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Enjoying the last bit of vacation time

September 15, 2008

I’m nearing the end of my 45 days vacation though I had fun and really satisfied with it, it’s not without a bit of sadness that I find myself saying goodbye to no alarm clock days, sleep all you can days, spend all day in pj’s days and climb trees all you want days. The [...]

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last day in the office today

July 30, 2008

Today’s my last day in the office before I my leave starts. We’ll be leaving in a few days and I am so happy to have one extra day tomorrow because of a national holiday. You think I’m going to spend that extra day packing? No! Packing has been done ages ago. The female population [...]

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No lunch is like a death sentence for me

June 25, 2008

My husband is so busy right now with work. He has a very important client to attend to. Meetings here and there, coming home at nearly midnight. I can’t even call him any time during the day since Sunday. Yesterday, out of the blue he called me from a mall saying at last he’ll be [...]

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ho-hum, is it 6 pm already?

April 29, 2008

It’s that time of the year again when I wish I could bring my cross stitching kit, books and probably a portable DVD player to watch and see movies I missed, my daughter and her coloring books and crayons…..at work. Starting on May 1st to May 7th, Japan will go on holiday for the Golden Week. [...]

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it’s winter and I forgot my jacket

April 13, 2008

Is it spring in your corner of the world? In mine, it’s winter still. It will be winter the whole year through! I am still in Dubai (in case you’re wondering), at work where it’s freezing cold. Most days I don’t mind as long as I have a jacket to warm me up. Never mind [...]

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the big blue book

April 7, 2008

Our new company implemented a way to stop dramatic entrances by  putting a log book in the reception area where employees need to sign once they arrive. No big deal but the catch? The log book is only available until 8:40 am. If you arrive at 8:41, you’ll have to carry on, bring  your tardy [...]

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to distract my gym activity

April 6, 2008

Just when things are going smooth at the gym, meaning, I am not dreading the thought of sweating it out, running on the mill and at the sauna, something came up. Not the excuses, no, because I am determined to continue because I am actually enjoying my time there. If I have known before that [...]

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and in the mail yesterday…

April 2, 2008

Good News! IT’S THE RIGHT TIME TO WORK IN THE GULF! Hot news in ‘Gulf News’ In UAE, all private companies need to give minimum of 15 % salary increment to all employees every six months as per latest bill passed. Finance Minister, has approved and it comes to immediate effect from 1st April 2008, which is [...]

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