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The Sea The Sun The Sand |
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8 Feb :
After breakfast, we went to our room for last minute touch-up. Fidel received a call from boss - dress formal. Heh...lucky, I was all dolled up. So he changed into his suit. Destination????? Burj Al Arab. Anuar was so kind to call up his friend who is working there. He had arranged a tour for us, Pai & boss are our escorts. Waaaaaa.....so formal, so grand, macam anak raja mana nak masuk istana!!!!
After staying there for a couple of days, I learned that we, Asians, mesti dress up, look up (macam anggek gituh). Pasal..orang jati sana tengok kita macam kucing kurap!!!!! Diskriminasi habis!!!!! Tak bedek!!!!! If you think nak gi holiday pakai t-shirt, jeans & sandals...then baik dok rumah diam-diam! So 1 important note here...dress up. It makes a whole lot of difference.
Waduh waduh....the dato & datin dressed elegantly. I really can't help myself. I really want to laugh out loud. No, don't get me wrong. It's not the way we dressed, but the way boss spoke to the security before we were allowed to drive through the road which linked to the small land. No nonsense, purely important & high class. And the security staff were really on their toes like if they were to make a simple mistake, they'd lose their job! Our names were not in the list. Boss called Anuar for clarification & within minutes we were allowed to drive through. OK, time to main peranan now - for me, that is. Aku PonG UP lah sket.
It's grand.....sampai takot nak jejak, takot nak pegang, macam apa aku buat serba-serbi tak kene. It was a personalised tour for 4 of us. Of course lah, the host & hostess dah masok sini berapa kali, jadi jorang tak heran. Our guide, Fatimah, is a native. She spoke good command of English. Her detailed explanantion was just superb. Unfortunately, all rooms were occupied, so we didn't get the chance of going into one. Boss said the ballroom is very posh. The view from the "hanging floor" (that's what I called it) was simply breathtaking. The interior is magnificent. Too bad lah, I couldn't heng sana, heng sini...which I really wanted to do. Gosh! I had to behave like a VIP! Cakap pong nak kene pakai tutur bahasa orang atasan....rimas betol! So I asked, do you allow the public to come in for a tour? She - yes, you must make a reservation at least 3 days before. If I'm not mistaken, the fee is quite expensive. I dare not ask laa..kan tengah main peranan VIP. But one can make reservations to dine in one of the restaurants.
So you see....if you see so many tourists taking photos of Burj Al Arab from the outside, they're only allowed to go to the public beach to take shots of it. No tourist bus is allowed to enter the gate from the mainland guarded by security staff.
At the end of the tour, we were given a brochure each. Haiz..brochure ajerk dah standard-manded. Then look at the price of 1 night stay....takder 10 ribu dolar dlm tangan..tak yah kecoh,horrr. According to boss, we still had time for coffee. Both husband & wife recommended that we try the Arab's signature dessert. So we did. Once again, boss insisted he's the host. So we didn't have the chance to boh tuan rumah. Memang sungguh tak selesa aku dibuatnyer duduk kat tempat high class nie. Terlalu posh, yess.....just like the Royal Palace Abu Dhabi. Since dah sampai situ, jakon ponG jakon laa....amek la gambarz buat kenangan. 1 kemestian...mesti gi toilet, nak tengok cantik ker tak...kekekeekkee.
Haiz......on the vanity counter ada minyak wangi & lotion. Aper brand??? Hermes...Fauborg...mak dikao! Macam nak bawak balek seh.....heh silap haribulan kene potong tangan!!!!!! Still got time. They brought us to Mall of the Emirates. This is where The Snow City located. It's one of the huge shopping malls I mentioned previously.
Returned to their home to change. A 4 wd stopped in front of their house & we zoomed for a sand dune bashing. I thought it scare the helluva me. But it turned out ok, but I pitied the old English couple who shared the same vehicle with us - they were so scared! Kuwangajak nyer Arab driver.....dia cakap dlm bahasa Arab thru walkie talkie ker handfone (aku tak prasan) - tak per kiter takotkan jorang sambil baca Quran. Maknanyer - bawak macam giler sambil baca surah. Boley gituh!!!!! Pai cakap dlm bahasa Melayu - kuwang ajar ko, arab..nanti ko!
The sand dune ride was great..takder la menjunam sana terjunam sini. At the end of the ride, we were brought to a camp area. Fidel & I sempat naik unta. Nasib baik boss ajar macam mana nak jaga posture bila unta naik & turun so that kita tak jatuh. Jalan dgn unta for 10 minutes or so while the sun was setting. Sempat berbual dgn org tua matsaleh yg sekereta dgn kita. Dia kagum all 4 of us can speak more than 1 language...Ceybah!!!!! Lebih-lebih lagi kiter speak very good English....Ceybah..Ceybah!!!!
So you think you ada chance nak tengok pompan Arab joget perot??? No,no,no,no,no!!!!! Tipah tertipu!!!! Pompan Arab tak tunjuk aurat beb!!!! Tu belly dancer yg kiter nampak kat advertisement tuh.....org Russia!!!! kwang kwang kwang....and it's not authentic belly dancing. Belly dancing is an art. Si dekni - rambut blonde, dia pakai wig jadi macam laa pompan arab. Then dia joget, asik-asik goyang t*t*k...apa kejadah!!!!!!! Asal aku pandai sangat tau yg dektu bukan joget perot???? Pasal aku ponG blajar belly dancing aperrrrr.....! Jgn tipu sama Beydah.
After dinner & entertainment, the same driver sent us home. Dlm kegelapan malam merentas padang pasir, aku tanya - Pai, kat sini ada jembalang tanah ker cek pon ker? Pai - heh..sini nyer lagik dahsyat tau...jorang neyr sihir very power nyer & jorang selalu buang kat padang pasir camnie..... Mak dikao!!!!!!! Silap aribulan, nampak botol, bukak botol, jin ponG keluar!
Reached home, freshened up & stopped by at Subway for supper with the children.....kan aku dah kata..aku dah ada agenda apa aku nak muntah kedarah! The family sent us to the hotel for our 40 winks. They're gonna take me outskirts the next morning.
to be continued.....
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posted by pinkiecutepie # 07:35 #
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3 Comments:
Thanks for the time. Hope tak menyusahkan. Thanks for the advice too...I sort out my thots and am looking forward for a change as per yr idea. Thanks again.
To you-know-who, I received yr salam and next time we can go out togeder2 eh.
Woi! Abih dalam kesibukan menjaga tata susila dan fening kefara sana-sini (act up-up), nih gerenti terlupa nak seru nama penuh aku tau!!! pakai nampak tak jejak kaki lah aku ... =P
insyaa allah ... kalau ada jodoh tak ke mana. =)
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