The Dubai Chronicles
about dxb chronicles
The saga of Jeff living in the City of Gold. Presently living in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, unravel his journey throughout the city with memoirs and everyday life stories.
archives
- June 2004
- July 2004
- August 2004
- September 2004
- October 2004
- November 2004
- December 2004
- January 2005
- February 2005
- March 2005
- April 2005
- May 2005
- June 2005
- July 2005
- August 2005
- September 2005
- October 2005
- November 2005
- December 2005
- January 2006
- February 2006
- March 2006
- April 2006
- May 2006
- June 2006
- July 2006
- August 2006
- September 2006
- October 2006
- November 2006
- December 2006
- January 2007
- February 2007
- March 2007
- April 2007
- May 2007
- June 2007
- July 2007
- August 2007
- September 2007
- October 2007
- November 2007
- December 2007
- January 2008
- February 2008
- March 2008
- May 2008
blogroll
- a citizen on mars
- a dialogue with knoizki
- ang anino ni abaniko
- airwind
- balikbayan box
- enfocada
- fire in the gut
- ironwulf - en route
- mahryska online
- manilenya
- my sari sari store
- no smoking joint
- orly arcelao
- photographic memory
- punzi's corner blog
- purplegirl's kitchen
- six things
- tet bautista
- the evolution of jeremiah
- warmstone
- watson.online
- wish you were here
- xphotography
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
the package has arrived
uyyy longganisa. i miss this stuff. menchie, came back here from manila last night. mom and mayi sent me some stuffs also... cds, new shirts, lab letters, shades.the other night's pictorial: me and my alter ego inside the elevator...
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Tuesday, June 29, 2004
mr anderson
i came to the office at 1015. no telephone. no internet. wtf is goin' on with this company...anyway, SUBJECT A, me and mr anderson had a meeting last night. there were revisions. image replacements. it was quick. then mr anderson took us to his flat. all ikea. nice. complimentary chardonnay goes with it...
...plus that damn sofa.
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Monday, June 28, 2004
night of fulfillment
yesterday morning was a disaster. afternoon, almost bad. but as soon as the evening started, everything changed.SUBJECT A invited me to leave the office early to go to wild wadi. before we went there, we had to visit SUBJECT A's inaanak 9th monthsary. it reminds me of my daughter, julia. i was almost satisfied the moment i carry her and make her smile.
i miss my family.
SUBJECT A, his kumpare, julius and me went to wild wadi before closing time. 40 minutes. that's the only time we've got and for me to experience. we didnt waste any precious minutes, we tried every single ride that we've seen. the uphill and downhill slides, the wave-making pool, the so-called jumeirah sceirah (which in fact im afraid to try it but i have no choice but to go down with it..), and ala surfin' u.s.a. style bodyboard surfing (below).
this is my first time unwinding myself here in dubai. after 7 months, i finally flushed out my stress a bit. we head back to julius' accomodation to celebrate his daughter's monthsary. heineken...taste like soda. :)
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Sunday, June 27, 2004
time to be pissed off...
yeah. don't blame me. im really pissed off...last night's broken air conditioning system.
not answering my calls which is very important on my part.
ditched by my transportation.
dropping me 2kms away by public bus to my office.
what's next?
this happened just two hours from the moment i composed this crap. now, i just remembered the song by modern english.
sunday morning. oh yes it is.
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Saturday, June 26, 2004
The Inner Juice
i can't get out of my head (na..na..na..na na na). i need a new design for my portfolio. after s*rfing some inspirational ones, i decided for a new layout.simple and minimalistic as ever. white, grey, orange and limegreen.
can't wait to make my layout tonight.
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Thursday, June 24, 2004
mother worries
i've just talked to my mom. she's very worried aboutmy situation. i asked SUBJECT A to buy some call card
for me to call her in Manila. i told her not to worry
because there's is nothing to worry about (is that
true?). she told me also if there's anything that i
want from home... sunglasses, my cds, kikiam and
squidballs. nothing special.
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Tuesday, June 22, 2004
same shit, different day. that's what i always say to this job. so miserable. anyway, i still have hangover from my dvd watching. last night i watched Bruce Almighty.it affects me. so much power...but don't know how to use it well. human thought.
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Monday, June 21, 2004
Back to the real world
Yesterday was another resting day for me. Watched DVD movies all day... Underworld, Kill Bill 2, Troy, Sorority Boys, and American Pie - The Wedding. Didn't want to go out of the house because of the humid weather. Mr. A.A.T. called me for something i didn't understand. maybe he's checking. maybe he want to do something for me. maybe i'm paranoid. maybe.After two days of escaping stress, i finally came back to my senses... to face the harsh reality of life.
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Saturday, June 19, 2004
42° C
Didn't go to work today...there's nothing to do anyway. I'm sick and tired of alibis and nonsense.I finalize the contract agreement between Mr. Anderson and us, SUBJECT A and me. I redesigned the logo of the cafe as well to make it look professional.
here it is:
after doing this crap, i have to pedal my way to the cafe...on a hot, sweaty, humid noon. luckily i charged myself up before enduring the skin-burning ordeal. contract has been made, boxologo's protoype finished...now what to do...
GTA 3.
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004
human timebomb
good news: after few days of arguments, woes, and differences, i finally i get what i want...sleep. from the time i hop in to our company car going to the office, everybody's quiet.everyday there is always a blessing. aside from the short nap i received, SUBJECT A (bob) brought some good news... the understanding agreement has been signed by conchita. well, well, well... bumigay din (finally she gave up).
bad news: no visa... and i think they have no plans to process it. i shook some bushes lately. I called Mr. A.Y. for an advice. It didn't helped somehow. Better give Mr. A.A.T. a surprise visit again. We'll see.
i think this is the biggest prison that i have been to...just a thought.
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Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Test from Email to Blogger
Hello World. This is a test from email to my blog.Will it work? We'll see.
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Dead fish that goes with the flow...
Ok, crunch some more things to do on the computer...the blog. Aside from side projects, not-so-normal regular day job, forgotten pixelart, wasted precious hours gaming and chatting, I decided to have my own blog as well... bandwagon that is. Let us see how a human body can withstand tremendous stress...
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