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Talking about dream home, we thought it was impossible if we were still working abroad. But it turned out to  be a dream come true. With the limited financial we knew we will not be able to buy our dream house, although it would be sufficient for the down-payment but not for paying the whole thing. Buying a house is no cheap, when we see the price of the house, we would forget there are some hidden price we need to pay, such as -the most consuming one- taxes, yup!! And at the beginning we have no clue it  would cost us so much more than we have budgeted. Let me share you little bit the process of getting a house in Indonesia - if you are planning to get a housing mortgage. 1. Get in touch with the sales person, let him tell you more about the house you are going to buy, since you are abroad, you may need to ask as many questions as possible in order to understand more about the property and the vicinity you are going to live in. 2. Be friend with the sales person, he may...

We see lots of Filipino here in UAE, they are everywhere across the country, they are in supermarkets, shops, and even streets. Yes they are one of the major nationalities who reside in UAE. But they are not the only one. How about other Malay like Malaysian, Singaporean, Brunei, and the most same-looking nationality: Indonesian? They -together with the Filipino- reside in UAE too. My dear Filipino friends apparently do not have any idea about this fact. To greet fellow Filipino in Tagalog (Filipino Language) is a polite way to communicate among them, and to speak in English seems to be considered rude. In many occasions they greeted me in Tagalog, I explained (and even apologized) that I don't speak Tagalog. Instead of appreciating  my goodwill to avoid misunderstanding they frowned. It confuses me, why do they frown? Is it because the disappointment from unable to see their co-Filipino or is it a distrust? Why cant they accept the fact that this is a whole new era, where ...

Seriously, nice food doesn't have to be complicated. A simple presentation but taste super, that is just enough. Fazaris is one of the restaurant in town that offers that luxury to my tummy, thanks to the chefs who were so kind to cook for me. Located in The Address Downtown Dubai, Fazaris was an all day dining buffet restaurant until they change it into a'la carte for dinner. So there I was, enjoying my three course dinner with the company of my besty Shira. The hostess greeted us upon arrival and lead us to our table, the ambiance of the restaurant was little bit too dark yet so serene and cozy in a way. Behind our seat was Calabar, somewhat annoying with the sound of the music from inside the bar every time the door was opened, I could not care less. It was weekend the bar was full, people were coming and going, the seat was right next to the aisle toward the bar. A drunk man peek on our seat and laughed, what was so funny. The captain came and greeted us, offered the ...

Dinner plan tonight is off, I have no one to go with. I can't believe all of my friends are very busy just when I am about to give them complimentary dinner at Five Stars Hotel! So the problem was not money at all, they are really really busy.. Right, the winter is coming. KFC delivery for dinner, finger lickin' freakin' good! Enjoy weekend everyone.. :D

After some frowning going on, my husband decided to take a lieu day for spending more time with me. We baked a kilo of Kaastengels (Dutch Cheese Cookies), we spent our night walking along Dubai Marina Walk, and had Japanese "all you can eat" Sushi for only 89dhs with soft beverages and Miso soup. Not bad at all, I was not mad anymore. The birthday celebration isn't over yet. Tonight we plan for dinner at hubby's restaurant (Fazaris) at The Address Downtown Dubai, he said he will cook Wagyu for me and I can bring along some companies with me, ladies... anyone??

After we all took a nap, and the day was still young we decided to go to Dubai Mall and had dinner there. What we saw was so amazing, traffic jam toward the Dubai Mall, lots of KSA cars in Dubai and we cant believe that they are actually going to the same place where are heading, yup: the biggest mall in the world near the tallest tower in the world, when you are in Dubai I guess these are the places you want to be especially in a long holiday like Eid. We came to wrong place, we should have given the tourist a chance of their life to actually enjoy Dubai the most. We had fun though, We never get enough of Dubai and we invite you all to visit us here!!

This is our 4th Eid Al Fitr in Dubai, but this is the first Eid Prayer we have ever been to at General Consulate of Indonesia in Dubai. Here are some pictures I can share: Ladies row Gents Row Girls next door Lovely Eid celebration, but I wish I was home..

I got a job in E company few months back and because of that I need to cancel my residence visa which was under my husband's sponsorship. The E company is processing my employment visa now and I have been waiting for it to be finished for almost a month now, but for some reasons I actually feel relieved and wished it would never finish at all, although I might be an alien and be deported for staying without visa, which I don't want to. Have I told you that I am not happy with the job in E company, for the sake of getting a job and earning money that makes me accepted the offer, so for that I still tried to apply somewhere else and finally got the job I was hoping for in M company, the problem is they will only need me on August or September which is still another 3 months. With the feeling of not interested with the job from E company, I wish I did not cancel my residence visa and stayed at home waiting for the employment visa from M company. Last night I tried to bring up ...

My husband and I have decided that I will be back on my career track after 2 years nursing my dear baby. Since last 2 months I got a job here, although until now I am still waiting for the employment visa to be made in order to start. This job I got is basically the same job I had for 4 years, and I am not looking forward to do it, it is because this is the first job I can get after 2 years off work, so I was kind of underestimate myself that I would not be able to get the job I really want with the gap on my career track. Since I am so not looking forward to take the other job that I got, I never stop to send out my resume for the position that I want. Luckily, yesterday I went for an interview for a coordinator job in a sales & marketing department for a pre-opening hotel, and I got it! I am so happy and excited to hear the news and I am so looking forward to join the team. I always love to be in a pre-opening team, so that I would be able to express myself and do everything ...

I am back in Dubai again after 5 months stayed in Indonesia. In 2 years I had 3 times going back and forth Indonesia-UAE in such a long gap of period of time, and never be able to decide where I am going to settle my life in. The process is just too much for me to handle, It was so damn hard just to settle down with the life I have currently. I hate moving, traveling across the globe to escape from the trouble I have at heart, but sometimes it is the only option I have. I had mixed feeling whenever it comes to packing my luggage, a very uncomfortable feeling. I wish I would never ever feel it again in my life. Anyway.... I am fine now, try to adjust myself again with Dubai which I am so easily fit in. Dubai to me is already my home, with all the busyness, the lifestyle, the facilities, I just wish I can stay forever here.. At least this time I know where I need to stay.. Well, I think I know.