last post of the year
maybe. there's still a few hours left :P
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AD (that's abu dhabi for you :P) has been nice.
the weather's cool cold
- as much as I wanted to bring my pugad jacket with me, hindi pwede. titiklop siya sa lamig hahaha. (if we had a thicker version though... hindi siya magagamit. mainit sa pilipinas ahaha)

the streets are very very clear
- as in, lahat ng roads nila 5 lane highways! walang eskinita, walang oneway-oneway, walang lubak. kahit dark alley wala nga eh hahaha

and the food is just great!
- I know it's unfair, but mr. kabab and perspolis and baba ain't got nothing on the street eateries here hehe. plus, they got the good stuff like cold stone and fudruckers XD

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we went on this desert safari thingy a few days ago where we actually went to the desert! sand dunes and all. and we went dune bashing! (not that kind of bashing) we were on this land cruiser and went up and down (very steep downs) and sideways (going down) all over the sand dunes. ang cool! like being on a rollercoaster and drifting at the same time! medyo nakakahilo nga lang, some of the other groups had to stop and puke lol. (speaking of which, naisip ko lang na napakapanghe siguro ng suka nila with all the garlic, yoghurt and chillies in their diet o.O).
then, we stopped by this camp (yes, in the middle of the desert) where we rode a camel (astig pala feeling nun. sobrang taas!), wore arabian clothing (so embarasing...), smoked a hookah/shisha (mmmm...), ate all the kebab and pita and hummus and baba ganoush (say it with me! baba ganoush!) we could eat, and watched a belly dancer um... dance :) (contrary to popular belief, belly dancers aren't thin. they do actually have a belly. how else could she balance a sword on her side hahaha. but like popular belief, sexy nga sila XD)
on the way back (and it was a very long ride even though sobrang bilis namin haha), nacompute namin that gas here is around P20 per liter. *sigh*
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we got a psp! pero wala pang games. walang pirata dito eh haha

for serious. they stamp out the pirates here. meron pa ngang parang public awareness campaign on counterfeit goods and why they should only buy original. pretty great, actually. for them. hindi uubra yan dito hahaha
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what else? the buses here are free! well, until march something I think. bago lang kasi eh, they still don't know how much to charge. the cool thing is, they just go round and round their route. parang ikot/toki free ikot/toki! na sobrang layo ang inaabot! hahaha
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sana pala dala ko yung field journal ko. training pala toh eh hahaha
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yun lang :) I'll post my 2008 entry tomorrow. it's gonna be legen...
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dary!

(no, not really. pareho lang siya ng mga year end posts ko :P)