Ok this is not fun anymore. Our company’s mail server is officially down. No, I don’t have anything to do with it, I am just one of the people suffering with a defunct mail server.
I got and made several calls from/to Japan today. The Japs find it so hard to believe our mail system is [...]

Did you miss my bus stories? Guess what, I am back to writing bus stories again because we lost the car.
So what happened?
My husband’s current boss cannot draw the line between official and personal business. Just because M was so desperate for the job does not mean he can be a slave, although there are [...]

Finally, I’m growing up (blogging-wise) and being brave - - I have decided that I would like my own domain name.
Here’s documenting what I’ve done these past few days.
THE BASIC FIRST STEPS

 Choosing a host - Wordpress has a few suggestions. I chose Bluehost because it’s on top of the list.

Signed up at Bluehost [...]

So I woke up at 5 am today to check the result of the photo contest hosted by Karen and guess what, I won!!
Thank you to all who voted for my entry! I’m so touched for all the support, sniff, sniff. Couldn’t have made it without you, guys and gals.
I am so excited because this is [...]

I will not lie, this is making me really nervous. But at the same time, I also love challenges.

The Carnival of Family Life is a very active blog carnival participated by bloggers who tell stories of their families, their kids and their general family-related adventures. All submitted entries are compiled to make a regular issue of COFL. As I have observed, an [...]

Today is not just the usual getting-old-another-year birthday, it’s my sister Ariane’s 18th birthday.
Happy birthday! I wish I could send you or bake you a cake but because I could not, here’s a virtual version (at least it has zero calories!).

In the Philippines, teenagers mark their 18th birthday as special. It is a way of [...]

Write from Karen is hosting another photo contest with the timely theme Back to School.
Please go to Karen’s page and find my name, it’s easy! Look for “Grace” and click your mouse in my name to vote for me.

This photo was taken during Pristine’s second year at the daycare in Japan, where we previously lived before [...]

This week’s theme: Two

Frosty and Snowball are inseparable. They do all possible things together except making baby bunnies!! Frosty (the male) is already done, so to speak so our house will not be flooded with baby rabbits!! Photo taken April 2007.

I found another cool meme…here’s spilling more things about me. 
My roommate(s) and I once…I’ve never had a roommate, so let’s change it to “friends”. Here goes: My friends and I once hid in the ceiling of the school gymnasium so that we can watch a free concert!!
Never in my life have I…imagined living in the desert!
High [...]

 
13 DUBAI FACTS AND FIGURES

Population : 1.67 million which is set to increase to 3.5 million in 2010

Male-Female ratio: 4:1

Local time - 4 hours ahead of GMT

Size - Dubai is the second largest emirate in the United Arab Emirates and the most liberated popular

Land area - 3,885 sq. km.

Borders - Oman and Saudi Arabia

Ethnicity/race breakdown [...]