tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post1476761053939654378..comments2023-08-27T01:57:54.774-07:00Comments on uaeian: golden memoirsroshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03271894997251528158noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-48528902502233135982007-10-15T12:56:00.000-07:002007-10-15T12:56:00.000-07:00hahahaha Mr LE: that makes two of us. Memoirs, li...hahahaha Mr LE: that makes two of us. Memoirs, like change is a double edge sword :) <BR/><BR/>Can't live with 'em - can't live without 'em :)<BR/><BR/>I've been to Sindbad only once - think it was a few light years back :)roshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271894997251528158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-61977865630631650142007-10-15T12:38:00.000-07:002007-10-15T12:38:00.000-07:00aaah memories... I love em and Hate em at the same...aaah memories... I love em and Hate em at the same time. <BR/><BR/>I remember loving Sindbad in Al Ghurair center. Used to beg my parents every weekend to take me there ;-)LocalExpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15850197930133290593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-12102466885472305122007-10-13T21:36:00.000-07:002007-10-13T21:36:00.000-07:00I hear you Lirun - the soul knows no calories or c...I hear you Lirun - the soul knows no calories or carbs :)<BR/><BR/>i*....yup! Me love fruitcakes, yummmmy! lol it is Al Wahda (and I spelt Al Wadha - my bad, sawwy :) <BR/><BR/>Anyhoooo, can't believe they are bringing another mall into Al Wahda street - it's become so very narrow & congested as it is? Time for another protest letter to the municipality.<BR/><BR/>Friday morning is the most serene time to be around anywhere in the UAE :) Drive around the city say, 9-10AM, you shall feel the soul :)<BR/><BR/>Al - gee thanks :) wish I had more time. Work & travel takes all my time :(<BR/><BR/>As much as I love SHJ, I wouldn't recommend you move beyond Al Nahda - at the max, stick near Qanat Al Qasba area. The evening traffic into SHJ city center just kills you - it's just really bad - mostly because of the narrow roads and drivers with zero driving culture.<BR/><BR/>Man - Al Urooba street has changed lots. Lotsa narrow high rises. Al Hamra building still stands - the place has become more of a malu community now :) Personally, there is whole lot of SHJ, most people don't know of. If you get the chance, take a drive to the American University in SHJ and the area around - one of the finest set of buildings in the UAE.<BR/><BR/>I've always believed/felt, the (old) Deira & Bur Dubai forms the true soul of Dubai. Didn't Dubai cops conduct an amazing sting operation near Baraha area a few years back? They cleaned up all those whores, with such calm and zero havoc! How do these women get into the UAE?<BR/><BR/>Re: home, yes, it's all strange, uncanny, unsettling - all at the same time. It may not be our country, but I feel it's a part of me & vice versa - given most of lives memoirs, growing years and quite many things which make us who we are today, is in the UAE. <BR/><BR/>I have shared a thought or two in an earlier post, titled <BR/>"thoughts". Perhaps, someday, it shall become home in it's truest sense :)roshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271894997251528158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-89739921335809334022007-10-13T04:25:00.000-07:002007-10-13T04:25:00.000-07:00Rosh, your blog is getting interesting again, hehe...Rosh, your blog is getting interesting again, hehe! Sharjah is crazy now... too much traffic and so many people live there. It's like everyone who works in Dubai lives in Al-Nahda! I might move there too once my dad retires and leaves for Pakistan. Rents in Dubai are crazy and I need to save up for my MBA, which starts in July! My guts are already sinking thinking about driving to Sharjah from work everyday!<BR/><BR/>We used to live at Al-Urooba street in Sharjah, just behind the Sharjah creek. So everytime I pass that place by it reminds me of my childhood days. "Tana Grocery" is still there and so is the Al Hamra Cinema Building! But, the place has changed a lot and there is hardly any vacant spot now. <BR/><BR/>Another nostalgic place is Deira where I have lived for the last 15 years. I love this place even with all the crazy metro connection; the russian, morroccan and irani whores; the TONS of hotels; and good old Al Ghurair center! Wasn't that the first mall in all of UAE? hehe! I actually love the Abra area too and if I could find a place to live in one of those nice buildings overlooking the creek, I would always prefer it. Absolutely love the place even with its impossible gentry!<BR/><BR/>So many memoirs and reminiscing of old novelties and yet this is not our country! Hehe.al-republicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692379981976981057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-56178893495689810842007-10-13T03:27:00.000-07:002007-10-13T03:27:00.000-07:00Aha, so you like fruitcakes too, rosh - the edible...Aha, so you like fruitcakes too, rosh - the edible kind!<BR/><BR/>Cool - I've never been to Golden Loaf, nor have I noticed it on Al Wahda.<BR/><BR/>Talking about Al Wahda, there was a radio ad on recently promoting a new mall called "Al Wahda Mall" and the folks (why do I use the word folks? I picked it up from you! hehe) pronounce it "Al Wada Mall" in an English accent. I'm like what? What the heck is "Al Wada Mall?" Missing the "h" in "Wahda" is like such a no-no! People wrote letters in to 7days complaining about this major catastrophe lol.<BR/><BR/>Well at least it made the ad memorable!<BR/><BR/>We used to stop at Al Jadeed Bakery in Dubai (again, forgot the name of the road but it's leading to Al Mullah Plaza) but hmm I don't remember Friday mornings back in the day :Pi*maginatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11768590735811322295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-65634531645605875952007-10-13T01:26:00.000-07:002007-10-13T01:26:00.000-07:00i have a bakery like that in st sauveur montreal.....i have a bakery like that in st sauveur montreal..<BR/><BR/>i have memories of going there with my dad since i was 10 and every time i ve been to montral since - probably something like 10 or more.. i have gone there to remember that first time i was amazed by their egg bread..<BR/><BR/>its funny.. with all the low carb talk - i cant imagine any food that hits the soul quite like fresh bread.. its like a thread that connects us to everything good.. right? heheLirunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165940866092660086noreply@blogger.com