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Entries Tagged as 'Buhay Saudi'

fishing expedition

November 15th, 2006 · 14 Comments

bored & not knowing what to do, sumama ako sa tropa na mangisda.
i don’t have a rod & reel, wala na rin akong interes na mangisda, for me i used to do it to earn a living (and hated it!) that’s why i can’t comprehend how people enjoy it as a hobby. when i [...]

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

instant atm

November 13th, 2006 · 11 Comments

sweldo na naman! mukhang wala na namang matitira sa aking pinagpawisan!
after work, dumerecho ako sa bangko para ipadala ang ransom money1, since meron pang natira, i thought of opening an atm account. pang-ilang atm account ko na ba ito? tuwing umuuwi ako palaging bago ang atm card ko.
oras ng dasal nung dumating [...]

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

groggy

November 9th, 2006 · 3 Comments

ang sama ng pakiramdam ko kahapon paglabas ng opisina, matindi na naman kasi ang emission ng ammonia (NH3) galing sa kalapit naming planta. umaga pa lang amoy na talaga, the plant is producing a fertilizer called ammonium nitrate(NH4NO3).

malapit lang ang planta sa amin, while waiting for the bus, talagang langhap kong lahat ng amoy, [...]

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Tags: Buhay Saudi · Corporate Slavery · Health & Wellness · Pinoy sa Ibayong Dagat · WTF

maala-ala mo kaya?

November 6th, 2006 · 10 Comments

matagal ng nakapaskil ang sign na iyan sa may pintuan ng kwarto namin, kungbaga, final reminder bago kami lumabas ng bahay patungong opisina.
maaga talaga akong gumising, 6:50 ~ 7:00 ang bus namin pero 5:30 pa lang gising na ko, ayaw ko kasi ng nagmamadali. kanina, i thought everything is in place, iqama nasa wallet, [...]

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Tags: Buhay Saudi · Laff Time · Pinoy sa Ibayong Dagat

se7en

November 5th, 2006 · 5 Comments

aba akalain mo nga naman, pitong taon na pala simula nang una akong dumapo sa lugar na ito. di naman po ibig sabihin ay pitong taon na rin akong hindi umuuwi, i’ve calculated my actual stay here, a total of 1,839 days (a little over 5 years) na akong tumira dito.

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Tags: Blast from the past · Buhay Saudi · Personal · Pinoy sa Ibayong Dagat

baran

November 4th, 2006 · No Comments

yesterday i had a chance seeing an iranian film entitled baran, that dvd was lying there for a long time & nobody’s watching it. it is a film by majid majidi, it is entirely in farsi with english sub-title (of course). the plot of the story is simple, a young boys effort to [...]

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

from daily to weekend

November 2nd, 2006 · 4 Comments

forgive me but i tried.
i tried to keep up with my exercise routine (brisk walking) but with my work schedule, i can’t keep up with it (lame xcuse). i work from 7:30am to 6pm, 10 gruelling hours of dealing with complains etc. etc.
so why not do it after work? ok, let us assume [...]

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Tags: Buhay Saudi · Health & Wellness · Pinoy sa Ibayong Dagat

the basics of cash flow

October 31st, 2006 · 1 Comment

i received an e-mail from one of my co-worker here, it is entitled the basics of cash flow. medyo mahaba yung attachment, 5 pages na word document kaya instead of copying it here, i would try to summarize it na lang.
i do agree on the essence to the docs, medyo may mga points na [...]

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

master the handyman

October 29th, 2006 · 2 Comments

nasira ang aking cabinet, di naman ang buong cabinet, yun lang hangeran, nabali dahil sa bigat ng mga damit ko. di siya yung cabinet na mamahalin, the type na nabibili sa ikea or ano mang medyo sosyal na bilihan ng furniture, isa siyang plastic cabinet na nabibili sa bangketa ng jubail.
nak ng [...]

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Tags: Buhay Saudi · Daily Rants · Do it Yourself · Pinoy sa Ibayong Dagat

bek2werk

October 28th, 2006 · No Comments

back to work si master!
ang tindi ko talaga, nananaginip pa lang ako na matutulog ako ng tumunog ang cellphone/alarm clock ko (well, yun lang talaga ang silbi n’ya sa buhay ko). huwattt!!! sa panaginip na nga lang e matutulog pa din? yun na nga e, miss ko lang talaga ang pagtulog, di [...]

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