Encore, une fois!
Ten years ago: We just arrived in Dubai, UAE for my father's last foreign assignment before his retirement. Quite a revelation for me to discover such a liberal city in a region known for its strict Islamic rules.

Five years ago: Still in Dubai, living it up in the grand 'diplobrat' way, happy with traveling, a steady boyfriend, carefree, no worries in the world.

One year ago: Slow but.it.pays.the.bills job, more time to pamper myself with spa treatments and out of town sojourns, a zero lovelife but that meant less worries too.

Yesterday: was my cleaning the house day. Mopped, dusted, cleaned the 2 aircon filters & the electric fans (would you believe I have 5 fans in this loft - no wonder my electricity bill is equivalent to the salary of an executive!), floor waxed the stairs and my most hated cleaning chore - making the bathroom spanking clean! Evening - I relaxed by watching "RockStar:INXS" on Star World and "CSI" on AXN.

Today: I've responded to several personal emails. I am doing some work online (taking a break to blog this) Tonight's TV fare includes "Rockstar:INXS", "Lost" and the finale of "The Apprentice" Season 2 (I already know who won but still ...)

Tomorrow: I need to get some banking transactions done in the morning, grocery shopping for the weekend and next week, schedule my derma appointment and maybe head off to my parents' place for the weekend.


5 snacks I enjoy:

Nestle yogurt

toaster buns

pancakes

Kit Kat

junk food like Lay's BBQ chips

5 bands that I know the lyrics of most of their songs:

The BeeGees

Carpenters

Westlife

Bon Jovi

Blue

5 things I would do with $100,000,000:

Buy a top of the line cellphone

buy a house nearer to the city for my parents

travel, travel & more travels

5 locations I'd like to runaway to:

Paris

Florence

Barcelona

Lisbon

Palawan

5 bad habits I have:

I'm lazy

I procrastinate a lot

I tend to judge people right away

I don't clean pots & pans

I don't answer phone calls

5 things I like doing:

watching movies

downloading mp3s

reading in bed

sleeping (despite being an insomniac)

writing long emails

5 things I would never wear:

swimsuit

white shoes

too much jewelry

unpadded bra

blue eyeshadow

5 TV shows I like:

CSI

Lost

Amazing Race

Survivor

NYPD Blue

5 movies I like:

City of Angels

Before Sunrise

Before Sunset

Love Actually

Amelie

5 famous people I'd like to meet:

Johnny Depp

Edward Burns

Oprah

the Dalai Lama

Jon Bon Jovi

5 biggest joys at the moment:

I am healthier and so is my family

My sister won a 2N/3D stay for 2 at an resort in Boracay! Teehee!

I got my pay cheque

I get to email/chat with soul mate ER

I am more centered, calmer & stoic than I've ever been in my life! Thus I heart myself more!

5 favorite toys:

I'm not into toys so I will say just my computer!

5 people to tag:

Anyone is welcome to play along if you want to.