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mahal na araw

April 5th, 2007 · No Comments

mahal na araw na, panahon ito ng pagtitika at panahon ng pansariling pagsusuri.

iisa lang naman ang ibig sabihin ng panahong ito, may isang nagsakripisyo ng buhay para tubusin tayo.
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Tags: Customs & Traditions · Religion & Culture

fruitcake

December 11th, 2006 · 4 Comments

For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6, NIV
halos lahat ng mabisita kong blog ay may christmas fever na, everyone’s excited about the season, busy lahat sa christmas shopping, pagsasabit ng mga [...]

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

bagong buwan

September 23rd, 2006 · 4 Comments

i found myself gazing on the sky while smoking last night.
actually, hinahanap ko ang buwan. why the hell am i looking for the moon? simple lang, gusto kong makita ang “bagong buwan,” ito kasi ang simbolo ng pagsisimula ng banal na buwan ng ramadan para sa mga kapatid nating muslim.
ayon kasi sa hijra1 [...]

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Tags: Buhay Saudi · Customs & Traditions · Pinoy sa Ibayong Dagat · Religion & Culture

abot kamay na

September 15th, 2006 · 2 Comments

napadalaw ako sa blog ni fiona & i saw her christmas countdown. demn! 101 days na lang pala pasko na! hay naku! kelan nga ba ako huling nagpasko sa pinas? 2001 pa! tapos a few days before christmas in 2004, bumalik naman ako dito.
iba talaga ang pasko sa pinas, especially pag [...]

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Tags: Customs & Traditions · Home Sick Home · Pilipinas · Pinoy sa Ibayong Dagat · Religion & Culture · Senti Mode

siyorts

June 1st, 2006 · 5 Comments

after enjoying a cup of cafe mocha & giving some photography tips kay nixon, napag-tripan naming maglaro ng ng pool (9 balls), 30 minutes lang kinuha naming time, i know i can’t play long, medyo matagal na rin akong hindi naglalaro.

i lost to niko 4-3, ok lang ako naman talaga magbabayad ng mesa. pero [...]

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Tags: Buhay Saudi · Customs & Traditions · Leisure · Pinoy sa Ibayong Dagat · Religion & Culture · 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

a woman in [our] workplace

March 19th, 2006 · 7 Comments

in a society where segregation [between men & women] are strictly observed, you would seldom see opposite genders mingling in a workplace. in fact, you can only see men & women working hand in hand in a hospital, yet still there are certain rules that needs to be observed.
for almost 7 years of working [...]

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

breakfast

October 27th, 2005 · No Comments

dahil sa sobrang toxic ng office kahapon nakalimutan kong may fitr1 [break fast] sched pala ako with my former boss kasama ang isang indian engineer sa kompanya namin.
sa mga regular reader ng blog ko, nasubaybayan n’yo siguro ung failed transfer ko sa ibang company. my boss was to blame kung bakit ako [...]

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Tags: Buhay Saudi · Customs & Traditions · Religion & Culture

ramadam kareem

October 4th, 2005 · 3 Comments

ngayon ang simula ng banal na buwan ng ramadan para sa mga kapatid nating muslim, bilang mga nakikituluyan sa bansang ito, dapat lang na magbigay respeto sa paniniwala, tradisyon at pananampalataya ng mga mamamayan dito.
ang ramadan ay ang ika-9 na buwan sa kalendaryong hijra, nagsisimula ito kapag lumabas na ang bagong buwan [new moon], ito [...]

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Tags: Buhay Saudi · Customs & Traditions · Holidays · Pinoy sa Ibayong Dagat · Religion & Culture

Condom, Pills atbp.

March 6th, 2005 · No Comments

Robot update: I feel fine now, OK ung therapy ni Acheng Danny (our company’s head nurse) a.k.a Dr. Bello, with the help of some jelly (thank God it’s not K.Y. Jelly) and electric massager, na-relax na ung back muscles ko.
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Nairita ako sa pahayag ni Mayor Lito Atienza during [...]

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