welcome to dubai

ever seen a palace?
this is just one of the many palaces here


dubai is famous for its water works




our new home...
villa 48, room 4




want to reach the sky?




sunset in Palm Deira


Maktoum Bridge




the burj al arab
take note, it would cost AED 300/- to enter its gates for pics
that would explain the image from a distance.
oh yeah, imagine how much it costed the Filipino people when gma stayed in the burj when she visited the uae?


the famous clock tower in deira
just near our area
we could even walk from her to home (with our shoes totally worn out after)


outside airport, in the green palms


that is fish roundabout...
it's actually a fountain in the middle of an interction.
this is just a few blocks away from my office.

how to deal with homesickness?

take a deep breath and head to Baskin Robbins!!!
that is the common answer for each one of us. Meet my roommates (though one has gone to Kish, Iran for her graceful exit - mind you, really graceful as she's landed a post for an MNC as the Marketing Executive...so graceful, ayt?). My cousin Lucy is in her gray shirt and is sitting beside me, Ruby in white and red ensemble, Melani in her green cardigan, and Yessa in pink.

i miss these kids!!!... so terribly that i will definitely squeeze them when i get back to marfori.

sir ned, mam dot, achi cielo, dichi zoe, and shobe geddi

the happy family.

love this lot!


the kiddos in bright yellow


zoe and geddi in pink pajamas


up, up, and away!


Dichi!!!
so lovely baby, she is.
see that smile? that's the smile of a model in her growing up years

i didn't have the chance to teach shobe.
but i've known her even before she was brought out to this world.
known her too while she was in the hospital and prayed for her health.
geez, i also know how the good mom spent hours forming her name.

the al ghurair escapade

AL GHURAIR CENTER

easily one of Deira's biggest shopping malls and one of the most elite centers,

Al Ghurair Mall has all the brands one could ever want to have.

And they always have the best promo and other festival offers too!


my friends and i after the grocery episode



the escalator beauties



yessa, me, lucille, mel
2nd floor at the very center of the plaza

the search for the pot of gold...

tired feet after a day of walking in the midday sun

it's fun to get lost in the middle of the east,
if and only when you are with a friend .
aya and me under the prickling heat of the sun.


Sheikh Zayed Road, with towers at the back of me


at gold and diamond center, near end of Sheikh Zayed Road
had one interview there...
got the job but didn't like the place
it's too far, too desert.