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  • There’s no Santa this year!

    Being a OFW (Overseas Filipino worker) we look forward to go home to Philippines every December to celebrate Christmas with our love ones, but there are few circumstances we can not.. for various reasons such as, company disapproved the leave,financially uptight etc. So for those, who are celebrating Christmas in Saudi Arabia, Jeddah in particular, we tried to gather every friends to be with us , decorated our home with Christmas tree and tried to make the atmosphere and food like Christmas. Oh how I miss the real Christmas celebration with family.

    For the last two years, we had Santa made in China https://jamilamimi.wordpress.com/2013/12/26/our-santa-is-made-from-china/and from Lebanon.https://jamilamimi.wordpress.com/2014/12/25/to-you-and-yours-our-santa-is-made-in-lebanon/  this year , it’s different! There’s no Santa and no food on the table.

    Yes, Santa is nowhere to be found 🙂 we decided to celebrate our Christmas eve at Sheraton Hotel. And of course, before we dine, we had some photo shoots at home (we anticipated we can not remove our abaya covering) and some few shots at the lobby of the hotel.

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    It’s a Seafood buffet at Sheraton Hotel, Jeddah KSA.. forget the Cholesterol and Uric acid.. here comes the Christmas celebration 🙂

    After the sumptuous dinner, we strolled along Boulevard and enjoyed the ambience and the breezy air of the night. Oh! We miss going back home..the boneless lechon,puto bongbong, pancit palabok etc. well, we miss our family too! not only the food 🙂

    For all expatriates here in Saudi Arabia, especially for those who set aside their own personal happiness in leu of Holiday festivities because of economic reasons to fulfil their obligations and responsibilities.. I salute you! Cheers for all the sacrifices you made and will still be making. You are not alone!

    Have  a Merry Christmas and A prosperous New Year!

    Cheers,

    Jamilamimi

     

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  • Weekly Photo Challenge : gathering

    It’s time of the year we’re all gathered to see our family and best friends and of course, we prepared food and sweets to indulge in festivity. Here’s a photo of my carrot cup cakes – the super moist delicious carrot and spice cup cake I ever made 🙂

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    and here’s our ‘hot pot’ last weekend

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    Bon apetite!

    <a href=”https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/gathering/”>Gathering</a&gt;

    Cheers!
    Jamilamimi

  • Weekly Photo Challenge :Oops!

    When I made a perfect cake and I failed in frosting..Oops!

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    before i finish frosting the cake cracked
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    and eventually gave in
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    ’twas a beautiful start ..cheese and butter cream frosting

  • Weekly Photo Challenge : Eye Spy

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    This is how to read an upside down signboard in Waikiki 🙂

    https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/eye-spy/

    Kidding aside, Eye spy birds strolling alone 🙂

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    Cheers,

    Jamilamimi

  • Weekly Photo Challenge : transition

    Weekly Photo Challenge : transition

    I was happy with my white sneaker from pull and bear, so comfy and so white but when I washed it, after using for a couple of weeks.. it turned to a messy grey and brown 😦

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    from white to this

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    so fabric paint to the rescue! and here’s the transition 🙂

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    Ladies, want to know what i used?

    fabric paint!

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    https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/transition/ (more…)

  • My Oahu Escapades -travelling counterclockwise to Polynesian Cultural Centre (part 5/5)

    My Oahu Escapades -travelling counterclockwise to Polynesian Cultural Centre (part 5/5)

    When we got our ticket to Polynesian Cultural centre though online, we thought 11:45 am was too early to go ahead so, we went to drive route highway 72 (Kalaniana’ole highway) passing thru the spectacular view of Hanauma bay to Waimanalo Beach, Kailua beach to Kamehameha highway. It took us 1 hour and 20 minutes of OMG views 🙂

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    counterclockwise because a night before ,we passed through this area and yet we got lost in the morning hahaha well, not really, we were just overwhelmed with the views, decided to get out of the car  and tried to sink in once more the beauty of nature!

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    By the time we reached the Polynesian cultural centre , we have missed some of the shows already but we had a very enjoyable fun time the rest of the day.

    First stop : the Canoe pageant, a show case of musician and dancers representing stories of different Islands of Aotearoa,Samoa,Tonga,Tahiti, Fiji and Hawaii.

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    SAMOA
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    AOTEAROA (New Zealand)
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    second stop: the island of Tonga, this is where.. lol! laugh out loud. Don’t miss this show or you will miss the fun. Three men from the audience was called on stage to demonstrate the rhythm of oversized drum, a hilarious fun of learning in front of so many spectators, but oh boy! they did great and was on game every minute :-). You have to see it to enjoy them!

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    Next..The Tahiti wedding..love this! it started from the day they met.. to engagement and the wedding. During the ceremony, married couples (from the audience)were asked to say their vows once again. This is sweet 🙂

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    We also went to Fiji and Hawaii island, learnt something about the hula dance, their cultures and stories. I was not able to take pictures because I choose to just watch and listen. Good idea? well, it depends, if I’m writing a blog I should have at least document what I saw to share it!

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    Anyhow, after which ..dinner ! The Ali ‘i Luau is the Hawaii’s largest and most authentic Luau, set against the backdrop of waterfalls and lush garden. It features dancers,musicians, fresh flower lei for each guest.

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    After dinner, we went to Cinema presentation ” Hawaiian journey” a tribute to the splendours of Hawaii. At night,we watched the most awaited show “Ha’ the breath of life” a stunning show full of dancers and it showcase the saga of life from birth to death, love and family, triumph and tragedy. At the beginning, I was skeptic, it’s like a broadway show narrowed to just storytelling which made us sleepy at some point but at the latter part, we were brought to life when the thrill of Samoa fire knife dancing started. Photography was not allowed, I guess this is better, so I was really into the show, not taking pictures 🙂

    Ladies, my Oahu escapades was one of so many memorable journey of my life. I won’t hesitate to travel once more to this places and who knows? Maybe one day I will have the chance to live and experience life like the locals in Hawaii. 🙂

    Dreams do come true and beautybeyondfity believe so..

    Aloha.. Mahalo..

    Cheers,

    Jamilamimi

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  • My Oahu Escapades – Makapu’u Look out to Makapu’u beach park (part 4/5)

    My Oahu Escapades – Makapu’u Look out to Makapu’u beach park (part 4/5)

     

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    A drive past Hanauma bay and Sandy beach, the Makapu’u point State Wayside Park, is a roadside park with magnificent view of Ka-iwi State scenic shoreline and Mañana Island (rabbit Island).

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    panoramic view of shoreline

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    Though there was a drizzle of rain from time to time, it didn’t stop us (and a lot of tourist too!) from getting out of the car .The sky was so blue and the view was spectacular, how can you stay in the car?

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    Makapu’u beach

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    again, we’re here just to see the view and we didn’t even took the Makapu’u light house trail!

    tsk! tsk! there’s a lot to see ..a lot of things to do ..no time to see it all and do 🙂

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    a distant view of the rabbit island. does it really look like a rabbit head?

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    a closer view of rabbit island

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    Makapu’u s lighthouse from a far
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    a closer view of the lighthouse built in 1909 on a 600 foot sea cliff overlooking Makapu’u beach

    We went down to have a closer look of the beach and have seen a lot of like.. lava rocks and tide pools where tiny fishes and crabs got stuck in between during low tides.

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    Ladies, here’s my picture once again with an open arms.. just one way of saying..

    be free!

    Life is beautiful to hold on to whats bringing you down.

    Cheers,

    Jamilamimi

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  • My Oahu Escapades – Hanauma Bay (part 3/5)

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    Another day to explore, another OMG! :-0 I can’t refrain from saying the word “nice” every-time we got out for a ride and explore the island.

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    Again, we didn’t catch up with sunrise and I don’t think will ever be 🙂

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    Though we arrived early, we didn’t go down to snorkel. Hanauma Bay is great for snorkelling. It is sheltered from strong currents and waves. People starts to come as early as 6 in the morning.

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    Under the tire of one the cars parked in the area, I’ve seen two small creatures fast-moving around.  It was not easy to take the shots but I tried. These small animals are called Mongoose  known also by its Hawaiian name of ‘lole manakoke.

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    Hanauma Bay Nature preserve and Beach park is 30 minutes drive from Waikiki

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    I have settled not to go down because of the spectacular view on the top. So beautiful, so blue and green.. so refreshing..

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    Even the grass flowers are so stimulating..

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    I took 3 shots and didn’t use filter to alter the background. It’s really beautiful!
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    Ladies,this place is amazing, I definitely would love to come back and try to bring our own snorkelling gadget, see the under the sea creatures and not the mongoose 😉

    Of course..underwater camera here we go 🙂 .. beautybeyondfifty will research on the best waterproof camera. Any recommendation?

    will be coming back soon!

    Cheers,

    Jamilamimi

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  • Weekly Photo Challenge – Trio

    I took this picture on my recent trip to Polynesian Culture Centre in the Islands of Hawaii. Although every village in the Island had shown their culture through dancing, this three Samoa dancers took my attention because of their vibrant energy while dancing.

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    <a href=”https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/trio/”>Trio</a&gt;

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