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(December 11, my window’s moist)
Guess what? It has been raining since Friday. I know it is not a big news.
(December 11, View from my window after the rain. The roads were fully washed up.)
But it is when you are in the Gulf. That it is worth taking videos and photos of it.
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I was one of the many who weren’t able to resist taking snapshots of the full moon last night. It was playing hard to get though. In a split second it was fully shown, the next time it was partly covered by clouds. In a way, it was fun achieving the right time to click the shutter. Another just in time moment was that I was in this particular area of Corniche for the UAE National Day celebration. The humble skyline added to the sight.
Did you know that the blue moon would be appearing soon?
We would often hear the phrase “once in a blue moon”. That means it would happen only once every two-three years. In a month’s time, a full moon comes. However, when it has two full moons, the second is termed “blue moon”. This coming December 31 (yay, in time for the New Year’s eve), we will meet one. Will it be literally colored blue? No. The color just implies that it’s something rare. The next blue moons will appear on 31 August, 2012 and 31 July, 2015.
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United Arab Emirates celebrates its foundation day every 2nd of December. The celebrations were held concurrently in its seven emirates: Abu Dhabi (capital city), Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain, Sharjah, Fujairah and Ajman. I went out to observe the celebration in Corniche (sort of like our Baywalk in Manila) this afternoon till almost midnight. The place and the people were very lively. Personally, I felt like I was in the Philippines during a New Year’s Eve. A lot of noise making, fireworks, etc. In the afternoon, while a dragonboat race was ongoing, a helicopter went on and paraded the UAE flag.
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Taken in August 2009, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center
We panicked when we saw her. We personally tried to be “beheaded”. We did fit ourselves individually. I wonder what mechanism they used to make it appear like this. Even with the cameras.
Technology or trick? 
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(Tokwa’t squidballs. Better than tokwa’t baka.)
The first franchise of Goto King in Abu Dhabi opened in last quarter of this year. The menu is of course tailored to comply with UAE’s requirements. While pork is available in selected licensed stores (e.g. Spinneys), it is generally intended to be consumed at home only. Strictly, anything with pork is not allowed as part of the restaurant’s menu. Hence, it was no surprise that Goto King offers tokwa’t baka and tokwa’t squidballs as alternates.
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Man, the Emirates has become one heck of a place to live nowadays ( if...
Rainbow always works
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Why the carton ballot box?
My list is in progress
I (honestly) thought it was a copycat
