Author: Issa
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Portugal Embassy Address & Contact Number in the UAE
Portugal Embassy Address: Marina Park Office, Villa A42 – P.O. Box 114587 Abu Dhabi, UAE Telephone number: 02-650 55 41 Schedule of Visa Application: 9am – 1pm (Sunday – Thursday) Business Travelers going to Portugal used to apply through Spanish Embassy in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Since April 2011, Spain Embassy does not cater to Portugal Visa…
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Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels were ambitiously serialized by HBO TV in April, 2011. Who’s George R.R. Martin? Is he an heir of the high fantasy guru, J.R.R. Tolkien? Maybe they’re not linked by blood, but both came up with memorable characters, plots, and dialogues that never cease to…
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Hidden Desire # 1: A Dress That Fits/Feels Right
On my birthday last 2009, my best guy friend (now my bf) and I played the game called “hidden desire”. The first thing that came to my mind was… Be able to wear a dress. Sold for 50 dhs (578.305 Php), I grabbed this dress in a boutique I daily pass by but never cared to…
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Grand Dinner with Workmates
I work with two awesome Pinays at Lilly: Marie Joy and Joan. As event coordinators, these gals were invited to a site visit by Nova, Grand Hyatt Dubai Events Manager. These two tagged me, and their hubbies along. The last time I dined with my co-workers at Sheraton Creek’s Vivaldi resto, no one bothered to…
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Fungible
If I were a word, I don’t wanna have a synonym, Substitutable by any words that seem to look the same, Delenda, growlery, haecceity, surely are irreplaceable, I want to be just like them, words rarely fungible. Love tricks us to believe it’s sticky, constant and for long, But like friendships, they either go on…
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The Science & Math of Friendship
Life is meaningless without friends. Social beings like us cannot survive without human interactions. How did you make friends? Have you given it a thought? If you’re the gregarious type, you might just give me a puzzled look, or say, “How? Friendship just happens.“ Nonetheless, for eggheads such as Sheldon Cooper (BBT) and Charlie Eppes…
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Live Mocha for Kicking Neurons
Can’t sleep? ‘Bored playing bookworm, boggle, hangman, even google translate? I urge you to try Live Mocha. One of the tips I shared on Get Savvier, Save Your Brain Now was to try learning a Foreign language. I made an account at Live Mocha since I’d read about it through TIME’s top educational websites in…
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Don’t Risk Deportation: Why You Need an Employment Visa in the UAE
“In UAE, without a working permit or employment visa, one must not work.” Thinking of working in the UAE? While the high salaries can be tempting, working under a visit visa is a big risk. Here’s a real-life story to illustrate the dangers: Case Study: Recently, 120 Filipina women on visit visas were caught working…
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Friend Cameo (Friend Kami Oh!)
We’re celebrating his promotion from Grade 6 to 7! Yipee! I didn’t go to work today. Blame the sharp, throbbing pain in my head (not from hangover) but from Uninterrupted Sustained Silent Reading (USSR). Somehow, it was Edgar Sawtelle’s fault. hehehe.. My ex-student, Kenneth, taught his mom how to use Friend Cameo at Facebook. When Ate…
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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
Here I decided to merge my impressions of the book, “The Story of Edgar Sawtelle.” WHILE READING Despite his silence, Edgar proved to be a great companion. As opaque as a rock, he never ceased to be interesting. I’ve always been drawn to quiet people. You know that saying, “Still waters run deep but shallow waters are noisy.”…