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This week at work has been an emotional roller-coaster as our department undergoes significant changes due to management restructuring. But let's set work aside for now. My cousin Gileena and my friend Joyce, who coincidentally are also my office mates, invited me to join them in trying out a Korean restaurant they've been eager to visit. Despite having an early workday the next morning, I thought, why not? Eating remains one of my favorite things to do, with sleep coming in a close second. Perhaps this little outing could also help alleviate some of our stress. The name of the restaurant is Seoul Garden, renowned for its authentic Korean cuisine. It is situated in Al Karama, a residential district in Dubai near Dubai Creek, nestled within the older part of the city. Getting there is quite convenient, either by bus or metro. We opted for the bus and found that the restaurant was just a short walk from the bus stop. As we stepped into the restaurant, an air of sophis...

We found these chocolate candy packs in the supermarket. They're called Choco Kit and they're unlike any other chocolates out there because they have a more hands-on approach. You don't just eat it right away after you open it, you have to make it first (although you do have the option to skip all that shit and just empty the chocolate tubes in your mouth). It's actually a great and fun activity for kids.  Here are the Choco Kit packs. It's available in two variants. Each pack contains 2 tubes of chocolate (one regular chocolate flavor, the other is strawberry flavor), a chocolate mold, a pack of biscuit sticks, and a sticker/paper doll kinda thing. Here are the contents of the Choco Kit. We opened the blue one first. The only difference that it had from the pink one was the sticker doll which is a boy.  My daughter put the strawberry-flavored chocolate in the mold. Then we added the regular chocolate. Looks shitty, right? Then we ad...

Warning: Spoilers ahead. Whenever I watch a zombie movie or TV series, it's always set in the United States, which makes me wonder: What about the rest of the world? Do they also have zombies, and if so, how do they handle it? This movie answers those questions by showing us how South Koreans would deal with the zombie apocalypse. They handle it much like Americans but with subtitles and all. I came across this movie through numerous posts on Facebook, some even linking to low-quality bootleg copies that might infect your PC with malware. Instead of watching it through those links, I decided to follow Joey Tribbiani's (Friends) advice: "If you're going to do something wrong, you better do it right." So, I patiently waited a couple of weeks for the HD bootleg to become available on my favorite movie streaming site, rainierland.com (also where I watch GOT). As expected, there was already an HD copy with complete subtitles. And so, I watched it... and by the end of...

And so Apple finally unveils the new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus yesterday. Here's a list of some of the new features to expect from the Super Saiyan god of smartphones: Splash, water, and dust resistant Re-engineered home button, faster fingerprint scanning 2 new finishes: black matte and high-gloss jet black Optical image stabilization for the back camera 7 MP front camera For the 7 Plus, there are 2 back camera lenses working as one (telephoto and wide-angle lenses, both 12 MP) The telephoto lens has 2x optical zoom and digital zoom (10x for photos, 6x for videos) A depth-of-field effect will be added to the 7 Plus' camera app. This will let you take portrait photos with blurred backgrounds, also known as the bokeh effect A10 Fusion chip, delivering 2x faster processing and longer battery life than 6s / 6s Plus Storage capacity now up to 256GB Stereo speakers Earpods with lightning connector  Airpods (wireless earphones) That's all. Am I excited about thi...

The train fare in Dubai is 3 AED per ride (approximately 36 pesos) within a single zone. If you travel across zones, an additional 2 AED is added per zone. Commuters use reloadable *Nol cards to pay for their fare. To use the train or bus service, the card must have a minimum balance of 7.50 AED. Unfortunately, I forgot about this important detail one day. I commute to work every day at Dubai International Airport, which is in the same zone as my flat, so the train ride costs only 3 AED. On that forgetful day, I failed to reload my Nol card. Thankfully, my remaining balance was around 10.40 AED, which was enough to get me to work. After the ride, I had 7.40 AED left, but as you may recall from the first paragraph, that was insufficient for entering the train station. Later, when it was time to go home, I realized I didn't have enough balance on my card to ride the train. Now, you might suggest, "Why not just load your card at the station? I'm sure there's a loading boo...