It's been 3 years.
9 years ago
Friday, March 17, 2006
after a month of planning and amidst the current windy situation (probably a sandstorm in the desert) today, we were finally able to pushed through with our desert safari gimik!
me and my hubby started our journey to Dubai about 12:30 PM. although he wasn't quite well yet, he still fulfilled his promise that we will go on a safari tour! yey! we were able to reach the Al Ghubaiba bus station at around 2:00 PM. we took a cab to my cousin's place somewhere near bank street.
at her place, we met Ness, her bestfriend who is new (and is on a lookout for job! calling all jobhunters! hehe) in UAE. we also had a light snack of pasta, which my cousin cooked (masarap na din..good thing, i like pasta na maasim-asim, hehe). we waited for about 40 minutes for the 4x4 driver who will took us to the desert. grabe, sobrang late siya huh! anyhow, the trip itself was worth the wait so we just kept our cool and remained patient. despite being late, we forgave him of his sins because he turned out nice din naman, may customer service kumbaga. hehe.
the girls with the driver...tsansing pa si mokong..hehe
the driver drove us for about 30 minutes to the desert, to the sandiest part. we went up and down the slopes of sands and have hours of dashing and screaming in the dunes! so thrilling talaga!
posing with the 4x4 with the broken tire.. hehe
fine sands + coarse travel + me = great time
our driver drove with two other 4x4's with tourists. ganun yata talaga, they have to travel in groups so that they could watch out for each other. though the activity is dangerous in itself, travelling in groups add some feeling of security.
the sand grains captured in photo
in the middle of our dune bashing, the two other 4x4s encountered some disaster. haha! one had vomiting tourist on tour, the other one broke its tire. only our group survived and claimed to be the strong ones! daanin ba naman sa kakasigaw eh! hehe.
the girls with the hitchhiker south korean..hehe
the girls... pose lang ng pose! hehe
after the 2-hour desert dune bashing, we went to the camp site among with the other safari goers with other tours. the camp features a camel ride (which we missed.. sad), henna painting, sisha, arabic costume, some BBQ's, arabic dinner and most of all, belly dancing! hehe. purely arabic adventure to the max!
my henna bracelet and ring...
henna painting is an art. it combines symmetry and assemetry and still turns up beautiful. the painter is an arabic lady. she's nice and very accommodating although some arabic little girls tends to break into the queue. letting the girls cuts into the line or have a separate line in their culture, has its disadvantages din pala. no wonder, they grow up wanting to always have their way. they don't have patience to wait for their turn.
"the sheikh and sheikha"
putting on their dresses aren't easy as well. it's harder than fixing a necktie. for the ladies, the head dress should be tight enough. for the men, they should have balance to maintain their head dress as it is not to be fixed securely yet is expected to stay put. hehe. so, ironic noh?!
sisha?! yep, we learned to do it the right way. that is, after a couple of coughing it out. hehe. as for the BBQ... well, i'm getting accustomed to arabic food anyway. therefore, i can say that i love the grilled lamb chop and the chicken kebab. =) matched it with tabouleh and salad veggies. yummy!
oh... curious about the dancing belly? watching the belly dancer swayed her belly without any "bilbil" was just so cool. it's as if she has no internal organs nor bones! lambot ng tummy nya! galing gumiling, haha! she swayed and danced accompanied by an arabic music. everybody enjoyed, especially the boys! haha.
the safari goers! craving for more!
we were able to get back to dubai city centre, around 10:30 PM. got to abu dhabi around 12:30 AM the next day... exhausted but fulfilled! we had a grand (arabic) time!
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