Fish-aholic!

Work's been stressing me out recently. I don't want to end up having twitching eyelids again so I decided on buying a fish tank.

Ish was telling me that seeing a swimming fish inside a tank releases your stress. Well, I browsed over the net and got hooked to these little fishiiiieeess. :) I even bought loads of fish, like one or two every night, which made my tank look very crowded. LOL. I also enjoy feeding them and watching them for a couple of hours or even more. I can't explain it but once I sit infront of a tank, time just flies so fast but this made me feel so good and relaxed.

But to tell you honestly, keeping a fish tank is a lot of job. I sometimes have these mixed emotions whenever I see some fish bullying the other or worst, a floating dead fish in the morning when I wake up. But those moments are already gone. I managed to know how to take care of them so yeah, I'm a PRO now. Hahaha... The thing that I'm really addicted to in having a fish tank is - cleaning it almost everyday! I know it's not good but what do you care? :P But yeah, I stopped doing it because I read that it's one of the reasons why I'm having dead fish in the morning. Like I said, I'm a PRO now. ;)

Anyway, how about you? How about having some fish as a pet?

with my fishies ;)

Volvo Ocean Race 2012

Volvo Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world. This year, for the first time, Middle East is part of the race route. They will stopover Abu Dhabi which means water sports events - paddling!

Coach Mike was pretty excited when he announced this to the team. The event was held in Corniche Beach.



Champ! :P



Last kick!

Of course, we won. I just can't remember which category. I got a wooden paddle as a price. :) More paddling events in the coming months!

x, P

Real Dragon Lover

Have I told you that am not a fan of sun and beaches and water sports? Remember my previous post regarding ADU Dragoneers? That day, my life changed as I met this monster team who loves paddling.

Of course, this was Rache's whole idea. We joined this team who calls themselves "ADMar Barbarians". They practice every Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at Shangri-La. At first I don't even know why a lazy ass woman like me joined this kind of team. I mean - I'm not into sports, I don't work out, I drink, smoke and party hard. But I was like, okay, bring it on!

So after some trainings with these guys, I got the privilege to paddle with them in this dragon boat festival. It's some kind of a race open for everyone. Rache keeps on telling me that this team is the "king" of dragon boat here in Abu Dhabi and after paddling with these guys, hell yeah they are!

I actually didn't find it hard socialising and making friends with the team as most of them are from back home - "kabayans kumabaga". Plus the Coach is nice and a real person to look up to.

As I was saying, I got the chance to paddle with these guys and gawd, they are mosters! They We received almost all of the awards.

ADMar Family - Champion at 1st Abu Dhabi Dragon Boat Festival

ADMar Ladies

I think I am loving and enjoying this sport. I guess you'll see more of me under the sun in the boat with a paddle on both hands! :D

Peace out! x

ADU Dragoneers

I am really not a fan of sun, beaches, water sports and all that stuff but when a good friend of mine dragged me to join and do dragon boating, man I enjoyed it! Enjoyed it more than a cup of peanut butter infront of my lappy.

Anyway, t'was my first time to paddle and compete. Our university joined a regatta at Shangri-La. Unfortunately, we didn't win anything but hey, ADU's there to have some fun! We are awesome and we really had fun!

Thanks Rache! You brought me out of my shell, love. :P

ADU Dragoneers!

Goofing under the heat with Rache!

Oh Istanbul, Türkiye!

Since I was a little, t'was been a dream of mine to travel and see the world. This 2011 Eid holiday, I've been blessed to visit the capital of three empires where romance and traffic jam go hand in hand. :)

I went to Istanbul with my travel buddies - Kimi, Coco and Tin. We were so lucky to find cheap flight and hotel for 3 days and 2 nights!

Departing at Dubai Airport sucks a bit as our flight has been delayed; eventually, we arrived Istanbul at around 3PM. As soon as we got out of the airport, I felt the city's chilly weather and I liked it... a lot! Istanbul is divided into two continents: Asian and European. We landed at the Asian side and from there, a tour bus was waiting for us to go to the European side where our hotel is located. Travelling time is 2 hours because of the heavy traffic.

Day 1: Checked in at the hotel. Sightseeing nearby mosques. Dinner at a Turkish restaurant. Had some shots of vodka. Planned on going to erotic shop.

Dinner (Turkish style!) with the ladies at Artukoglu Sark Sofrasi

Day 2: A whole day Bosphorous cruise trip. Went and saw Galata Tower, Dolmabahce Palace, Ortakoy Mosque, Bosphorus Bridge, Beylerbeyi Palace, Guksu Pavilion, and Rumeli Kavagi. Searched for the erotic shop's entrance door but failed.


Wandering the street near our hotel

Galata

A must-try street food - PRETZEL!

Bbbrrrrrrrrrrrrr...

Cruise trip

Nice view eh? That's Blue Mosque.

Pinoy family we bumped into

Jumpshot!

Birds. Lots of birds.



This veiled girl pulled me for a pic and thought I am a hollywood star. LOL



I know.. I know but NO, it's not made of cockroach's pee

Tram. One thing I miss about Istanbul

Day 3: Roam around the city. In and out of tram. Rode a buggy. Fed some pigeons. Became pescatarian for a whole day. Bought some souvenirs and presents. Peaked at the erotic shop and it's closed! :P

While waiting for the tram

Buggy ride

Pigeons

Busy street

So there! Tea-sugar-enderim - that's how they pronounce thank you in Turkish language. :)

Looking forward for my next trip!

Classic Short Story

A girl arrived late at the office this morning due to some unfortunate events (seriously, you don't wanna know what happened!). She heedlessly walked all the way to her station, passed by her boss' office - never thought he's there already, he looked at her, she had a 30-second moment of comatose and verbal constipation realising that her shades were still on, got coffee at one hand, bag on the other and earphones in her ears listening to some sort of a screaming rock song which can be heard by a person who is 5 feet away from her.


:D

What d'you call it then?

Time is not the basis on how you would know that that person is the ONE.
Be it 7 years, 7 days or 7 seconds.
It's the way you FEEL beautiful and the most important person in the world.
It's the understanding even if no one is talking.
It's the moment you can't bear not letting that person know how much you love and miss him/her.
It's the time you're willing to spend even if you're very busy.
It's the risk you're apt to take just to make sure the person is safe.
It's the contentment that you discern without questioning or asking for more.
It's those simple little things you recognise without being told.
It's a promise that whatever happens, you'll be there to STAY.
I believe in true love and I want to fall in love everyday but not today.