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My name is Kristian. This is my first blog and it first started out as travel blog. But then I started involving my love for the entertainment scene mainly the movies and concerts scene.

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I have to say, that when I arrived in the Philippines, I still had this Filipino Dubai mentality. Now you're asking, what is the Filipino Dubai mentality? The Filipino Dubai mentality is that in Dubai we Filipinos have the perception that everyone Filipino is your friend. Let me rephrase that. In Dubai, we Filipinos are more then friends, we're family and that's one of the reasons why I miss Dubai.

In the states and the Philippines, we just can't trust anyone we know. I have to admit that I was a bit naive and that a lot of people misused my trust, kindness and earnings. I just wanted to have fun so that they would know the real Kristian in me. Sadly, to that effect I have lost most of my earnings and in the end realize what a fool I was. I never realize that there were a lot of untrustworthy people in the Philippines. I have to say that shook my world.

Rye and I at Alabang Town Center, May 18, 2010

It was then, that I found out that one of my good friends or should I say family from Dubai was in the Philippines. It was kind of ironic since I chatted with him through Facebook and found he was having the time of his life. I was like wow! How come I'm just having a bad experience in the Philippines while he's having the time of his life? I was all set and ready to go back to Arizona on July 2010.

It was on May 18, 2010 when me and my cousin went to Alabang Town Center where I met one of my good friends from Dubai named Rye. I was kind of shocked that he still remembered me and he was the first to notice me in the crowd. I was surprised by how tall he grew.

We reminisced about the good times in Dubai and what we were doing in the Philippines. We went around the area until we ended up in Molino, Cavite. It was nice talking to someone in English! I was like wow! I felt like I was back home in Dubai! We ended at my cousin's place, poured some good old Red Horse beer into our bodies, and from that day on, it was history. Why was it history? It's just the beginning of more legendary nights to come.

Photo Credits: John Hadrian Bonoan

Labels: Dubai, Philippines, Reunion

I have to say, that when I arrived in the Philippines, I still had this Filipino Dubai mentality. Now you're asking, what is the Filipino Dubai mentality? The Filipino Dubai mentality is that in Dubai we Filipinos have the perception that everyone Filipino is your friend. Let me rephrase that. In Dubai, we Filipinos are more then friends, we're family and that's one of the reasons why I miss Dubai.

In the states and the Philippines, we just can't trust anyone we know. I have to admit that I was a bit naive and that a lot of people misused my trust, kindness and earnings. I just wanted to have fun so that they would know the real Kristian in me. Sadly, to that effect I have lost most of my earnings and in the end realize what a fool I was. I never realize that there were a lot of untrustworthy people in the Philippines. I have to say that shook my world.

Rye and I at Alabang Town Center, May 18, 2010

It was then, that I found out that one of my good friends or should I say family from Dubai was in the Philippines. It was kind of ironic since I chatted with him through Facebook and found he was having the time of his life. I was like wow! How come I'm just having a bad experience in the Philippines while he's having the time of his life? I was all set and ready to go back to Arizona on July 2010.

It was on May 18, 2010 when me and my cousin went to Alabang Town Center where I met one of my good friends from Dubai named Rye. I was kind of shocked that he still remembered me and he was the first to notice me in the crowd. I was surprised by how tall he grew.

We reminisced about the good times in Dubai and what we were doing in the Philippines. We went around the area until we ended up in Molino, Cavite. It was nice talking to someone in English! I was like wow! I felt like I was back home in Dubai! We ended at my cousin's place, poured some good old Red Horse beer into our bodies, and from that day on, it was history. Why was it history? It's just the beginning of more legendary nights to come.

Photo Credits: John Hadrian Bonoan

Labels: Dubai, Philippines, Reunion

April Events
The Cranberries Live in Manila @ SMART Araneta Coliseum (April 10, 2012)
LMFAO Live in Manila @ SMART Araneta Coliseum (April 11, 2012)
Taking Back Sunday Live in Manila @ Sky Dome (Apr 13, 2012)
Israel Houghton and Planetshakers Live in Manila @ SMART Araneta Coliseum (Apr 21, 2012)
Avenged Sevenfold Live in Manila @ SMART Araneta Coliseum (Apr 26, 2012)
Vertical Horizon and Ed Kowalczyk Live in Manila @ SMART Araneta Coliseum (Apr 28, 2012)

May Events
Lifehouse Live in Manila @ SMART Araneta Coliseum (May 26, 2012)
Taylor Dayne and Edwin McCain Live in Manila and Cebu @ Waterfront Hotel (May 30, 2012)

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