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FEATURE STORY

Starbucks Domicillo Design Hotel

"A cup of coffee shared with a friend is happiness tasted and time well spent." While there's a lot of Starbucks out there each offering the same coffee, as far as location and view are concerned, no one offers a view so panoramic, heavenly, dreamy and divine that is Starbucks Domicillo Hotel. Imagine sipping your favorite Chocolate Cream Chip Frappucino overlooking the ethereal Taal Volcano, how dope must that be? Today me and my friend decided to have a quick one-day-only getaway to escape stress in the nearby Tagaytay City. Adulting can be very tiring so we both needed to replenish before we get consumed by exhaustion. A friend of mine recommended this new Starbucks and upon seeing pictures online, I died. The superb view is something poets would draw inspiration! The exterior looks so mundane and quite appalling at some point. Inside is just another Starbucks with tables and chairs and couches and as go further, Taal is already waving at you and i...

Rediscovering Dubai, UAE: Zabeel Park

       One of the best thing in Dubai is finding a generous space of green public parks. Talking about parks in this city, Zabeel Park is on top of the list. Located in between some of the most populated areas, this park rises from one end of Karama and extends to the more private Zabeel area. Said to be one of the largest parks in Dubai,  Zabeel is a favorite hang out place for Dubai residents and visitors.        The park is complete with recreational facilities and playgrounds suited for gathering of family and friends. There is even a large amphitheater area where many events take place. Having a vast amount of green space, people from all walks of life are drawn to this park. Then there is a covered areas for outdoor barbecues making this park unique among all public parks in Dubai.        Being situated amidst some of the populated areas of Dubai, one can simply enjoy the stunning ...

Rediscovering Sharjah, UAE

       Almost everyone who visits UAE will probably spend most of their time, if not all, to Dubai. But behind those glitzy skyscrapers of Dubai lie other six Emirates that made up the UAE as a country. Just beside Dubai is an Emirate trying to keep up with what the latter has achieved, the Emirate of Sharjah.        I find myself wandering around the streets of Sharjah after a job interview and can't help but notice its unspoken beauty. It's a mixture of quaint and modern architecture that depicts Emirati's life in the past and how they manage to rise from the desert sands and jump into modernization.              Wandering through its streets I can imagine what life was here before. Sharjah has proven that they too can be a modern Emirate.                Today, high-rise buildings are teeming the city painting Sharjah a dramatic skyline. Like Dubai,...