Nak Masak Apa ye...

My house had been assigned for Malaysian ladies in Dubai teabreak gathering this Friday. OK, it's decent and tidy enough to receive visitors. But alamak.. what should i cook ?? Eventhough it's potluck, but it's only proper that the host to prepare something special.

So since last nite, i've been cracking my head thinking what to cook, going through all the recipes that i have in my laptop but till today i have yet to make up my mind.. Anyway, nothing strange here, i always have problem in what to serve whenever i entertain friends and family. It's always last minute decision and sometimes, i change my menu even after i've bought all the ingredients..

I told Putri i'll cook meehoon goreng, cucur udang and bubur kacang. but that's too simple right ? That's not special... *sigh* Anyway, i think instead of preparing reports for my coming board meeting i'll spend my time to browse through recipes.. hahahaha.. makan gaji buta ka ???

Get together in Beachcombers - part 2

Photos from Faridz camera




The whole gang except for cameraman and fren from Riyadh



Jumeirah Beach Hotel Inside Beachcombers







Nana and me infront of Burj Al Arab.. talking to my darling husband on the phone.




Yarlee and me at the restaurant deck Ali and me.. tak dapat ambik real camel ini pun OK


deck chairs.. sejauh mata memandang..

He's in love

Saturday noon while shopping for carpet in Abu Dhabi, my handphone ring:

“Tini, macam mana?”

“Macam mana apa?” i asked back

“U kan hantar N balik semalam, so apa cerita?” he asked back.

“Alahh..aku busy tengah beli carpet ni, nanti i call u back..” that’s my answer and thereafter i forgot to call him back.

Sunday morning my mobile rang and i saw his name. Alamak, just remember i suppose to call him back yesterday.

“Tini, i need your help”

“Apahal ?” i ask him

“Can u ask N out for dinner tonite”

“Cannnn.. memang kita dah planned pun kan last Friday” i said.. So, eventhough i was quite busy today and a bit tired after full scheduled weekend, i decided to go ahead with the dinner as per our plan earlier.

After confirming the dinner with N, sent email to both of my friends

”Malam ni dinner kat Burjuman pukul 8.45 malam.. i ambik N pukul 8 kat mirdif so sampai sana lebih kurang gitu2 la.. makan kat mana nanti decide la yekkk. Ali, ko kena datang sekali kalu tak nanti aku jadi lamp post kangggg.. so aku dating dengan ko biar abang sohaimi kita dating ngan gadis idaman... bye bye”

So we had dinner tonite, 4 of us. It’s amazing to see how falling in love can transform people. My friend is still acting like himself but at the same time he seems different. Love is blind but yet, is love really blinded people. I always remember what my friend Pris used to say ”i like the feeling when I just started to fall in love, it’s so refreshing”. Yes, it’s true, it’s a refreshing feeling.

And tonite i saw it in my friend eyes. I saw happiness, I saw hope, I saw a person in love....

Jalan-jalan cari carpet in Abu Dhabi

Today, Putri, Syela, Anita and myself went to Abu Dhabi for our carpet shopping exploration. As per planned, i bought 1 carpet for my living room as i've started to treat that place as my own place. Before this, despite have been in Dubai for 8 months, i always treat it as my temporary shelter. So, i think i had started to adjust and accept the fact that i’m here now and better make the most out of it.

Syela is right, the carpets are cheap if compared to the price in Malaysia.
- Syela bought it earlier at 500Dhs, but the shop charge me 520Dhs..that's why long face. (Photo courtesy of Syela)



After carpet shopping, we went to Emirates Palace to see Picasso exhibition. Spent only 1.5 hours there. I guess we are not really art’s lover except for Anita but she’d been there 3 times already.

By the time we finish our art exploration, our tummy were screaming for foods. We had agreed earlier to have lunch at Suria in Eclipse Hotel, the one and only Malaysian restaurant in Abu Dhabi. So after checking with few friends for direction and after many-many u-turns, we manage to find the place.

The luxurious Emirate Palace and see how small Anita look on that enormous sofa

All of us are so hungry that everything on the menu looks good (not that it has so many choices). We decided to go with Lunch Set. Popia as a starter, Nasi Ayam as main course and Pengat Pisang as dessert. Yummy, foods are good. It really taste like foods back home, taste of typical Malay foods sell at warung or gerai at the road side. But unfortunately service is really-really bad. At 1 point of time, Anita had to storm into the kitchen as there’s no waiting staff outside.

We reach Dubai at 5pm and i complained that the day is not productive but Putri abruptly said what’s not productive ?? we breakfasting in Emarat, go carpet shopping, we see Picasso, we tour Abu Dhabi (since we getting lost while looking for Suria), we makan in Suria. So it’s 5 things we manage to do today. Yes Putri, you are right.. as always :-)

Next trip, jalan-jalan cari carpet in Fujairah.