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Understanding Ramadan
It has been almost 15 years and that means it’s been 15 years that I get to experience this season called Ramadan. What is Ramadan? Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. During this month Muslims believed that that first verses of Quaran were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. It is the season of prayer and fasting specifically for a month for our brothers and sisters in the Islam religion. Throughout Ramadan, Muslims undertake fasting – abstaining food and drinks from dawn to sunset. They believed that this is a process of purifying the soul and draws them closer to Allah (God). They also mark this period with…
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Camping Season in Dubai 2024
I know that most of you might probably think that Dubai (UAE) is a desert place and might be mostly hot. But think again, we also have our own version of “winter” where we go down up to 2 degrees Celsius and even have hails dropping in some areas of the Emirates. In this blog post, allow me to share what is “Camping season” in Dubai and the rest of the Emirates usually looks like. When and Where to Camp What to Bring & Prepare Things to do 1| When and Where to Camp Dubai and the nearby Emirates is blessed to have natural and man-made sites that can be…
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AGAPE Love | UAE MFC Handmaids Congress 2023
This will not tackle the whole talk I delivered during the UAE Handmaids Congress, but I’ll give a brief of how it goes. The session talks about LOVE. Where it all began, how it is used in the world right now and what kind of love we must possess and do. It all begin three ways: First, From the beginning -we know God the Father being the creator of the heaven and earth. He loved us from the very beginning. “We love, because He first loved us.” (1 John 4:19). Pope Francis was once asked by a child, “What did God do before creating the world?” The Holy Father replied,…
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UAE Flag Day | 3 November
Like every country, UAE or the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E) also honours the their flag through a Flag Day. Flag Day is an occasion where people of the UAE remember the efforts of the founders, Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid, and their brothers who sacrificed for their nation. Renewing the national spirit – this event is to reflect on the achievements of the era of the late President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The UAE flag represents justice, peace, tolerance, power and moderation, that all Emiratis have come to live a decent life and enjoy security and stability – a legacy of the late Sheikh Zayed. On this day,…
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Online Contract Verification 2023
Gone are the days when you need to keep watch of appointment schedules on the POLO Dubai website, because finally they have introduced the Online Verification system! This isn’t totally new, it has launched back in August 2022 but it was only recently that I get to experience it myself. There are three (3) options to get your contact verified. You can visit this website to know more (INDIVIDUAL CONTRACT VERIFICATION | Migrant Workers Office in Dubai & Northern Emirates (polodubaiportal.org)) But for this blogpost, I’m sharing my experience with the ONLINE VERIFICATION option! Step 1 – Prepare all necessary documents: Passport Emirates ID Visa MOL Contract Payslips…
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FIDES 2023 | MFC 42nd Anniversary Celebration – UAE
FIDES – Faith MFC UAE 42nd Anniversary Celebration Rayan Hotel, Sharjah UAE MFC Dubai was assigned to host this year’s celebration of our community anniversary. This is the second time for us to hold such event. So as early as April/May, Darrelle has started brainstorming of the concept, rationale, flow of the event. This was then scheduled to 2nd July – a week later from the Philippine celebration. So just like all celebrations, there are hurdles and challenges but we praise God because he brought us brethren who happily and readily gave their time, talent & treasure to make this event memorable for all. The service team has booked a…
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#SalamatSeries | Appreciating Every Little Thing from God 💚
Salamat in Filipino means “thank you”. It is commonly used as a form of expression, for gratitude & giving thanks. Showing appreciation towards someone for the goodwill and kindness. In this blogpost, I’m capturing all the videos I made for the #SalamatSeries. A minute of 5 random things that I am grateful & feel blessed with. So far, I have made the first entry :). Here’s the link: I’ll keep this post updated whenever a new video comes up! Of course, I’m inviting you Creative to please subscribe to the Channel 😊 “The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.”…
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UAE Holiday – Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday
Hello hello Creatives! ✨ This month, I’m celebrating my 15th Year in the UAE! Imagine that! Never did I thought that I’d last more than a decade and running to the second one in this totally new country. Flash back 2008 – I moved to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, check out that story here > FLASHBACK – Living in the World’s Richest City. Fast forward 15 years, I can only think of a very few contents about the UAE’s culture – so I thought, since tomorrow is a holiday – maybe I can share what the holidays in the UAE & what are its significance. Annually, most of the…
