A Day in Muscat

On thursday, 8th of May '08, me and my family (mama, abah & awai), we had a trip to muscat.. our nearest town.. it is not that near.. we consider it the nearest town because it seems that every weekend you can find us there in muscat.. haha..

on the way to muscat.. we stop at a nearby town called Fanja.. Fanja is popularly known as a place that produces pottery..

then.. we continue our trip to muscat..

we had our lunch at a town calleh Mutrah.. a name of a place in Muscat.. the best thing is that we saw groups of teenagers swimming in a small pool i guess.. well the pool is actually part of the sea.. haha.. they were doing some trick here and there.. flipping their body into the water.. it was something interesting to see..

later.. we head on to City Centre.. haha.. shopping!! well because the whole city is closed and sleeps from 12 pm to 430 pm, because of the heat (41 c), the only shopping mall that is open is the Muscat City Centre.. and again the thing is that me and my bro did some shopping at ZARA!! woohoo!! thanx to my beloved mother and father.. i got myself a cool shirt!! woohoo!!

well this picture were taken before we went to City Centre.. we had detour to Qantab.. it is on top of a hill overlooking a Marina.. you can have a Dolphin Trip there.. it is a half day trip to see the dolphin in the middle of the sea.. not in a pool or in an aquarium.. beside Marina, here in Qantab there is a Dive Centre for tourists and local people to go diving into the beautiful blue water ocean.. and there is of course, Shangri-La Hotel and Resort, here in Qantab..

after the shopping.. we head on to Ruwi.. Ruwi is like 'Low Yat' in Malaysia.. here they sell computer parts and handphones and car accessories.. the different thing is that low yat is a mall but Ruwi is a town.. haha.. we jad our dinner here in Ruwi.. in a Pakistani Restaurant.. the food was nice.. seriously dude.. original from Pakistan.. haha..

after the dinner.. we head our to Mutrah.. the most popular place.. for my family.. we love it here.. the place is cool and cozy i guess.. even tourists love to come here in Mutrah.. it is like 'Pasar Seni in KL' but much bigger.. it is a town.. haha.. well actually the purpose we came here that day was to buy a lot of abaya for my friends in Malaysia.. they 'pesan' to buy.. but they will give money.. it is not a gift from me or the Sultan.. huhu.. but it is damn cheap and pretty i tell you.. you can never find it Malaysia.. huhu.. well i hope they like it.. i personally 'tempah' to match their size.. seriuosly dude!! i did..

well till then.. chiow..

Clouds In Oman

Well, this rarely happens in Oman.. Usually in Oman, there will only be the beautiful blue sky.. seriously dude.. huhu.. but yesterday.. i saw clouds.. and i was amaze because it seldom happens here.. so i took out my camera and took some pictures of the clouds in Nizwa, Oman..

my mom told me that, since my parents came here to Oman, there had yet been a single drop rain.. it has been 4 months now.. well the local people told us that the most is that 3 times.. per year.. huhu.. there can be no rain at all for couple of years.. With the Power of Allah.. people in Oman has a lot of water beneath the earth that can be supplied to the whole of Oman for many years.. if it rains in Oman, is will be a heavy rain.. and it will cause flood to most area.. and the 'wadi' (dry water bed) will be filled with water, it will become like a river.. but only for a couple of hours.. and the water dissapears..

in Oman. there are 2 seasons.. winter and summer.. summer time will be very cold here.. but in summer time.. like right now.. the temperature can reach 41-44 c.. haha.. they say in august will be hotter.. the temperature rise up till 51 c.. haha. so stay in your house for the day.. go out only in the evening.. huhu..

so do come to oman.. to experience the beautiful scenery of this beautiful country.. it will be a totally different experience.. for Malaysian.. it will be a great place to see something totally different from Malaysia, in terms of its culture, climate, people, language and scenery.. and for Malaysian.. I know you love to shop and shop.. come to Oman and Dubai to shop.. rather than going to somewhere else.. there are good and better brands here in Oman.. furthermore, it is cheaper compared to other places.. look out for my next post about the 'Beverly Hills' and 'Orange County' in Oman.. till then.. chiow..

p/s: the last picture is me with the 'date' tree.. you can find it anywhere in Oman.. by the road side.. inside a house.. and for your information.. one tree can produce up to 270 kg per harvest.. haha.. no kidding maa..

BBQ with the Family..

2 days before my elder brother, angah, is going back to Malaysia.. we had a BBQ at Tanuf.. quite near with our place.. it was planed in the morning.. huhu.. so we woke up that day, went to the supermarket, Kimji, bought coals, chicken, soy sauce, chilli and what else, i forgot.. huhuhu.. my dad and my bro marinate the chicken..

so when my mom came home from teaching.. after asar prayer, we were ready to BBQ.. we stop at the nearby grocery to buy candles, lighter, one big bottle of 'Mountain Dew' of 355 litre (popular here in Oman) and 6 shawarma..

it was a family outting.. it was very fun.. i like to start the fire, to start the coal burning.. haha.. we really had a great time that day.. picnic time.. haha.. well, we also had our magrib prayer there.. haha.. it is quite dark during the magrib prayer, and no one was there, maybe the local villagers were nearby.. but if was fun.. it was the best experience.. never cross my mind to have such an event here in oman.. haha.. BBQ in oman.. woohoo!!

The bottle that i'm holding here.. is quite popular here in Oman.. it is called 'Barbican'.. malt drink but non-alchoholic.. haha.. another malt drink is called 'Freez'.. both have different taste but both are malt.. aite.. till then.. chiow..

SUR

We were at Sur for 2 days (Thursday and Friday).. Sur is by the coast.. it had beautiful beach.. Sur is popular place for its fisherman and Dow (Oman Boat).. We had stayed at Uncle Razak's apartment there.. he is a lecturer teaching business at a college in Sur, Oman.. well, the day when we arrive at sur, we had Barbeque BBQ with uncle razak.. we went to the night fish market there and bought few fish for BBQ..

This was the fire that I started myself.. good job ajeen.. well and this is the first crab that I started cooking.. haha.. yummy!! we did not eat anything else except fish for the night.. well not to forget the 'Mountain Dew'.. Favorita!! very popular in Oman..

This the boat that is well known in Sur.. this sort of the icon for Sur.. it is called the Dow.. tradisional made by the Omani people in Sur..

The next day.. we went fishing early morning.. well i brought my 'joran' from KL.. haha.. i got myself a 'Ikan Kerapu'.. my dad says, the most expansive fish you can find in fish market.. haha.. good job ajeen.. huhu..

Haha.. well.. the last two days was an amazing experience for me.. I never expected to have a BBQ in Oman.. that was fun and enjoyable.. Seriously dude.. it was fun.. I got the fire started profesionally.. something new for a foreigner.. haha.. then i also never expected, fishing in Oman.. wow!! I got a fish!! Kerapu!! huhu.. WOW!! haha..

so till then.. see yaa.. where you wanna be yaa..