Category Archives: life in dubai

for your own protection 0

recently, i’ve seen a lot of stories where people being fined or arrested for taking photographs of places which are forbidden in the country. i was one of them.

save the best for last (part 1) 0

every year is made and rounded up the moments captured through the times we live in. as 2011 closes, i collected bits and pieces of memories from my archives.

unlike other blogs and feeds, i will be featuring more unpublished shots that happened throughout the year. not in particular order, i present the pictures of 2011.

happy new year everyone!

the box 0

balikbayan box is a corrugated box containing any number of small items from food, clothing, toiletries, toys or whatever it fits in. it is sent by expat filipinos to their homeland as pasalubong (presents) to their family usually before christmas. this documentary took us three days to cover from wrapping the boxes with countless packaging tapes, filling up with items and to pick-up of the freight forwarders from our place.

relaxation @ shuiqi spa 0

it has been three years since i got a proper massage. i was fortunate to experience this gift to get an hour of treatment at the shuiqi spa and fitness at atlantis. shuiqi means water (shui) and the energy flow of activity (qi), which both are beautifully embodied in the spa’s concepts, colours and sounds.

the steakout 0

i’ve been craving for a steak in a long time. last night, we visited and filled our bellies at seafire steakhouse and bar in atlantis.