So is this the end? on Jan 10, 2012 in Project Closing the Distance Add new tag blog end of the blog project closing the distance I've been thinking a lot. (Image from Andrew Mitchell Photography c/o Pinterest) If you've noticed, I haven't been posting a lot lately. I've been quite busy, the good kind of busy: some thinking, some planning and a whole lot of d...
Celebrating the close of 2011 in Al Hadheera, Bab Al Shams desert hotel style! on Dec 31, 2011 in Dubai Adventures The Married Life of LDR Lovers 2011 Add new tag al hadheera bab al shams Dubai dubai adventures new year year end Ending 2011 in the desert...Al Hadheera style! 2011 is coming to a close…a year which started with an old flame, but with a new love. 2011 was certainly a milestone year of CHANGE. I wished for change on our LDR anniversary and I did get all of...
Happy New Year from Dubai! on Dec 31, 2011 in Dubai Adventures Add new tag burj khalifa Dubai dubai adventures fireworks new year Our first New Year's celebration was straight forward and simple. We both wanted a nice view of the spectacular fireworks display from any of the fireworks hotspots in Dubai: the Burj Al Arab, the Burj Khalifa, Global Village, Bab Al Shams, or A...
Our First Merry Little Desert Christmas on Dec 25, 2011 in Dubai Adventures The Married Life of LDR Lovers Add new tag christmas I miss i miss family merry little christmas noche buena Print from Barn Owl Primitives (http://www.etsy.com/shop/barnowlprimitives) Last night, Dodong and I hosted a noche buena for a few friends, who were also left in the cold desert to celebrate Christmas, in our shoebox of a flat. We had a humble Noche...
The joys of Kabayan Padala on Dec 5, 2011 in Dubai Adventures Add new tag christmas Christmas blues Dubai dubai adventures kabayan padala Thanks to www.flickr.com/kudaker for the image Homesickness really has kicked and bit me in the a$* quite hard this Christmas season as this is my very first OFW (Overseas Filipino Wife) Christmas, a holiday away from my family and friends. But tha...
My very 1st OFW Christmas on Dec 1, 2011 in Feeling Lonely? LDR Advice Add new tag christmas Christmas blues coca-cola homesick OFW I can't believe that I am part of the more than 11 Million Filipinos abroad already. This is my very first OFW Christmas: a Christmas thousands of miles away from home, away from the Philippines, away from my family and friends. Oh, this is my...
A Yachting we did go! on Nov 30, 2011 in Dubai Adventures Add new tag Dubai dubai adventures dubai marina yacht club Ahhh...the high life Dubai is said to be one of the world's bastions of extreme luxury. Here it is normal to see a Rolls Royce, a Lambourghini, a Bentley, and an Aston Martin on the highway. It gets old after some time. Unlike back in the PH, we...
A Witness to the Power of the Novena on Nov 24, 2011 in Dubai Adventures Add new tag novena power of prayer prayers I surrender to the Lord. (Image from www.jodilley.com) This time in my life has been and still is one of the most prayerful time EVER. I started my stay here by praying the 30-day Holy Cloak novena to St. Joseph (Yes, this is an extra super duper lon...
Friends are always welcome! on Nov 22, 2011 in Dubai Adventures Add new tag Dubai friends friends forever girl friends Forever and ever. Amen. (image from www.sweethummingbirdlane.com) Being away from family and friends can get lonely, super lonely that I find myself crying sometimes. So when I knew a good girlfriend of mine was due for a visit, I was just so pumped...
Hey Britney: My first and last Britney Spears concert on Nov 13, 2011 in Dubai Adventures abu dhabi Add new tag britney spears concert Dubai dubai adventures yas island Excited to see THE Britney Spears in action! Nothing much has been happening to me in the past 3 weeks. Well, its mostly days and nights of staying at home, attending to the writing job and eating out with Dodong and friends (as this probably is the...
