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Eid Al Adha

noreply@blogger.com (Ayie) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:04:00 +0000

Private sector holidays announced for Eid Al Adha

According to the first circular the private sector will have a three day paid holiday on the occasion of Eid Al Adha beginning from Thursday 26th November until Saturday 28th November.

Abu Dhabi: The Eid Al Adha holidays for the private sector will be from 26th November to 28th November, while the UAE National Day holiday will fall on Wednesday the 2nd of December.

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Minister of Labour Saqr Ghobash Saeed Ghobash issued two ministerial circulars announcing the holidays for private sector on the occasion of the Eid Al Adha and the UAE National Days.

According to the first circular the private sector will have a three day paid holiday on the occasion of Eid Al Adha beginning from Thursday 26th November until Saturday 28th November.

The second circular announced a one day paid holiday on 2nd December on the occasion of the 38th UAE National Day.

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The minister offered his greetings to President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Their Highnesses the Supreme Council Members and Rulers of emirates and the people of UAE on this occasion and prayed to God Almighty to shower His blessings on the Arab and Islamic nations.

News credit: http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/government/private-sector-holidays-announced-for-eid-al-adha-1.529640

Ang ibig sabihin nito--bonding moments! Panahon ng pagtulog ng mahaba. Panahon ng paggala, picnic at kung ano ano pa! Masaya na naman si Pao nito! Yahooooo!

At eto pa:

United Arab Emirates Capital, Abu Dhabi to host Class 1 Grand Prix

News Link: http://www.abudhabicityguide.com/news/news-details.asp?newsid=3342&newstype=Local%20News

This will be held starting today, 19 November till 21 November 2009.

Guess we are up for a great weekend! I'm so excited for Paolyne!

So, see you guys next week--have a great weekend!

BORACAY, Puerto Galera o Bohol? Seair o Super Ferry?

noreply@blogger.com (Ayie) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:04:00 +0000

Low na naman ang Ate nyo...hindi na naman mapakali at parang gustong manabunot. Ang buhay mag-asawa naman hindi talaga laging heaven...madalas ang pagtatalo, madalas ang hindi pagkakaunawaan.

Kayo rin naman ang mag-isip, ang magkapatid nga since birth nang magkasama, nagrarambulan pa rin. Yun pa bang dalawang tao na walang kaalam-alam sa isa't isa, walang parehong dugo na nananalaytay--pagsamahin mo yan sa iisang bubong--parang Pinoy Big Brother style--lalabas at lalabas din ang tunay na ugali...

...at oo, kahit mahal na mahal nyo pa ang isa't isa. Si God lang talaga ang mainam na referee. Dahil kung hindi dahil sa takot nyo sa Kanya--aba eh todo rambulan na talaga. Ang siste kasi pagdating sa gabi, bago matulog--magpe-pray kayo diba? Alangan naman, mag sumbungan kayo sa Nasa Itaas?

..."sya po kasi eh, kinain yun natitirang hotdog...hindi man lang inisip di pa po kumakain ang kabiyak nya"..."pwede naman pong magpirito uli"...,parang ganon?

Minsan na kaming nag away mag asawa na super childish ang dating...ng dahil sa Dance Revo! Nagbakasyon kami sa Pilipinas, year 2006--opo, meron na kaming Paolyne. Tulog ang bata kaya pwedeng maglaro (ehem). Pagkatapos maglaro, naisipan uli naming maglaro--dance revo nga. Kaya lang may hugasin pang mga pinagkainan sa kusina kaya pinipilit pilit ko sya na tapusin muna ang hugasin (its not because I'm the wife eh ako na nga ang maghuhugas ng pinggan--syempre relyebo yan!) bago kami maglaro.

Pero sige, nauto nya ako kaya naglaro na nga muna kami--nung una masaya. Sayaw lang ng sayaw--maya-maya natatalo na, napipikon na at tinutukso kong "tuod". Ilang minuto pa, pikon na--nasasapawan na sa mga dance moves-nyahahahaha!

Sinabayan ko pa ng "ako muna kasi, hugasan mo muna ang mga pinggan--nakakahiya sa nanay". At dahil ayaw pang tumayo, nag walk out na ako--sya na lang kako mag isa maglaro at ako na ang maghuhugas ng pinggan. Dun na sumabog ang inis...galit na galit sa akin--pang asar daw ako!

Yun po ang away dahil sa Dance Revo, bow!

Mainitin naman talaga ang ulo ng asawa ko--madalas nya akong pagalitan. Ewan ko, trip lang nya. Yung mga tipong "wag kalimutang nakabukas ang cylinder gas", "wag gagamitin ang underpass lalo na kung walang ilaw", wag ito..wag yan..control freak sya--na maypagka nagger. Ahuh. "Mas" sya ang nagger.

Mahal ako ng asawa ko, sobra. Pero yung ugali nya--minsan hindi ko kaya. Yung sigaw--malakas lang talaga ang boses nya. Yung tantrums--mainitin lang talaga, kulang sa sports. At marami pa.

Minsan na akong nagwala---hinambalos ko sya ng bonggang-bongga! Anyways, sya ang nagturo sa akin na sumuntok, eh di gamitin!

Hehehehe! Ansaya namin no?

Pero lahat naman yan natural lang--napagdadaanan ng mag-asawa. Actually, compatible kaming mag-barkada--which is what we are before--barkada.

Compatible kami sa kalokohan--trip namin ang maupo sa isang lugar at pintasan ng pintasan ang mga nagdadaan. Feel na feel namin ang kumain ng ice cream sa cone tas hahayaang matunaw at saka mo hahabulin ng kakadila! ehehehe.

Gustong-gusto namin ang maglakad ng maglakad at pag usapan ang mga tao sa buhay namin noon--mga nakalipas, mga memories ng kabataan.

Mahilig rin kami sa movies. Mahilig kami sa lumang pelikula lalo na kung FPJ o basta kasama si Pacquito Diaz.

Marami mang bagay na opposite kaming mag asawa, isa lang ang napagkasunduan namin--hanggang kaya, hanggang huli--hanggang mamatay--tayo ang magkasama.

Hindi namin anniversary, hindi rin monthsary--nag-away pa nga kami kanina eh...gusto ko lang ipaalala sa kanya--sya ang pinili ko dahil mahal ko sya! Yun lang naman.

P.s. Kasi nga diba...hindi lang patalim ang nakakasugat at hindi lang lata ang maingay.

Ekkk...nakalimutan ko, ba't nga ba ganyan ang title ng post ko? Kasi nag iisip isip ako--baka kasi mapagdesisyunan ni God na, super nice naman ako--at hindi naman ako ganon ka naughty--at kung sakaling bigyan Nya ako ng reward..ano ba ang gusto ko...trip to:

a) Boracay (Discovery?--yan ay pag bongga ang award sa akin ni Lord)

b) Puerto Galera (Pwede na diba? basta kasama ang pamilya)

c) Bohol (Ito ay pag gusto Nya akong supresahin!)

By Air kung bongga talaga--by sea--basta wag lang babagyo.

Never pa akong nakarating sa mga lugar na yan eh...kaya sana...sana...sana.

Opo, papakabait na ako--at magiging masunuring asawa na rin. Ehem.

I wish for a HOLIDAY treat

noreply@blogger.com (Ayie) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:47:00 +0000

As in! Ansakit ng katawan ko, ewan ko ba. Sobrang stress...ewan ko talaga.

Late na naman ang Pixel Bug Monday ko--meron pa rin akong overdueng Couple's Corner. Wala pa kasi yung inspiration ko--naghahanap pa ng konti pang kilig moments, para maisulat ko uli ang masasayang memories naming noong nagliligawan pa lang kami! eheheh!

Ano nga ba ang meron kami noong weekend? Wala. ehehehe! Hindi kami lumabas. Nagtulog kaming lahat. Puyat at pagod for the whole week na nagdaan. Hindi na namin nakayanan na lumabas.

Kaya i seshare ko na lang sa inyo ang nangyari last week--eto na:

Tuesday, November 10- tremendous traffic history in Abu Dhabi--of all time! ehehehe!

Umalis ako ng office (with Mahmoud *driver*) to pick-up Paolyne from her school @ around 4:40pm--dumating kami sa school ni Pao @ 5:45pm--grabe! Hindi mo aakalain na aabutin kami ng isang oras from Reem Island to Passport Rd.

Anlapit lang nun. Para ka lang galing Bancal (Meycauayan) to Malanday (Valenzuela). And then another 30mins going back again to office! Stuck uli kami sa traffic pabalik. Pagdating ng office madilim na--imagine, bumabangon si pao ng 7:30am para magready for school. Lubog na ang araw, nasa labas pa rin ang bata. Walang pahinga.

Location: Tamouh Project Office, Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi

With Devy (Officemate ko--fave ni Pao, malambing kasi)

Pao with the Gang (Roselyn, Pao, Devy, Maricar, Odette (natatakpan na) at Kuya Elwood (far behind))

Pagdating ni Pao sa bahay, walang 15 mins--tulog! Wala ng dinner. Wala ng ligo. Kawawa pero--what to do? Pag tinanong mo naman sya kung ano ang gusto nya, with mommy or with nanay (philippines)--teary-eyed agad ang bata with syempre, heart-warming-ego-bursting.."kay mommy lang"! Whooooooo!

Wednesday night @ home--one hovering Pao! Heheheeh. papansin kse nag pi-Princess Hours marathon ang mommy nya at wala syang makalaro.

(bulaga!)

Sunday, 15th November 2009 - Kirsten turned 5!

Birthday ng nag iisang bespren ni Pao--sa mga nagtatanong, yep! Since birth sila! ehehehe! Mas matanda si Kitten ng 5 months kay Pao. Kaya nasa tyan ko pa lang si Paolyne kilala na nya si Kitten! ehehehe!

I used my hubby's phone camera--ay ewan, ampangit ng lighting--ehehehe!

Signature pose nilang dalawa!

Yun lang muna para sa nagdaang linggo. We hope for more exciting week this time! Sana...hindi puyat, ....sana hindi pagod...ahhehehe!

Have a great Tuesday sa inyong lahat!

Makikicongratulate ako sayo Pacquiao!

noreply@blogger.com (Ayie) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:26:00 +0000

I don't like politicians...I'm not so into showbiz also...at ayoko ng pa-epal. Ayoko ng sobrang papanchot!

Pero kahit gusto ko si Manny Pacquiao, hindi ko minsan gustong panoorin ang mga laban nya--dahil lahat ng nabanggit ko sa itaas parang mga talangka at kabuteng nakadikit sa kanya.

Kasabihan nga dito...what to do, yani?

Photo credit: Google Image

I don't dislike Manny, really. We all know now, he's one hell of a fighter. He put his 100% on his game (heheheh, same old-same old). And after seeing Manny's oh-so-lean-and oh-so-nice muscles, parang ansaya sa damdamin (ahehehem!!)---only a man with dedication and determination could have such a lean meat. Discipline and focus or wala pa lang talaga akong nakikitang katawan na sing-ganda ng kay Pacquiao.

Take note, ayoko ng mga mukhang palakang batong katawan,uh-uh. Gwapo si Vin Diesel sa paningin ko pero mukha syang palakang batong umurong!

Kanina, lahat ng officemates ko tutok sa pinoychannel.tv at pinanunuod kung paano paduguin ni Manny ang ilong ni Cotto (na kahawig ni Vin Diesel! ehehehe)--lahat din pumupuri kay Jenky ("only Belo touches my skin...."whahahahahah!). Parang walang trabaho, kahit mga instik at indiano nakikinood--parang wala ang amo--dahil kahit mga amo nakapangalumbaba sa computer (ng Doc. Con--kung saan kami nag ipon ipon after lunch.)

Hahaha. Tama na ang pang-aasar. I want to congratulate Manny Pacquiao for winning the fight against Miguel Cotto who also gave his best---it's one fight you cannot forget. Ika nga, sulit ang bayad.

P.s. Nakakainis lang ang mga politicians at kung sino-sino pang mga cheverlu na nakakunyapit kay Manny--nagmumukha kayong---what's the right word...??? Ayoko ng magsalita, bow!

Pss. Hindi ko nakita si Aling Dionisia--artesta na aku!!! Hehehehe!

Binge Eating...

noreply@blogger.com (Ayie) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:21:00 +0000

Ayokong nagsusulat kapag stressed. Ayoko ring tumayo, mag isip, o gumawa ng kahit anong bagay...ayoko. Maliban sa kumain.

Yun yung main cause ng pagtaba ko. Ang nangungunang cause kung bakit kaya kong umubos ng bara-barang chocolate, isang balot ng monay, isang bote ng chiz whiz, 3 gatang na sinaing, isang dinner box ng KFC--o kahit anong mangangata. Basta depressed. Basta stressed.

Kahapon, sa unang pagkakataon (malapit na naman ang buwan...), hindi ako naghanap ng pagkain kahit na sobrang down--sobrang low ng spirit.

Instead, I resorted to sleeping--pag gising ko, puno ng hangin ang tiyan ko at masakit ang katawan. Like as if nanggaling ako sa giyera. Ewan.

True. Depressed ako. Sa maraming dahilan kasama na ang PMS at homesickness. Gusto kong magbreak sa work--as in break. Loooong biiiig breeeaaakkkk. Pero hindi yan uubra eh. Sa papahirap na ekonomiya at kasalatan sa buhay...hindi madaling maging "non-working citizen" aka tambay.

Never ko pa atang naranas maging tambay. Iilang buwan lang yun--simula Enero 2009 till March 18--dahil nagiintay ako ng processing ng bago kong employment. Yun lang.

Maliban dun, since birth--kayod marino na ako. Ay ewan, whattalife.

Eto ako ngayon, patipa-tipa--nakabuo ng halos walang kwentang post. Dala pa rin ng depression.

Hmpf. Makapagbreakfast na nga....

Pixel Bug Monday #3

noreply@blogger.com (Ayie) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:06:00 +0000

Sobrang tamad...masakit ang katawan...stressed. Inaantok pa. Kulang sa energy--kaya tuloy namiss ko ang Pixel Bug Monday post ko. Tas nakisabay pa ang Google--ayaw mag load ng mga pictures.

Buti na lang nasa meeting ang amo ko--walang iistorbo sa akin ngayon.

Eto na! Dyaraaaan! Ang weekend treat hatid sa inyo ng walang iba kundi ako. hehehehe. *kooorrrniii*

Si Pao (as usual) ang laging highlight ng weekend namin--as much as possible, we want to spend more time with her. Hindi kasi normal ang life lalo na kung parehong magulang ang nagtatrabaho.

Our weeks starts on Saturday--this is Jovel and Pao's bonding day kasi nga off ng asawa ko at walang school ang bata pero may pasok naman ako. Kaya kanila lang ang buong maghapon. Eto ang araw na kanila lang ang mundo--kaya minsan pag uwi ko andami pa ring chores, at magulo ang bahay.

I work from Saturday to Wednesday, whole day and half day on Thursdays, off ang Friday as usual weekend holiday dito sa Middle East. Pao goes to school from Sunday till Thursday at ang asawa ko naman ay shifting ang oras- he works from 7am till 3pm-kaya sya na ang sumusundo kay Pao sa school, habang ako naman ang naghahatid sa morning.

Imagine that we do this routinely everyday for 365 days except magkasakit ka--or time for annual vacation. Sumuko nga ang biyenan ko eh--mala All my Life ang drama, kahit daw pala nandito sya kasama namin--hindi naman nya kami makakapiling lagi--at naaawa sya sa bata, dahil halos maghapon kaming hindi nakikita.

With all the traffic coming out of Reem Island where I work, kahit 6pm ang tapos ng duty namin--nakakauwi ako minsan 7:30pm na. To think Abu Dhabi is such a small place--malaki pa na di hamak ang Malabon!

Kaya pag weekend, kahit yun na lang ang time ko to freshen up and do all the other chores (like, laba, palansta, linis ng bahay--wala naman akong house help eh--hands on mom/wife ako)--pag tinawag nya ako to do coloring or watching movie with her, hindi na rin ako tumatanggi.

Our usual/normal day ends at 12pm--dun ko lang nailalatag ang katawan ko--unless akuin ng asawa ko ang pagluluto, at walang masyadong church work--maaga na ang 11:00pm para makatulog, oo, tawad lang ng isang oras. At babangon uli ng 6:30am para naman magluto ng breakfast at baon ni Pao.

Kaya imagine yung pagka ngarag ko minsan--buti na lang hindi masyadong demanding ang work ko, and I have time to relax in the mid day--hindi ko inuubos ang lunch for eating, instead I take a nap or just chill with colleagues.

Last weekend, food trip ang baby ko--kaya ang mga pictures na makikita nyo ay puro "nguya moments"..eto na:

Lunch at Texas Chicken

Mirienda with Dunkin...

Dinner with McDo

We don't do this often. Actually Pao doesn't like fastfood. Sa McDo yung sundae lang ang kinain nya. Nung lunch chicken lang talaga, she don't like fries that much--at yung Donuts inabot pa ng hanggang today--meron pa.

She likes lutong bahay--she likes menudo, mechado, adobo at yung pinangat. She also likes daddy's adobong pusit!

I bring her to this places dahil may play area. Pero mas gusto nya pa rin ang mag color ng coloring books nya with me.

Another weekend is about to come--tuesday na eh! So hopefully, mas exciting ang weekend namin this time!

Happy Birthday Habibi!

noreply@blogger.com (Ayie) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:36:00 +0000

Birthday ni asawa kahapon! Maligayang ika-30 kaarawan!

Wala namang special na celebration kahapon. Parang 3 days na nga syang nag cecelebrate. Una nung Friday dahil may konting salo-salo ng sopas sa church. Tapos kahapon nag-beach lang uli kaming mag-anak at today dun naman sa kanyang work ang celebration- sosyal diba!

Hindi na ako masyadong magkukwento, see happy faces na lang at paki translate na lang ang moments--para kayo na ang mag anticipate ng saya ng bertdey tu yuuu ng habibi ko!

Let's start as the midnight strikes!

Our gift with her gift to Daddy!

Love, Goofy Faced Pao

You are my beloved...

This is Dee day with Beeeday celebrant in Al Bahar Beach.

Daddy you look weird...

We had a little breakfast on the beach (Fried Rice, Sunny-Side-up eggs, Longganisa, Salmon fillet, *tirang KFC Fried Chicken at Ice-cold water)-- stayed there from 7:30am till 11:00am--neg-neg na neg-neg ang Pao-Pao kahit na sandamakmak na sunblock na ang kinulapol ko sa kanya.

Had an afternoon nap (**syempre, pinatulog muna namin ang bata *wink*, kse bata mag alburoto sa hapon--kayo talaga!) and then strolled for a while in Al Wahda Mall--syempre, naghanap ng gift--as per his choice.

The day was ended with a prayer--natanggap naman nya yung best gift nya eh --secret na lang muna--basta, sa kanya lang yun--sana nga matupad.

Yun lang, at ngayon official na syang THIRTY! Good life begins at Thirty--more daring, more matured, much wiser and mas guapo ka na ngayon Mahal!

I love you and I'm happy that YOU ARE NOT PERFECT---coz' each day became much exciting as I see you change every day, to a better and bolder you!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HABIBI!!!

Wednesday Featured Blog...

noreply@blogger.com (Ayie) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:34:00 +0000

..na magiging monthly na lang siguro ito. I need an in-depth, thorough review of the blogs I want to feature--I need time to know them and connect with them--very exceptional lang talaga si WICKEDMOUTH (ehem! Ang presidente ng fans club--mangongolekta na po ng ~~abuloy~~ membership fee. hehehe)--he caught the wickedness in me. (maliban sa hilig nya sa porn, pambihira muntik na talaga kagabi--mahirap magpaliwanag sa bata. Ang uto-uto ko rin naman na hindi paniwalaang gagawin nya yun na may halong adult material--it turned out na meron nga! Salbahe noh!?)

Anyways, as I was saying--medyo busy ang lola nyo. Isang nakakatawang eksena today, dahil unexpectedly, my boss asked me to join the Technical meeting today. It turned out as the worst 'ngooooorrrrkkk embarassing" moment of my life!

I'm not an Engineer and all my 'technical' knowledge is based on 8 years of construction/consultant work experience. Natutuhan ko na lang ang mga engineering terms and autocad by force, heheheh.

I was working with a Trading company before and most our jobs are sub-contract works, which means I deal with laborers, project managers at site, procurement and delivery. Pero never pa akong nasama sa team na nagrereview ng Technical submission.

I do the prequalifications and technical submissions of products before. I used to present our product to panels of 'big time' clients--pero its more of sales talk than technical.

Today in the meeting, the topic was of course MEP (mechanical, eletrical and plumbing--yun ang dept ko)--imagine a panel of people discussing about pipe connections, water pumps, electrical wiring, A/c, natural gas--schematics, affection plan, domestic water---(hay, hay hay--enough!) boring na nga ang topic--Australian pa ang presentor. Double boring!

Ansakit sa tenga ng "sleng" nya. Tapos puro asian yung mga amo ko (chinese), ansakit lalo ng "aeisleung" nila. Sinamahan pa ng isang arabic engineer--riot talaga sa tenga!

Puyat ako kagabi--maraming dahilan, wag na nating pag usapan--so imagine me sitting in the midst of mixed transliteration (hahaha!) with the most boring subject to talk about--at dahil smooth ang meeting, walang away--walang pulling and pushing--inantok talaga ako, as in nakakahiyang antok, hikab with matching tirik-tirik ng mata---eh walo lang kami sa meeting room na pagkalaki-laki? Nakakahiyaaaa talaagaaa!

As in yung may halong babagsak na ulo na tumitirik ang mata sa kahihikab--nakakahiya, pero wala akong magawa, ayaw mawala ng antok ko--kilos ako ng kilos--galaw ako ng galaw--kinukurot ko na ang sarili ko. Wala talaga.Nahihiya talaga ako--sabi ng Mech. Engr namin babatuhin na sana nya ako ng papel kasi tumitirik na raw mata ko--iniintay na lang daw nyang bumagsak ang ulo ko sa lamesa! hahaha! Naman, it was a 2.5 hours meeting--nosebleed na nga sa kaka ingles nila, halong pinoy, halong instik at australianong kinakain ang salita samahan pa ng lamig ng aircon--sino bang di aantukin nun?!

Nag nap na lang ako after lunch--hindi na talaga kinaya ng powers ko eh. Kainis!

Courtesy of kapitbahay-salamat sa picture-hehehe

Promise, maaga akong matutulog tonight! (insha'allah!)

Sabi pa naman ni amo noong evaluation ko--"I'm happy, I can see you are serious with your work--even with long hours of duty, you're able to keep your self busy with work (busybody kamo!)--but with everything we do, we always have to be mentally prepared and I know you are."

Alhamdoolillah!

P.S.
Picture ni Pao bago pumasok sa school--notice it, naka-skirt po ang baby ko. Bagong uniform nila, addition to the red pants.

And last, Congratulations Mahmoud for passing the Truck Driving test/licensing exam--isa ka ng ganap na Truck Driver! hahaha! Driver namin si Mahmoud, mabait sya kaya close (tight) kami nyan--salamat sa safe na pag dadrive everyday for the staff at sa aking Pao.

Treat na lang ang may pics--sangkaterbang chocolates ang pinamigay nya sa office--

(Note: Nahuli pa ako ng amo ko habang pinipicturan ang chocolates at si Ice Age character na yan. hehehe. mukha akong timang! nyahaha! Keber!

Yun lang po. Happy Wednesday!

Pixel Bug Monday #2

noreply@blogger.com (Ayie) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:51:00 +0000

Kung ang weekends sa Pinas at iba pang parte ng mundo ay Sunday, dito sa Middle East ay Fridays naman.

So, last Friday we celebrated the birthday of our good friend Eric with some of our friends sa Al Bahar Beach. Konti lang ang pictures dahil almost sunset na nung makarating kami sa location.

Wzard on the beach...

With Daddy...

Nagulat..

Hindi ka naman galit nyan anak...

Gabi na sige pa rin ang gawa ng sand castle...

It was short but fun...great family bonding time. Ano naman kaya this weekend? The weather is so great..soon it will be colder. And you know winter here, parang ayaw mo ng maligo sa lamig. Deadly.

My hubby wants to go for vacation this coming Philippines summer (March)--I don't know...I don't have the budget for it. We'll see...para naman makapag Puerto Galera at Bora na....miss ko na ang beach sa pinas eh.

I live in Pangasinan noon--year 1997--hahaha! grabe more than a decade ago! Sweet and innocent pa ako nun! (*Sweet 17*) We stayed in Dagupan--Bonuan to be exact. Good memories---so good, I would even want to wish the time be frozen on that certain moment--that time na we could still be called as a "family" pa. Ay drama na naman ng buhay...

I lived grand and contented noon...ano nga ba yung place namin...Tondaligan. Hahahah! Ang hirap ng umalala, sign na ba ito?

We live in a small community of townhouses--- Ivory Coast something, basta ang naaalala ko sa likod ng village namin ay Tondaligan Beach na--madalas akong tanungin ng mga tao dun kung kanino akong anak/pamilya. Siguro nga kse mukha naman talaga akong dayo--di naman ako marunong magpanggasinense--saka mukha akong retarded kse lagi akong may dalang aso!hahahaha! Si Peachy ang aming chiuaua.

I live with my cousin, Ate Lucy--sya rin ang sponsor ko noon sa school. Yes naman, until now nasa Computronix (now Colegio de Dagupan) pa ang records ko--the main reason bakit hindi ako nakapag enroll sa UE after coming back from dagupan, instead bagsak ako sa AMA--hehehehe, magaling pa kse akong magsinungaling noon. Sabi ko nabaha kami kasama ng report card and records ko kaya original Form 137 lang at letter ng former school ang kaya kong iprovide. Da trut is,...enrolled pa kse ako noon sa Dagupan--tumakas at di na muling bumalik dala ng isang istoryang hindi ko kayang ipaliwanag. Syet!

Nakakamiss ang boneless bangus, ang manggang hilaw at bagoong, ang kakanin na araw araw kong binibili dun sa maliit na karinderyang kubo palabas ng village--"darumed" ba yun, parang biko na kulay itim. Ewan basta masarap.

Ang hundred islands na nakita ko lang mula sa bundok ng Sual--yes naman, namulot kami ng seashells at batong buhay kasama ng kwento ni Mang Botong na ito (Sual Mountain) ay dating nasa ilalim ng dagat kaya may mga artifacts ito ng shells at corals.

Maganda ang beach ng pinas--at isa ang Tondaligan at San Fabian beach sa mga dagat na talaga namang napagpasasaan ko (negers na negers ako noon dahil araw araw akong nagbe-beach bago pumasok sa school!)

Maganda rin naman ang beaches ng Abu Dhabi--not to compare dahil talagang white sands sila at malinis. Pero maganda rin ang dagat ng pinas, playful at nakakaganyak maligo dahil nga maalon.

Antagal na nung 12 years na nakaraan nung huling makaligo ako sa beach ng Pilipinas--kelan ko kaya muling matitikman ang todo-alat at maalong dagat ng pinas?

Hayyyy, kawawa---basta, babalik ako---babalik ako....

Homesick.

noreply@blogger.com (Ayie) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:06:00 +0000

Philippines is celebrating All Saints Day today. Memories from the past suddenly struck me with homesickness, gloomy day uli? =(

Parang bigla, gusto ko na namang mag-iiyak...

Namimiss ko ang bayan kong Pilipinas.Eight years--eight loooong years--sa loob ng panahon na yan 3 beses pa lang akong umuuwi, pinakamahaba na yung first time kong umuwi--2 months. And the last time akong magbakasyon (January 2009) which was 10 months ago--was only for bloody 12 days. Twelve days?????!!!!

Parang suminghot lang ako ng hangin sa Malabon. Parang humatsing lang ako sa Bulacan--tapos pabalik na uli ako ng Abu Dhabi.

Ang hirap kasing umuwi ngayon. Recession.

Nagmura na nga ang pamasahewala ka namang pera.

May pera ka ngang pamasahe wala ka namang pocket money.

May panticket ka nga, may pocket money ka rin--di ka naman papayagan ni amo ng more than 14 days--o hindi ka talaga papayagan.

Andaming dahilan.

Ayoko ring umuwi ng undas...can't. (wala rin kaming undas--INC ako eh)

Ayoko ring umuwi ng December...can't. (wala rin kaming Pasko, INC ako eh--saka may mamasko man wala akong pera--nalala ko rin na simula ng mapunta ako sa abroad, nagkaroon ako ng sangkaterbang inaanak--kahit INC ako)

Gusto kong umuwi ng New Year---kahit can't (dahil mahirap magbook ng ticket pag holidays)--gusto ko uling maranasan yung ingay---yung kumain ng handang lasang kalburo na dahil sa dami ng nagpapaputok. Gusto kong maranasan uli yung saya ng New Year. Gusto kong manood ng Fireworks display sa MOA. Gusto kong maramdaman uli na welcome pa ako sa pilipinas.

Being away for 8 years (turning 9 na) is not as easy--akala nyo lang. My only advantage is that I'm living here with my family. But after my father and kuya left back home--at kami na lang uli ni asawa at ni pao...parang, nasa paradise nga ako--pero hindi pa rin masaya.

Nakakapagod. Kumikita ka nga, di mo rin ma-iispend dito---sayang, ibinabalik mo lang sa kanila (lubog ka pa sa utang--sa dami ng credit card--damn you credit cards--i pofrozen din kita sa freezer ko! Wag ka ng gumana pag kinikiskis kita! I lolock na kita sa aparador--better yet gugupitin na kita--please stop teasing me...)

Maraming "can't"---can't go to the mall, too much temptation. Can't go to resto--too much temptation. Can't go anywhere---too much bloody effing temptation. Kahit sa regular na tindahan too much temptation---basta paglabas at gagastos--wag na lang. Di ako kuripot, pero hindi na ako makakauwi sa pinas pag di pa ako nagbehave.

Miss ko na talaga ang pinas--kelan kaya ako uuwi?

Reasons to hate Saturdays...?

noreply@blogger.com (Ayie) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:18:00 +0000

...I hate Saturdays because:

- It's a working day (for us). Off day pa ang 80% ng corporate world, at eto kaming mga nagbubungkal ng buhangin sa disyerto...well, simula na uli ng pagbubungkal! ehehehe!

- Off kasi ng habibi (english trans: my beloved) ko. At syempre todo bonding sila ng anak ko..wala rin kasing school ngayon. Hmpf.

- Saturday lang kasi sana ang araw kong mag "me" moments. At dahil may pasok wala na akong ibang nagagawa maliban sa gawaing bahay at bata. Kelan pa ba ako huling nakapagpa spa....???whaaaaa!

- Busy at pagod tuwing Friday---church, house cleaning at mga kung ano-ano pang pinagkapuyatan ng Thursday evening, kaya ang Saturday morning sana ay parang heaven kung makakatulog ako ng mahaba-haba.

Ngarag, puyat at losyang na. Walang magawa kundi trabaho, bahay, bata...kahit asawa ko nagrereklamo na. Hindi na raw ako maganda sa paningin nya! hahahahah!

Kahit sana daw mataba ako---basta hindi naman ako mukhang losyang--tutal mahilig naman sya sa "chubby" (chubby daw oh!--balyena hahahah!), tuwang tuwa sya sa dami ng humps na nahahawakan nya.

Sana...sana...sana...maging off na ang Saturday...sana!

Picture(s) of the day: Sa Office

My power of 4--Digestive, Tubig, Chocolate drink (minsan kape) at Honey (a teaspoon a day keeps the doctor away)

My past-time (aside of blogging)---typing maniac (facebook--pag pwede lang at open--kasi ban ang FB sa office~~ayoko naman maglagay ng ghost~hmpf ulit, ban kung ban!)

Crazy about (for month of October)--F1 updates since may race ngayon sa Abu Dhabi:

My project---mapalago ang lahat ng money plant na kinuha ko sa money plant pot ni Sir Elwood! eheheeh!

My best asset(s)~ ~ Still my nose! hahahaha! Nag pangong ilong na nagpaprusa sa mga Arabo! hahaha! Pinoy (nose) represent!

Yun lang. Halatang ayaw magtrabaho (kasi nga sabado!)

Tulala...

noreply@blogger.com (Ayie) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:49:00 +0000

..walang maikwento. Bakit nga ba?

Coz' my life sucks (big time!?)--Hmpf. Hindi pa ako makakasama sa Beyonce/Aerosmith tonight. =(

I can't do it...leaving Pao in the hands of who-ever-nanny who gets paid for an hourly service to take care of her. While my self, (her dutiful mother) will be somewhere in Yas Marina Island singing and dancing in tune of "Single Ladies", pathetic diba?

Kahit na alam kong in few more years 'dead legend' na ang Aerosmith (hehehe, living legend pa sila ngayon eh)--kahit na alam kong iiyak ako sa pag awit nya ng 'i don't want to close my eyes, i don't want to fall asleep---", ng "crazy", ng "pink"--syet! (oppps, badmouthing ang nanay)--I can't just leave her and parteeeehhh!

F1 Race Party/Concerts are all over Abu Dhabi. At sa dinami-dami ng free concerts all over the town--sana kahit yung performance ni Timbaland sa Friday night mapanood ko.There's Beat Antenna and Soul II Soul and May Hariri's performance tonight. Baka pati yun hindi ko na rin mapanood--pero for sure dadalhin ko uli si Pao this afternoon for another F1 experience.

There would never be a chance that Philippines could be nominated as F1 Race area! Hindi ako pessimistic, pero naman...andami ng superlatives ang naiwala ang ang Pinas...hindi ko sinasabing wala ng pag-asa...sinasabi ko lang na baka matagalan pa. At eto, eto na yung mga LIBREng pagkakataon na naeenjoy ng mga katulad naming nagpapakapagod magbungkal ng buhangin at sumipsip ng krudo sa disyerto (charing!)

Pao might not be able to retain all this wonderful events in her young memories, baka ni hindi na nya maalala na nakita nya, nahawakan nya (yung totoong F1 car na ginagamit sa race) at she once became a part of F1 event in Abu Dhabi, but at least naman naibigay ko sa kanya yung experience.

Hindi na bale na nga--we could still wait for the other events like the upcoming Eid and National Day, maeenjoy rin namin together ang parade at fireworks display!

--buti na lang hindi race fanatic ang asawa ko, wala akong narinig/naexperience na pag tatantrums.

Wala pa akong maikwento nyan ha...bitter lang ata ako na hindi ako makakasama sa concert. Syet!

Wednesday Featured Blog...

noreply@blogger.com (Ayie) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:06:00 +0000

I've decided to have a Wednesday Featured Blog after bumping to one of the most 'kwela' blog I've ever read. Naman.

I love reading. Sobra. Hindi ako maka-jebs ng walang binabasa. Kahit labels ng de-lata o pagkain pinapatos ko basta may mabasa. Isa na lang ang hindi ko matapos na basahin, sa kadahilanang mahiwaga rin sa akin (alam mo na yun).

Kahapon, dala ng kawalang magawa...wala encoding, walang secretarial work (aka maging julalay for the day), walang kahit ano...basta maghapon lang ubuhan at singhutan ng singhutan ang mga kasama ko dahil uso ang seasonal flu--parang prutas na hinog sa panahon--tanda na papasok na ang winter.

Kaya kahapon, para naman magmukhang may ginagawa ako, nag browse na lang ako uli ng mga sites na hindi ko pa naeexplore--napasok ako sa Blogs ng Pinoy. Well obvious naman sa pangalan kung ano sya, so yun na nga.

Pile, pile...pili ng mababasa. Yung hindi masyadong cheesy, yung hindi rin emo, yung hindi sobrang nakakasakit ng ulo, medyo hindi seryoso pero may sense kahit papaano.

Meron akong na-click na blog--tapos randomly tinignan ko yung mga nag comment sa tagboard nya, napansin ko agad yung pangalan na Glentot--may kaibigan din kasi akong ganyan ang tawag namin. Ok, out of curiosity, ni-click ko rin ang name nya...at dun nagsimula ang walang humpay na impit na hagikgik (at kauutot ko!) at ngiti sa aking mga labi (naks---ehehe! Hindi pa nga nya alam na i-pi feature ko ang blog nya eh--kse hindi naman kami friends---or in a wishful thinking eh "hindi pa" kami friends)

Yung last post nya kasi ang nakakuha ng attention ko--500 days of Summer, matagal ko na kasing gustong panoorin to. Sabi ko sa sarili ko, ayos, a movie review from personal experience--hindi naman sya mukhang paid blog so, ok...

Then I go on and try to see more of his movie reviews--ang napansin ko agad ay yung mga kwento nya tungkol sa kaibigan nya (si Khikhi)--I wonder if she's true or a pigment of his imagination. Pero nung makita kong may picure sya (si Khikhi), parang I can't believe na ok lang sa kanya yung mga panloloko (or should I say pambababoy!? eheheh) ni Glentot sa kanya...

After the first story about Khikhi, yun na--like an addict--I really got hooked up. From 11:00am till 5:30pm--wala akong ginawa maghapon kundi basahin ang mga entries nya. Tawa, tawa, teary eyed sa kwento ni Katrina--tawa, hagikgik (kung sya ang mag dedescribe nito ang sasabihin nya "feeling virgin" heheheh).

Ganun lang. Feeling ko close na kami after ng maghapong pagbabasa. Yun kasi yung mararamdaman mo sa pagbabasa ng blog nya. Na para bang nakatambay lang kayo sa kanto habang kinukwento nya yung mga araw araw na nangyayari sa kanya--sa lamig ng aircon sa office feeling ko rin nasa Baguio ako at kumakain ng strawberries at tawa ng tawa habang nag kkukwento sya tungkol sa mga estyudyante nyang Koreans!

One thing that made me liked him--no, envy him is his spontaneity--effortless ang lahat dahil yung isinusulat nya ay yung talagang sya. Parang sa personal isa syang taong nakakatawa na nakakainis pero nakakatawa pa rin.

Parang gusto mo syang ihulog sa bangin minsan pero nanghihinayang ka kse hindi na masaya ang inuman pag nawala sya. Hindi magiging buo ang maghapon pag hindi ka nakatikim ng panghaharass nya. Ganon.

Nakakainggit kasi meron syang mga kaibigang game at hindi pa-panchot. May mga kabarkada syang open minded at hindi pampam lang. Hindi superficial. Hindi pa sosy.

I'm living in a different world, too different from his, from Glentot's world.

Kung ang mundo nya ay kulay--para syang rainbow--ako, gray lang, parang laging maulan.

I dunno if he wants his blog to be promoted...kaya hindi ko alam kung pwede kong ilagay ang link. But you can find his blog catalogued in BNP (link above). Thanks WICKEDMOUTH for a wonderful Tuesday with you! Feeling ko tuloy may date ako sayo araw-araw! (feeling)
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Update:
Thanks Glentot for acknowledging (a response) my entry about you. Really, it's nothing. Magaling ka talagang mag lay ng kwento. Naks! Ipapalaganap kita dito para international ka na. Pa-autograph din ha!

Pixel Bug Monday

noreply@blogger.com (Ayie) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:11:00 +0000

Eto na yung iniintay kong Monday. Kasi ngayon ko maikukwento ang mga naging adventures namin for the past weekend. Ano nga ba?

After a loong week of confinement (house arrest! ehehehe) due to flu (my hubby and Pao), we had a chance to go out last Saturday and visit the F1 Abu Dhabi FanZone in Corniche, Abu Dhabi--and here's what:

(P.s. Just take a look on our faces, especially Pao's expressions--how happy she is after her all-week bed rest)

I can tell you, nothing can beat this event so far, and what more if they let us see Beyonce do a live show in Corniche (hahaha! dreaming!), till this date.

I thought when the UAE celebrated their 35th National Day with all the laser show and mardi gras effect street party--I thought it was the best---I've never imagined Abu Dhabi to be this open,..to be this liberated.

Cinema at the beach, live concerts, hollywood personalities---all in one event!

The F1 Abu Dhabi in Yas Marina will be held this coming 30, 31 and finals on the first. For more details about this even please visit http://www.yasalam.ae/ and http://www.yasmarinacircuit.com/

**I'm still hoping to get the free mubadala/F1/puma red cap, even I don't win the free trip to Australia! Awww!

Sorry for the long absence...

noreply@blogger.com (Ayie) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:35:00 +0000

..my kiddo got sick as well as my habibi. Both on the same week. I feel like a nurse on a 24/7 duty. Pao got flu, cold and cough. Si Jovel naman got flu.

The photo above wasn't able to give justice on how she really looks on the first day of her flu. Her face was red and her eyes are bloated and red too. Her temperature was stapled to 38 degs. even after paracetamol intake.

It lasted for about 5 days. Good thing I have a leave due and I was able to apply for a week off from work. Tired (for the whole week!) yet I never felt so happy and satisfied till then. I realized this is the first time I spent whole days with her.

I think that is what made her got well immediately, my presence...my attention, my care.

My husband felt a bit neglected though, heheheh. sorry Mahal...got to do what I got to do. I can't even hug him coz' I don't want to transmit his virus to our daughter. If only i could push him to stay away and tranfer to other room till he gets well. hahaha!

Pao is now all clear from the viral infection and back to her 'kulits', she's also back to school. If only I could wish that it won't happen again...but all I can do is to ready myself...yet again, just in case.

We had a wonderful weekend for the last day of my leave and as mentioned earlier for my Monday meme, I will share to you the photos tomorrow.

Thanks for all those who keep on visiting my page on my absence....I'm back alive and kickin'!

Ciao!

Weekender...

noreply@blogger.com (Ayie) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:09:00 +0000

As usual, just before our weekend, I will post some of the few things that happen this week. But wait, on Mondays I will have the Weekend Pixel Bug meme, so wait for it too!

Have a great weekend guys!

Pixel Bug Monday!

noreply@blogger.com (Ayie) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:41:00 +0000

Huli man raw at nagbloghopping, naihahabol din...

May natanggap kasi akong message galing kay SassyMom. So every monday meron tayong Pixel Bug "How's your weekend?" meme. hmmmnnn...Let's see, excited ako for my weekend. Bakit?

Dahil starting this October, the F1 Race Campaign will start with Yasalam (Ya Salam -in english: "How Wonderful!")

Concerts, Autograph signing, movies, fun activities @ the (Corniche) Beach will be happening starting this weekend till October 29!

On the other story...

October is Pink Month (Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign). Please visit UAE/Burjuman's campaign on Breast Cancer Awareness on their website http://www.safeandsound.com/

Be part of the walkathon and help build the biggest pink ribbon

Be aware!

School Uniform...

noreply@blogger.com (Ayie) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:54:00 +0000

Her school started on the first week of October. However, the uniform just got distributed and we received ours 2 days ago.

I immediately washed it so she could wear hers yesterday. Upon fitting, we discovered that the pants--though tagged 'LARGE' still cannot fit her--my little girl is plump (mana sa nanay!). Her size is actually for 7-8 years old,--yet she's only 4.

In tagalog, it is what we call 'malaking bulas'.

This morning, eventhough she woke up late (we travel going to school at 8:00am, she got up at 7:45am)--she was able to ready her self (with mommy working with her like 'The Flash'), had her warm bath and excitedly wear her uniform (all other things like cologne, powder and eating breakfast is being done while in the car--anyways, the traffic is so tremendous--we have enough time for everything!)

Here she is, my little girl on her school uniform:

She's wearing her white Converse (lowcut), she already have a canvass with combination of yellow and light blue. I'll get her 2 more in red and blue. And if the blessing is good, I'll get her another canvass type and a highcut in black!

I love Converse sneakers, but I only have 1 so far..a White highcut. That's it. I can't collect this but I'll do this for her--she will have the collection I'm dreaming of. hehehe!

Ehem...

noreply@blogger.com (Ayie) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:37:00 +0000

Wala naman. My day is sooo ordinary.

A little conversation with my hubby. A little tantrums from my kid. A little busy in the office. A little chat with my collegues by lunch.

Nothing much except that now, I am an AVON Lady na! ehehehe!

Yeah, you read it right. I've registered my self earlier. Another chance to have a little more spice to add up in my life (and avoid facing bankrupcy in the near future)

I've already gathered Dhs. 390/- as first order. Not bad for my first day--to think everyone is trying to save and doesn't want to spend. Ahem!

Binatas ko talaga sila! ehehehe!

I am really praying and hoping that even on this small venture, God nurture me and give me the hands that will produce better fruits of labor and best marketing skills para naman makabenta tayo jan! Serious ako ha.

Yun lang muna...epps...eto na ang itsura na pwedeng maging ambassador ng AVON ladies...???

Ayos!

True Friends..

noreply@blogger.com (Ayie) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:57:00 +0000

..that's me and Catherine...

We never really planned for it. We don't even hang out often. We don't see each other for a week sometimes. But still we know, we are friends --for better and for worst.

I met Catherine 8 years ago. The cutest tomboy, she is with her short hair and pale complexion. She's quite silent yet with her eyes full of life...she's my Ate.

She's tough...(like the wolf that would huff and puff till she blows your house down--won't take 'no' for an answer, till she can squeeze you out!hahaha). She dreamt of being a lawyer..anyways she ended up having the best career in life. Being a mother--a working mom!

I got married earlier than her (*ehem-let's skip that story*) But she got pregnant six months before I conceived. Her little princess, Aeon Kirsten. (She also have another kid, Aeron--her angel).

My kid, Pao and Kitten (oo nga, anak sya ni Cat) get along very well. Never a dull moment. Parang kaming mga nanay nila. Non-stop ang bibig pag nagkasama. Cat's a great cook. At ako, magaling naman akong kumain. She's fast and furious. Para naman akong snail mail--ninanamnam ang every moment.

We're the exact opposite of each other, yet we get along just fine. We love talking, non-stop--anything and everything under the sun!

Parang si Kitten at si Pao, they are their exact opposite. Si Pao parang lalaki ang liksi, while Kitten is very lady-like. Kung si Kitten ay isang ballerina, si Pao ay isang boksingera. Kung si Kitten ay peaches and cream, si Pao ay coffee-tan.

Minsan lang din sila magkasama, magaling magbuskahan--nung hindi pa sila marunong magsalita, pag nagkasakitan, iyak na ang susunod dyan. Pero ngayon marunong ng magsumbong ang mga luka! You can't imagine. Riot talaga! Ansaya!

They love singing--parehong sintunado. Ay naku naman talaga.

We went for a little trip yesterday. At syempre, ang common denominator nitong dalawa--ang hilig na hilig nila...pictures! Walang hilig magpose, walang hilig sa camera.

Kitten and Pao--Nahihiya pa...

japan-japan!

Kanya kanyang pose..

Where's the treasures??(tinuruan pa ni Kitten si Pao--kse nga dapat pareho sila ng pose! hehehe)

So happy~~with all the people laughing at them! Ang kukulit!

With me...

With me, extra ang kamay ng mga magulang. heheheh!

They love each other as we, Cat and myself love each other--like sisters (anyways we are sisters in faith). I know nothing's forever, but we hope this could last till we can...till we can Cat!

They are tyring to provoke me...

noreply@blogger.com (Ayie) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:06:00 +0000

...to punish them!

I haven't mentioned it here yet...my household problem. I'm really about to burst like a volcano (if I'll choose to be a volcano, well, I want to be the Taal! So posh! Sobrang istariray! Putting yourself in the middle of a lake! O deeva! So mysterious, so dramatic! -hmp, segway hehehe)

I've mentioned here, on my other blog--intended sana for pictures--and UAE story but still my PM (pamilyamatters) crosses the line (of story)--so, mukhang ma dedelete na naman sya since I have multiply rin naman which I can use for picture blogging.

Na mention ko na ba before that I am a walking allergy? I'm allergic to seafoods, dust, perfume, cosmetics--and I've had enough experience with it. (Yeah, posted pictures of my recent hospitalization on my group blog--just click the link)

At allergic ako sa mabalahibo (maliban sa stuffed toy namin na malaking Dog--nagka immunity na ata ako).

Ano bang relevance nito sa talagang kwento ko? Dahil may bago akong PET! At allergic na allergic talaga ako sa kanya. Sa amoy!--ihi ng ihi, pot-pot ng pot-pot. Hindi naman sya potty trained noh! Total badtrip talaga!

At eto, eto ang ginawa nya recently:

My skirt from Koton

Pao's one and only maong...sheesh!

Hubby's most important pants..for church nya ito eh!

They told me, i should not call them names--curse them or make them feel I'm angry with them. Naman! Hindi ba ako magagalit nyan. Do I have to stroke their backs and pat them--they feed on garbage and scatter the leftovers. They nib on anything-- the linoleum, doors and noodles on our storage.

They pee a lot, they poop everywhere! Ampanghi pa naman. At pag hindi kami nagka-leptospirosis--ewan ko na lang!

We tried to poison them (Dora Rat--you're not as effective, dapat ba subukan ko muna? *nagpapatawa lang*). We tried napataline balls, detol, at ano ano pa!

They are suggesting to use sticky traps. Pero maimagine ko pa lang na buhay ko syang makikitang nakadikit dun sa papel at kailangan ko syang damputin--tas titingin sa akin ang mga mata nyang natatakot at nagmamaka-awa! OMG!

My husband caught one when it accidentally fell on the tall garbage bin--ilang araw sya doon--walang kain. Binuhusan ng asawa ko ng kumukulog tubig! Ahhhh! I can't handle it talaga!--animal rights, sorry but you have spare us with this one--hehehe!

What will be our next move? Ewan ko pa...ah basta!

I hate you Mickey Mouse!

(Ps: In question if our place is clean--ehem! Malinis po ang buong bahay--favorite lang talaga nilang hang out ang kusina!)

UAE DNA Database set to start in a year...

noreply@blogger.com (Ayie) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0000

This news from The National (local newspaper in UAE) caught my eyes...hmmmnnn. Ano na naman ba ito?

When the government called for 'Emirates ID', the companies in UAE enforced all their staff to arrange all the necessary process to get it done...somehow, till date after I registered in 2007 for interview/ID application, I have not received any call or any enquiry from the government's statistics office.

Date back 2001, a personnel from statistics office used to visit every household to inquire personally and do the identification process in flesh..Oo naman. Isa isang bahay...isa isang flat.

So when they announced that E-ID system will be imposed, wala namang nag 'i beg your pardon'..hhehe. If it's for the better bakit naman hindi diba? Even if we already have 'labor card' (pataka/iqama) issued for every employee with working visa. Basically, here in UAE, no person is allowed to work in any private or public sector without the proper Pataka. And to have it, the company employing you will arrange all the document registration with the labour office.

Same with a person holding a residence visa. Them too, have their residence card issued by the naturalisation and immigration office--the same office is in conjuction with the labor dept syempre.

With that, you assume that the whole population in UAE has been ID'd including of course those who comes in with the visit/tourist visa, na sa immigration office naman nakaregister.

Pero parang hindi pa ata enough for them...

We'll I believe that the UAE government naman always thrive to give the best not only to the nationals but to the expats also. Lalo na ang working force nila. Palagay ko naman, all this years--the labor rules has evolved better and more balanced wih mutual benefits for the employer and the employee.

Yun nga lang, siningil kami para sa E-ID...pero wala pang result--wala bang refund? hehehe. joke!

And now this....

The newspaper mentioned..

“This should take us approximately one year.”

Then, he said, the UAE would start collecting DNA samples from the general public, beginning with juveniles.

“The aim is to eventually have a profile of the entire population,” said Dr Marzooqi, who is also the chairman of the DNA Working Group, made up of various police forces across the Emirates.

“Our goal is to sample one million per year, which could take as long as 10 years if you factor in the population growth.”

Ok....I, myself, do not have any opposement on this as I always believe this will happen and planned with good intention so, I just hope that it is all for betterment and good of all mankind. I, thank you! hehehehe!

Yun lang po.

News Release from Government of Canada

noreply@blogger.com (Ayie) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:08:00 +0000

News ReleaseGovernment of Canada announces special immigration measures for typhoon victims in the Philippines

Ottawa, October 1, 2009 — Residents in the Philippines who are significantly affected by Typhoon Ketsana are being offered special measures to facilitate immigration to Canada, announced Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney.

“I would like to express my deepest sympathy and support for the people of the Philippines affected by this terrible disaster,” said Minister Kenney. “This government is moving quickly to reunite Canadians and permanent residents with their families by extending a welcome to those who wish to come to Canada.”

Effective immediately, Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s (CIC) visa office in the Philippines is responding on a priority basis for those directly affected by the disaster.

This will be applied to new and existing applications from Canadian citizens, permanent residents and protected persons who have close family members in the Philippines. They must, however, identify themselves as being directly and significantly affected by the current situation and notify CIC.

New sponsorship applications should have “Philippines” prominently written on the mailing envelope. Sponsors and applicants presently in Canada who have applications in process should notify the CIC Call Centre at 1-888-242-2100 (in Canada only) to identify their existing applications, if they or the family they have sponsored have been adversely affected.

Temporary residence applicants will be given priority processing by the visa office in Manila once they demonstrate that they have been significantly affected by the typhoon.

These special measures are in addition to the up to $5 million for humanitarian assistance and early recovery to respond to the needs of the populations affected by Typhoon Ketsana announced by International Cooperation Minister Beverley J. Oda earlier this week.

For further information, please visit Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s website.

For further information (media only), please contact:

Alykhan Velshi

Minister’s Office

Citizenship and Immigration Canada

Alykhan.Velshi@cic.gc.ca

Media Relations

Communications Branch

Citizenship and Immigration Canada

613-952-1650

CIC-Media-Relations@cic.gc.ca

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WTF???

noreply@blogger.com (Ayie) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:37:00 +0000

The Typhoon Parma (local name Pepeng) is trying to make a 'comeback' in Philippine scene like a one day starlet, gone and now taking the local news again. Para syang s** film scandal, lumabas at ngayon 'nasa internet pa rin'--parang kantang 'Careless Whisper'~~sumikat noong whatever-decada tas naluma at nabuhay uli!

Parma is coming back to Philippines area (of responsibility?). He will either try to help cleaning up or this time, he's gonna finish us all. So wtf? (sorry I'm pissed~ nakakapagod na sya ha!)

Kung buhay lang si FPJ, bugbog sarado ka! Kung buhay lang si Lapu-Lapu---tigpas ang ulo mo! Kung buhay lang si Bonifacio at ang mga liga ng KKK...hindi sila uurong sa'yo.

Pero wala na sila, at tayo...tayo na ang mga bagong magliligtas at magtatanggol sa ating bansang Pilipinas at ang mga mamamayan nito. Kayo-kayo, sila-sila...lahat TAYO!

Wag kayong magsasawang tumulong...wag kayong magsasawang magpalaganap ng balita. Wag kayong bibitiw sa laban.

Maalangin tayong lahat. Maawa ang Ama sa atin...hindi naman sya papantay sa kapangyarihan ng Amang Diyos...maglaho na ang bagyong yan...hindi na sya welcome sa Pinas (sino ba k'se ang nagbigay ng passport at visa dyan?)

Tama na..sobra na...maglaho ka na!

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The Power of Now..

noreply@blogger.com (Ayie) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:37:00 +0000

No, I haven't read the book yet. But I'm planning to get it. I'll try to find it in souq.com. Sana meron.

On a related but not so related story (nyaks!)

Yesterday, I've started my jogging--or should I say "morning walk". I got up at 6am and went for the over-delayed jogging--super procrastination...yun ako.

Ok. So had my 1 hour jog. Pero pagdating naman sa office..binigyan ako ng office mate ko ng isang slice ng pizza for breakfast! Ahuy!

Sa lunch, I ate rice--kahit konti lang--rice parin! Hmp.

Sa dinner, dalawang Chicken Shawarma! Anubayun!

Eheheh!

Di bale, bawi na lang today sa diet...

Ebidens...

I'll try to get another "ebidens" photo tomorrow. I could do this every Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday! That's 4 days in a week!

Siguro naman magkakaroon na ng magandang resulta ito noh...sana.. Or else isa na namang NEW YEAR's resolution ang magiging repeat performance for this coming 2010. hehehehehe!