Gold's Gym - now in the U.A.E. !!!

Gold's Gym U.A.E.
2nd Floor - Mixed Gym & 3rd Floor - Ladies' Gym
Business Village Building
(near Clock Tower) Dubai, UAE
Tel: (04) 451 4400
Fax: (04) 374 6783

http://www.goldsgym.ae

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overdue postings ... :D

i have lots of things to blog about - bits and pieces of what had happened to me the past few months, but i never was able to jot it down ... anyways - this week-end hopefully i would be able to 'update' my blogs - hehehe .. as if naman ahahahaha ....

but for now - time to sleep - have to get up early to catch the bus to work! yes mama mia - i got a job again! yippeeeee ..... more posts to come ....

pink walkathon ... my third year

this is the third year that i was able to join the 'walk' and the first time for my cousin, marie and her friend josette. this year we made this walk for our ate lucy - a family friend who is more of a big sister to us. she is battling with the big 'C', sadly she came to know about it only recently and it is already on a latter stage...

ate lucy - we are praying for you ... be strong, we are with you in prayers - always.... we love you!

... magic !!!

my friend Adz, gave me (and another friend -Jaz) a black mug ... one of their giveaways for the coming 40th year celebration of UAE's National Day on Dec. 02, 2011. Jaz was kinda ...'bakit itim? wala ba iba kulay?' .. and Adz simply smiled at her and told her to wait till coffee time! puzzled - Jaz was like : ah ok .. i will wait for you! hehehehe (she didn't quite get it that time)...
the following morning - she cheerfully told me that it was 'cute' - "magic" daw :D

anyways, two more weeks and the UAE nationals and expats will again experience a grand celebration of the founding of the emirates. actually there has been a lot of happenings already, one of which is the Dubai Air Show that will end tomorrow, and the just concluded Formula 1 Race in Abu Dhabi.

Click here to view more of the coming events: http://en.uaenationalday.ae/spirit-union

after long years ..... together again ...

ang mga alaga ko .. after so many years, nagkasama-sama ulit even for a short time! nakakatuwang tingnan ang picture nila: si jomar, si marie, si amy - ang tatlong makukulit na mga alaga ko... growing up together sa bahay ni Lola Orang sa Basilio.

i remember i was still in college when jomar came to live with my auntie virgie & uncle jun .. wala pa sila kasing anak that time .. super kulit! then amy came to live with us - pamangkin ko sa pinsan - she was just 2 years old yata .. isa pa ring makulit .. then came marie ... the youngest of them three... ngayon pareho-pareho na silang de-pamilya: jomar got two kids a boy and a girl; si amy: two kids - both boys youngest is timothy - 6months old pa lang daw ,then si marie, a boy named migz naman ... isa pa ring super duper kulit na bata!!

also in this pic is riya youngest sister of marie and the boy is adam - eldest of amy. below pic naman kasama na si migz trying to carry timothy na tabaching-ching din!!

parang kahapon lang .. they were running around Lola's house :D ngayon their kids are the ones running around na! hayyzzzz .. time sure flies so fast!!!

flowers...

i asked a friend on fb if i can borrow his pic and he said yes .... i simply did this because i just love the photo of the butterfly and flower !!

thanks Shantin Joy .....

don't quit ....

feeling somewhat low - i was trying to find something to 'lift me up' and i came across an old poem sent to me by my friend...

i have this photo of the sunset taken in 2008 in the desert - and i thought of writing this on this .. well it came out pretty nice ... i love it! and i posted it on my wall and thought of posting it here too! wala lang ...

... no matter ....

my FB friend wrote a very good piece on her wall and everytime it is very uplifting .. esp. for me. i wrote her and commented and thanked her for sharing her wonderful thought for the day and she replied and gave me a very touching response to what i wrote her.

this is what she wrote.. and I hope she wouldn't mind me sharing this here because it is really very touching - and just reading it this morning brought tears in my eyes..

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

Don't stress your gentle heart out over 'down times' much, Aleth. We all have them. I do too. It will pass. Just hang in there be brave and anchor your hope and faith in God who knows all about your day. He has everything all figured out. Our role in the bigger scheme of things is to hold on to faith and walk alongside Him. Not easy sometimes I know.. (I struggle with that too sometimes.) but with Him by our side... we conquer and overcome. Believe and you shall have peace. In Christ.

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

God bless her .....

.... down the memory lane .. :D

thanks to FB - i found another friend on line! it's been what ...after hmm.. 21 years!!!! omg!!! that so long time ago... he sent me private message then i wrote him back .. then asked for my number (of course bigay naman ako) :D he called and there - kwentuhan/reminiscence of the old times .... just proving that we are that old?!?!?! ahahaha .. it is nice to talk to friends long lost ... a lot of catching up, about family, work, etc...

ahahaha he just sent me a message saying he is just now viewing my photos hehehe ... oh well ... this would mean a lot of kantiyawans again next time ahahahaha....

ok friend - enjoy viewing my photos and hope to see more photos of you and your family!!!

butterscotch ...

my friend Ivy came by last night bringing me some yummy butterscotch from iloilo!! her sister arrived the other night with these goodies. it was only a week or two ago that i first tasted these cuties from "rgies delicacies - iloilo's pride", also from Ivy and she did say that she will ask her sister to bring more of these - thank you Ives ...!!! yummy - yummy - yummy.....

i also love the butterscotch from cebu that i tasted sometime ago from my sister SIL - Cora... i can't remember the name of the brand but it came in a box, individually wrapped in colored cellophanes .... hmmm ... i think i need to call Kat and ask her to send me some of these goodies hehehehe ..

:D good i remember to take pic of the yummies before i finished it all up .. was so engrossed in its yumminess that i almost finished them all :D

a day-out at Iceland Water Park

April 8, 2011

friends invited/sponsored me :D to join them on their journey to Iceland. A new water park located in Ras Al Khaimah, one of the emirates of the UAE, a smooth one and a half hour drive from Dubai, cruising through the Emirates Road. We left early morning to meet up with the other families and drove in a convoy of four vehicles ... and once we got there ... we were amazed with huge crowd who came by the busloads!!! i was not able to take picture of the huge crowd outside waiting to get in, with their tour leaders giving them instructions.

Kids were so eager to enter the park so inside we made our way and waited for the contact of our friend Nina, to get our tags... and while waiting .. siempre .. posing here and there ...

finally, all counted, tagged and kids started running into the park.... although Nicole has been there before, she is still so eager to get to the slides, and with her friend sarah, kian and sean, they ran to the kiddie grove for the fun... and the fun did begin !!!

the park was so huge! slides/rides for the adults are awesome - well if you are fond of such rides hehehe .. i tried one slide only with my cuz and friend - their daughters well laughing at us when they saw us about to be pushed down... waaahhhhhhhh ... ahahahahahahah .. that was the sounds you would be hearing all over the place .. riders laughing at first and when their rubbers were pushed would be shrieking at the top of their voices - mind you .. even the guys! ahahaha

but of course, the mommies and daddies and aunties did have a good time too! the park as i said is so huge --- it would be nice to go back there - well maybe after summer time :D and try the other rides ... with a different group of friends maybe? hehehe ... another friend's family is visiting next month .. hmmm !?!?!?!? hehehehehe

on vacation ....

my bff's daughter is in town for a month-long vacation.... i haven't seen her for quite some time too! and was i amazed to see how big she's grown! i remember her as a small girl .... with my daughter walking the aisle as a flower girl and my girl as a junior bridesmaid (coz she's tall for her age!) anyways ... her mom (my bff) is back to work already so i asked her if i could take her little girl for malling at DCC... the kid readily said yes so i told my friend that her kid is looking forward to our 'malling' time together - so she cannot say no ! ahahahaha

first - upon arriving at the mall (actually the metro train just pulled in ) i told her that we will grab something to eat first coz i am so hungry na .. she just smiled and said yes... we directly went to the foodcourt to check what she wants - and she simply said - i'll just have the burger king .. so BK it was ...

after that we went to look/shop for some clothes... and she's sooo tiny we had a hard time looking for her size. But we finally found one at Pull and Bear, and some shirts at Bershka and Jennyfer.

We had a scoop each of baskin ice cream while deciding what movie to watch after - but then - the line up is not that great - the movies showing didn't appeal to her nor to me hehehe... so around again we strolled and finally decided to head home .. she was kinda bit tired - still adjusting on the time difference ...

we took the metro train back home and it was a breeze traveling by train!

i called her mom and informed her that we are heading home and said she would be home in minutes too so i waited for her ... she checked the things her daughter bought .... hehehehe

it was a nice afternoon spent with natalee .... and i am glad she enjoyed it too! looking forward to another day/time out with her !