The National Sports Day takes place every second Tuesday of February, every year. This is a holiday to promote health and wellness to all the locals and residents of Qatar. If you go around the whole city, each place offers different kind of activities. One that is closest to my heart is Dragon Boat, instead … Continue reading How to Organize a Dragon Boat Mock Race ☺
Winter Race
After our Davao race last December 1, we flew back to Doha on December 3. And without enough sleep, landing at midnight... I waited for our early morning training in preparation for the Qatar Winter Dragon Boat Festival, which was held last December 7. I haven't completely moved on, or I would say not even … Continue reading Winter Race
December in Davao
September last year, I made a decision to go back to my dragon boat team and along with that ate back all the words I said. We can all laugh about it now. When I joined the mock race the same month, I remembered the feeling of victory and how it tasted so good. It … Continue reading December in Davao
Saracen Winter Race Festival 2017: Women Champs
This is a long overdue post on Saracen Winter Race Festival 2017 that happened November 24 last year. The competition was held in Grand Hyatt Hotel open for recreational and premier groups. After what happened in Korea, the whole team was looking forward and beyond excited to join a competition. This was good news for … Continue reading Saracen Winter Race Festival 2017: Women Champs
What really happened in Busan?
https://www.facebook.com/1512264209/videos/vb.1512264209/10209820086928170/?type=3&theater Just a brief explanation of what brought me to Busan. My dragon boat team, Masterpiece has registered to the 7th Busan Open Korea Dragon Boat Festival since June this year. The team has prepared for the battle that was set on September 1-2. At first, I was unassertive with joining but eventually by end … Continue reading What really happened in Busan?
1/2 2017
I have been urging to write about how life was going on lately here on my blog for the longest time. There are moments when I just want to write genuinely about how I feel not really caring if anyone notices it just cause of a sudden burst of feelings lol Half of the year … Continue reading 1/2 2017
Signs that Dragon Boat is “Lifer”
We all know that most of the population of Qatar are expats who have left their homes to work away from families and the familiar. There are hundreds of thousands of Overseas Filipino Workers here and all over the world, mostly away from their families to sacrifice for their loved ones' better life or other … Continue reading Signs that Dragon Boat is “Lifer”
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