Scribbling Neurons

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Month: May 2010

  • IBN Battuta Mall

    Three shopping malls were our targets: Battuta Mall, Emirates Mall, and Dubai Mall. I’ve been to Emirates and Dubai Mall, so only Batutta Mall intrigued me. The name alone would leave you wondering. What is it?  Or more appropriate to say, who is he? After googling, I came to know he’s a wide traveler, imagine…

  • Yawnful Morn

    Hey, gear up! Oh, what a sluggard,what a pain! Get up, rise up, the sun’s hot and burning, Come on, gaze up, breathe in,and breathe out, Let some fresh air come in and blow thy lungs. It’s but another day, you’d wished never made.. It’s just but another day that’ll slip away, ‘Seize the day!’…

  • On Sub-Moms

    Surrogate mothers, or baby makers, are of interest to me. Uncomfortable questions keep bothering me about them. I first heard of this concept through a simple Sunday school story where Abraham slept with his wife’s Egyptian maidservant, Hagar. She bore him a child called Ishmael (the so-called father of the Muslim religion). Then I read…

  • Claymore: A Dark Fantasy Where Humanity and Monstrosity Collide

    Claymore: A Dark Fantasy Where Humanity and Monstrosity Collide

    Claymore by Norihiro Yagi isn’t your typical shonen manga. It dives into a dark fantasy world where monstrous creatures, Yoma, threaten villages. Enter the Claymores, half-human, half-Yoma warriors wielding massive swords to combat this threat.

  • Enviable Visa

    A mentor from Beirut was coming to give a crash training in Dubai and I was tasked to book her in a hotel and secure her entry to UAE. She’s a Spanish national so I knew she’d be granted visa upon arrival at Dubai Airport (free of charge). I inquired at UAE’s Spanish Embassy and they…

  • Rebirth

    Issa is overwhelmed. It’s something I never expected (this soon) to wake up to. I was even mad at you, Neil, for being too incomprehensible. So this is the mystery behind the short replies. I’m reborn. So much thanks. I am Issa. My friends back in primary, high school and college might call me differently,…

  • i.am.issa

    issa www.iamissa.com is the continuation of our failed attempt with www.teacherissa.com. I’m neil, www.kartonista.com, and this will be my first and last post on this website. As of this writing, Issa doesn’t have any idea that I’m setting this up. It’s both a gift and a new task for her.     The website will…

  • Engkanto (A Bad Dream)

    Slumbering like a baby in a tiny room, I awoke as my aunt shook my left shoulder. I didn’t hear myself scream, but the neighboring rooms might have panicked, and laughed as I shouted too loud. Perhaps they were wondrin’..what happened to me. It was a quick, all mixed-up dream, but I was able to…