Safety First from Dubai Health Authority

 

babyshop…

there’s a BIG SALE at BABYSHOP!

honey vhonn and I started to buy few things of our baby.

from the moment we came to know from my OB the gender of our baby, we are even more excited and thrilled to buy our baby’s things…

oohh la la…there’s a BIG sale at BABYSHOP til May 10, 2008

we bought few things only as they told not to buy too much clothes as he won’t use it that long…

click here for the pictures wink*

http://vhonnjheng.multiply.com/photos/album/50/babyshop…
more pictures coming…

 

love ko wife ko…

Last Saturday evening, dumating ako s bus stop na madami na namang tao, nghi2ntay ng bus, pahirapan n nman s pg-uwi..nd alam anu oras ddating ang bus byaheng dubai-sharjah.  May mga KABAYAN ako nkausap at inip n rin at gutom,gus2ng – gus2 n makauwi,isipin p n traffic jam n ung time n 6pm pauwing sharjah.

Then, ung isa guy, i forgot his name,sb nya “gus2 nyo taxi n lng tau?sharing?dun ako mg-aabang,hintay nyo ako…”

kami 2 babae ng-agree n kaysa abutin ng syam-syam s pghi2ntay ng bus pero ung isa babae ng-aalangan sumama kc traffic n nga – bka abutin ng malaki ang metro.

in just minutes, nkkuha ng taxi ung guy.. takbo kami kc madami rin nghi2ntay ng taxi.ung isa babae nd nga sumama.pero ,me isang guy n lumapit at nkiusap n mkksabay…”sakay k n KABAYAN,jan k n s harap maupo” sb nmin.

nmukhaan ko c KABAYAN, sb ko “kuya,kilala kita..nksabay n kita dati,sabado din un…”

“talaga?nd ko matandaan ata…” sagot nya

“bday ng misis mo nung time n un” phabol ko

tinignan nya ako s likod ng taxi…

“aahhh oo nksabay nga kita..kaw ung look alike ni…”

pinutol ko at inunahan ko cya…

“c chix ng PBB?un ung sb nung isa kasabay ntin dati pero i doubt if kamukha ko nga c chix” sb ko…

“hindi mas mganda k kay chix…c KYLA ang kmukha mo…pg-uwi ko nga s bahay sb ko s wife ko – mommy,may nksbay ako girl ngaun kamukha n KYLA – ang ganda mommy”

awts…mganda daw ako hehehe kahit san ako mkpunta basta kilala c KYLA ssbhin kmukha ko or kptid ko daw… 

well,nd ang kgandahan ko n cnb nya ang isu2lat ko…hehehe

as the taxi goes on…c kuya Jun (his name) ng-start n uli cya mgkwento about his family, his profession s pinas at nging profession d2 s UAE…kami 3 s likod ng taxi tanung2 and palitan ng kuro2…

Kuya Jun : Sundalo ako s Pinas, Accountant d2 s Dubai…pero mind you guys, nd ako accountant pero nung interview ko sb ko I KNOW ACCOUNTING…etc,,,etc…etc p about his work

Guy 2 : Happy k b nman n nd2 k s UAE at iniwan mo ang pgging sundalo?  Anung kaibahan?

Kuya Jun : BEING WITH MY WIFE…it was a big sacrifice for me…it was like, pnapili ako between my son and my wife…i just told myself ung anak ko kahit 10years nd ko makita anak ko p rin cya…ung asawa ko tsk..tsk..i love my wife…importante ung mgkasama kami palagi.

Kuya Jun : Yesterday i called my son…sb nya daddy,turuan mo ako mgbasa..daddy tanungin mo ako laws of inertia, daddy tanungin mo ako components of fire…tnanung ko cya kung naintndhan nya b un sb nya nd daw…turo daw un ng tito nya…malungkot n ala kami duon ng mommy nya n mgtu2ro s knya…pero sb ko konting panahon lng kami d2…

sb ko : bakit nd nyo kunin ang anak nyo d2?

kuya Jun : ayaw nmin…ayaw ko lumaki cya d2 s loob lng room…s province, marranasan nya ang tumakbo, umakyat ng puno, preskong hangin…

me dagdag p cya…

Kuya Jun : Mtgal din bago ako nkpg-work d2…hanggang s feeling desperate nko me offer skin s Fujairah…malaking dhs offer salary..cnb ko s wife ko…sb nya : daddy,kya nga kita pnpunta d2 para mgksama tau kung pu2nta k dun parang nasa pinas k din…nd ko tinanggap…IM HERE TO BE WITH MY WIFE…

s time natin ngaun parang bihira tau mkka-encounter ng lalaking very vocal s pgssbing love nila wife nila…kung mppkinggan nyo mgkwento c kuya june, mto-touched ka at ssbhin npkswerte ng WIFE nya to have HIM…nd ko lam kelan ko uli cya mkksabay….hail to you kuya jun, dakila ang yong pgmamahal…

 

kainis…

today is supposed to be our off still…it’s d 3rd day of EID

but last night my boss sent me an SMS saying “there is work tomorrow”

so here i am in the office, staring at my desktop…thinking what to do the whole day…most of the offices are still close today so no transactions – no phone calls – no work…if u can see me im wearing jeans and sandals not a typical office attire…i just hope my boss would not come today hehehe

 

uuhhmmm…

uuhhmmm after a month ngaun lng uli ako nkbisita s d2…tagal ko nd nbuksan and wordpress…naging busy kc ako sa aking Cross Stitch at mas nbu2ksan ko ang multiply, 360 yahoo at friendster ko…dami ko pala blog site, nd ko lam anu ima-maintain ko tlga hehehe…nd nman ako ganun kgaling mgsulat la lang…n-inspire ako n dhez – kapwa ko nd2 s UAE n ituloy ang wordpress site ko…kala ko kc la ngbbasa ng mga blogs ko *wink*

anyway, patapos n ang Ramadan, ang sb ng iba bukas oct 12, 2007 n ang last day pero accdg to some Muslim frends it depends p rin s moon.  tapos n nman ang pg-aayuno ng mga Muslim at makakain n uli ako s office hehehe (s table ko).  its my second time here in UAE to experience Ramadan 

 

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posted in my multiply account on September 18, 2007…www.vhonnjheng.multiply.com

CROSS STITCH makes me busy now a days…

~ things that kills my time this RAMADAN ~

1. Cross Stitching – i have 2 design in a row!

2. Net surfing – friendster, multiply, wordpress, YM

3. John Gray’s book – Men are from MARS, Women are from VENUS

4. Grey’s Anatomy Season 3

5.  kulitan with honey vhonn

6. sharing thoughts / moments with barbara anne

7. eating

wwhhuuaaahh SLEEPING – it’s hard for me to sleep now – im lucky enough if i could sleep 3-4hours…should i begin to hate ramadan now? can’t eat on time, can’t sleep on time either…

 

Ramadan – month of FASTING

Ramadan is coming. I am not a Muslim nor a wannabe Muslim lols. But since i am here in the Arab country – U. A. E., i should know about it and should respect.

We haven’t know yet when is the start of RAMADAN, but we are looking forward to it especially because the working hours would be lessen – meaning we can go home early. This time would be my second time here in UAE to experience RAMADAN. According to some friends, it is not that strict anymore unlike before. Some Muslim friend says that they cannot fully feel the essence of RAMADAN this past years. MAybe because UAE has been an open city particularly DUBAI. Almost all nations are already here. Since it is open city – it’s like you can do anything you want to. But we should be reminded that we need to respect their RELIGION as we are here in their land. Respect with one another, with one’s culture, with one’s religion is very important.

RAMADAN is a month of FASTING.

(For Roman Catholics, FASTING falls on HOLY WEEK – abstinence from wine and flesh is commanded for all the days, while for the Friday and Saturday an absolute fast is commanded. It is the last week of Lent. It includes the religious holidays of Palm Sunday (Passion Sunday), Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday) and Good Friday, and lasts from Palm Sunday until but not including Easter Sunday, as Easter Sunday is the first day of the new season of The Great Fifty Days. It commemorates the last week of the life of Jesus Christ culminating in his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday.)

Wayback to my topic – RAMADAN

Ramadan is a special month of the year for Muslims throughout the world. It is a time for inner reflection, devotion to God, and self-control. Muslims think of it as a kind of tune-up for their spiritual lives.

Fasting has many special benefits. Among these, the most important is that it is a means of learning self-control. Due to the lack of preoccupation with the satisfaction of bodily appetites during the daylight hours of fasting, a measure of ascendancy is given to one’s spiritual nature, which becomes a means of coming closer to God. Ramadan is also a time of intensive worship, reading of the Qur’an, giving charity, purifying one’s behavior, and doing good deeds.

Fasting is a way of experiencing hunger and developing sympathy for the less fortunate, and learning to thankfulness and appreciation for all of God’s bounties. Fasting is also beneficial to the health and provides a break in the cycle of rigid habits or overindulgence.

Daily period of fasting starts at the breaking of dawn and ends at the setting of the sun. In between — that is, during the daylight hours — Muslims totally abstain from food, drink, smoking, and marital sex. The usual practice is to have a pre-fast meal (suhoor) before dawn and a post-fast meal (iftar) after sunset.

The last ten days of Ramadan are a time of special spiritual power as everyone tries to come closer to God through devotions and good deeds. The night on which the first verses of the Qur’an were revealed to the Prophet, known as the Night of Power (Lailat ul-Qadr), is generally taken to be the 27th night of the month. The Qur’an states that this night is better than a thousand months. Therefore many Muslims spend the entire night in prayer.

Since Ramadan is a special time, Muslims in many parts of the world prepare certain favorite foods during this month.

It is a common practice for Muslims to break their fast at sunset with dates (iftar), following the custom of Prophet Muhammad. This is followed by the sunset prayer, which is followed by dinner. Since Ramadan emphasizes community aspects and since everyone eats dinner at the same time, Muslims often invite one another to share in the Ramadan evening meal.

Some Muslims find that they eat less for dinner during Ramadan than at other times due to stomach contraction. However, as a rule, most Muslims experience little fatigue during the day since the body becomes used to the altered routine during the first week of Ramadan.

 

Muslims use many phrases in various languages to congratulate one another for the completion of the obligation of fasting and the ‘Eid-ul-Fitr festival. Here is a sampling of them:

 

“Kullu am wa antum bi-khair” (May you be well throughout the year) – Arabic

“Atyab at-tihani bi-munasabat hulul shahru Ramadan al-Mubarak” (The most precious congratulations on the occasion of the coming of Ramadan) – Arabic

“Elveda, ey Ramazan” (Farewell, O Ramadan) – Turkish

“Kullu am wa antum bi-khair” (May you be well throughout the year) – Arabic

“‘Eid mubarak (A Blessed ‘Eid)” – universal