New year

My quote for the new year:

"Keep in mind that letting go isn't the end of the world; it's the beginning of a new life."

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

(from last new year's fireworks display)

The Real Reason for the Season

The Real Reason for the Season

Happy Birthday Jesus!

Christmas in My Heart

It’s so funny that I have not felt so christmasy this whole December as I would normally be back home. Perhaps, the pressure of work, and the fact that this is a Muslim country, really made me not so excited about the coming holidays. I had my share of holiday breaks BEFORE Christmas, when Eid Al Adha came and gave us 5 days break, 3 days before Chriistmas. Then we’ll be back to work for 2 days and take another leave (for Christians only) during Christmas.
It was only today that I felt the season coming in to me. A Filipino office mate came up to me and gave me chocolates. He is usually the person who I share my “sugar free” stuff with, another dieter. J Someone who would shake his head when he sees me eating non-diet stuff. But this time, he just said “Merry Christmas!” and said that today is an exemption, we can eat normal, sugar laden chocolates! And it came from my favorite chocolate shop called Patchi (thanx Marx!).
It was only then that I felt the true meaning of the season.
Since I am away in a foreign land, with only one Catholic church in the area, I have tried to dismiss the fact that I cannot celebrate Christmas like I used to. There is no Christmas Bonus, nor 13th Month Pay, or Christmas parties and kris kringles… No long vacations (well, except for Eid) nor aguinaldos…
It would be so weird! But then,
Christmas is celebrated in our hearts!
Eventhough my family is away and is usually busy at this time of the year for parties and gift giving, I would not be sad.
Because I know in my heart, I am there (on webcam!).
Merry Christmas to everyone back home!

My Christmas Wish

Okay, this is the best thing I want for Christmas. Of course, I wish to be with my family and friends back home. But since I’m here in Dubai, THIS is the only thing I want (okay, aside from an iPhone!).
A Beagle puppy.
Can someone give me one please???? I’ll call him Barney, or Dimitri...or something. :)

Souq Madinat Jumeirah

This is my first favorite place in Dubai (before I've discovered DFC)
It's near the beach, on the other end of Dubai. I usually go here fo my shop visits because we also have a MIkyajy shop here. These pictures were taken a few months back (Feb I think).
I really love the scenery.
I could stay here for hours and just sit.

Souq-ang souqa na nga ako dito. hehehe... (corny)

That's the Burj Al Arab, a famous landmark.

Long Vacation

My very long vacation is almost up... I have been procatinating, even during holidays hehehe... Spent most of the days sleeping and watching movies and stuff... But I did bum around the beach! Same old Jumeirah Beach. I've had a lot of pictures, but since I've gotten tired of the same old beach, I just didn't take any more pictures, as I have always frequented the same beach every so often. :)

So the other day, I went with my best pal to Ibn Battuta Mall. It was the first time I have been to this mall, and we have a Mikyajy shop here too, so I did a few inspections as well (work and leisure sure can mix!).

They have different areas, inspired by the places the person this mall was named after. Apprently, he was a traveller... So inside the mall they have China, Persia, Egypt, India Courts.

I especially loved the design and architecture on the Persia side:

nice!

I think I can add this to one of my favorite places!But it is too far from my place and we have to drive at least 45 minutes (without traffic) to get to this place. But it can take around 30 minutes if you're driving at 120 kmph, which we always do. hehehe... Hey, this is Dubai, everybody drives fast!

The Old Sheik Zayed Road

I have seen these pictures a number of times from various blogs, news feeds and other websites. I might as well put them here and show everyone how much Dubai has changed for the last couple of years. (Really don't know where this picture came from originally)

This picture dates back between 1988 to 1991 (really can't tell)
And some are saying that back then, they have to look out for camels crossing the road :)

This one is from 2005. I can now tell you that this is an OLD pic because on the left side of this road, new buildings have been added (and is completely lined up).

Just to show how Dubai have changed quite quickly over the years.

My Birth Month

I got this Meme from my sister's blog and she tagged me to post the same.
I will be turning another year older next month (on the 3rd to be exact) so I guess this is a reminder for me that I am getting old! (thanks a lot sis! haha)

JANUARY: Stubborn and hard-hearted. Ambitious and serious. Loves to teach and be taught. Always looking at people’s flaws and weaknesses (Val-in a constructive way!). Likes to criticize. Hardworking and productive. Smart, neat and organized. Sensitive and has deep thoughts. Knows how to make others happy. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Rather reserved (depends on the meaning though). Highly attentive. Resistant to illnesses but prone to colds. Romantic but has difficulties expressing love. Loves children (only the cute ones! lol). Loyal. Has great social abilities yet easily jealous. Very stubborn and money cautious.

Ok, so MOST of the things written here is so true. But I am not prone to colds... and I am not money cautious :) And if I can make LOYAL even more highlighted, I would! :)

Hey you can copy this meme too... see here.

Oh Christmas Tree!

It's Christmas time once again. My favorite mall displays one of the best trees around.
It is also a cool idea to place it in between the trolley-lator (that's what I call it because it's an escalator for trolleys). :)

Very nice concept I might say!

During the night...

What's in a name...

Have you ever tried googling yourself? You know, where you search your full name in Google and find relevant and not so relevant things about your name. Actually, I never got info about myself but rather on two other Valerie V_____’s out there.
One girl of the same name is a marine biologist. Wow, my alter ego! According to a news feed that had her name, she is a “highly trained scientist and research biologist studying Beluga whale communication in Canada…” Wow. I could be like her. I have always wanted to be a veterinarian when I was little. Better yet, a marine biologist.
The other Valerie is a supplier manager for a phamaceautical industry from San Francisco. Again, I could be like her. I graduated from university with a degree in Chemistry… And that is a related industry.
Hmmm, I wonder how many more Valerie V______’s are out there and what industries are they in! I just can’t believe we are all science related. Not even one is an actress, or a singer or something other than being into science. :)
Comes to show that we are all smart (or boring?). Just kidding.

Oh by the way, I did find my own profile on one of the websites. It had my picture as a member of this Dance Club here in Dubai, which I attended once, and never came back. And they even placed my picture on the member’s list. :)
We're not so boring after all! :)

Fitness comes First!

Lately, I have been attending aerobics classes at my local gym. We have a Fitness First near my house (of course, at the Dubai Festival City again). I enrolled last September and I’m proud to say I have lost around 15 pounds… Not too bad for a slacker like me who used to (?) feast on potato chips, french fries and fast food. Totally inactive and wouldn’t even dare use the stairs So even if my weight loss is pretty slow, well, at least, I’ve lost a couple and have seen results. My thighs and legs are firmer. And according to my mom, she thought my nose grew bigger (because of my now smaller cheeks hehehe). Fair enough.
Like I’ve said, I have been addicted on going to these classes. They are a lot of fun and makes me sweat too much! Here in Dubai, I don't go out in the sun too often when I have work, especially when every place is airconditioned, you barely sweat (unlike the humid Metro Manila). So it is really a treat to sweat (ewww…).
All thanks to my favorite instructor, B, who is a wonderful, wonderful motivator and teacher. He teaches most of my favorite classes that I go to. (Note: Frequency of class attendance by Valerie, is NOT related to frequency of B’s classes…u get my drift?). I DO NOT attend B’s classes only (not to sound too defensive here). I think I have found a new perspective in fitness (or whatever you may call it). I think, I’ve become more serious in working out (and getting my money and time’s worth).
The classes that I go to are as follows: LesMill’s Body Balance, LesMill’s Body Step, LesMill’s Body Jam, LesMill’s RPM, Swiss Ball, Yoga and Pilates. I enjoy all the cardio workouts like RPM and Body Step because I really want to get my heart pumped and lose weight. And I am proud to say that I can really do the step class pretty well. Hehe. I am such a nerd, even with these classes!
I always make sure that I have the correct posture (in yoga) and correct steps (in aerobics). I never wanted to let my instructors down. :) and I always make sure that my classmates would envy me because of my correct posture and breathing (such a geek!).
I also enjoy Swiss Ball among other things (also taught by B). It is such a fun class where you get to roll around (not really!) even if it means getting on top of this giant ball and do push ups!.
I never knew gym could be so fun!
Also thanks to this guy I will be calling Pretty Boy because he is such a pretty boy! I don't have a crush on him, but he is just so darn cute! He is a cross between Brad Pitt (in his younger years) and the guy from the boy band Blue. Hahaha. With blond hair and all the smiling. Sigh...

I know, I know... there must be a lot of reasons for going to the gym. Mostly, health reasons. And I believe I have more energy now... but hey, it wouldn't hurt to look at these wonderful, beautiful people! (and I believe most of them are gay anyway).

Cheese!

No this is not a food trip entry...
Sometimes I just love the cheesiest songs. Actually, they don’t seem so cheesy to me, but after some time, you’ll know that the lyrics are as cheesy as it can be.
I love 80s music (and early 90s) and here are some of the cheesiest ones but I just really love them (always on my iPod playlist):

1. You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) by Dead or Alive
-this song is one of my favorite 80s track. I first heard this on Adam Sandler’s movie The Wedding Singer. This song is played at the beginning of the movie, with Adam singing. The movie still makes me laugh everytime I watch it.
All I know is that to me you look like you’re lots of fun, open up your loving arms. Watch out here I come! You spin me right round baby right round like a record baby right round round round… My spin class instructor also used this on one of our classes. Spin… how ironic (and how gay can he be).
I’m sorry but I play this song not less than once a day and is currently being played right now.

2. Love In The First Degree by Bananarama
-Only you can set me free, coz I’m guilty, guilty as a girl can be. Come on baby can’t you see I stand accused, of loving the first degree.
Oh my God. The entire song had this kind of lyrics. Title palang corny na.

3. I Think We’re Alone Now by Tiffany
-a classic! :)

4. Girl You Know It’s True by Milli Vanilli
-the song isn’t too corny, but the video is, which includes the infamous dance step…(oops I think I’m the only one who can still dance and sing to the tune…). I’m pretty sure everyone is shocked at the lip syncing thing back in the 90s which led to album refunds and lawsuits and stuff. But no matter what the controversy was at that time, I still liked them. God bless Rob’s soul (one of the members).

5. I’m Too Sexy by Right Said Fred
-Do I have to explain? I’m too sexy for your body, too sexy for your body, the way I’m disco dancing! How gay is that??? The music video says it all!
I think I remember they said they made this song to make fun of models and all those beautiful people sung from the point of view of a vain male fashion model (I shake my little tush on the catwalk) :)

6. Rock Steady by Kool and the Gang
-and we begin to rock steady. Steady rockin’ all night long… despite the lyrics, I still feel like dancing when I hear this. And I actually begin to rock, in a slow, steady way.

7. Barbie Girl by Aqua
-I’m a barbie girl, in a barbie world, wrapped in plastic, it’s fantastic. You can touch my hair, undress me everywhere….
Ewww?
All of Aqua’s song during this time is almost of the same beat. But it’s funky, and they’re on my Val’s Workout Tracks playlist on my iPod. :)

8. Ladies Night by Kool and the Gang
-another Kool and the Gang entry… hey, I love them! Oh what a night!
Actually, I’m more into the Atomic Kitten version (more for ladies).

9. Get Ready For This by 2 Unlimited
-I remember my Diko (2nd older brother) loving (liking is an understatement) this group back in the 90s and I believe, he is still playing their songs from time to time. I think we have a cd. :)
I remember this song from the movie Bring It On, where this gay/macho choreographer taught a cheerleading routine with this tune on Kirstin Dunst’s group. It’s so funny.

I am not saying that these songs are bad. I actually love them. And I think I have a couple more to add to these... probably, you guys have other songs to add?

My Grandson

Yes, I am thirty with a granchild. Grandchildren, actually. I have two grandsons from my two of my eldest nephew and niece. I am featuring this cute little baby boy because he is the latest addition to the family (sorry to the other kids, I'll feature you later). :)
His name is Ajdin, son of my niece Lennie, who is the eldest of all my nieces (she's almost my age so...), and the eldest of my eldest brother Gil (who is 18 years older than me).
They all live in the States and I only get updates of this cute little baby thru emails...

But isn't he a darling? Honestly, his cute little face makes me smile.
Always.

Food trip no. 3

(Panginggit kay Dad)

For my third food trip, I decided to have the family favorite: Pizza!

For the first pizza, I was reading this article on Yahoo about traditional pizzas. So I went to this pizzzeria over lunch just to have a non fast food chain pizza. The restaurant is called La Paesanna Pizzeria. The place is cozy, two blocks away from my office building. Looks Italian, with a pinay waitress and Arabic chef :)

I started off with some bread (pizza crust) with some preserved black olives and olives in tomato, and some chili oil. For 28 dirhams (pizza only), it's not too bad. But I had the half for take out, I think it's supposed to be good for two. Not bad, but needs to have more cheese.

The 2nd pizza I had was from last week. My officemate and I are supposed to go to the gym that evening, but we cannot grab a cab for an hour already so we decided (well, he did) to eat at the nearby Papa John's instead :)

For 60 dirhams, we had grilled chicken salad, fried chcken breast fillets, sodas and medium pizza (I chose the Little Italy kind, which had all meat, mushrooms and black olives). It is so good!

We didn't have leftovers...

So much for dieting!

Food trip no. 2

Like I've said, I have decided to document all the food that I eat here in Dubai. Much to the enjoyment of my dad, who I always share my stories and to make them feel envious of my love for food. Lately I am fascinated with Kebabs.

Kebab (also transliterated as kabab, kebap, kabob, kibob) refers to a
variety of grilled/broiled meat dishes in Middle Eastern, Central Asian and
South Asian cuisines. Kebabs usually consist of lamb and beef, though particular
styles of kebab have chicken or fish. Pork is never used for kebabs by Muslims
or Jews because of the religious prohibition on the meat, but is sometimes used
by non-Halal or non-Kosher sellers.

So for the past week, I've had two kinds of Kebab lunch and dinner. Both are chicken because I prefer them than mutton or lamb.

The first one is from an Iranian fastfood called Noón Kebab. I tried the plain kind and one is marinated in yoghurt. Yoghurt is very popular in arabic and indian dishes as well. This entire meal is priced at 19 dirhams... not bad. It comes with rice (which I didn't like). I was hoping they have the arabic bread instead. But I forgot to ask. :)

Just last night, for dinner, I went to a nearby hypermarket and I was looking for something to eat. I came across this section where you can get raw kebabs to take home or you can ask them to cook it for you then take it home. So I chose 3 varieties of chicken... in tomato, hot and spicy and in yoghurt. They ended up tasting the same to me. But it's cheaper, costing 5 dirhams per skewer. So 15 dirhams in all, with hummus, bread and garlic sauce (which turned out to be mayonaise). It also had a serving of fries on the side.
Not too bad huh?

The verdict? I am still looking for the perfect kebab... I definitely need to eat a lot more of these.

Three Things

I decided to continue the things list from my sister’s blog since I wanted to share my three things…

3 things I wish I could do but couldn’t
-rap
-speak Arabic
-do extreme sports

3 things that make me smile
-my nephews' and nieces' pictures (they're just so cute!)
-Dubai Festival City

-some cute guy...

3 things that make me laugh
-Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller movies
-being with gay people (they just crack me up)
-Pugad Baboy books

3 things that make me cry
-being emotionally hurt by stupid people
-sappy, love stories…sigh…
-weddings (doesn’t matter who is getting married, I just cry during the vows and stuff)

3 things that scare me
-scary movies
-death
-Love :)

3 things that I love
-God and my existence
-My family
-My passion for fine things :)

3 things that I like doing
-Yoga and meditation
-reading or travelling
-just being myself

3 things that I hate
-people talking bad about me
-war and fear
-the ability to hate

3 things that I don’t understand
-Arabic
-Love
-the connection of everything and everyone in this world

3 things on my desk
What? Three things???
-my camera, iPod
-office stuff like PC, phone, stuff…
-cosmetics samples (a lot of them for approvals)
-my nephews’ and nieces’ pictures
Wait, these are four things… hehehe

3 things I’m doing right now
-listening to my iPod
-drinking a banana, mango, strawberry smoothie
-checking some latest liquid foundation samples that I had to approve first thing next week (but is too lazy to do, oops)

3 things I want to do before I die
-have a happily married life with kids (2 is ok), as my niece Mary puts it, "to make babies"…
-go and live somewhere abroad (wait, I am already doing that…)
-travel with my husband (what husband???) to places we both like to see (in the future, that is) and things we like to do (like that rappelling thing)

3 things I can do
-whistle to the tune of ANY song
-touch the floor with both hands without knees bending
-do the fish face (with lips and all)

3 things that I like to listen to

-Old school music (like Supersonic)
-80s music
-anything that I can actually sing

3 things I would never want to listen to
-people fighting about stupid nonsense things
-Tagalog novelty songs
-that laugh part in the end of Michael Jackson's song Thriller... i still feel scared :)

3 things I would like to learn
-speak Arabic or French
-skiing
-how to make souffle

3 foods that I love
I’ve done this on the four things and still lack some… so I’ll just add these three
-Shawarma (but not the mutton kind)
-Cheesecake (omg!)
-chocolate (or chocolate drink)

3 beverages I drink regularly
-cold bottled water
-Diet coke or diet pepsi
-coffee

3 TV shows I watched as a kid

-Punky Brewster
-The Cosby Show and The Golden Girls
-all those cartoons

3 Books I've last read

-The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

-The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

-Like the Flowing River by Paulo Coehlo

My Four Things

I got this idea from my sister's blog where she passed me this meme to list down four things that I have or love...

4 Places I’ve Lived
Kalookan City, Philippines
West Orange, New Jersey
Gardiner, New York
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

4 Jobs I’ve Had
Sheep feeder (well what do you call someone who feeds sheep???)/Honey Farm helper
Laboratory Analyst
Color Chemist
Quality Assurance Coordinator

4 Jobs I Wish I had
Film maker or theater (musical) actress
Coffeeshop cum bar owner :) (planned to actually fulfill this)
Make up artist (in training)
Veterinarian

4 Places I’ve Holidayed
Everyday is a holiday for me!

4 Favorite Foods
MY lasagna
Pizza
Fried Chicken (forever!)
Ginataang hipon or grilled squid (I need to have a seafood entry)
(I should make this into 10 things, not just 4)

4 Places I’d Rather Be
At home with mommy and daddy :(
In Maldives
Singing or dancing on a stage (videoke only)
In a historical place that I would actually go to in the future (like Greece or Egypt)

4 Bloggers Id like to Pass this Meme to
My cousin Emmy (who had a blog)
My niece Nikka (also starting a blog)
Just anybody who is fun :)

Food trip no. 1

I've decided to add to my blog my fabulous love for food... Good food, that is. I always dine out so I really look for food that is both healthy and good, while keeping in mind that it should be of superb value (reasonable, that is).

So for my second food trip, I should go with my favorite Grilled Salmon that I usually eat from Ikea. As you might ask, Ikea is one of my favorite places to go to... (I'll talk about Ikea on another post). They have cheaper food, great value and basically very simple and quick...

It's priced at 19 dirhams for the fish with steamed veggies and your choice of either gravy or white sauce (i opted for the fattening kind- the white sauce). And then I'd add some arabic bread and a bottle of good ol' H2O.
I just love Ikea and their food.

So for my second Grilled Salmon dinner, I just simply became a fancy eater... I ate at this restaurant called The Lounge inside a Marks and Spencer store, also located at the Dubai Festival City. So for a dish which costs 42 dirhams, this is what they started of with: 2 pieces of bread with some sort of marmalade. The bread by the way is freshly baked, and is still warm. I enjoyed it, really. Then they brought out the Grilled Salmon, resting on top of potato wedges (I don't even think it's an entire potato). It is about 3/4 inch thick (the salmon) and is so moist. I don't know how they can stay so moist and fully cooked at the same time, considering the thickness of the fillet.

Just wanted to make my money's worth by really cleaning up my plate! Did I mention that a bottle of Evian there costs 8 dirhams? Evian in Ikea costs only 3 dirhams. But hey, I paid for the ambience... (who ordered that darn ambience???--- like that Erap joke).

I want to do this!

My friend and I watched the Esprit fashion show, which I thought was an ordinary show with skinny, tall models (male models to be exact hehehe) walking on the runway…I was wrong!

There were male models alright.

But the catwalk is not on a typical stage… it is vertical!

So there I am as I watched in awe and wondered if I can do that… out of all the daring things out there, I think rapelling (if I had spelled it correctly) could be more fun and less scary (I hope). Well, compared to bunjee jumping (no way!), sky diving (even more!) or rock climbing, I think rapelling is safer (I really do hope so!). But on the Esprit thing, rapelling is done face first!

Hmmm… I think I’ll opt for the traditional, butt-first kind.



Pretty cool huh?

My favorite place- Dubai festival City

I love this place for many reasons:

It's not a crowded mall even on weekends...

but this was taken on a weekday, in the middle of the afternoon, and still no one's there...

I love a quiet mall!

Outside, there's a canal where you can ride a boat along the sides of the mall.

Sitting comfortably during sunset!

nice pic

I decided to add this collage here on my blog.
i think the sunset is spectacular and i have captured it quite clearly on my camera during one of our strolls.
This is taken at the Dubai Festival City.

Me and my job

I feel so guilty every time I have my camera with me and not take any pictures as promised…
So now, I have included, little by little some pictures that I know my dad would appreciate (not really).
I’ve just decided to really get serious with my blog… so here goes.
This is my office building, Sultan Business Centre, where I spend more that 10 hours a day.
Work starts at 8:00AM (except for Ramadan, which starts at 8:30). I usually come around 7:15… hindi na ako nale late! Then we have lunch at 1Pm to 2PM… I usually take mine at 12:30PM so the pantry isn’t too crowded (with pinoys!). Then uwian is at 5:30PM…
My day consists of going to the warehouse in Al Quoz (around 20 minutes away, without traffic, of course!), but the distance is almost similar travelling from Kalookan (1st Avenue) to Bulacan (Meycauyan). Let’s just say, malayo… Anyway, its part of my job to do regular checks and inspections at the warehouse and these trips are quite normal for me. Sometimes I spend the day travelling to several of our stores.

On this picture is in Dubai Festival City, my favorite mall! It is like 10 minutes away from where I live. And the gym that I go to is in that same mall…

I love doing store visits because I get to socialize with our store staff, mostly pinays, and they actually enjoy talking to me… paano wala silang kasama, and my visits are sometimes the only socialization they have for the entire day.

If I had to stay at the office for the entire day, I am mostly in front of my computer, (either on the net or something else!). Or doing my blog. :)

Seriously, my typical day at the office consists of checking (again and again) submissions from suppliers, pre production samples of numerous make-up samples…for my approval. Labelling and documenting the samples that I receive and stashing them somewhere in my “library” of samples and products.

Obviously, this picture is taken pre-Ramadan, as I cannot have my Starbucks coffee and waffle (talk about dieting) at my desk durign Ramadan, or anything that I can actually put in my mouth. Not allowed. So this picture, tells of a typical day at the office, with all my samples lying around, and my waffle, discreetly being warmed on top of my latte... It's just an ordinary day, with all my approvals pending and waiting for my confirmation (if they are to be produced or not!). Notice Mary's picture next to the monitor...

Sleep Apnea and Air Supply

This was an earlier post that I have on my other blog... would like to incorporate on my new blog. :)


Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Sleep Apnea and Air Supply
It’s a very sleepy morning, probably because the first thing I drank today was hot chocolate with foam, my favorite. Well, except for the foam, which I throw out everytime. I researched the net for the real reason why I am falling asleep, while sitting on my office chair, right next to this Indian guy who, might’ve thought I’m weird, with my head falling forward most of the time, while staring at the computer screen. Hehehe. For the past 2 months, I have been like this. Sleepy even during meetings and important brain storming activities. Sometimes its just that I don’t have much to do at work. But it’s not like I’m bored or anything. I’m just really sleepy.I looked it up at the internet and looked for the best possible reason why I am having daytime sleepiness (that’s what they call it), and found out something what I might’ve have. Sleep apnea. Ok, OA na. But I just want an answer for my tiredness and sleepiness, hehehe.So I started to listen to my iPod and listened to my collection of R & B songs on my "On The Go" playlist… I was still sleepy afterwards. Then "Here I Am" played. A song by Air Supply. I didn’t know how that got in there… That got me awake. Hehehe. Never knew that the chorus that goes "..just when I thought I was over you! And just when I thought I could stand on my own. Oh baby those mem’ries come crashing thru, and I just can’t…go on without…You." would wake me up. Hehehe. I know it’s a cheesy song (thanks a lot Joel). So I just sang it on my head, feel na feel pa ha. I just smiled after the song. It’s a nice song that brought back memories of my college days when my barkada and I would sing in videoke bars, getting drunk (them…hehehe) and being all heart broken, even if we’re not.I don’t know if anybody saw my facial expression today while singing it on my head. May papikit pikit pa.I should sleep early from now on. Diko suggested that I should start exercising to burn that excess energy, in form of stored fat. Haha. So I invited an officemate, a kuya of mine here in KOJ. We’ll start gym (which is on the same building as our office) this coming May. And by June, I will also start my dance classes. Belly dancing. Or bilbil dancing. I have lots of those, so it won’t be difficult. Other than that, the class had other dance lessons too. From boogie to chacha to hiphop. I’m pretty sure this will be lots of fun.

The start of a new era

Well for beginners, I am here in Dubai, for about 7 months now. And I can say, it's pretty amazing... well, for a person like me who has not been separated from home for a long period of time... well, that is if you don't count the months I stayed in the US with my sister... Well, that really does not count because I was not away from family...
ok so now, I'm here, clicking away with my handy dandy laptop (who is not handy dandy by the way and gives me enough shoulder aches to make me take my Tylenol twice a day)... also along with my dad's digital camera (which is quite ok for now, as they say in Filipino... "Walang budget!"
I will try to add a couple of videos for my video blogs...but I really don't know if this site can add those... hmmm... anyway, I will still have to learn a lot of things just to incorporate this into my new hobby. Haha.
Of course along with my demanding job and busy schedule, I will really try to squeeze in a few things about me and my (mis)adventures here... Really, it's quite facinating and I wanted my family and friends to be a part of my (mis)adventures...
Will keep you posted!