My wife and I spent more than half of our weekend attending the ‘Marriage Preparation Course…
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Running for good health and happiness
While we were enjoying our extra me or family time during Ramadan, a group of Filipinos ran every…
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To err is human but to forgive is divine (borrowed from Alexander Pope)
We had our CFC Community Weekend Retreat last Saturday, April 15, at Saint Anthony of Padua…
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Travelling across the Middle East on business, pleasure, mission and necessity
My wife and I spent the weekend – Good Friday afternoon to Easter Sunday morning –…
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Celebrating Ramadan and Holy Week
Ask someone what month Ramadan was when he or she set foot in the UAE and…
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The few women who wanted to change the world of the Filipinos in the UAE
I invited a few women to our Tristar International Women’s Day (IWD) panel discussion last March…
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Drive safely this Ramadan
Last March 19, our company, Tristar, conducted the Quarterly Safety Meeting (QSM) where our heavy duty…
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Calling Filipino groups to organize again an annual walkathon
I missed joining my work colleagues who participated at the Al Noor Training Centre for Persons…
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Celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) and remembering, too, previous IWDs
Today is International Women’s Day (IWD). The theme for this year is ‘DigitALL: Innovation and technology…
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Go plant a tree and help save the planet
Last Friday, February 24, I planted my second mangrove tree in the UAE. My colleague, Raj…
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