Music enthusiasts would be quick to name their ‘favourite music’. ‘Tis not so hard. Just recall your favourite artist or music style...

To be philosophical, however, I think the notion of favourite music is quite absurd. No one has actually heard all music. Not enough, anyway, to single out just a ‘few’ that would go on your honour roll or mental ( Read more... )

Glückliches neues Jahr! !كل عام وأنتم بخير Furahia mwaka mpya! Manigong bagong taon! Selamat tahun baru! สวัสดี ปี ใหม่! Buon anno! ¡Feliz año nuevo! Bonne année! नया साल मुबारक हो! Новый! Ευτυχισμένο το νέο έτος! Срећна нова година! Šťastný nový rok! Godt nytår! Gott nytt år! Gelukkig nieuwjaar! Happy flwyddyn newydd! !שנה טובה Happy new year!

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Finally! I am back to posting my Egypt pictures.

As evident from my previous entries, the first day in Egypt was already an eventful one. And it was all capped by an even more eventful evening at Cairo's top bazaar-style shopping destination, Khan El-Khalili. At night, in the cool evening winds of March, we took multiple taxis to this famous ( Read more... )

Our daytime adventure on our first day in Egypt didn't end at checking Cairo out from a balcony. We also did some things, including gathering at the boys' suite and watching them bring out and try on their costumes for Global Village the next day. After which, we finally decided to leave the hotel to eat. We ended up on the streets and after ( Read more... )

Time for Egypt I, part 2. So we checked in at Caesar's Palace soon after we arrived from Cairo International Airport, which, to my surprise, was rather small. We then went to our suites (one was for the girls, another for the guys; the AIESEC Oman delegation had 2 suites and they were just right across from each other on the same floor). Each suite ( Read more... )

It's about time I start photo-blogging about my March adventures in Egypt. I'll make this first one quick.

On Thursday, 12th March 2009, I and my co-delegates from AIESEC Oman flew in to Cairo from Muscat. We were going to Cairo together for an AIESEC international conference. AIESEC is the world's largest student-run organisation and it holds ( Read more... )

I'm here
But my thoughts seem to be
A million miles away

I'm there
But not physically
Only in my dreams
My sweet and distracting day dreams

I don't understand
How a mere reality
A mere occasion
A string of events
An only place
Could make me fall
And hard
In just a matter of three and seven days

( the rest of the poem )

Learning of the fact that, for the past few months, virtually no books have been imported into the Philippines does not please me. The idea that a particular book apparently attracted the attention of customs officials and it was demanded that duty be paid on it displeases me even more. Sadly, the alleged book's importer made the mistake of paying ( Read more... )

We have now arrived at the third and final part of my Dubai trip series. During the 2009 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, as I travelled from location to location to catch my fellow Muscat Road Runners, I looked around and noticed some picture-worthy sights and scenes. I took pictures of some of the other runners who caught my attention as well ( Read more... )

It is now time for part two of my Dubai trip series- the 2009 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, the main purpose of my visit to UAE's widely popular city-state, Dubai.

The Muscat Road Runners, of course, would not want to miss out on an a big running event such as this one. So off some members went by car, enduring around four hours of road ( Read more... )