The nature of my work demands more time and focus, as year 2008 is about to exit. Yearly reports are to be prioritized and must be given an on-hand attention.I’ve been very busy for the past few days, but today, I think I am much busier. I have to cope up with all these year-end problems – from receiving...
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
How do I celerate my Christmas?
Christmas is fast approaching. While most Christians are busy wrapping of gifts for their love ones, others seem motionless. But, I don’t think this year’s Christmas is going to be celebrated with extravagance....
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
I feel sorry for Bush..
Have you heard the news about the Shoe Attacker and Mr. Bush? Hearing this news made me feel sorry for the President. Please don’t condemn me for showing this sympathy to him. It’s not because we have...
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Water, where did you come from?
Seems like a swimmig pool, right? But it's not. What you actually see is not a swimming pool, nor a river. What's your wild guess? A sea? No. No. No.These are the few photos I captured last Tuesday on...
Saturday, December 13, 2008
What else you can do in the desert?
If malling, shopping, going to bars and disco houses, etcetera, etcetera, are tiring and expensive lifestyle in Dubai, why don't you try something cheap? Try to enjoy the lukewarm water in the beaches....
Risking depositor's money
I would like to thank my very good friend Louie Clam for her email. I received it this morning. She was once my officemate in PIRB back then and now she is connected with Waterfront Cebu. She used to be my most trusted friend. I guess all is well with her now that she found her new home. I hope she...
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
What's wrong with my Smart Buddy?
I’ve been thankful to Smart buddy. Since then, I enjoyed using its roaming services here in Dubai. My family back home can text me anytime with the cheapest cost of USD .02083 per message or if they subscribed to unlimited text they could text me without limit by just paying about USD .625. That’s a...
Rakrakan Fest 2008
The sad side storyI didn’t condemn Led Zeppelin Tuyay, the guitarist of rock band, Kamikazee, who was arrested at Dubai International Airport after the group arrived on Thursday for the Rakrakan Fest....
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
How stressed are you?
Try to have focus to the following pictures. What do you notice? Do you see some changes? Do the objects moving?These pictures used to determine the level of stress we can handle. For some people they...
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Why pay if there is free?
Sitting yourself down to do a bit of personal accounting has become a depressing hobby. The troubling world crisis and spiralling cost of living in Dubai is not lost on anyone, neither the financially crippling rents. So when the newspapers tell us that more and more companies are lossing numbers of...
Saturday, December 6, 2008
THE FIGHT IS OVER!
It's over! The dream match has ended and Manny Pacquiao has won another big fight, beating the one of the greatest fighters he has faced. Pacquiao ended Oscar de la Hoya's dream of ending his career on...
Another Horrific Experience with Dubai taxi driver
Friday, December 5, 2008 – a day of my first ever driving class at Belhasa. By the way, at long last I received a phone call for my class schedule from this same rude customer service agent. Since that was my first day, I had to be punctual to impress my instructor. My house is 30-minutes away from...
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Search for Pinoy Expats/OFW Blog Awards
Surprisingly, when I opened my e-mail messages this morning, I saw a forwarded mail from top10pinoyexpatsblog Souls with the subject: Blog Awards Sponsoreship. As I went through the rest of the pages,...
A LAZY TUESDAY
After I posted two articles yesterday, I decided to take a nap to refresh my mind. But my flat mates very noisy plus the television volume was set to 41. I could not get a nap even if I covered my ears...
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
UAE PRESIDENT TALKS
The following is the full text of the Statement to the Nation made by President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the 37th UAE National Day: My brothers and sisters, since the last many years, we are living a new developmental boom which transformed UAE into an international trade and...
UAE CELEBRATES 37TH NATIONAL DAY
The sky is covered with thick gray clouds. A helicopter is making a great noise up in the sky circumnavigating Dubai. The roads are very quiet. Only cars decorated with colors red, white, green and black...
Monday, December 1, 2008
The plight of real estate agents in Dubai
I was saddened by the headline of the newspapers today. I know even before that the Economy of Dubai like any other cities of the world is also at its downturn stage. Some real estate companies were issuing NoC’s to their employees and advised them to look for new job prospects. But today’s news is...
Sunday, November 30, 2008
A part of all you earn is yours to keep!
It was cold and dark when I reached home yesterday. My aunt had been ringing me up so many times as a sign that the table is ready for dinner. That was an unusual time for me to be home. I used to come home between 6:10 to 6:30 in the evening. But last night, I was not able to get a lift on time. Our...
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Dubai – A new Home for QE2
At long last, Queen Elizabeth 2 has found a home in Dubai. The QE2 left Southampton for her final voyage on November 11, sailing past Portugal, Italy, Malta and Egypt, finally turning her bows towards...
Finding a new home
To my readers, I feel sorry for what had happened to my blog in http://www.ruphestimate.i.ph/. Maybe for the meantime I have to leave it. Today onwards, http://www.ruphestimate.blogspot.com/ is now the official new home for all my posts. This is because, I have encountered a lot of problems with my...
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
My Point is...
The issue of the State-of-the Nation Address of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo whether it brings new hope to the Filipino people or not has suddenly dropped to the point of nowhere. The President must be thankful to this man-made tragedy in Mindanao, where killing is normal since the beginning....
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Unreliable recruitment agencies in Dubai
For Filipinos who are entering Dubai through visit visa, I would like to remind you that it is not easy to get a job here. As what I’ve observed in our office alone, every time that we place advertisement in the classifieds, believe it or not, we are receiving thousands of applicants from different...
IS DUBAI STILL A GOOD PLACE TO WORK?
Hi guys! I’ve been here in Dubai for 2 years now. Most of my friends in the Philippines are dreaming to work here in Dubai because they are thinking that Dubai will give them what they want in life. I am not discouraging you guys from coming here. It’s your choice. But let me give you some glimpse of...
What lesson can we learn from Missouri?
Guys, have you even been to America? If yes, for sure you know that each state has a nickname. The Americans are very proud of this, and most of them happily sport the moniker on their car license plates. Many of these nicknames seem to make perfect sense. For instance, California, which is home to...
EMBRACING NIGHTLIFE IN DUBAI
PHILIPPINES, being a democratic country, blesses its people the full freedom to live. Filipinos have all the rights. They can do whatever they want. They can eat and drink whatever they like. And if they felt they are being deceived by the President, they can call for impeachment! Remember what happened...
BUHAY OFW SA DUBAI
Pamilya It’s an undeniable fact na mahirap talaga ang buhay dito sa Dubai. Kikita ka nga ng medyo malaki pero matataas naman ang mga bilihin dito. Kung hindi lang dahil sa pamilyang naiwan sa Pinas, siguro walang mgtitiyaga dito. Paano nga ba mabubuhay ang pamilyang sa‘yo lang umaasa? Saan kukuha ng...
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Babala sa mga OFW sa Dubai
Kung iniisip mo ngayon na lumipat ng trabaho saan mang parte dito sa United Arab Emirates, babala lang po, hindi ganyan ka simple ang proseso ng pagta-transfer ng visa o pag-iissue ng bagong visa at labour card.Pero ang prosesong ito ay likas na simple at pinahihirap lang ng Public Relations Officer...
MY UNLUCKY DAY
Got a bad day today! My previous blogs in www.ruphestimate.i.ph encountered some technical problems. I have decided to move here in google as this is a reliable host. Anyway, in the next few days I will transfer my articles and write-ups here in this site. Hope guys, you still keep visiting my si...
