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⚪ Meeting Christ in a Foreign Land – The Eucharist in Georgia ⚪
5 PM – A Bucket List Mass: The Latin Mass Experience This was more than just another mass—this was an unexpected and profound encounter with God. As an expat attending a Latin Mass, I had tempered my expectations due to the language barrier. I knew the Liturgy of the Word would be in Russian, while the rites would be in Latin. To prepare, Koko and I did two things to help us follow along: We read the day’s Gospel in advance to understand the context. We brought a Latin-English Mass guide to keep track of where we were during the service. I anticipated it would be just another typical…
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Why #ByaheNgKokobears Went to Georgia?
#ByaheNgKokobears sa Georgia Hello hello Creatives! I’m back! :) It’s been a while since my last travel blog. This time, finally after almost 8 years of travel (travel beyond PH Vacation) Kokobear and I finally managed to squeeze time and budget for our supposed annual out of country (OOC) trip and this year we opted to visit Georgia – A Land of Contrasts and Beauty. Details: Tip Duration – 9 Days Airports: Sharjah-Tbilisi – Tbilisi-Sharjah Package – This is our 3rd Package Trip from Holiday Factory. More of this later on. Oh by the way, this isn’t sponsored. Flight Duration – 2h 55m (approx 3 hours) Airline – Air…
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FAQ about The Creative Passport (TCP) Book
The Creative Passport book is my first ever officially published book! And as I release it to the world, I frequently get these questions: WHAT IS THE BOOK ALL ABOUT? HOW DID YOU COME-UP WITH IT? IS THERE AN E-BOOK? HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE AN AUTHOR/WRITER? WHERE CAN I BUY YOUR BOOK? * * * 1. WHAT IS THE BOOK ALL ABOUT? This book covers 12 topics (chapters), each corresponding to a month. In January, we delve into Passion Projects, exploring them through readings and related activities. There is Faith, Relationships, Creativity, Work and more. Each month brings a new topic to engage with and enjoy. Every month…
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A Dream Come True! The Creative Passport book is now Published!
🎉📚 Exciting News! 📚🎉 My heart is racing with excitement as I share this milestone with you all. I’m thrilled to announce that my very first book, THE CREATIVE PASSPORT (@thecreativepassport) has just been published and is now available on Amazon, Partridge, and other major platforms! 🌟 Grateful and a little bit shy to finally share it with all of you. This has been a journey of passion, hard work, and countless hours of dedication. Five years in the making. Seeing my book out in the world is a dream come true! But this will never be complete without God’s grace, redirection, guidance, and love. I hope this book brings…
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My Writing Journey | The Creative Passport Book Project
The Writing Journey | Updates & Backtrack 2019 I was unemployed for almost 2 & half years by now… I went on a vacation in the Philippines and back after 5 months. As I boarded the plane, I was listening to a podcast that talks about dreams, goals and how we tend to procrastinate the most important thing we actually want to accomplish. We start to question our capacity and all other things… But this podcast has encouraged me to write my ugly draft and completed it as the year ends. I submitted to some publishing houses, with refusal emails week after week after week… but it didn’t…
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Our MAY 2024 Stories | BNK | #ByaheNgKokobears
Hello Creatives, This blog post is a quick one, it is only a recap of the all video stories that happened this May. If you have been following me, you’d probably know that MAY is a very special month for me and Kokobear. It is our anniversary and birthday month! Here’s the vlog I made on this day! 🙏 The month started with our MFC Dubai’s Section GA. 🚎 Celebrating our new car Fudgee Bar – we had an unplanned trip on a Sunday. We had mass, lunch in Umm Al Quwain and a beach trip to RAK! :) 💚 Hope JD’s 10th Anniversary We had…
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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…
