I’ll Walk You Through Bur Dubai, Come!
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I was told my blog uses too many words. So for this post, I’ll just walk you through Bur Dubai – one of the oldest areas in the city of Dubai. This is where I lived for about two years.
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Dubai Summer Surprises
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Mango, H & M, Forever21, Longchamp, Addidas, Dior, Debenhams, Zara, Bath and Body Works and a whole lot more- greeted us with a wide and wild smile as we splurged in the spirit of DUBAI Summer Surprises. Branded clothes, make-up, jewelries, even electronics were (& still are) on sale in all malls of Dubai. Our…
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100 Ways to Capture Dubai
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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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Wall of Old Dubai
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Our internet connection has been down since Monday. It did good for my sleep plus I had time for movies, books and most recently, a walking tour. If Deira City is Quezon City, Bur Dubai is Manila. The aimless walk became a historical discovery when I found a reconstructed wall of old Dubai (reminds me…
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Top 12 Job Websites in Dubai
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Want to work in Dubai? Or simply want to have a glimpse of the types of job opportunities in the UAE? Check out these hot job websites.
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CLOSED (SARADO PO)
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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…
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Season’s Switch
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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…
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The Winning Thought
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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…
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Muni-muni sa “Pag-aayuno”
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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…
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Living Above 45 Degrees
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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…