Saturday, November 27, 2010

Ayah Came To Dubai (Part 2)

On Sat, Nov 27, again we went looking for the Abra station. When Mama dah almost gave up, and dah divert ke Dubai Museum, tengok2 terjumpa Bank Of Baroda di mana terletaknya Abra Station @ Bur Dubai.. Alhamdulillah, jumpa jugak akhirnya.

Dapatlah Ayah merasa naik Abra yg bayarannya cuma 1 Dirham...  Aik! Ada pulak mamat (dari india kot..) enter frame.



After Abra, Ayah & Busu shopping 2 sikit kat Souk yg depan Bank Of Baroda. Then we headed off to Dubai Museum, dekat2 situ jugak. Ramai betul mat saleh on that day. Dubai Museum ni murah je ticket dia, 3DHS per Adult/ 1DHS per Child (tapi both Dede & Dekya tak kena ticket pun).


Dede takde dlm picture sbb Dede jadi camera girl..


Sempat bergambar dekat pokok kurma lagi..

On the second last day, Mama thot of bringing Ayah to watch the dancing fountain @ Dubai Mall, tapi Ayah taknak. Ayah teringat dia lupa nak buy souvenirs for Along, Yul, Baby & Girl. So, we went back to Bur Dubai after Mama came back from work to buy souvenirs. On the way, we stopped by ZAKS Store at Beach Centre (and both Abg & Dede finally got their GWPS school bags...85DHS each). Balik from Bur Dubai, we had our dinner at Metro Falcon.. hehe, ada tpt mkn lain, tapi Ayah nak ke situ juga. Teh Tarik dia sedap ...

After 6 days in Dubai, Ayah pun nak berangkat balik ke KL... dah rindu Mak and also sbb Ateh nak convo. We sent Ayah to Airport (Terminal 1), risau tgk Ayah balik sorang2. Insyallah flight selamat sampai KL hendaknya.. sob, sob. sedih sbb rasa mcm sekejap sgt Ayah @ Dubai.... lucky Busu masih ada bersama kami.. Dede pun every night sleep with Busu (sure nanti rindu Busu bila Busu balik KL...)

Went to the Abra

This is  me and  Ayah  and  abang and  dede  and  Busu and  also Mama  riding  Abra



 

Friday, November 26, 2010

Dede's DJ Emma's Show

At Heritage village, Dede bought Emma (her new Camel Puppet). With her charm and manja2 style, Dede managed to convince mama to buy it. So while Ayah & Busu shopped for Dubai T-shirt & other souvenirs, Dede was busy with Emma.


One good thing about Dede is, she is fluent in narrating her imagination.. When we arrived at home, everyone had to get a ticket for her DJ Emma show which started at 9:30pm. And all the audience had to participate in the show, termasuklah Ayah..



Viya kena berjoget ngan DJ Emma..


And Abg sempat posing before kena "dera"...



Sunday, November 21, 2010

Ayah Came To Dubai (Part 1)

Mama was so worried that Ayah was traveling by himself to Dubai. Kesian Ayah..

Anyway, Mama gi jemput Ayah kat Airport. Tapi ada roadblock pulak. Nasib baik everything was in place i.e UAE Driving License, and Insurance, and Car Registration. Luckily the insurance and reg card ada dlm ketuk keta sewa tu..

Then, I saw someone lambai2 at me. Pakcik pakai kopiah, pakai jacket and tolak troli baru kluar dari Arrival Hall. It's my beloved AYAH!.. yey!.. alhamdulillah Ayah selamat sampai.

Ni gambar masa pagi Ayah baru sampai from KL. 3DHS nak gi school masa ni..


On Thursday Nov25, Mama took half day to go watch Abang's football tournament w Ayah, Busu & the girls. Abg played at Dubai English Speaking College (jauh tpt ni... kat Dubai Academic City). GPS pulak mati.. Dah tersesat2 tu, Ma ikut instruction Pa over the phone, and setelah "bertungkus lumus" sampai juga ke destination, but 2 hours late! We arrived at 4pm, and sempat tengok Abg's last game (Semi Final stage). Masa tu Abg had won 2 games, and lost 2 games. Unfortunately, the last game Abg's team lost 1-0. Kesian Abg, tak dpt masuk Final.


Pas tu,  Abang's special request was to have McD!


On friday, our agenda was as follows : Early morning, mama & Ayah went to the Fish market. Luckily GPS managed to find the place. Ya Allah... ramainya peniaga! Lebih ramai daripada org yg dtg nak beli ikan (who were mostly locals & Asian rasanya, takde Mat saleh pun kat sana). The price is cheaper than Spinney's / Union etc. Contohnya : Mama bought 1 kg of Udang for DHS25 only, whereas at Spinneys more than DHS60!.

Tengah hari sikit, sent Ayah & Abg for Friday prayer at the mosque kat belakang rumah. Then sent Dede, DekYa & Busu to Dede's friend's Bday Party (Adony) at Dubai Mall (RainForest Cafe); then fetched Abg & Ayah from the mosque, then fetched Dede/DekYa & Busu from Dubai Mall. Then.. off to Metro Falcon, Ayah's favorite makan place..



Then, Ayah's first request is... nak tengok Burj Al Arab!!... Ayah kata : nak tengok bangunan yg ada kat kotak Coklat..


Yang kat belakan Ayah tu ialah entrance to Wild Wadi, Dubai's Water Theme Park. Just next door to Burj Al Arab.



Then we took Ayah to Jumeirah Beach.. Ayah teringat kampung..


 Pastu kita gi Heritage Village kat Shindagar..




Ni dalam khemah Bedoui at the Heritage Village

After Heritage Village, we walked by the Creek.


We were hoping to get onto Abra (the Water Taxi) but unfortunately the station yg dekat Shindagar tu (Station No. 30) was not open. Mama tried to use GPS but still could not find Abra place, instead kami berpusing2 kat Shindagar. Finally, everyone was tired & hungry. Apa lagi, kiat balik je, and singgah makan "Chicken Mandi" at Papa's favorite restaurant, i.e ZAINA.  


Saturday, November 20, 2010

Jumeirah Beach Part 2

Ha..! This time we were ready. Sebab tak puas on the first day, we went again on the next day. See, Mama & Busu siap cilok garden chair papa bwk pegi beach.


3DHS siap dgn swimming suit. But Viya as usual takut laut, main tepi air je la..


And Dede, ni gambar lepas dah kena panggil naik. Selagi tak panggil, selagi tu Dede "berendam" dlm laut tu.. kan muka Dede mcm marah tu?

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Jumeirah Beach

We just discovered the Beach!.. excited. Busu kata bestnye, mcm pantai kat kampung Melaka.. haha. Rindu Malaysia la tu!. Tapi beach tu mmg best, especially bcos of the weather skrg ni.. and there were always a lot of people at the beach.

First time we went, we were not ready with swimming attire, so we just lepak2 and main bola..


This picture is taken from the beach, with Burj Khalifa as the background..

Yg ni pulak, from the beach, with a nice beautifully lit mosque as the background..





Sunday, November 14, 2010

Papa Balik KL... sob sob!


On Sunday 14th Nov , Papa balik KL... We sent Papa off at the Airport. Masa kat Airport, sume happy and ok je. Balik from Airport, sempat jalan2 lagi. Tapi..... bila dah sampai rumah, dah malam, sedih sangat sebab dah biasa Papa ada (w/pun Papa always grumpy, he is our Papa that we loved so much!..we know he is very loving and caring inside..). Yang paling sedih sekali is ABANG... lepas solat isyak, Abang cried sampai merah2 mata missed kan Papa.. sebab Abang yg paling rapat ngan Papa (they do boys stuffs together, Jumaat prayer together, Papa yg tengok Abang play football, Abang yg temankan Papa for his groceries shopping...etc)

Anyway.... life must go on w/pun Papa takde kat Dubai. The week of Nov 14 was a school holiday for UAE sebab minggu ni Raya Haji. Imagine.. kita kat Malaysia cuti 1 day je, kat sini the whole week! But Mama still worked on Sunday & Thursday. So 3DHS happy la cuti!!

Among activities masa cuti..  

Swimming at our villa pool..




Playing by the Jumeirah Beach..

Reading time!..


Lepak time!..


Bergurau time!.. (sampai Mama marah sbb bising sgt)


And last but not least, EATING time!... :)




 

 

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Hili Fun City


Finally for the Al Ain trip, we visited Hili FUn City.. 40DHS per person (used to be 15DHS je dulu2). Papa said this is the cheapest theme park in the UAE. This place is the first of its kind in the Gulf, first opened in  1985 (patutla nampak mcm dah lama ) but has been refurbished last year.

Kononnya this is the largest theme park in the Gulf, and is colloquially referred to as the 'Disneyland of the Middle East'. When we reached there, it was already 7:30pm. The park closed at 10pm, so we had a short 2.5 hours je nak try all the rides. Maybe this is the perfect allure for Danial, Dina and Dira, but for Mama I think it is below my expectations sbb tak byk attractions for adults. Overall, ok la. For the price is worth it kot.. walaupun byk juga attractions yg not inclusive in ticket price so hv to pay extra kalau nak main. The one I liked best is the 3D game.

Tapi Papa tidur masa naik roller coaster... syyy


Abang & Busu naik buaian... Abang pening


By the time sampai Dubai, it was almost 12 midnight. Although we were hungry sbb tak sempat dinner, we were too tired to even get out of the car when Papa made a stop at ZAINA Restaurant dekat rumah tu... so we just went home and had a good nite sleep, with sweet memories of the Al Ain trip that weekend.

Friday, November 12, 2010

Al Ain National Museum

After Hafeet Mountain, we stopped by a mosque for Asar. Pelik betul... musolla for women ada, tapi toilet / tempat wuduk takde. Mcm mana diorg wuduk?? Anyway, Mama & Busu just waited outside the tpt wuduk for men, and.... bila takde org je, cepat2 masuk & amik wuduk. Punyalah nak cepat, sampai terjatuh cermin mata busu ..haha.

Anyway, our next stop was the Al Ain National Museum. Museum ni  is the oldest in the UAE, is located next to the Eastern Fort (or Sultan Fort). It was built by the former UAE President, Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Sheikh Zayed sebenarnya asal dari Al Ain ni.

The museum has two main sections on ethnographic and archaeological aspects of the country, especially around Al Ain. It includes finds from the Bronze Age tombs at the Hili Archaeological Park on the outskirts of Al Ain.



Kat belakang Dede & Busu tu is actually a real well.. dalam juga

And macam biasalah, sure ada FALCON. Falcon is the national bird of UAE and is a symbol of force and courage, recognizing the importance of falconry in Arab tradition and culture. Arabs constitute 1/3rd part of the world’s falconers. Falcons are fast flying hunters. They are also known as "THE HUNTING DOG OF THE SKIES".. 









 

Mount Hafeet, Al Ain


Our next destination after Al Ain Wildlife Park was Al Hafeet Mountain (Jebel Hafeet). The mountain actually straddles part of the border with Oman. The mountain rises 1249 meters and offers an impressive view over the city. Jebel Hafeet was a well-known landmark and is a contemporary tourist attraction.

Cantik kan ..!


 On the way up, there's 3 stops. This picture below was taken at the first stop.



 Then, we stopped at Mercure Hotel. At first we planned to spend a night here (around DHS600 for std room) but Mama had to be on stand-by in Dubai for a mtg with client the next day. so tak jadi lah.



This picture below was taken at the peak of Jebel Hafeet. Very cooling was the weather. And the view of the whole Al Ain city could be seen from up here. 



Al Ain Wildlife Park & Resort

On Nov 12, we explored Al Ain.. The place is in Abu Dhabi Emirate, about 150km from Dubai. We had lunch on the way, mkn Chicken & Mutton Briyani la mcm biasa. It took us some 1.5 hours to reach Al Ain. Dah ada GPS senang sikit cari tempat dia.

First destination : Al Ain Wildlife Part & Resort.  In a unique desert setting on the edge of Al Ain, a historic oasis settlement in the United Arab Emirates, the Al Ain Wildlife Park & Resort is a place for people to come and learn about arid land wildlife and conservation through vivid, first hand experience.

Ni at the entrance of the Park


Can you see the huge rhino at the background?...


Macam kat San Diego Zoo kan?..!


3DHS excited tengok all the animals..

Ni kat jalan masuk.. ada byk animals shape