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This has been a long overdue post. The past few weeks have been nothing short of busy and I end up opting to just rest during the weekends and go offline as much as I can. Anyway, here is my latest entry about my sudden trip to Davao. I had originally planned to go to Davao later during this year for work and vacation. My boss and I had discussed it around June and a few days after we came to know of the company outing and team building planned by our Davao office. Of course I was interested to go but I was unsure if it was going to be considered. Then, to my pleasant surprise, my manager booked me for a round trip flight.  However, I had a fail moment - i forgot to recharge my Nikon's battery. I had to go around conserving it and saving its energy. I was not able to take shots during the actual team-building session. In return I tried to select the shots I would take. Good thing full manual mode extends the battery life of the camera. A short prayer before...

This is actually not my first time going to Dubai but, this time, I had more grasp of how to go about my days in this fantastic city. I can't help but really appreciate a lot of things about it! It may be the design directions of its buildings, the crossing of various people and cultures, the level of tech used (such as the tech used to integrate their transport system), or me being a night owl keeping up with the night life of the city - I really can't tell which one really made me feel somehow connected to this city. I arrived late monday evening, February 19, via my Cebu Pacific flight. We stayed at the Novotel Dubai Al Barsha Hotel which, in my opinion, offers a really good breakfast buffet selection, and a great view of the Burj Al Arab from our room. My first dinner during this trip was a sumptuous sampling of Pakistani food. My impromptu tour guide, Annie, brought me to Nayaab Haandi in Satwa. How can I not love the dishes we ordered, they were chicke...