Riane meantime, loved all of Little Explorer’s play zones,
especially the water plays, getting wet and changing her dress twice (<*-*>) .
On our weekend desert drive the other week, the Drivers pulled over near a farm in the desert to deflate the tyres before we drive to the dunes further.
I saw the caretaker and I excitedly ran to ask his permission to take photos. He was speaking Arabic, and we settled our conversation with "mafi Arabic" as I was signalling him what I wanted to do.
I have always wanted to take photos of green things lining up the desert sands but would feel too far from them, and with that feeling that getting to close without asking permission may get me into trouble. But this time, the Bangladeshi farmer was too glad to show me his crops.
Same photos posted on Facebook page 'Disyerto'
I saw the caretaker and I excitedly ran to ask his permission to take photos. He was speaking Arabic, and we settled our conversation with "mafi Arabic" as I was signalling him what I wanted to do.
I have always wanted to take photos of green things lining up the desert sands but would feel too far from them, and with that feeling that getting to close without asking permission may get me into trouble. But this time, the Bangladeshi farmer was too glad to show me his crops.
Yes, i am contemplating on a nasal surgery, not the cosmetic one though.
I brought Kuya to the EENT doctor over the weekend as he complained of ear ache from his colds.
Eardrops and an antihistamine was prescribed for the Gremlin.
And, here's Kuya with his ears, nose and throat check:
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| Along Hatta - Oman road in between the Dubai borders. The gravel plain, and the carpet and clay figurine shops. (Photo taken with the phone camera) |
It was a family date on Valentine's Day -- on a usual activity of desert camping, dune driving with friends, then another short road trip.
Temperature indicated 14 deg Celsius past 11pm on Thursday night as we drove into the camp site, so we decided to sleep in the car than putting up the tent. (Usually, the mercury drops further at around 3am.) My Gremlins were already asleep before we even reached camp so their Gremlin Dad and I had our time sitting and sharing stories instead of chasing them.
By 2am we left our friends by the bonfire so we could catch sleep. Camping with friends usually means hitting the sack between 3 to 4 am, but this time we wanted to spend Friday being out instead of being in bed all afternoon.
After the Friday dune drive at Lahbab's Area 53, our tyres were inflated back by 12 noon. Friends headed back to Dubai while we headed towards Hatta. Along Oman side (in between the two border checks), we drove off-track the highway where shrubs gave green color to the gravel plain. I probably was still exhausted from the previous week that spotting tiny flowers and taking photos of them already made me really happy.
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| Tiny flowers, lovely at close-up (Photo taken with the phone camera) |
My dearest blog,
How are you? I miss you so! Please don't feel bad, I didn't abandon you. It's just that I am "keeping a balance" between family and work, and, okay add to that some social responsibilities.
Meanwhile, let me share you what I had -- some peak-a-boo time with my Baby Boss:
And more breakfasts with the Big Boy at the desert:
And more desert jumps for me too:
See you again in awhile dear blog :-)
How are you? I miss you so! Please don't feel bad, I didn't abandon you. It's just that I am "keeping a balance" between family and work, and, okay add to that some social responsibilities.
Meanwhile, let me share you what I had -- some peak-a-boo time with my Baby Boss:
And more breakfasts with the Big Boy at the desert:
And more desert jumps for me too:
