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Entries from April 2006

my online gallery

April 17th, 2006 · 1 Comment

dahil nga malaki na ang space na nirerentahan ko, kaya ko ng magtambak ng kung ano-ano. oops… i’m talking about my diskspace dito sa world wide web. since last week i’ve been trying several scripts for my online gallery, ok na sana ang coppermine o kaya naman 4images, kaya lang mahirap i-match yung [...]

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Tags: Photography · Site Update

once upon a good friday

April 15th, 2006 · 16 Comments

hindi ako aware na good friday pala yung nai-set naming date for an eyeball with fellow bloggers in al-khobar. since nai-set na ito, wala ng atrasan, so kahapon, bumaba kaming dalawa ni niko sa al-khobar to meet ann & kadyo [with their cute kids].
we met at ramaniyah shopping mall, malapit sa dating al-shoola, believe [...]

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Tags: Buhay Saudi · Friends · Holidays · Pinoy sa Ibayong Dagat

our father

April 13th, 2006 · 3 Comments

birthday ni erpats ngayon, actually medyo complicated ang birthday n’ya, kung naaalala ko pa ng mabuti yung kwento ni nanay, april 13, 1942 talaga ang birthday n’ya kaya lang hindi agad naipa-rehistro ng hilot na nagpa-anak kay nay fina1, september yata ng mai-rehistro so september ang naka-rehistrong birthday n’ya.
my father was born to a peasant [...]

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Tags: Birthdays · Family Matters · Personal · Senti Mode

Matt’s Birdie

April 12th, 2006 · 10 Comments

ngayon lang ako magsusulat tungkol sa alaga ng may alaga, in fact wala pa akong naisusulat tungkol sa alaga ko. anyways, ang alaga ni matt ay mas maliit kumpara sa iba subali’t matapang at laging handa, di mo siya basta pwedeng hawakan at baka magalit at manuka.
matt would like to call him tony, tony [...]

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Tags: Buhay Saudi · Friends · Leisure · Pinoy sa Ibayong Dagat

laging gipit

April 11th, 2006 · 4 Comments

kaka-upo ko pa lang sa upuan ko ng mag-ring ang telepono, since wala namang caller id ang phone ko, i pressume na work related ang tawag kaya sagot naman agad ako.
master: hello! good morning
caller: tutz! bilhin mo naman smart ko
master: [by this time alam ko na kung sino ang tumatawag] aanhin ko yan! saka [...]

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Tags: Buhay Saudi · Money Matters · Pinoy sa Ibayong Dagat · WTF

mahal ang araw

April 9th, 2006 · No Comments

domingo de ramos [palaspas] pala ngayon, pag andito ka talaga, you will loose track ng mga christian holidays. t’wing lent nga siguro bumabait ang mga tao, panahon ng pagtitika, pagninilay-nilay.
noong mga bata pa kami, matindi ang pagsunod namin sa tradisyong ito. pagpasok pa lang ng linggo ng palaspas, para na kaming nasa preso. [...]

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Tags: Customs & Traditions · Point of View · Religion & Culture

late!

April 9th, 2006 · No Comments

for the first time in almost 4 years of working in this company, na-late ako for almost 7 minutes. usually, 30 minutes to 1 hour early ako sa trabaho when i was still living in the camp, when i transferred to our new place, 10 to 15 we arrive 10 to 15 minutes early.
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Tags: Buhay Saudi · Corporate Slavery · Pinoy sa Ibayong Dagat · WTF

digital darkroom

April 8th, 2006 · No Comments

i finally revived my photoblog, kahit naman wala akong camera ngayon pinilit ko pa ring makapag-post ng pictures. most of the pictures that will be posted on my photoblog are pictures that was featured in my previous photoblog, the only difference is that i’ve done some post-production using adobe photoshop, thanks to jeff & [...]

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Tags: NETizen · Photography · Site Update

if only they can hear

April 8th, 2006 · 2 Comments

malimit na misjudged ang mga lalaki, malimit mali ang pagtingin sa mga katulad namin.
we had our practice kagabi, balak ng klasmeyts na sumali sa paliga ng Al-Jubail Dawa’ah & guidance center, isang organization ng mga filipino muslim, dawa’ah is the arabic word for invitation. it is an opportunity for us to play together again. [...]

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Tags: Buhay Saudi · Friends · Home Sick Home · Pinoy sa Ibayong Dagat · Senti Mode

casual wednesday

April 5th, 2006 · 7 Comments

picture this, a man wearing a t-shirt, denim jeans & a blue canvas converse chuck taylor sneakers. now, he rides a bus full of men wearing full sleeves shirt, gabardine trousers & black shoes [either safety shoes or just the "normal" formal shoes].
that’s what i felt this morning, it is a wednesday, last working [...]

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Tags: Buhay Saudi · Corporate Slavery · Daily Rants · Pinoy sa Ibayong Dagat