare my tummy for my planned food binge. Continue reading →

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Little Manila

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Little Manila

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I was keen on visiting Little Manila when it opened last September 14 but I still remember the long beeline to Jollibee, Max’s and Barrio Fiesta when they first opened in Dubai. I don’t think I’m willing to wait for hours just for food.

Then, the negative reviews and comments started pouring in. Bad service, long queue to order and again you need to wait for an hour or so for your food, tasteless dishes, overcooked and undercooked chicken and the list goes on. I was disheartened. 🙁 Why oh why! I am a little excited to try this concept but with only bad reviews available, I am really disappointed and had second thoughts if it’s worth the try. Continue reading →

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The Aldub Fever

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The Albub Fever

Ok, before you hail me as the president of Aldub fan club in the UAE, I’ll be honest. I only watch the Kalyeserye episodes every Saturday (and even sometimes miss it) because A.) I don’t have the time and B.) I feel that the interesting episodes only happen during Saturdays. Of course I might be wrong but I think there’s majority of fans who falls under the same category.

I was able to watch the first time Yaya Dub saw Alden. It’s not scripted and her reaction was too cute. It seems that she has real-life crush on Alden. That day, she was doing her Dubsmash routine when she saw Alden via split screen and breaks out of her non-smiling character. Yiiihhh! 👫
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Be a World Vision Sponsor

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Be a World Vision Sponsor

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I learned about World Vision from a previous colleague. She just mentioned that she’s sponsoring a child and from there I made my own research.

World Vision is a humanitarian organization with presence all over the world with more than 60 years of experience in helping. They work with families, children, and their communities. They have so many causes such as giving clean water, clothing and shelter, ending hunger, education, women and children advocacy and the like, and all are child focus. Continue reading →

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The Farm

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I have been hearing great reviews about The Farm for years now and today, I gave in. It so happens that it’s my birthday today so I decided to dress up a little which is not really necessary as the place is casual but several ladies were wearing pretty dresses as well so I didn’t feel out of place.

The Farm is located at Al Barari in Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Road, formerly Emirates Road. It was a delight to had the 2 kilometer drive through dense bush as soon as we enter the Al Barari compound. We easily found the restaurant and parking is ample.
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Filipino Food Dining Etiquette

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Gourmet Society has sent me their infographic primer about Filipino Food Dining Etiquette. I thought it’s funny and really informative for non-Filipinos on what to expect whenever they dine with our tribe 🙂

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Baby Shower Game Ideas

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Baby Shower Game Ideas

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I asked my cousin, Shayne, if she wants to have a baby shower and I volunteered to organize it for her. Short story, she just asked me to take care of the activities part and assigned me to host the event as well. Now, I don’t do hosting really. No one asked me before so I’ve never tried. Surprisingly, I enjoyed it. Maybe it helped that Ian and Shayne’s guests were very receptive. A lot of them are family and friends so there was no pressure. And the fact that I used to teach before helped me overcome my public speaking jitters. Continue reading →

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IL Forno Restaurant – Sahara Centre

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IL Forno Restaurant – Sahara Centre

If you are resident of Al Nahda, Dubai or Sharjah, chances are you’ve been to Sahara Centre. I honestly think that this is one underrated mall. If you’ve never visited before, I suggest go and visit on a weekend, or park in the Dubai side of the road and enter the boundary gate which is used by people to cross over.

Sahara Centre has it’s anchors shops like Spinneys, Debenhams, Home Centre, Adventureland, Fitness First and so on. It also has several fashion brands like Mango, New Look, Bershka, Tommy Hilfiger, Promod, and H&M among others. And there are several restaurants to choose from. Chilis, Applebee’s, Paul, Hatam, Chopsticks and Hatam to name a few. If you can overcome the traffic hurdle, I promise you that this mall won’t disappoint. Continue reading →

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Dim Sum Friday – The Royal Budha

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Dim Sum Friday – The Royal Budha

I don’t know where am I hiding but I just recently stumbled upon The Royal Budha in Holiday Inn Al Barsha. This restaurant is consistently being recognized in Dubai dining scene and how come I’ve never been here before? Oh well, better late than never! And thanks to Instagram (Follow me! Handle name: filipina_expat), I learned about their Dim Sum Friday offer for just 78 dhs. Wow! It seems like a good value to me.

So we braved the sand stormy weather this morning and went straight to The Royal Budha after our visit at St. Mary’s Church. We arrived a few minutes early so what better way to wait than to snap some photos.  Continue reading →

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