A Malaysian Weekend

We had a dinner with some of our Malaysian friends in Dubai.....After getting off the coaster, Amin and I went straight to the Al-Khaleej Center....perform Isyak prayer led by an Indian with a really thick Indian accent (even when reciting the Takbir & Surahs)....

Then off we went to the Automatic Restaurant....a Lebanese restaurant. There we met Zakaria and his wife Nurul (they just arrived 2 days ago, according to Zakaria). Shortly after that, Putri and Sofia came....followed by Syed Nasir, Bro Yusuf, Azmi, Tang, Din & Sharif. Bro Ibrahim came af few minutes later.

They are the first Malaysians I met (aside from Amin) here in Dubai. We had a really hearty dinner.....I didn't even the names of all the food. Just after dinner, Zoe and Thiru arrived....Thiru just came back from Doha I think......

These are what we ate....13 of us....and look at the price

After that we went to another Lebanese restaurant just opposite Al-Khaleej....this time its supper....under the Dubai sky.....I didn't eat anything....just had ice lemon tea. I was so full from eating the dinner.

We talked about life in Dubai.....the veterans talked about their experience in Dubai.....Tang, told us about his experience of being an "illegal labor" when he first arrived in Dubai one and a half years ago.....courtesy of a "stinky" agent.....

We split at almost 230 in the morning....Amin and I just happened to pass by a brawl just outside the Imperial Suites Hotel......didn't know why.....but it was really a "free-for-all".....My guess is that somebody was not satisfied with somebody over a girl....because the Hotel is famous for its "meat" business (get it?).....

We get home at almost 3am....had shower and slept until about 9am....

We went to the Masjid for the Jumaat solat.....we met another group of Malaysians.....Suhaimi was bring his 3 friends who were on a business trip from Doha.....(Hhmm...when it rains, it pours).....I chanced upon Zakaria who happens to live in the nearby Richmond Hotel.....but didn't get to talk to him.....maybe he's on a rush as he left his wife alone at the hotel......

No other activities today....I plan to move to my own place downstairs but........maybe this afternoon or tomorrow morning....