Repost: BUHAY OFW SA DUBAI

PamilyaIt’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...

Read More

PERFECT SQUARE SUPPORTS PEBA 2009

Year 2009 marks another year for the Pinoy Expats-OFW Blog Awards (PEBA), a humble project founded by Kenj a.k.a Mr. Thoughtskoto that aims to honor the best and inspiring Expatriates and Overseas Filipino...

Read More

I want to grow old (with you)!

Growing too old seems to be impossible nowadays. I am not saying that I lost my hope to reach the age of 100. Yes I have doubts. And I am a little bit afraid that I may not grow old with the person I love. Nobody wants to die earlier by the way. The reason is life offers a lot of beautiful things to...

Read More

FIRST PROTECTOR: Does it really protect?

Two weeks ago, I called the bank to cancel my First Protector program as I don’t need this and it is a just a waste of money. Imagine the 0.79% p.m. deduction from your current outstanding balance. If you don’t pay your account in full when it’s due, then, expect this miscellaneous deduction. On one...

Read More

WANTED: FILIPINA RECEPTIONIST

FOR IMMEDIATE HIRING:FILIPINA RECEPTIONISTWith or without Dubai experienceFluent in EnglishOn visit visaSEND YOUR CV TO: hr@ihrpm.comPLACE OF WORK: AL BARSHA FIRST, IN FRONT OF MALL OF EMIRATES (DUBAI)(Note: Para sa mga kababayan kong naghahanap ng trabaho. Totoo 'to. Hindi ito illegal recruitment....

Read More

Let's SUDOKU!

Before I was addicted to blogging, I was fond of solving SUDOKU. For those who have no idea about it, Sudoku is a number puzzle consisting, in its classic form, of a square divided into nine squares,...

Read More

Beware of Illegal Recruiters

Earlier this April, news about the 137 Filipino drivers circulated throughout the Emirates. These were the Filipinos who were victims of illegal recruitment agency, the CYM with its counterpart in Dubai. It was reported that these drivers paid to the agency as much as P150,000 in exchange of the promised...

Read More

YOUR FUNERAL

I have been thinking a lot of things today. Being alone in my not-so-nice flat flooded by waste water (the drainage outside once again was blocked and the maintenance could not think of a possible solution) many strange thoughts came to my mind. One thought that caught my attention was the truth of...

Read More

DUBAI: NEW VISA RULE TO BE IMPLEMENTED

For individuals from the sub-continent (India) and other countries of the world who are seeking for immediate employment in Dubai, you need to be aware that effective end of July 2009, a new visa rule is to be implemented. Thus, you have only limited time (spring and early summer) to find a suitable...

Read More

THANK YOU, THE POPE, OF PALIPASAN!

I thank “The Pope” of Palipasan for passing this award to me. It’s my great honor to receive such wonderful award from a wonderful friend. This is my second award from him - flattering yet compelling....

Read More

GOOD FRIDAY

Today is Good Friday. Bloggers must observe this solemn day. Forget those issues circulating around the blogosphere. Attend Christian masses and gatherings. Once you’re free, navigate to the site I discovered,...

Read More

CONFIRMED: SMART PLUG 'N TALK USELESS IN DUBAI

I posted an entry on Smart Plug N Talk last three months ago. Follow this link to read the whole article. Because of my doubts that this “thing” will not work in Dubai, I asked the customer service agent of Smart Philippines. Smart assured me that this device works anywhere in the world. Take note,...

Read More

HOLY WEEK SACRIFICES

“O Lord, the woman who had fallen into many sins, sensing Your Divinity, takes upon herself the duty of a myrrh-bearer. With lamentations she brings you myrrh in anticipation of your entombment. "Woe...

Read More

Recession Joke

While busy reformatting my PC because of the NTLDR missing error that I was not able to fix although I did a two-day research on how to fix this problem, I scanned my old files (compiled) and found this company memo that made me forget my worries that until the time this post is written, the MS Office...

Read More