UPAA-UAE General Assembly Oct 17 2008

Attended my first GA with the UPAA here in dubai. Twas held at Metropolitan Hotel lunch time. Food was OK, for 130dirhams. So, it was fun. Lots of people attended. This is my, hmm i don’t know.. nth time to attend a UPAA event.


First was when we held the Job fair here in dubai, we hosted a job fair to help our kababayans who are stuck here without a job. Dubai’s a nasty place for the jobless. it was successful and not so successful at the same time. It was successful because tons of people turned up. And it was not successful because TONS OF PEOPLE TURNED UP! Yup. We didn’t expect that much response from an event publicized by word of mouth and email. The venue was too small and not everyone was let in.


Second event was the, after party we went to this hotel, i forgot the name, in Sheik sayed. Very posh. To commemorate the success of the job fair event.


Third event was the failed Picasso event. We went all the way to abu dhabi for nothing. Well, not nothing, it was worth seeing Abu dhabi and visiting this huge house of one of the members.


Fourth event was when one of the members died. I didn’t know her, but we offered a mass for her in Jebel Ali. It was a very sad day. I almost cried, but i didn’t. Then we ate in a flat on one of the members. It was funny, because her daughters were half Italian and looked very very European. Then suddenly said to me. “akala mo hindi ako marunong magtagalog noh!” hehe. Pinoy na pinoy magtagalog!


So, this is the fifth event! They told me they hold a GA twice a year. One in October and another on February. It was fun. They once again did this super funny skit of the life of Filipinos here in dubai. Its like one of those UP-Rep skits. And much like cursor, problems of the org are the not-so-active members and fund raising! And of course events to be done!


After the long meeting, a few members went to Seattle’s best to discuss what are the next events of the org. Some of it were super outrageous! But i hope it’ll push through..


more or less napag-usapan lang naman what will be in store for our ORG in the days to come..
eto sure na ata:
- Dhow Cruise – a cruise! Along dubai creek
- desert safari – safari with camels, Arabic food and belly dancing Arabic women

eto mga ibang suggestions
- friday exercise - exercise daw tayo, everyfriday together sa safa park! kahit walking lang, mga 6am.
- holloween/costume party this oct 31! - theme? venue? -- to be determined!
- camping every month!
- beach sa abu dhabi!
- beach sa fujairah!
- buddy system -- parang may old-member, new-member partnership parang yung old member yung mag-eengganyo sa new-member to be active
- Celebrity Golf - para ambitious naman daw
- Wine tasting -
- gagawa daw si obet ng DubaiYuki Monologues
- i-hire natin emirates airlines
- mag-hire ng orchestra
- kuha tayo ng flat tapos paupahan natin -- fund raising
- gawa tayo ng musical!
- dalin natin dito yung UPCAT the movie
- film showing for members
- gawa tayo ng musical. -- hehe
- Poetry reading
- volleyball
- badminton
- broccoli night-- lahat ng handa broccoli, tapos lahat tayo nakacostume na broccoli
- cheese tasting
- cigar night
- Caroling! for christmas! - super practice tapos, dapat may blending at iba ibang voices ma-showcase natin!
- caroling - tapos may kasamang artist, kunwari si sharon cuneta kasama natin.


Alin sa tingin nyo suggestion ko??? Hehe. Yun lang.
I particularly like the broccoli night! Hehe.