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- Learned the hard way
  
  Posted at 1:57 pm by witsandnuts, on May 26, 2014
  
  So I feel so extra sad today. I have just paid my traffic violation fines. I feel so extra, extra stupid because I have a high regard for hard earned money. I could have used that sum to help the needy. The Abu Dhabi Government doesn’t really need that money.
  
  The other painful part is when pride is taken into account especially when human nature of not wanting to be slapped on by my mistakes kicks in. And of course, I am striving to have a clean file ever. Yeah, I may be cool but there’s a soft spot for arrogance for most of the drivers.
  
  Naive mistakes and plain stupidity.
  
  It is a humbling experience to learn my lesson(s) the hard way.
  
  By the way, I unintentionally (of course) jumped on the red light on that quiet weekend morning in Abu Dhabi Corniche. Camera captured me. Amber is my new most favorite color. Lol.
  
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  Posted in Boohoo!, Mobile blogging, UAE | 1 Comment | Tagged Abu Dhabi, I hate penalties
- Bad feet day
  
  Posted at 10:47 am by witsandnuts, on December 14, 2009
  
  (Taken in April 2009. Not another juon feet.)
  
  That one odd day in April, a few of my male officemates thought that something bad happened to my feet. I guess that’s what happens when you wear the wrong foot stockings and/or the male observers are not too oriented with the different kind of foot socks a female can wear. Like in this case, they thought I had a bandage.
  
  Not for too long, I came with patches of salonpas on my left foot. Just when I thought it will draw attention, it did not. Heehee. Except for the smell, maybe. Incidentally, my left foot twisted while I was walking in too much hurry few days ago. When a friend learned about it, she exclaimed “Na naman? (Again?)”. More than two years ago, I fell off from the stairs of an office building. It was tax season that time and we worked until 3:00 AM. Maybe I was already sleepwalking that I didn’t notice that there were at least still five steps before the ground. So, I fell with my two-inch heeled shoes. The guard and a friend-teammate saw me. From then on, I became a fan of flats. And I’ve been very careful. Until my most recent fall. Heehee. Don’t worry, I’m salonpas-free now.
  
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  Posted in Bizarre, Boohoo! | 0 Comments | Tagged be careful, Feet, Shoes
- Sleepless in NAIA 1
  
  Posted at 10:42 am by witsandnuts, on October 1, 2009
  
  27 September 2009 at 3:00 AM, NAIA Terminal 1
  
  When I reached the airport at 2:30 AM, I was doubly horrified by the sight of numerous stranded passengers and knowing that I’d be among those left by the flight because we didn’t make it at 1:15 AM. Now, I’m naming this airline.
  
  CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT’S GOING TO MAKE YOU CRY
  
  Etihad Airways is the national airline of the UAE and I guarantee you that its inflight services and flying are of topnotch quality from and to the Philippines. It’s just that, its customer service IN THE PHILIPPINES disappointed me big time just when the people/we needed it most.
  
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  Posted in Boohoo!, Philippines | 0 Comments | Tagged Etihad Airways, NAIA 1, Typhoon Ondoy
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  Marhaba! That's "hello" in Arabic. I am an expatriate based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). I started writing about my adventures and misadventures few months before arriving here at winter of 2008. I have 2 cats and a dog who live harmoniously together. I am also surrounded by kindhearted, crazy, funny and indescribable humans! I was a dormant blogger for almost 3 years because of countless reasonable justifications like watching football, postgraduate studies, sleeping, traveling, caring for the world, and more! :) I am just so happy that I am back! It is never too late to catch up with the people and things we really care about. Feel free to look around.
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