If My body Were a Car...

If my body were a car....

...this is the time I would be thinking about trading it in for a newer model.

I've got bumps and dents and scratches in my finish...

....and my paint job is getting a little dull...

....but that's not the worst of it.....

My headlights are out of focus and it's especially hard to see things up close.

My traction is not as graceful as it once was.

I slip and slide and skid and bump into things even in the best of weather.

My whitewalls are stained with varicose veins.

It takes me hours to reach my maximum speed.

My fuel rate burns inefficiently..!

But here's the worst of it.....

Almost every time I sneeze, cough or sputter.....either my radiator leaks ......

.....or my exhaust backfires!

...if my body were a car..   Now.. do you feel me....

I was in Abu Dhabi...

No stories, just photos...

...arrived Abu Dhabi at 23:55 hrs, 15 minutes drive to...

the Hotel - Crown Plaza Yas Island...

... thats nice... the 'boys' from Bahrain, UK, Jakarta and Oman offices, were already waiting for me when I arrived..!

Damn...! ... who on earth decorate his Lamborghini car like this...

I tell you these Arabs treat Ferrari, Porche, Lamborg, Bentley cars like Proton..!

..oh yes, I forgot... the oil is under their feet...!

...nice...lobby area...

...the super 'spooky' corridor... leading to my room on the Club Floor...

...ish..ish...ish..... how can they mistaken me as 'Mr' pulak...!

... my room....

.... breathtaking view...and its on an island..

...the nearest shopping Mall is 45 minutes drive from the hotel..!

...my daily breakfast, I repeat-daily breakfast @the Club Floor...

...the get-together with the 'girls' from UK, Cairo, Bahrain, Jakarta and Abu Dhabi Offices...

...hmm... nice cleavage ladies..! (LoL)

... my colleague, Pink, from Bangkok office...

.. team from...Ryan (Africa), Andy (Bahrain), Sheila (Cairo)

...yes, thats where we had our offical Team Dinner, the Yacht Club...!

... and the view....

..the FI circuit changed colours from pink, to blue than purple..

...thats Big Boss No-2...!

...very thoughtful of him to make special arrangements with the Chef to prepare Muslim meal for me...

We finished slightly early on the third day of meeting, so I decided to go for sight-seeing and 'Tea' at the Empire Place. Unfortunately, the palace was closed to public due to the country's National Day (3 Dec)...*sigh*.. But we managed to do a little bit of Pistachios shopping though.
Dang... I missed the chance to have tea in the Palace..! Hey Sheikh, how often one can go into a palace and have tea..?


...the Empire Palace...
... 2nd entrance to the Empire Palace...

...very windy... tudung terbang-terbang...!
... what lies above the 2nd entrance... beautiful carvings...!

... thats the entire Palace... massive...!

... now shopping time... alamak wind blew my tudung again...!
...with my colleague from Bangkk office ...posing sikit kat The Mall...

...well, well.... what do you know.... this is how the Arabs spent their past time.

... siap bawa stools and home appliances lagi. Dont think our Govt will allow this at our public park, no way...!

... the Etihad Empire Tower...

...thats it... I'm flying home...!

...business class...

...window seating (as always...)

...sleep.. (Miss, wake me up when the plane lands.. :)

The Long Silence (sort of...)

Sorry it's been a while since I've posted here.

I realize it's been nearly three weeks since I last managed to post.

As the year has wound down, I find that the demands placed on my time and energy only increase. It's hard to believe that the office workload for 2010 is nearly, I repeat-nearly, complete: Last meeting for this year ended today, and I only have one more week next week .... and then.... going off for long holiday. Holiday????..No, I don't think so. I still have got orders to fulfill, baking classes to give, not forgetting preparation for the 'back-t0-school' thingy..

It's been a wild ride for this year. I cannot but be grateful that I have woken up each morning excited and I've gone to bed each night very tired.

If there's any regret that I have, it's that I've not gotten to be in Germany for my baby brother's Viva....I simply couldn't get go to Germany due to work load... I know he will understand...

...to my twin baby brother, Safial Aqbar @ AA, or better known as 'Sam' back in Germany... CONGRATULATIONS.. for being conferred the title 'Dr' .

Well Done baby brother..!