At five, Jam proposed we check out Star Cinema’s “No Other Woman”. I refused. Why watch something that would only make you feel bad, if not mad? I said I’d rather linger at the cozy cafe at the ground floor of our building. She hesitated, so I told her: “It’s on me.” A moment later, […]
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CLOSED (SARADO PO)
Walang Pilipinong magpapasalamat kapag nabasa ang Tagalog na saling-wika ng CLOSED (SARADO PO) sa desk ng teller sa Etisalat Network outlet sa Deira City Center Mall. Hindi ko mawari kung dulot lang ba ng pagod ko, dahil lagpas alas-9 na nang dumaan ako para magbayad ng internet, kaya nag-init ang ulo, namula ang mga pisngi, at […]
Season’s Switch
Cool breeze greeted my cheeks with its soft kiss as I opened the main door of the flat. Summer waned, winter has slowly crept in. “The best months are to come”, I heard myself say. Most cab drivers knew that many Filipinos are working in the UAE. One of them even happily said he preferred Pinay gfs […]
The Winning Thought
Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 Every time I go out, not off to work, I try my best to list (in my head) what’s worth writing about only to find that it’s the simplest thought that truly lingers on- the stranger who told me to take a nap as often as I needed. We were sitting across each […]
Muni-muni sa “Pag-aayuno”
Panahon na naman ng Ramadan. Ang dating nababasa ko lang sa aklat ay nakikita ko na sa totoong buhay. Bawal makitang kumakain, umiinom o ngumunguya sa daan. Ito ay bilang respeto sa mga nagpapalipas ng gutom para sa relihiyon. Di man lubos na tanggap ng aking tiyan, mainam na lang na unawain, at sumunod sa […]
Living Above 45 Degrees
If you think you can’t tolerate this much heat, never stay in the UAE in July to August. It’s true that the heat could kill you. It just did kill four in Abu Dhabi two days ago. At 49.9 degrees, the highest temp. recorded in the western region of the UAE’s capital city, four desert […]