Wow, I have received a lot of early greetings from my Facebook friends today!  Quite, amazed, but really can’t blame them.  Today is the first day of Ber Months, so officially it tells us, better get ready and soon it will be Christmas.  Better be early, so they won’t be forgotten in my Christmas list of gifts!

I really love the feeling of nearing Christmas, it makes me feel like a child again, wanting to see Santa Claus!

To all of you, let me greet you too, Merry Christmas! Hope to give everyone a Christmas gift this Christmas 2010!

Finally, at long last, I was able to own the most affordable smartphone in the city of Ras Al Khaimah.  After a long walk, visiting every mobile shops along Kuwaiti and Dahan Road, I and my sister, have purchased two Blackberry Curve 8900 model smartphones. They were so affordable, mind you we were able to have those two Blackberrys at AED 1140.  Amazing huh,?!!!

Well, we prayed so hard for it, and that was an answered prayer.  Wondering why they were so affordable, forgive me, I  don’t want to call them cheap, hehehe, it’s all because they were second hand, but not that old.

These models, here in UAE have just arrived more or less 6 months, so it’s not that they’re out of trend, it ould be because local UAE guys just want to have the updated, latest mobile in town, so they’re selling it to buy a new one.  Good thing, I keep on reading a lot about my co-bloggers, because  i have read so many times, that when trying to save some, never buy the latest cellphone, because, what’s latest today, will be outdated tomorrow.

Anyway, I am so busy learning the new Qwerty keypad, and all the tricks of my New or rather not so new Blackberry Curve 8900, so have to say goodbye for now.

Yes, I have to say now and then that indeed I have a lot of blessings.

Honestly, I am so upset that up until now my boss wasn’t able to buy a plane ticket going back to my homeland, Philippines. I should be taking my annual leave tomorrow to be exact. However, due to business recession and all that, she hasn’t collected yet money so I can go back home and she would be able to pay my salary. Being in this situation, makes me sick, i can’t do anything but pray that everything will be alright. I know it will be sooner than I expect.

In reference to what I have read from my daily dose of GodsWhisper Today:

“Your blessings are burdens. Your burdens are blessings. Both are one and the same thing. So if I were you, I’d just call all of them blessings.

Excited for you,

God

P.S. Do you want a glass that’s half-empty or half-full, Joy? It’s really up to you. So say, “None of the above. I want it overflowing!”

I will never stop believing…

Hi guys, I have come across a new online marketing website wherein I could possibly earn $2 per post or blog.  I am so new here, and is in the middle of my membership log in.

anodynes are the answer!

I wish that this is just like those of my other sites which really help a mom a like me on the blog earns for her keep while enjoying things at home!

I will go back with you, if this will really give me bucks in the next few weeks!

I have been visiting online almost the whole week for the best pricing of my airfare going back to the Philippines, coming here from UAE.  However, since there’s a Jamal Travel Agency within the same building I’m working, so I grabbed the chance and double-checked their comparative pricing.

The best so far goes to Cathay Pacific with AED 965 and with only 12.5 hrs, then Gulf Air with AED 1,095 for 13.5 hrs and then the Qatar Airways with the same price but 14.5 hrs of travel.  Then I made a tentative booking for my August 27, 2010 flight.  Really excited to finally see the kids, whom I haven’t embraced since June 26, 2009.

This is a surprise for them.  I know they will be really thrilled to see me. I really hope and PRAY that my boss would be able to pay it soon, so I can have this promo ticket from Cathay Pacific.  Any way, added info, Emirates Airlines have their pricing at AED 1,800, so high and I’m not even flying, lol!  The pricing I got was from Mr. Matthew, ever accommodating sales agent of Jamal Travel Agency. Thanks.

I am desperately looking for the cheapest but quality ticket going back to the Philippines coming here in Dubai, UAE.  Can you please refer me any but the best websites for Air flight booking that offers lowest prices? If you do please help, and thank you in advance.

I had a very wonderful night together with my hubby and his friends as we attended Chanda’s  birthday celebration.  As expected, we had a lot of food to eat and good wine to drink.  We brought each of our specialty, with mine my Maja Blanca, others with their puto, sizzling sisig, lechon manok, birthday cakes and Arabic cuisines, wow, that was super party.

Any way, as the night went on, and drinks flowing I have noticed myself and most of my fellow not so wine drinkers were getting a little tipsy as we shared Tequila cuervo and Margarita and for the boys, their ever favorite Ginebra Gin with different chasers from softdrinks to water and juice.

Well, as we partied and danced the night away, I think not only mine but most of us, have overpassed the standard blood alcohol level before someone would think of driving drunk especially here in UAE.  As I have read, “ An excessive consumption of liquor content results in the increase in someone’s blood alcohol level. For most persons who attend parties liquor is thought to be a needed element for having a good time. Blood alcohol content is a measurement used to detect how much liquor content is in someone’s blood stream. It is measured in percentages starting from 0.01 up to 0.40 or greater. Most people exhibit some form of being drunk at 0.03 percent. Once blood content has reached 0.35 percent the possibility of casualty and unconsciousness heightens. First time users are also more susceptible to becoming unconscious with as little as 15 percent. This has lead to many of our current road accidents as well as criminal offenses.”

Luckily, we managed to end the party without anyone caught up by a RAK police for violating the standard blood alcohol level.  However, as we stepped in the car, the driver, smilingly told us, me and my hubby, “Why are Filipinos still awake at this time 4am in the morning, you might have partied?”  We replied, “absolutely, we Filipinos really know how to party!”

And mind you, another party has just started, LOL!

In reference to the what I’ve read from www.gulfnews.com, it’s official that today Aug. 11, 2010 is the first day of Ramadan, 2010.  I have included here in my post, just do the reading please.

“Abu Dhabi: Wednesday is the first day of Ramadan, and Tuesday was the last day of Sha’aban, the UAE moon-sighting committee has announced.

The announcement was made on Tuesday following a meeting presided over by Dr. Hadef Jua’an Al Daheri, Minister of Justice.

According to the committee, Wednesday is the first day of Ramadan, and Tuesday was the last day of Sha’aban.

It announced that the crescent of Ramadan was sighted. This followed all astronomical and Sharia methods used for sighting the moon of Ramadan, and contacts with neighbouring countries.

The committee congratulated President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and Their Highness the Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates as well as Crown Princes and Deputy Rulers, on the occasion.

Wednesday is the first day of Ramadan in Jordan, Libya, Indonesia, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, while Thursday will be the first day of Ramadan in Oman and some other countries.”

So to everyone, Ramadan Kareem.

Yes, guys, people here in RAK are very much eager to celebrate their Ramadan one month of fasting and celebration.  So let me share with you something i researched through Wikipedia with regards to the meaning of Ramadan…

“Ramadan (also Ramazan, Ramzan, Ramadhan, Ramdan, Ramadaan) is the ninth month of theIslamic calendar. It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and sexual activities from dawn until sunset.^[1]Fasting is intended to teach Muslims about patience, humility and spirituality and is a time for Muslims to fast for the sake of God (Arabic: trans: Allah) and to offer more prayer than usual. During Ramadan, Muslims ask forgiveness for past sins, pray for guidance and help in refraining from everyday evils, and try to purify themselves through self-restraint and good deeds. As compared to the solar calendar, the dates of Ramadan vary, moving backwards about ten days each year depending on the moon. Ramadan was the month in which the first verses of the Qur’an were revealed to the Islamic ProphetMuhammad.”

This, August 11, 2010 we will start with the new timings at work. I’m excited what would be my new schedule, but then I join my Muslim friends in their celebration, to all of you, Ramadan Kareem!

Really, I’m having a hard time comparing each advantages and disadvantages.  Which cellphone would I buy among these last three choices I have.  Can somebody give me clarity about this? Thanks.

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