August 23, September 23… two of my preceding posts were logged coincidentally on a 23rd. I never thought that I can be absent from blogosphere that long. Anyway, I’m sort of affirming, as the title of this post says, “to pick things up” including the bloghopping part soon. I realized that my attempts the past months were not enough. While things are overwhelming at work and off work, it’s in a nice way and I’m doing really well. I just sometimes wish that we can freeze a moment and/or have more than 24 hours in a day. I’m probably one of the happiest people with this long break brought by Eid celebrations because I finally had the chance to catch up on sleep and savour few hours of lazy days (*points to the specific lyrics of Bruno Mars’ song*).
I have a handful of pending posts, i.e. not even in draft form, the memories are just all written in my head and heart. I don’t know if I should deal with those on a first in, first out (FIFO) or last in, first out (LIFO) basis. Randomness is good at certain times!
- My closest aunt stayed with us during her almost 2-month visit to UAE. We shed a gallon of tears that day we brought her to the airport. We got to re-visit and visit new places in the UAE as we showed her around. Having her with us was an enriching experience for so many reasons. It took us some time to be back to normalcy since every bit of things reminded of her. My mother is probably visiting us next year so we must get used to bittersweet farewells.
- Tasted a camelcinno (that’s cappuccino with camel milk) for the first time!
- Another first – wore sheila and abaya (UAE’s national dress for women) when we visited Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.
- Screamed at Ferarri World.
- Had my second godchild (yehey to ninanghood!) in the UAE
- Started setting up our Christmas tree (the bokeh below).
- Got our buy 1, take 1 (many thanks to a friend!) F1 tickets. After-race performers from November 11 to 13 will be Britney Spears, Incubus, The Cult, and Sir Paul McCartney. It’s been a year since the Kanye West, Linkin Park and Prince high.
- Winello, our kittycat, has reached his manhood’s “maturity” and was neutered (i.e. testes removed) last month. After the surgery, he was required to wear a cone for several days to prevent him from licking and scratching the wounds. We got a note from the vet that literally reads as “he’s a good boy (*insert smiley*)” during the operation. We’d like to think that our cat is too gentleman for a nagbibinata (sexually matured) because he didn’t bother us with all those known mischievousness of a maturing cat. However, we noticed that he became a little moody (probably would like to court an equally ‘mature’ ladycat). He is back to his normal angelic self.
Just a little sad though I can’t sing “I’ll Be Home For Christmas This Year” concept-wise due to work commitments. I have so far gotten over this fact; I can only be grateful that I had several Christmasses at the Christmas island the past years and even had whirlwind trips back home twice a year for certain occasions. While Christmas is best spent in the Philippines, but it (and any occasion) is nevertheless, also best spent with people we love most wherever we are. Ahem, I have just had an early drama. Forgive me, heehee.
Thanks to everyone who continuously knocked and left messages and comments while the blogger in me was away. I did miss everyone and I earnestly hope to catch up soon!
witsandnuts 
0 thoughts on “Picking up through this cold November air”
kayni
good to hear from you. hope winello’s recovering fast.
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witsandnuts
I missed reading your posts/getting in touch. Winello easily recovered after the surgery.
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Lawstude
sometimes, work gets the best of us but don’t worry, we are just here waiting for your stories. 🙂
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witsandnuts
Thanks. 🙂
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docgelo
finally, you resurrected your well-read blog, yahooo! 🙂
glad that you had a lot of things to celebrate.
sad to know you’re not be home for christmas, at least madaming blessings! (read : work!) …kami uuwi! uwing-uwi na… 3rd wk of dec. 😀
congratz to winello for a successful surgery! i like his conehead.
ps: admittedly, i learned something today. ngayon ko lang nalaman bakit naglalagay ng cone sa pets, toinks!!! i watched the animated movie, “Up” and i loved it kaya lang puzzled ako before bakit iyong isang dog doon may conehead other than the fact that he was outcasted or something. (di na getz! toinks again!, LOL!) 🙂
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witsandnuts
Inggit ako, masaya talaga ang pasko sa Pilipinas. Malapit na ang 3rd week of December, I can imagine na sobrang excited na kayo ng family mo.
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Daphne
You should have waited until November 23rd for an update post to keep it consistent! hehehe just kididng. I’m glad you are busy with activities that make you happy! 😀
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witsandnuts
I definitely missed blogging. I never thought na mawawala ako ng ganun katagal.
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rob
.. had tasted plain and flavored camel milk when i was there but camelcinno sounds very unusual, hehe. will wait for your next posts. 🙂
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witsandnuts
I have yet to try plain and flavoured camel milk. I don’t know why I keep delaying it, medyo nakakakaba. Hahaha.
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upto6only
yey finally you’re back. medyo nanibago ako sa iyo since you’ve always been so updated with your blog posts and all of a sudden biglang naputol. what’s the taste of camel’s milk btw?
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witsandnuts
I haven’t tried the camel milk alone. But the camelcinno tasted like a sweeter capucinno.
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Kate
Welcome back 🙂 Winello is so big na! Kumo is getting neutered this month pala 😀
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witsandnuts
Thanks, Kate! During my ‘leave’ from blogging, I must confess that I’m updated with your Nugget and Kumo-related posts heeheee. Time flies, 10 years old na pala si Nugget and it’s been a year since you adopted Kumo.
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sheng
For now, I am writing some blogs about my life and some of the things that’s happening. I do not know when I will be too busy to blog like you did, but I am hoping that soon, I can actually be productive but still blog at the same time. For the moment, I am not as busy as some people here are, but I sure hope they would give me better ones, some tasks that could make me think.
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witsandnuts
Occasionally I drop by in plurk and can see from your feed that you are too busy as well.
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kg
aaaawwww….you can;t go home this christmas? sayang. but then you know what they say, home is where the heart is. so wherever you are, geographically, as long as you’re happy with loved ones, ok na yun! 🙂
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witsandnuts
Yep, I would be spending Christmas in UAE for the second time.
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lauren
(Early) Christmas cheers for you and big boy Winello!
Na-curious naman ako sa capuccino with camel milk…how would you describe the taste? 🙂
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witsandnuts
It’s a sweeter version of cappuccino.
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Photo Cache
Glad to see you back on blogsphere. When Buster was neutered he didn’t need the cone, I don’t think. He stayed in the clinic for 2 days, but he was well enough when we brought him home.
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witsandnuts
Winello went home the same day after the surgery. I hope to hop to your blogs soon, including your lovable cats’ blog.
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BlogusVox
I bet the tears weren’t just shed at the airport. I think you also blow each others noses when the two of you were alone and started “bonding”. : )
Ooops, #6 just reminds me to start unpacking our xmas tree. Will set it up this weekend.
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witsandnuts
Hahahaha, pagkahatid namin kay tita ko sa airport, tulo ang sipon ko sa kakaiyak.
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dong ho
kala ko di lang ako nakabalik sa blog mo for a long time. tagal mo din pala talaga di nakapost kasi naka auto link ako sa mga may bagong post.
gaganda ng mga kuha. pwede sa magazine. and the header… cool!
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witsandnuts
Thanks, Dom.
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eds
miss you wits. akala ko ako lang matagal hindi napasilip sa blogosphere.
capiccino with camel milk, masarap ba?
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witsandnuts
Yes, missing in action ako sa blogging world heehee. Masarap naman yung kape na may gatas ng camel. 🙂
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Jenn
I think a lot of us have been busy lately. I’ve hardly have time to blog hop as well. Looking forward to your posts. Looks like you’ve been doing a lot of interesting stuff. I figured from you replies that camel milk is sweet? 🙂 Siguro ako rin kakabahin i-try yun. Carabao’s milk, hindi ko rin masyadong type. Advanced holiday wishes to you in case I fail to go around the blogs during this hectic time of the year. 🙂
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witsandnuts
I don’t remember if I already tried pure carabao milk or not, but I had pastillas made up of carabao milk. Advanced holiday greetings to you, too!
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