my favorite holiday

...hands down, is the christmas season.

how can you not love christmas?

aside from the spiritual and religious aspect, there is just something about this holiday that cheers you up and makes you feel like a kid again.

i am just thankful that although we are living in a muslim country, different religions and celebrations are tolerated here.

so the christmas tree is up, the advent calendar is waiting to be filled, baby is starting to say "mas" for "christmas" and "noe" for "snow." yes, we are in the desert, but one can pretend, eh? anyway, we have ski dubai and the weather now is just gorgeous.

there's also a festive mood in the neighborhood- a beach soccer game, an open-air market, tourists in their warm clothes...

and more christmas songs!

my favorite: cure for all

is salon pas liniment! haha.

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tried and tested from muscle aches to sprains to bruises.pati insect bites, pwede!

my favorite: perfume

hands down, is light blue by dolce and gabbana . it has a refreshing and clean scent.i've been a fan since it was released in early 2001 or 2002, i guess.wow, that means i've been using it for almost 10 years now!

BUT i left one half-empty bottle of it in the car of t, mr t's friend, when we borrowed his car during one of our road trips in germany.and i haven't bought a replacement since! mahal, noh. arg. when is the next friggin' sale?!? you gotta love dubai when it comes to perfumes.almost always, there are chances that you find these items on ridiculously low prices.you just have to be lucky in knowing where and when to get them!

runners-up: nenuco baby cologne (gurls, remember this?!), flower by kenzo,
l'eau d'issey by issey miyake, very irresistible by givenchy, happy by clinique

why am i making this list? so i won't forget! and so that you will know what to give me for christmas :-) *hint* thank you.bow.

my favorite: lipgloss

is victoria secret's strawberry fizz

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i've been using this product for almost five years now.the first tube that i got was a present from a friend who bought it in new york.

it suits me - i love the taste and the smell, and it lasts long and does not dry up so easily.

this is not an advert ha.i just like this product so much! it's one of the few staples in my (very bare) "kikay" (make-up) kit.

my favorite: painting

is the one by paul delaroche called "la jeune martyre (the young martyr)"



i will not pretend to know anything about art, but when i saw this painting (i was fortunate enough to see the real one at the louvre in paris), it just tugged at my heart.

i didn't even know about this painting until i saw it in person.it's just so serene and pure.

and yes i still have to blog about that first-ever-oh-so-memorable paris trip (with aix-en-provence/marseilles side trips) that i took in 2007.wow, has it been that long?