kill bill

Oasis Center, Sharjah City Center, The MAF Towers, Sharjah Warehouse, Ajman City Center, Dubai Mall + Heavy Traffic in the Emirates road + another traffic near mall of the emirates. I guess it is justifiable why I reached office at 6:00 p.m. I was too early for the next class I guess. They were all leaving the office….all are in a Holiday aura…while “ME”..the loser, just scanned my fingerprint for daily attendance and entered the office. I arrived late so I have to work late. Poor car…I don’t remember how many times I hit my stirring wheel because I was literally pissed with the traffic ahead of me.

So much of that….that has happened already. I already wasted hours roaming around outside.

I went home late. It’s the norm. So its done. Chapter closed.

Let’s move on what happened 3 hours before. I met Bill in Excess store. He was so excited to see me. The feeling was mutual. I miss this guy so much. If I could have started my blog earlier, he could have been the most discussed topic in my blog. Well, I guess it’s going to start now. OMG. I guess I am cool with that.

We had lunch in the foodcourt. I gave him a treat. He loves it of course.

My Bad. I didn’t show myself for more than 3 months again. I don’t remember exactly when was it. But whatever it is, there is just one thing I am sure of and that is his happiness when he is with me. I am so freakin’ conceited. But that is a fact.

He never fails to make me laugh too. This guy is just so true. He was telling me about his room mates who most of the time, can’t understand him. “TELL ME ABOUT NOT BEING UNDERSTOOD, WELCOME TO MY WORLD”. Well, he talks so much. But I like it and finding it pretty cute.

Bill, Bill, Bill. He is just one of a kind. Exquisite in short. It’s good to see a friend back. At least he is there for me always. Compared to somebody who is just a few walks away from you, but indeed as transparent as water.

Xoxo…

b

Dubai and its untold Story

Over a thousand Filipinos arrive in Dubai every month. And why not?

Literally, the sun shines here all year round; prosperity is in the air; and it’s a place where people have reasons to dream of waking up in the morning as millionaires or with kilos of gold on their lap!
 
Yun nga lang, habang hindi pa nangyayari yun, iba ang nakikita ng maraming Pinoy pagdilat nila sa umaga — kurtina!
 
Betcha by golly wow! Paano ko ie-explain to fascinated Pinoys back home our living condition here!

Noong una akala ko isolated cases. But with the skyrocketing apartment rents in this City of Gold , such conditions are becoming the norm.
 
Sideways…sidesteps
 
Hindi yan dance step. That’s the latest move ngayon sa mga sharing flats. Sa sobrang liit ng space, patagilid ang galaw. Kaya minsan, mga ka-flatmates, hindi na magkakitaan. “Hoy, where have you been, ba? Hindi ka na umuuwi sa flat!” Kasi nga lagi silang naka-sideview!
 
Warning: Smoking is dangerous to your room.
 
Hindi health reasons ang dahilan bakit bawal magyosi, no! Ang styrofoam kuya!
Yes, naunahan ng Pinoy ang IKEA sa innovation na yan — Yes, styrofoam walls, styrofoam doors, styrofoam room. Di ba nga naman, styrofoam keeps you fresh! Para kang gulay, o kaya ice candy. Pero siguro mas feel mo minsan na ‘tuna’ ka, o di kaya ’sirena’ kung feel mong si Claudine ka.

“Ate, di ba fire hazard yan?” “Anong fire ka dyan? Rent ang mas nakakamatay dito!”
“Illegal ang partitions sa Dubai . At least ang styrofoam, pag nagkahulihan, mabilis sa baklasan. Gets mo?!!!” “Yes, Ate.”

Therefore, ‘no smoking’: ang sirena baka maging daing!

Burj Al ‘Cupboards’

Hindi lang Emaar Properties ang may ‘K’ na magtayo ng skyscrapers? Haven’t we heard, the Philippines is a major supplier of architects in Dubai ? In other words, nasa dugo natin yan! Kaya ba ng Arabong gumawa ng rooms out of cupboards, luggages and shoe boxes?

Dati sa airport lang bida ang mga luggages, ngayon multi-purpose na: dividers na rin sila — para ang isang kwarto maging lima !

Pampataas sila sa mga cupboards kasama ng mga shoe boxes na pinaka-antenna.
Siyempre, the taller the better — you keep your neighbor’s eyes away.
 
Now Showing
 
Pagpasok ko ng flat, akala ko sinehan, ang daming kurtina. Mga kuarto pala. Pero ang cute, cinematic!!! Parang barangay, complete with eskinitas. Kada bukas ng telon, parang movie — sari-saring life. May natutulog, may nag-eemote, may nka-curlers, may nakasimangot. Sa panlimang kurtina, may nag-totong-its, sa pang-anim, may naggugupit.

Ang gandang movie, di ba? “Ang Pinoy sa Likod ng Kurtina!”
 
Paraisong Kurtina
 
Ayyy! Our Paraisong Kurtina. It can make you laugh, it can make you cry.

Be proud of our Paraisong Kurtina. It exists because we’d rather send our money home than spend more for our comfort. Within its walls, lies our desire for a little privacy, our groans, our tears, our dreams, our struggle for some little savings. My curtain says a lot. It says, “I have saved again, inay; I’ll be able to send money next month.”

Dream mo pa bang pumunta ng Dubai ????

Mag isip-isip….