Cathay Pacific flight CX900 bound for Hong Kong with connecting flight CX731 to Dubai left Manila at the expected time of departure, without delay, without hesitation and without my mother.
This is going to be a long rant so sit back, relax and get angry. (The amount of anger I poured into this entry is not […]

It’s too hot outside. Dizzying hot. I mean real business hot. I want to write something at the top of my head but I forgot or getting lazy to remember it. The A/C is freezing.
I’ll type when my fingers thaw.

Starting today until May 6, the over-worked Japs will get their well deserved days off. 9 days without work, if you include the usual Sat-Sun off. Isn’t is amazing or what!?
Since nature of my work is coordination with the Japanese market, and no one is there, you go figure: I have one whole week of […]

The MUM is coming next Monday to relieve the hubby’s babysitting chores as he starts working on the 1st of May. We are frantically in need of a bed and a curtain to make the other room more homey. So off we go hunting for a bed and other stuffs. Man, we never run out […]

My neighbor was shocked we are using electric stove to cook. She immediately gave me the contact details of the gas company (printed in a sticker and handed-out by the company persons themselves) so we can buy the gas cylinder and use gas which is of course a cheaper option. I almost laughed out loud and am in doubt […]

Brief and straightforward, is Dubai really tax free?
Yes, Dubai is tax-free, if you live and work in the emirate your income will be paid to you gross and if you buy a house to live in you will not be subjected to property taxes because direct personal taxation is against the law in Dubai.
When they […]

I have nothing really meaty to post today and I don’t want to end my day without posting something… So I will be leaving you with a presentation of Dubai, sent by my friend Cheryl. Yeah, I know after you see this you will think I am living in a crazy land. I am! Check […]

“Ask and you shall receive.”
M was not born a Christian and only started going to church and praying when we were dating 8 years ago. Mostly just praying as I am not that much of a church-goer myself but I believe that there is someone way beyond our comprehension who watches over us and guides us.
For the first […]

The little girl is finally out of the house and going back to school, after two-weeks of staying at home-going to the park-playing with the rabbits. She has been looking forward to this day and us to, it’s not easy answering to her question of “Why no school today, mom?” or “What about tomorrow of […]

What’s a girl to do when she is heartbroken and down?
She’ll pack up her things and go visit ITALY for a day. Impossible? Really, Italy is just a couple of hours away, veery reachable.
      
Mercato Mall- - just along Jumeirah Beach Road, Dubai, UAE