It's been 3 years.
9 years ago
Sunday, May 18, 2008
marvin and me went out on a date today. =) we went to Marina Mall and watched Iron Man. i don't have any idea what the movie is all about, at first. when the trailer was shown before the movie started, i said to marvin that we should have watched another movie because i am not the robot-appreciating type of person. but then, since we're already comfortably seated and not to mention, paid and all... we decided to stay put and waited for the movie to begin.
the movie started with a blast and it never stopped. yep! i enjoyed it. haha. it was about a very intelligent man (robert downey jr. named in the movie as stark) who's mechanically-inclined and who can build powerful weapons for the US army and all over the world for a price. but of course, his loyalty is and will always be for his country and in the cause for defending one's territory. anyhow, during the course of some video-making for a publicity, he was abducted by an Afghanistan soldiers which coerced him to build a weapon for their own use. he was given scraps of his own work but instead of building the weapon that they requested, he built his first prototype of an armed robot.
with the help of a fellow abducted scientist, he was able to defend himself from his abductors and escaped their wrath. his first prototype robot got destroyed in the desert during his escape. luckily, he safety returned to the US and on his return, he announced that he will be shutting down his company that builds all the powerful weapons. while he lay-lowed from the press, he has busied himself in developing his new invention and later came up with the Iron Man. an iron suit equipped with the latest and most powerful armor ever developed. on the other hand, his business partner who has been planting his downfall all along, came to know of his endeavor. his partner (jeff bridges) made his own version of Iron Man, much bigger and designed to be stronger. he got the sketches and plan from blackmailing the Afghanistans. however, his robot's power was lacking because he has not learned of the latst technology yet. he therefore stole the heart of stark's creation and was determined to destroy him. however, as stark being able to perfect his creation was able to turn the fate around. he was able to get rid of his partner and along with his dark intentions.
the movie ended with a funny scene that is, stark told the press that he is the Iron Man. hehe. as for me and marvin, we ended the night with a 40 aed fare from an Al Ghazal taxi. haha. so much for a budget-friendly date. despite of it, i still enjoyed the night. i am excited na tuloy for the next movie to watch. =)
Thursday, May 15, 2008
despite the lack of sleep from last night's picnic cum crabbing and fishing, we (me, ate bel and lance) have waken up early for our picnic gimik in corniche area. marvin was not with us though. we went out with the genteroy and arigo families. we had an early morning breakfast seasoned with bangkaan. haha.
lance and mommy
the girls
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
yippee! after 5 days, i am finally done with areas 1 and 2 of my driving lessons. 4 more areas to go! hay... anyway, it's good that i am finally giving this driving thingy a push one more time. yep, my driving lessons started last saturday with 2 days for each area and the last day is reserved for practical.
day 1 - area 1
my instructor was good and friendly enough. his english was fine although there are times that i
have to make the best guess out of it. hehe. our lessons included the VRC (Vehicle Routine Check-up) and what he called as the "beating time". for the VRC, he taught about what are the things to check in a car prior to a long journey or after a long time of not using the car or if you are not familiar with the current status of its oil, motor and fluids. he taught about the basic parts, how to adjust oneself inside the car and the various buttons inside it. =) for the beating time, which i am so puzzled...haha. it was just the starting sound lang pala when you start the car! haha. it was how to start the engine and runing the car smoothly. he also taught me how to make proper estimation and gave me an overview of the next day's lesson.
have to make the best guess out of it. hehe. our lessons included the VRC (Vehicle Routine Check-up) and what he called as the "beating time". for the VRC, he taught about what are the things to check in a car prior to a long journey or after a long time of not using the car or if you are not familiar with the current status of its oil, motor and fluids. he taught about the basic parts, how to adjust oneself inside the car and the various buttons inside it. =) for the beating time, which i am so puzzled...haha. it was just the starting sound lang pala when you start the car! haha. it was how to start the engine and runing the car smoothly. he also taught me how to make proper estimation and gave me an overview of the next day's lesson.
day 2 - area 1
my instructor's the same malayam folk that was assigned to me yesterday. the lessons for the day were driving around the small and big "8s" and above a piece of wood (aka tabla, hehe). he said that the purpose of the figure 8 exercises is to practice the driver's scissor method of manoeuvering the steering wheel. in addition, the small figure 8, practices the driver's estimation skills on limited spaces. the "tabla" exercise, on the other hand, aside from practicing the driver's estimation skills on very limited spaces it also make sure that your pair of tires are exactly on these spaces! hehe. and how did i fare? well, i had no problem with the figure 8 exercises... but i had difficulty with the estimation exercises, especially for the right-side or estimation on the side away from the driver. =)
day 3 - area 2
i had an arabic instructor for today. he looks suplado but he is not. mabait rin naman and he lets me make a diskarte of my own. our lessons were the 3-point turn and going around the small square-shaped driving area. the 3-point turn practices estimation and correct parking skills. while driving on the square area practices the basic driving necessities of looking into the mirrors and use of the brake and the accelerator.
day 4 - area 2
i think my instructor was a sudanese? also an arabic instructor. he looks nice but is strict. our lessons for the day were still driving around the square area and the zigzag drive. as for the free driving on the square area, he instructed me to drive as close to the cones this time to combine good estimation skills also. the zigzag driving on the other hand, was done to practice driving in reversed way. and how did i fare? well... i did good on the backward zigzag but i run over two cones on the forward zigzag. haha. they better have their insurance!
day 5 - area 2 tower
the exercises for this day were basically the same as the ones yerterday except that i had to do it on my own. meaning, no instructor beside me! i am just being watched over by an instructor that oversees the students from afar. but then, it was no problem... i did good din naman and i am definitely proud of my parking!
all these driving lessons make me go home with a growling stomach and a tired myleen. hehe. kakapagod sobra! imagine that! and it was just an hour and 20 minutes of driving huh! good thing that meeting a fellow student driver makes the driving lessons less stressful. at least, may ka-share ako ng mga things that transpired during those grilling hour.
the area 3 schedule we got will be on June 5! ngeks. sobrang tagal! alam ko pa kaya mga lessons nun? anyway, what to do yani??!!!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Lately I see clouds of sorrow in your eyes
Some deep sadness you can never quite disguise
Now I'm scared to ask what it's leading to
But I'm more afraid of not asking you.
Is there something that you want to tell me
Is there something that I ought to know
Are we something that's still worth fighting for
Or should I simply let you go.
Is there something I can do to reach you
Are we something more than history
I'll find some way to convince you to stay
If you just tell me honestly
Is there something left of you and me.
You've got secrets you've been keeping for too long
And I'm going crazy acting like there's nothing wrong
I can taste the truth every time we kiss
And I can't go on
At least not like this.
I don't want to lose you
But what's the use of holding on
I don't really have you
If the feeling's gone.
Is there something I can do to reach you
Are we something more than history
If there's no way to convince you to stay
And be the way we used to be
Then there's something that I want to tell you
And I want you to believe it's true
We had something that I'll never forget
Even if I wanted to
'Cause part of me will always be with you.
this was given to me by my friend, Jihan. maybe because this was so apt for the situation i am at right now. ewan ko ba. do i really need to hurt him para lang ma-realize nya ang faults nya? do i really have to keep him away from his child to wake him up from his beliefs that were so wrong? he is so kakaiba. to the point i could claim na isa siyang taong lobo. so insensitive, so mean.
of course, i want things to be nice and perfect. i want a family that i can be proud of and something where we would be all feel happy and secured. but the way things are going... i better make a decision fast and firm. i better send him to a rehabilitation before he gets worst. i do hope he recuperates from the sickness he is suffering at. i do hope he recovers in time... before i recover from him.
Some deep sadness you can never quite disguise
Now I'm scared to ask what it's leading to
But I'm more afraid of not asking you.
Is there something that you want to tell me
Is there something that I ought to know
Are we something that's still worth fighting for
Or should I simply let you go.
Is there something I can do to reach you
Are we something more than history
I'll find some way to convince you to stay
If you just tell me honestly
Is there something left of you and me.
You've got secrets you've been keeping for too long
And I'm going crazy acting like there's nothing wrong
I can taste the truth every time we kiss
And I can't go on
At least not like this.
I don't want to lose you
But what's the use of holding on
I don't really have you
If the feeling's gone.
Is there something I can do to reach you
Are we something more than history
If there's no way to convince you to stay
And be the way we used to be
Then there's something that I want to tell you
And I want you to believe it's true
We had something that I'll never forget
Even if I wanted to
'Cause part of me will always be with you.
this was given to me by my friend, Jihan. maybe because this was so apt for the situation i am at right now. ewan ko ba. do i really need to hurt him para lang ma-realize nya ang faults nya? do i really have to keep him away from his child to wake him up from his beliefs that were so wrong? he is so kakaiba. to the point i could claim na isa siyang taong lobo. so insensitive, so mean.
of course, i want things to be nice and perfect. i want a family that i can be proud of and something where we would be all feel happy and secured. but the way things are going... i better make a decision fast and firm. i better send him to a rehabilitation before he gets worst. i do hope he recuperates from the sickness he is suffering at. i do hope he recovers in time... before i recover from him.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
marianne's little baby, dory, is turning 1 on the 8th of june. to help my very dear friend on her birthday preps for her baby, i volunteered to make the tarpaulin and invitation design. of course, it would help me hone my photoshop skills na rin. hehe. i suggested to her to make Dora the Explorer as a theme. i've heard from my GT sisses kasi that there were lotsa Dora things in divisoria eh. at least, she won't have difficulty in finding stuffs for the party.
the tarpaulin
the invitation - front
the invitation - back
advance happy birthday dory! :)
Friday, May 02, 2008
we decided to have our last gimik before summer fully kicks in. we went to Al Ain Zoo for a change, so lance can see other animals aside from his dad's friends. haha. the zoo was about two hours drive from abu dhabi. it was easy to locate as al ain is a tourist friendly city. no busy streets to confuse the first time travellers like us.
we reached the place around 10AM. lance had a very short sightseeing as the sun was scorching hot already, that early huh!!! we (lance and me) just content ourselves to rest in the airconditioned rest area after a short walk while his dad and his dad's friends continued the rest of the tour. lance was able to see some animals rin naman, pero deadma lang siya. he wasn't aware or scared even. tamang titig lang siya.
the zoo was big but it doesn't contain as much variety of animals compared to the zoo in the phillipines. there were only different types of goats, cats, birds and snakes. some other animals like monkeys, giraffes, rhinoceros were also present and most of these animals were from africa. kawawala nga sila. so gloomy and lumpy due to the warm weather. sabi siguro nila, summer na...our good times are over...!!! hehehe.
after our short trip at the zoo, we had a happy lunch in Al Ain Mall. tamang pahinga and chance for changing lance's nappies na rin.
after lunch, we headed back to our beloved emirate. hehe. but before we reach the city, we had a short stop-over in the Grand Mosque. it is actually the second biggest mosque in the world! hindi pa nga tapos sa sobrang laki eh. hehe. lance had fun crawling about. sobrang lawak talaga ng mosque na ito. para talagang sa Milan sa St. Peter's Square. hehe. as if, napuntahan ko na eh noh. basta, malawak siya. to my dismay, it was a friday kaya hindi kami nakapasok sa mismong prayer room. anyhow, we will definitely come back!
Al Ain Zoo Photos
Grand Mosque Photos
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