Saturday, January 30, 2010
It's Saturday night, so the weekend is finished!
On Thursday after work I went to the Golf Tournament on Saadiyat Island. It was the first competition at the new course there. I don't really know anything about golf, but I wanted to see the new golf club. It was beautiful. It has a great location by the sea. We walked all round the course, but unfortunately it was rather cold and windy!
I stayed home all day on Friday and tried to organise my photos on the computer, and I made lots of web albums to send to my friends. On Saturday, I sat on the roof of my building and read magazines for two hours. In the evening, I went to the cinema. I saw 'Up in the Air' starring George Clooney. I enjoyed the film very much. In the film, Clooney does workshops with people where they have to imagine all their things and all the people in their lives fitting into a backpack. Obviously the backpack is very heavy. Then he asks people what they could take out, or throw away and what they would save if there was a fire. I started wondering about all my stuff and what I would save if there were a fire! What would YOU save?
Labels: weekend
Sunday, January 24, 2010
I stayed in the UAE for the midterm break this year. I thought about going to England but the weather there was very cold and there was lots of snow. I hate winter and cold weather!
One day I went to Al Ain to see some friends. We went to the Hilton for lunch and then read magazines by the pool. Another day I met a friend at the Ibn Battuta Mall and did some shopping. What else did
I do? I saw some movies, went to the horse-races and to the beach.
I have a friend who works on Delma Island so I went to visit her. I drove to Jebel Dhanna and caught the ferry. I spent 3 days on Delma and had a lovely time. We drove all around the island and saw some super beaches, the mangroves, some deer and ostriches and lots of new and old houses. I had a tour of the museum which was very interesting. It was an interesting trip - and great to see a new place.
Last week a friend came to stay so we did lots of sight-seeing in Abu Dhabi: the Emirates Palace, Yas Island, the exhibition on Sadiyat Island, and, of course, we also went to the shopping malls!
The 2 weeks passed very quickly, and I had lots of fun and quite a busy holiday.
One day I went to Al Ain to see some friends. We went to the Hilton for lunch and then read magazines by the pool. Another day I met a friend at the Ibn Battuta Mall and did some shopping. What else did
I do? I saw some movies, went to the horse-races and to the beach.I have a friend who works on Delma Island so I went to visit her. I drove to Jebel Dhanna and caught the ferry. I spent 3 days on Delma and had a lovely time. We drove all around the island and saw some super beaches, the mangroves, some deer and ostriches and lots of new and old houses. I had a tour of the museum which was very interesting. It was an interesting trip - and great to see a new place.
Last week a friend came to stay so we did lots of sight-seeing in Abu Dhabi: the Emirates Palace, Yas Island, the exhibition on Sadiyat Island, and, of course, we also went to the shopping malls!
The 2 weeks passed very quickly, and I had lots of fun and quite a busy holiday.
Labels: Midyear break 2010
