Today's breakfast is brought to you by Jollibee! :)

In reference to this entry's title, that means that I am home. Really, really home!

And there are rainshowers for a couple of hours everyday.

The Filipino dishes, the kakanins, and all the things that make me fat. Heehee.

And the best part? Most of the people I love are here.

Ahhhhh, there's no place like real home.

Palaspasan

Palm Sunday celebrations outside the Baclaran Church.

What a delight to see this photo feature at guardian.co.uk. The sight of colorful palaspas (the decorated palm leaves) brought me home.

Manny Pacquiao in The National

I liked that the news about Manny Pacquiao's preparation for the fight with Shane Mosley is on the front page of the The National today. He's probably the most popular Filipino in the eyes of the UAE residents, both locals and expats. I recall one of our random encounters with tourists in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Formula 1) last year, instead of asking about the weather or President Noynoy, they babbled about how good Pacquiao is... plus, how intriguing is our balut. Going back to The National, which is by the way one of the top 2 English broadsheets in the UAE, I also liked that there is a dedicated portion/link (on the top right) about The Manny Pacquiao Story.