Compassion in the jungle

"I want to live like animal.." They're just wild and free. My idea of fun is visiting theme parks and get into wild rides, however visiting these wonderful creatures for a day can be so much fun as well. Especially when you're not familiar with the unique kinds. We didn't went to a jungle of wildlife, but Emirates Park Zoo is one colorful haven launched in 2008 located in Abu Dhabi.

Sealed with a kiss! We all got kisses from sealions after they're show!

There's a lot more pictures to share! We went strolling on the streets of Abu Dhabi after, which is my first time ever. The picture of Abu  Dhabi in my mind is a city where you can see no building but sand dunes! We used to go camping in Camp Zayed yearly back when I was studying and that was my only memory of Abu Dhabi. Anyway, it's more like Dubai now, developed and modern! It was a fun weekend indeed!

Eheads LIVE!

I didn't grew up with Eheads music on the background. My parents used to play Michael Learns or Chicago instead. It was too late when I actually heard about them and they were already considered legend. When it comes to Pinoy rock bands, Parokya ni Edgar would most likely be my favorite. I'm not a super fan but their songs are great. While Eheads have really good songs but I only know a few. Knowing Eheads will be having a reunion concert in Dubai didn't excite me much. Actually I just watched because I love concerts! I know rock concerts are always fun so why not join the crowd. Fortunately, after watching them, I'm automatically turned into an Eheads fan! I didn't expect they could perform so good! No wonder they're one of the famous rock bands of all time. They're like the originals of everything since their songs were mostly revived already. One more thing, I've always thought Ely Buendia look old but NO..big no, he's still freaking charming at his 40's! What made the concert really alive were of course, the Filipinos were like one big family outside our own country. I honestly enjoyed this one more than the Black Eyed Peas concert in Manila. Eheads rocks!

One of their best songs ever.. "WITH A SMILE"

"you'll get by with a smile...

you can never be too happy in this life'cause in a world where everybody hatesa happy ending storyit's a wonder love can make the world go round"-ERASERHEADS

At your best

Whatever choice you will pick today, let the decision come from your heart. If you don't have enough faith to believe that it will work, still give it a try. And whoever you will turn out to be, make sure you're the best of whatever you are. Have a great week ahead!

Spend life wisely

Life is like a coin.  You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once.  ~Lillian Dickson

Fun Run + Fun Night!

Last Friday was a fun day plus a fun night till dawn! And it totally felt like the weekend!

We, the feeling athletic peeps joined a 5KM marathon without even taking a jog the whole weekdays. It was a run for fun event by McDonalds held in Al Khan, Sharjah. Yes we crossed state for this run. It wasn't a long trip though, we were already near the boundary. We were so confident to get out there. Haha. None of us won a trophy but at least two of us got a place somehow. And we didn't know how it was categorized. Some organizer just gave me a number when I finally reached the finish line. Someone said "41" and the number written was "7th". We really didn't figured out how they declared that, we got a prize anyway, with some awarding ceremony too! Haha!

The registration time was early and we waited for 3 hours before the run started. We found place where we thought we would just eat and get bored while waiting. But no, God's plans are always better than our expectations.Well we were lucky enough that they offer some karaoke!

Later that night, we invited them to come over our flat and do some more singing with some Vodka and beer. Tired and lack of sleep the next day, but a weekend spent with friends is definitely worthwhile!

fast track

Can you believe it's March already?! It's really true what they say, it's a fast track life in here! I need to do something aside from working for 5 to 6 days a week. Fortunately office colleagues turned from strangers to friends. 6 months may not be long enough to know these people who were raised with different cultures, but somehow spending everyday more than 8 hours with them feels better now. And that's how it should really be. Welcome those who come into your life, you may not have chosen them but making friends won't hurt. It might even feel good!

Here's my past six fast track months with DEPA people in photos!

Every month has something great to offer, always find something good in everyday. Keep moving!!!

Desert Safari!

13 years of living here and I didn't get to experience desert safari with my family! It was expensive back then anyway. Now everything can be affordable through promo deals and credit card! Haha! So we really made sure to have this activity at the first month of 2013!

Arabian tour as they call it. Though we didn't really had a tour guide, there seem to be none actually. I guess it would be more interesting if someone will act like we were in a museum with history or just anything. Anyway, the dune bashing was the highlight of any Desert Safari trips. I was actually expecting more from it, like a roller coaster ride as some people would say. Unfortunately it was not. It was a short adrenaline rush moment. It took almost 5 minutes only! It was still fun though.

Camels! Who would ever miss to take a picture with this one humped guy which is native to Middle East. One amazing fact, did you know that their coats reflect sunlight? It insulates them from freakin' desert heat!

Dress up Arabs! This was one thing I felt everyone in our group really wanted to try. It was their moment to shine, feeling locals!!!

Shisha! Non smokers can try this instrument for smoking flavored tobacco. It can really drive your head nuts hours after your first. Definitely like a hangover. You can get addictive to it thinking you're only inhaling fruity flavors, but just like regular tobacco, smoking shisha produces nicotine. It's a nice experience but don't get too caught up with it too much.

Henna tattoo! This young Arabic girl was so friendly and she's only 14 years old young!

The last part was the show where a sexy lady would dance on center stage showing off her abs! Then the Tanura dance where a man would keep turning around for 15 minutes!

After these shows, we had a dinner buffet of Arabic dishes which was also inclusive in the package. First activity for year 2013 was great! I hope this year will be filled with fun happenings like this. I'm in a mission to make every month interesting and not just passing right behind my eyes. And I'm thankful for having this people who I've only known for months but I can freely call friends!