Weekend 21

So, how was your weekend, peeps? Mine was fun, busy and tiring.

Let’s start with the fun part first, shall we?

Hubby & I met up with college friend C to help her out with her sister’s wedding. So off we went to the florist I recommended to finalize their order. Afterwards, we went to Ramee Royal Hotel’s Sports Bar for a hearty buffet brunch. It surprised me that this four star hotel we used to ignore serve really good food. They also have wide array of selection that’s an instant plus. And their dessert station was the best! I couldn’t decide which sweets to try out so I  took a small portion of all their lovely looking desserts. Everything looked and tasted yummy that I almost couldn’t feel a thing after eating. There was entertainment, of course, provided by an old couple – the man playing the saxophone, and the woman playing the organ.

After our incredibly sumptuous meal, we went to Wafi Mall for a little walk to burn the fats we gained from our gluttonous lunch. We store hopped while the bride-to-be purchased other items they still need for the wedding. Hubby and I chanced upon the jug we’ve been eyeing for since we’ve seen it in the movie ‘Made of Honor’. The price tag was a bit over the top but we just decided to splurge on it rather than regret not buying it later on.

From Wafi, hubby had to leave us three to go home and change for his photo shoot with friends. Being good girls that we are off we went to hear mass at St. Mary’s Church. We then went to Starbucks at Jumeirah Palm Strip to have a round of refreshing frappuccinos while we discussed details about the wedding. Being the only married girl amongst us three, I was asked questions from the missalette down to the ‘things to remember’ on the big day. After going through the wedding stuff, we all chatted coolly about everything under the sun. We joked, reminisced and laughed till our tummies hurt and our eyes brimmed with tears.

As hubby’s gig with friends finished late in the evening, C and I opted to stay late at the French Bakery in Al Wasl Road. Despite the sticky feeling of being outdoors, we chose a spot in their Al Fresco area to savor the aroma of shisha (and for her to be able to smoke, too). My Honey was able to pick me up at 1:45 am, and that’s when we decided to call it a night.

Now the busy part.

Since we got home at past two in the morning, we woke up late the following day (Saturday). In as much as we wanted to gallivant around the mall because it was too hot to do anything outside, we had to drive from one place to another from 11:30 am to 7:15 pm. Here’s a rundown of what we did:

11:30 am – open a new savings account (yihee!)
12:15 pm – lunch at Marry Brown then coffee at Starbucks for some caffeine kick
2:00 pm – ocular inspection at the bowling centre option no. 1 for my birthday party. I want a party because I’m turning 30, and it’s a milestone celebration! (oops, did i just give away my real age?!?)2:30 pm – since I had to cancel my salon appointment last Thursday, I had to go for my hair and nail treatments yesterday, And it lasted for 2 ½ freakin’ hours! By the time I was done, I was fidgety already.
5:30 pm – went to the Pioneer House booksale at Al Boom Tourist Village. It was a haven for book lovers! Discount on their new books ranged from 20% - 70% off. I bought a lot of children’s books, and Disney books with CDs for my godchildren as gifts for Christmas. The hubby got himself two cookbooks, a copy of the “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy: The Fab 5's Guide to Looking Better, Cooking Better, Dressing Better, Behaving Better and Living Better” book, and a Dan Brown paperback.
7:15 pm – ocular inspection at the bowling centre option no. 2

And lastly, the tiring part.

I honestly didn’t mind all the drive and hippity-hopping we did over the weekend. It's the heat that made every bit of the weekend tiring. You must’ve all guessed that the feel of summer has already hit us. it is now SCORCHING HOT!! And when we talk about summer in the UAE, that’s about 45 degrees Celsius on the average, paired with 60%-80% humidity. Imagine doing your errands with this kind of heat! double the effort indeed. goodness gracious!! We couldn’t even sit in the car immediately because we have to cool it first. We dreaded the feel of the leather seats!

How about you folks – how did you spend your weekend? I hope it was all fun, too.

Kid At Heart

That's how I felt after spending the sundown at Al Qasba yesterday. We spent about a couple of hours just taking snapshots.

At first, I felt bored just sitting in there watching my companions click away.


Not until we started watching the Al Qasba Musical Fountain do its magic. Here are pictures of me goofing around like little kid:

In fact, the kids began playing in the fountain after I did. husband thinks I'm such a ‘promotor’. Well, the fountain is there for the kids to play with, right? In this kind of weather, one of the most fun thing to do is get wet!

Let’s not forget the pictures of the dear husband practicing some shots with his brand new 17-85mm lens:



Nice pictures, huh? All photos are taken by our friend K. Thanks, dude!

Rice Feast

In my week long stay in the States, I never had rice at all. So I've started craving for the ultimate Pinoy staple food since I hopped on the plane back to Dubai. Would you believe that from Saturday till yesterday, we were at Chowking each morning because of their breakfast meals? Of course, having rice for breakfast is the way to start your day! I ordered Tapsilog (twice), Daingsilog and Shanghai Lauriat that filled me ever so happily. I took a leave today, which is a relief to the husband who had gotten tired of eating breakfast in the same place 4 days in a row.

To take our palates off the taste of garlic rice, hubby took me to dinner last night at Lemongrass, our new favorite Thai restaurant. We ordered their signature dish, Med Goo plus Talay Pao to go perfectly with Kao Suay, their fragrant Jasmine rice. to describe our meal ‘divine’ would be an understatement!

Tonight, we will be watching ‘Iron Man’. But before catching the movie, we’ll have to have dinner first. I'm already wondering which restaurant we’ll end up eating at. Well, I don’t mind which restaurant really, as long as they serve rice. I can start dieting next week, haha!

What Kept Me Busy After 5

…in San Diego, California was the shopping experience!

These bags contain just a few of my purchases. By the time I took this photo, the rest of the stuff I bought in the last couple of days were already stowed away. I literally racked my brains trying to fit everything in my 2 pieces of luggage!


I had a feeling I'd be able to find this in the States. Horton Plaza’s Louis Vuitton didn’t fail me :)



Before I left, my Uncle Regie & Auntie Malou gave me this as a gift:


On top of this, I got a Hollister shirt and top, too. woohoo!!

What’s good about this trip is that it didn’t hurt my credit cards. Since my relatives treated me to most of my meals each day, plus my cousins drove for me in town, I saved up from my per diem so I was able to buy (loads of) stuff for me & hubby.  

High Altitude Blubber

When you are aboard a plane feeling bored and restless, DO NOT watch a movie like “P.S. I Love You”, unless you are ready to openly show your emotions to your fellow passengers.

I couldn’t stop crying on my way to Houston aboard flight EK 211 last 25th April. It was the first movie I watched since the plane took off, and the feeling of sadly missing my better half was aggravated by the movie’s story. Good thing my seatmates were asleep and the cabin crews were not doing their rounds so no one noticed my flowing tears while watching the film. It would’ve been totally embarrassing, I imagine!