Fulfilling DreamZ unlimited !!!!

Happy New Year !

2010-01-02T01:32:00.000-08:00

You are the best thing that happened to me in 2009, am greatful to Allah.

Sanam, You are very cute , Mashallah!

Your Dad loves you the most !

You are my happiness.

Allah Keep you healthy & happy.
SW, You are Very Sweet ,Mashallah!

Your Hubby loves you lottt!

You are my strength.

Allah Keep you healthy & happy.

Wish you both a Happy New Year 2010.

Feeling Love

2009-10-16T01:09:00.000-07:00

Love is really an immense feeling that flows like flooded river, the more you corner it the more it over flows. I’ve been feeling some much love for SW, she’s truely a gem.

I love her innocent feeling, every morning cooing at me, getting into my shoulders & sleeping like a baby. I like her smell when she’s done with bathing, her hair flowing down with dripping water drop by drop .

She’s a princess in her land, always feels the best will be hers. I can feel her charm when she’s doing make up to impress all. But princess you are so charming without make up the glow on your face tell that.

Her desire for small things fill my heart & pocket (smiles), likes very few things that are different. I learnt from my past experience that she likes to hug me when I am driving a two wheeler. Also her obsession for water surrounded places, I’ve seen her dripping in
Canal water flowing over her body, I can’t tell she looks more gorgeous.

The love we share for each other is something so deeply connected. When she has called my name, a strange love wave flows from her heart to mine. We’ve been connecting with each other in all tastes.

As saying goes, Beauty lies in beholder’s eye. But internal beauty is what seen by everyone. SW you are simply rocking & I’ve always loved you, will love you till I die.

Yours truly,
Hiddu – loving Hubby

Building Nest

2009-10-03T12:21:00.000-07:00

Part - 1
i've wanted to created a nest of my own loved ones.
Here's a story of a bird Heeru, once upon a time a bird-Heeru flew long boundries. It went through lots of troubles, it faced harsh climate, rough wind & strom on its way. Heeru drenched in rain sat on a corner of a house thinking " this storm will end & sunshine will come" . Finaly the bad day was over, sun rose to shower its warmth. The wind felt cool , mountains , trees & river looked so beautiful. Heeru went on to sit on maple tree which had pale pink & golden leaves, Grass on the tree bed was lush green, river roared hurriedly. Heeru gathered some twigs & leaves to weave its nest. Then came a birdy - senora
she sat on the other side of branch watching heeru. She was impressed by Heeru's built & sharp manly features. Heeru flew from branch to branch collecting gum & twigs, Suddenly bumped into Senora . "She's so beautiful " uttered Heeru. Her eyes & smell of her hair are amazing. It was a love first at sight. Heeru said " Love you Senuu" Senora uttered " Love you Jaan Heeru". Both were in love so much , they forgot all boundries & loved imessenly. Both felt love is devine.
Soon Senora-Heeru lived togeather happily.
Heeru went fetching food & delicious insects which senora loved to eat. Senora waited whole day, finaly when heeru came, she used to make faces at him saying ' I missed you darling' . Heeru hurriedly put all food stuff kissed senora. They ate merrily. One day senora felt ill, they both went to nearby birdy-Doc Chaatura . Chaatura exmined senora said to Heeru " You'l soon have little ones". Heeru - Senora both were very happy. They could not express happiness, only tears that fell could tell their story.

To be continued,,,,,,,,

Finally an Angel Arrived

2009-09-18T10:08:00.000-07:00

It was an early rainy morning in Hassan I drove to the hospital, SW had been admitted a day before. We both were mentally prepared for this event on Sep 3 finally. The doc came & called SW at 8.30 into Labor room. The Doc came out coolly and informed me that there are no chances of normal delivery & told all staff to get ready for the C-section. They took her to OT at 9.15, my heart was beating fast. It took at least ½ hr to begin operation, I became impatient & couldn’t control on my tears. I cannot forget the endless wait to hear baby cry. Finally the nurse & doc came out with a beautiful angel.
I am still amazed how nature can duplicate our features on our children. She has mixture of SW & my features. We all cried & enjoyed the moment. Soon SW was shifted to our ward. She was unconscious for an hour. Later when I showed her our baby she was very happy & cried. All cries were for happiness. May our child be healthy & happy always.
I always loved her since conception & will always love her till I live. Its wonderful feeling to be dad. I’ve known how responsible it is to be father. Thank you Allah for blessing us with this angel. Thank you very much.

BTW her name is SANAM SHARIFF ( Sanam means Darling ), Daadu always loves Sanam (Sannu) .

Feeling for the unborn , the new change

2009-07-25T11:48:00.000-07:00

Life has wanted to change for a long time. New relationships blossom, new world is formed, new ambience is created, its really awesome to refresh myself in the new breeze that’s going to change my course of life.

Eventually I’ve got a new beginning after marriage, my wife being a fresh breeze of life.
The baby who is on its way, the most anticipated life experience is going to happen.
I’ll cherish that moment for ever. I sometimes feel, am going to loose my identity what I am today turning into a father, thinking & making life easy for the growing one & family.
So I will be Mr. Family man next, I used to be a boy, a guy, a husband –Love & now accepting forthcoming event I’ll be a new person again.

I really wonder how that life is going to be, where I have love & happiness of the new born. I certainly can’t see myself being born but can experience the feeling my father would have felt when I was born. It’s really good to be grateful to my parents for bringing me into this world & showing me how to lead in this cruel world.

I would also teach my baby to sail into the ocean of life, should I? Teach a fish’s newborn to swim no right . I hope the baby will be twinkling star in our eyes. I wish our baby will bring more love & happiness in our lives. We being ONE small family unit, would take can tide coming our way.

Just waiting for that moment, anticipating & loving to be a happy father.

To my loving 8 months unborn baby, Love u darling. You keep waiting for your dad to hold you in his hands & cuddle you .

Love & cheers,
Daadu

Baby Shopping !

2009-06-19T23:45:00.000-07:00

We are about 6-8 weeks before parenthood, its time to go for baby shoping.On an evening weekend i ventured into Marina Mall on Corniche. Its a pleasent experiance to see the liltle ones with momy holding Pram or dads holding baby so that mom can shop.I went to Carefourr kids zone, where i shopped newborn clothes 8 peices varying in colors, then went looking for baby blanket & socks. Later took a quick meal from IKEA food court, went to IKEA Child's section. One can see variety of things from simple to complete furnished stuffs for your kid. I am amazed by their collection. Its realy easy for parents to look into what they want in onestore. I brought BARNSEL (Pure Cotten cloth), bibs for feeds & Cloth toys. They have a fable ( to tie on the crib) with snake pattern which i din't like, have to find on diifernt store. Completely filled with joy called up SW to tell her about our new possesions she was extremely happy.

So its a awesome experiance for first time dad to do this shopping for my will-be-born-soon.
SW Update : She's now 30th week & feeling better from Nusea. She's ready with baby belongings whichmama brought for anytime emergency kit. Am very happy for you SW you've done a good job.

Strength ! give me more

2009-06-07T10:58:00.000-07:00

Lord jus give me more strength to carry patience , give moral & emotional boost to SW. Some times people show their cheapest ways ( bahut hi ghatiya ) . I want to be immuned & keep my SW immuned from these cheap LOG!. Jus waiting for SW to finish her PG, once its done will check these people out.

Strength ! lots of this is needed..

OS Stiching episode

2009-06-04T06:06:00.000-07:00

On 11th may i phoned SW , she said i am ok, but too much pressure on pelvis area, we thought this may be normal still , i went running home to check www.babycenter.com what's happening. To my shock it showed results as "incompetent cervix" & " pending abortion." new words to deal with. anxiously told SW to make a quick run to hospital. Then SW went to gynec, Doc did a ultra sound & said the cervix is short ( normal is 2.5 & SW has 2.2) so Gynec indicated that chances exists of abortion. Hearing this SW lost herself, cold & shivering, She called me up " Where are u ? call me . " . I called her ,with a lower tone she replied & told me the story. I was shocked to hell !.

Mamma rushed again back to Gynec, the doc advised us to undergo surgery next morning. this news came as a cold wave ripping our heart. Patiently i searched in net , articles showing "Cervical stich" . Landed up with resluts that it will be 80-90% safe to do & holds pregnancy to term. Called back SW to inform not to worry.

Next morining on May 12th , SW & Mamma accompnied by BIL & Pappa went to hospital for surgery.I kept calling them for the updates. The Doc asked to sign a paper, mamma got scared. We all prayed. they took SW to OT . Anesthesia was administred as SW can't bare this pain. they operated her & put a suture around the Cervix called as "Cervical Cercalage". Then after 2 hours of unconciouness , SW regained & asked "Did H called up? " went back to sleep.

After 4 hours she regained, i called up & she spoke saying 'am ok H' , well i cried & prayed for your health. next morining she had spotting, which again caused us to freak out. but Doc told this is normal after surgery will clear 1-2 days. SW came back home safely. Took lots of antibiotics & pain killers. The Doc said baby is ok. SW has to reduce physical activity & need complete bed rest for next 2 months.

This incedent let us both wondering, how precious the baby is for us, how almighty gave us instincts to detect any mishappenings, not to get depressed when situtions are low & we both love & care each other more now .

Almighty give you strenght & health, May the baby be safe & healthy.. Ameen.

Milestones of Pregnancy.

2009-06-04T01:31:00.000-07:00

Month 1- itchy as day progresses, used plenty of talcum powder, oil without knowing this will fade away.

SW - very happy though uncomfortable with changes on her body.

Hubby's help - Had to apply , sooth when sW felt uncomfortable. First time experience shy to ask anyone at home.

Month 2 - Vomiting hell out of anything taken as food.

SW - Vomitting - sleeping & vomitting - sleeping continued for few days.

Hubby's help - Pull up dustbins & catch vomit, clean it on the bed & mattress in bedroom.Took SW for IV fluidsas SW was getting drouzy feeling.

Month 3 - Vomitting continued severly with aches.

SW - Sad that Hubby left, No control on vomits & with aches. wondering when this whole process completes

Hubby - left for work abroad.

Mamma's help - Preapring foods that sit in stomach for a while, take SW to IV fluids. many hospital visits.

Months 4 - Vomitting continued severly & no meds helped. Tummy begins to show up.

SW - Shy to show up tummy, still vomiting & had to buy new pregnancy clothes.

Hubby - worried always about her & fear of losing baby due to Neusea.

Mamma's help - frequent visits, IV fluids again. used all herbs & no use.

Months 5 - Vomitting limited to 2-3 a day.

Sw - gained 2 kgs & relished some foods non-veg she likes. Baby movements begins & she feels butterflies in her stomach. Tiered too much, bach ache & tummy expanding.Hubby - Happy for Baby movements , but worried for SW's health.

Mamma's help - All time help as SW could'nt do anything but sleep only.

Month 6 - Shocked ourself to death

SW - feeling too much pressure on pelvis area & reports aches. underwent Os stiching - will give details in next post felt too much pain & trauma of going through surgical procedure.

Hubby - googled quickly for reasons & was shocked to know something wrong to come. asks Sw to visit hospital immediatley.

Mamma's help -went to doc twice same day to ask for help. She was besides her all the time. Crashed to sign papers before surgery & cried for SW.

Month 7 - came a relief SW feeling better , bed rest, could'nt attend best frinend's wedding.

Hubby - prayed all the while, asked not to attend weeding as that would stress her out.

Mamma's help - She brought gift for her best friend. took Sw to friend's house. she attended wedding on SW's behalf.

Months 8 - continued...

The Big News of Pregnancy came like this

2009-06-02T04:04:00.000-07:00

on Jan 5 just one day prior to Our 1st anniversary, SW had lots of itching all over body n first time skip of MC , so we wanted to get it checked & confirm our happiness. we went to Chitras hospital. Doc asked me to wait outside & took SW for lab testing. She handed over a strap with two lines bright red tinged. could'nt understand what it ment. Doc seeing the strap & report , Said smiling " SW has concived" OMG!!!! i was overjoyed to hear it. SW came out & gave me a HUG! in front of all other out- patients who were waiting their turn . We both were very happy, went to near by booth & called up my family & SW family to break the big news . All were extremely happy.
Next day , on our first anniversary which got celebrated thinking & rejocing that we are not two but three now !.

first Milestone in my married life, i will not forget this day when SW has given me a promotion from hubby to become dad.

Birthday Boy!

2009-05-30T23:39:00.000-07:00

Today's my 29th Birth day, i feel more young & tough though getting 29 is another year ahead in life.

Yesterday when i was on site in Dubai, got a call from office saying i'l have to receive a parcel from india, " Ah ! Parcel ! waa ! Sonnu send me gift !. Yes indeed when i returned back found in office a parcel from Hassan,India. Quickly came out of office & wanted to look into whts in it.

Opened ! Grrrrup, Happy birthday warraper inside found a pair of clothes ( Pink stripped shirt & cofee brown trouser) thts WOW! . Sonnu called up at 12 O clock as per India to wish birthday boy .

Again 12 O clock As per UAE time called up to wish same, am overjoyed by having such a lovely & caring partner. Lots f love to you my darling !.

Every one i love called up abba,papa,mama & 2 sisters, i feel overjoyed to have their wishes pouring from other part of continent.Thank you all for making my B'day speacial .

Hiddu !

Back to Fulling DreamZ !!

2009-05-29T08:18:00.000-07:00

Am back after a sabatical , again jumped to start a new phase of life.

Soon to be a father of a new life to start , am going to document much about my days wondering how nature has its own art work done on human beings. These days most of the time am pre-occupied by the thought of becoming fatherrrr! Well its a wonder in itself, nomarly women feel much pain & anxiety in this event every one forgets the anticipation,the pain,the fears & waiting the man has to undergo with.

Here i write up what i feel abt this "our pregnancy : our child " & new beginings of life.

Has to be Fulfilling dreamZ Unlimited! now on.

cheers,
Hiddu.

2008-02-25T22:28:00.001-08:00

Shero Shayeri Version 2

2008-02-25T22:03:00.000-08:00

Subah Saanj Savere tera chehra dekhke mera dil Khil uttha hai
Tera woh muskurana meri har dhadkan badaatha hai
Tera woh paas anna mere Jism ke roam roam ko Savartha hai
Teri woh Kashish mujhe aur deewana baanadethi hai.

Mere hira ho tum jo Khaaq se nikaala hai meine
mere chand ho tum jo girraan se nikaala hai meine
mere Gulab ho tum jo Kaaton se nikaala hai meine
mere Khwaab ho tum jo akhon ke andhere se nikala hai meine
mere akhon ka noor ho tum jo subah ki pehli kiran se nikala hai meine
mere ishkk ho tum jo khuddaa ke azmath se nikala hai meine
mere ye alfaaz koi shayeri to nahin inhe dil ke konne se nikala hai meine.

Leaving Behind sweet moments...

2008-02-25T21:53:00.000-08:00

Its been a week away from home, am missing my darling lady, her smiles & actions on me that keeps our love so tender & pure. As the days starts i getup with nostalgia of how we used start up... i remember her morning fresh & sweet smile, as the day progresses her heart beats keep striking me , i feel it here, I don know whether its virtual or real... but i do & keep thinking of her in every aspect of day.

Yesterday was a day where i cud'nt resist & called her up to say " Jus wanna hear ur voice & say I LOVE U !! " tht was truely romantic..indeed.

whts happening to me ...which never happened before...

Some one Special !!

2008-02-23T07:18:00.001-08:00

Where was i these many number of days away from blogging... ??? i had a wonderful time in life which i always dreamt of , today i can tell the world that i've found some one specail, who was only in my dreams....i found her, am very happy & overjoyed that she's my soulmate.
She's loving,caring,Humble,delicate,respects all, has a beautiful smile ...imagine my day starts with her sunshine, she's my love,courage,respect & pride.... Jus praying that we both remain same throughout life.

Wanna say in front of every one.... Sonnu I Love U & U mean lot to me.

My Heart beats faster than wind
tempting inner feelings to unwind.
Why the ocean looks much greener
& clouds look much thicker.
Its love that makes my heart blow
I'll live to see your face glow.
want to say to a humble flower
keep this love for ever & ever.

- dedicated to my beloved wife Sonnu.

Smell of Summer

2007-06-24T04:04:00.000-07:00

Last evening i finished work early , went on a long walk over corniche (persian gulf coast) . The atomosphere was totaly different with slightly pink tint wearing clouds. Had a close look at riping dates. They've been turing pretty brownish color, so have to wait till they fully ripe. Summers are always humid here, i only like to have walk near corniche as its beutiful & soothing on mind. Enjoyed those songs on FM channel 4 purely romantic.

SALIK - Open for UAE

2007-06-17T00:35:00.000-07:00

Dubai is very expensive city in the region , from renting a house , grocery ,traveling & entertainment & to this addtion is " SALIK" .

SALIK means 'Open' or 'Clear', its a road toll system being introduced in Dubai shortly from July 1. Its being projected as a system which can reduce traffic during peak hours on Shaikh Zayed road & Sheik Rashid road.
So called Toll system is goig to deduct Dhs. 4 on entry and exit . Each Motorist has to buy a sticker with RF-reading chip, this will be attached to wind sheild , as the motorist passes though the Toll gate, amount will be automaticaly deducted. SALIK will charge even on Taxis also, so any passenger on this route has to pay extra charge with taxi fare.

What question rises is , whether this system actualy intended to reduces traffic or to reduce pocket ?
People in UAE have these reactions , saying " SALIK will only bring more traffic congestion"
" SALIK will add additional charges to commute , will only put a greater burden on us. It will add to all the other expenses to pay" .

Intead of having such system why dont corporation create alternative routes , subways , flyovers etc. , this should be the solution than ripping of common man .

Long Break !!!!! but back again

2007-06-13T02:13:00.001-07:00

I had a long break from blogging or i can say .. letting my mind free on the net. Now what kept me away from this is something wierd which i dont understand.. i lost interest suddenly !!! .But realized that i have to keep pouring my mind here on blog or its gonna blast.. Whew !!!!!! . So here again back with fresh ideas & full of life ... hav lots of photos to upload.

Panic on Mr.X

2007-03-26T01:41:00.000-07:00

Bomb Scare.. seems frightning right ??
I went to Intercontinental late eveining as i had to fix a problem with their security system.
I left my black bag containing tool kit on 17th floor, i went to IT manager's room, thought i would come back early & get that work done. By the time i reached back to same place after 20 minutes , I saw 2 blonde ladies in black attire, getting scared of the bag rigth in front of 1715 room ,thinking that i might possess a bomb, they did a panic by calling security. I tried taking my silly silly bag, they rushed to me saying " it may contain a bomb, as it has been adandomed by mr. X 20 minutes before " , i grinned & laughed silently & told them Mr. X is me & i've come here to fix ur security problem. We all laughed on this panic. Anyways i fixed their problem & returned back, thinking its difficult these days to beleive on any body or any abandoned object.
it was hilarious though , Have u'l faced such a situation ? where like a bomb scare ..share ur expirences..

Replacement or Buy Back ??

2007-02-25T23:50:00.000-08:00

Today i'd been to Sheraton Hotel for system check & training, I met Miss. L , system administrator for technical discussion . She drilled me on upgradation of system & maintenance contract. OMG she was very much intrested in relacement/buy back of Encoders we supplied 4 years ago. Normaly we dont replace encoders. I think no where in MiddleEast we replaced , but to her curiosity i told her that we can't replace encoders , all she has to do is to purchase new encoders. But adament on her desicion she mailed our director for replacement. when this matter was being discussed ..u know if she intends to replace/buyback .. she cant get only 100 dhs. for each encoder (totaly she has 4) . original cost being 1500 dhs. Its realy funny at the moment if she goes for replacement at this cost. my opinon is she should retain those 4 encoders as backup & purchase new. Lets see what she does.. She's done a panic on that relacement issue , mailing it to the director, system engineer & sales manager. OMG !!!!! She wants to sell that crap but no one ready to buy... hilarious !!!.

Mc Donald's Smiles ......ouch..

2007-02-13T07:58:00.000-08:00

Hey ..late night i planned to pull out some junky food stuff from Mc Donalds in Bowling city . i had a friend with me.. we just ordered and sat comfortably. then came a lady (Mac donald's employee) who was constantly smiling at us...i said to my friend is everything just ok with us..?? i avoided her sight .. as when ever i had a glance .. i still saw her smiling .. u knw it's not all time when we visit ..we get food with lots of smiles...... is this a new strategy of Mc Donalds or May be some thing wrong ?? Very fishy ... anyways we finished our meal .. last glance i saw her ...again smiling at us........ too much heavily loaded not with food but with lots of unknown smiles .. still wondering why ?? have to ask her next time ... may be again i may get a smile back...ouch.

Bit Shoping.. from Homes r us ..

2007-02-06T23:54:00.000-08:00

Yesterday i took a day off from my work, had to extend my air ticket for 6 months more at Air Carrier Office & planned of bit shopping which i generaly dont do much . First i went to Air carrier office & met a lady in charge of the job, she qouted 200 dhs. for extension & did it very quickly. i appriatiate her quick service. I had to buy few house hold essentials.. so went to Homes r us center .. which is eleganty built & provides sofisticated compartments showcasing furniture, inetrior decoratives & house hold neccessities. I enetered Japanese Mart inside Homes r us.. O man !! they r brilliant in art works , paintings & porcalian works. I purchased quickly & flew from the site was exhausted & Hungry. Later in the evening i took long walk to Corniche ( Persian Gulf Coast ) liked the pink or more lavendor tint of sky & fresh air Ahh !! feel that am living in healthy space on earth . Climate change is still on .. very cold & moistureous.

Misty Start

2007-02-04T20:23:00.000-08:00

Today in the morning when I was reaching a location near Mina Port, winds whirled out blowing mist all over sky in Abu Dhabi. Weather abruptly changed its face as when I started it was mere sunny day , but later in the day it was very cold & moisture laded . Is it climate change that has started on our planet. We should be aware of how things are changing due to our own efforts involved in deforestation & extraction of natural resources to maximum extend. Lets save our beautiful planet & keep it safe for our future generations.

After reaching Mina Port I saw a two ships & few boats standing .. took quick photo,not that good as expected because of blowing wind & fog around me.

AL- Ain ( EYE of UAE)

2007-02-03T06:31:00.000-08:00

Later in the week I had been loaded with an assignment in 5 Star Hotel in Al-Ain, UAE. Al – Ain means Eye , I hope they don’t have The Nose.. jus kidding. Anyways Al- Ain is one of greenest areas of UAE, you can experience fresh cold air filled with moisture in Al Ain. In the entrance there are huge trees with road side paths grown up with grass & flowered plants. So once u are in Al Ain your soul is in peace !! .

I started early in the morning with my collegues. We reached about 10.30 a.m , started upgradation of the system which was a tedious job lasted full day & had to continue for next few days. Work was bit hefty but I offloaded it & took it easy by taking some photos for my blog (a small break you know ) . Later in the after noon IT manager invited me & collegues for lunch in restaurant called as ARABSQUE – Shooters . I wondered what that meant ?? to my surprise even other restaurants also had slightly different names like LUCE , The WOK . Food was amazing !! I enjoyed it especially chicken fillets with Greens. We continued working whole of the day & got tired off. I kept sleeping in the car while my collegue drove us back to Abudhabi.

Busiest Ever !!

2007-02-03T06:17:00.000-08:00

Last week was most busiest of weeks I ever had in my job here , 1st day of the week I went to Dubai for technical check, which took whole of my day , but I rather thinking as another day with workload , I took time off ( after I finished System check) for my blog . I took few fresh photos of Dhabi Tower (UAE telecommunication ) & World Trade Center together ,Dubai Transport & Yellow Petunia (rare kind of flower all over UAE) behind bars .

Update .. People Rejoiced over UAE WIN !!

2007-02-03T06:01:00.000-08:00

UAE won Arabian Gulf Football CUP !! Great Congratulations to UAE & its team.
Photos : His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Holding Cup with other players & Agressive match between OMAN & UAE.

Arabian Gulf Cup teams in Armed Forces Club

2007-01-25T07:04:00.000-08:00

its a time for gulf to rejoice sports & spread a message of zeal & enthusiam. People out here are very much happy regarding ongoing Arabian Gulf cup(Foot Ball) in UAE. I can see the zeal on roads having lots of posters showing logos & UAE's Sports icon wearing Flag of UAE.
Today I had to visit ARMED FORCES again for a system check, when i entered through West Wing ,there were lots of people in the entrance waiting to garland me .. i mean security officers performing Security check using Metal detectors & Screening of items you carry inside . i imagined as if i've just landed in UAE & going through security check( well nice way out here ).Then i met IT manager , qucikly did system check & tried to vanish out of the scene!!. I saw many players relaxing & enjoying their treat in Green Lawn inside the club. " Guys.. You have a great time out here in UAE , jus kick your asses on the ground & return back safely " .

Being Sub - continental in Intercontinental Hotel, Abu Dhabi

2007-01-21T09:09:00.000-08:00

I started early in the morning It was raining miserably, any how that’s not a reason to skip work, I wasn’t feeling to get out of bed , still with sleepy eyes, took quick bath & rushed to Intercontinental Hotel Abu Dhabi, it’s a well known Hotel chain world wide. As a part of up gradation work we’ve been called to upgrade their security systems. So During past week I was extremely busy with up gradation process. On a path , there was huge portrait of His Highness Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan, Founder of UAE, next to that lies beautiful Emirates Palace of Abu Dhabi. This hotel has 20 floors with posh suites. Standing on 19th floor of hotel I took some beautiful photos of boating harbor , a facility for tourists. I wondered how posh they’ve made it, so natural looking, I could also see some man made islands about few knots from harbor, where tourists can reach via boats. I have visited this hotels 3 times past week, also I forgot to mention during this week I went to Sharjah, for Health card, (had to give some blood & x-ray scan)which was horrible !!.

Sunset..a glance

2007-01-21T09:03:00.000-08:00

While I was traveling down from Dubai to Abu Dhabi ..i had a chance to get awesome sunset look on Jumeriah Beach 2. I was in a maze looking at this shot, infact humidity level had increased, was very chill. from this sight I could get a glance of Burj – Al Arab Hotel. It looked a tiny piece to me from far. I enjoyed this never ending sunset.

Blogs for life & Blogs I read

2007-01-14T21:12:00.000-08:00

I love some blogs especially those giving insight on living style, some blogs listed below are my favourite & I read them with full concentration & love their perceptions about life. Being from different parts of blogosphere , they seem same to me , broad minded & exploring the unexplored.

Jan’s & John’s London Adventure

http://london.redmood.com

This Blog is adventurous journey of two Americans Jan & John Hanford Buckman who partly live in Berkeley, California. They are married & are living wonderfully enjoying their marital scope.
They both got married in 1999 & later after two years John sold his Lyris Technologies. Now they live in Europe to experience its vibrant life , especially London life.
When they reached London as any other beginner they faced many problems & fixed it as time passed. Now it’s a wonderful journey from One place to other in London . They live in Convent Garden. Jan takes a Tube when she has to travel to any other place. I see London life through her eyes. She’s marvelous, with an attitude of elegance in her.
I like the travel she makes, the restaurants she dines especially Moti mahal, Mela etc. & her passion for music. John is a computer genius & a musician. He’s a CEO for Mangnatunes & Bookmooch. I like his visions.
Everyday I experience London life through both their eyes. This site is highly recommended for those people who are planning to visit or begin life in London.

Saudijeans

http://www.saudijeans.blogspot.com/

This blog was originated by Ahmed Al – Omran, he’s a Gen-X Saudi citizen with views to liberalize Saudi rules & live a very common life as people live in other countries. He lives in capital city of Saudi Arabia, aka Riyadh. He’s originally from Al-hassa, doing Pharmacy , being a student he has a matured mind to speak wonderfully on profound issues on Saudi community . I like his college issues & new thinking on how to liberalize the close packed society. Being in limits he tries to elaborate every issue & provide extensive solutions to it. I never expected Saudi’s to be so tolerant like him, exposed to western culture & technologies. He’s looking forward to study abroad. Through his blog I can exactly see how to spend a life in country which is highly restrictive in customs & sees itself as model Islamic state.
I like his issues on Women driving, Muttawa (Religious police).

An Englishman in Saudi Arabia

http://www.margraves.blogspot.com/

I linked to Margraves via Saudijeans, he’s originally from England, staying a with his wife in Saudi Arabia. You can experience an expatriate life through his eyes, especially the glitches in his life of being alien to Saudi community. How people treat him & what are his views on them. Sometimes it is very enjoyable to read his blog entries like English man with big dicks & angry ninja .

LifeoutEast

http://www.lifeouteast.blogspot.com/

It’s a blog created by English man living in Thailand with his working wife & daughter. He’s really a patient guy who takes care of a kid at home when his wife is on work(mostly ). No complains & no exaggerations. He’s a nature lover & had lot of Youtube videos on Bangkok on his site. He’s very skeptical about life in Thailand.

Excess baggage

http://wifeinasuitecase.blogspot.com/

Blog created by a wife of expat living in United Arab Emirates, Dubai. She feels hard to change countries & apartments. How one feels loaded, frustrated sometimes & still has to follow her husband. changes in her by changing countries.
I like her experiences in Dubai.

Mimi in NY

A journalist by profession who had a American dream , left her country & identity to make a living in New York. She’s an illegal, I read her article of surviving in NY as illegal. I heart felt for her as she turned out to be a bar girl. Its very hard to imagine a girl in this situation.
Now she’s totally changed. She voices for illegal immigrants in U.S of A.

Lastly

Fullfilling DreamZ!!!

http://www.uaeshariff.blogspot.com/

Its my blog which happens to be my experiences in life, especially my adventures in UAE.
I like traveling, photography, music, meeting new people & exploring every facet of life. Do read my blog as I give it vibrant colors & make it more readable. Enjoy !!!!!!!!!

Climbing High

2007-01-13T22:23:00.000-08:00

I am not talking about my career .. its about a trip I made on 13th Jan to Jabel Hafeet, the huge mountain surrounding Al-Ain. Its a border to UAE & Oman. The roads are curved with lots of hordings & signboards. Wow !! it was a fantastic view of Al Ain down hill, minute houses & narrow looking roads. My ears got jammed going high up, when I reached The Mercure – Grand Hotel , Green & blue Blush spread all over, with a small fountain in the entrance. The loby was maintained elegantly with Green Money Plants hanging 3 mts from 5th floor, the restaurant was marveolous & food was exclusive , I could’nt resist but eat a plate full of desert,cut fruits,Pudding & Arabic pastries . Hayh!! What a launch it was !!!! fried rice,Fish & chicken fillets, boiled vegetable&Pastas. IT manager told me that the temperatures at night go below 5 or 8 degrees.. & in the morning its hard to see the roads due to dense fog, realy mystical spot in The U.A.E . Hope I go again here ..see photos...marvelous right..

Visit to Armed forces..

2007-01-13T22:15:00.000-08:00

Exclusively cool ambience, with lots of greenery inside the building. Armed forces has been equipped with host of inner beauty. I liked small garden cafeteria & interiors done with green plants. I finished my work & took few photos, one being the visitor pass & armed forces banner. The west wing hording showing the western wing of armed forces officer’s club.

Right in Front of Emirate Towers !!

2007-01-07T07:35:00.000-08:00

Waow !!! Am right in front of Emirates Towers ranked as one of tallest towers in the world. Jus sitting in fron of it & having lunch at KFC ( kentucy). I love eating KFC's food stuff. For now i ordered Chicken Burger, Coke & French fries, that's ideal meal .. very tasty .. compared to Mc Donalds. One more reason i found this to be more tasty , is its resturant which is right in front of Emirates Towers in Dubai, Sheikh Zayed road, one of bussiest roads in U.A.E.
I took few snaps after i finished lunch, the second pic from my chair peeps through the resturant window & takes full footage of the towers & first pic More skycrapers like 21st cenury tower, Burj Dubai, which is due completion in 2009,will be tallest tower in the world. Hmm I like this part of Dubai, every time i visit ,i see lot of changes especialy skycrappers getting high & high.
Development in Dubai is going on a zoom!!!!!!

An Afternoon in Abu Dhabi.

2007-01-06T23:54:00.000-08:00

Lake Front Near Corniche, Abu Dhabi On the Bridge

On a lovely sunny day, indorder to enjoy weather in abudhabi this winter season, I went out on a walk. it was amazing afternoon with lots of clouds wavy on the sky , silent posture of the greens & silent roads , I went on waiving myself near Lake front on Corniche. It was a beautiful & blissful day with bright light & enoromous positive energy in the wind. I felt like flying in the sky. See some good snaps which I took over Lake front & on the bridge.

Looking Behind… building a strong bond ..

2007-01-06T23:41:00.000-08:00

~~~New Looks!! **** Old Looks !!!

I as a Master’s degree student entered new city of North Karnataka “Belgaum “ , I din’t knew anyone in this city. I was like an alien to their life & language. A day after serious search for a house I found a room which I was supposed to share with some one more alien like me. I remember a moment when some one knocked door of my new room , looked poised with a serious search attitude, he was accompanied by mid aged lady suppose to be his mother. He asked me generously whether I would give a bed space. I was not sure to share with this alien who looked totally serious & simple. When his mother approached me asking politely with her voice to share bed space with him. I got flowed away by her emotions , to have her son placed in a decent environment. I said to myself what kind of feeling is this So much “Touchy to my heart”, I couldn’t refuse to give him a seat. His mother asked me take care of him & left him under my guidance. The next day we started discovering each other & started learning likabilities & other differences. Initially it was very tough to understand him as he was literally grownup but had a mind & heart of child. So much delicate & sensitive. But had a goal & zeal to achieve some thing in life & do something big for the country. I really fell emotional with trying to make new relationship with him, exploring world through his eyes, it was noble & pure experience I have ever got. Days passed & now we are more than blood relation & like each other so much that we have strong bondage. This sweet alien happens to be my dearest “Ranju”. I wish his lot of happiness & good times in life.

New Year 2007 SAFA PARK DUBAI

2007-01-05T22:41:00.000-08:00

New Year Day 2007

New year came with a wink , I still wonder how a year passed away !!!
Previous year was rewarding & came with host of decisions which has changed my life , reflections of 2006 will remain through out my life.

I had a opportunity to enjoy the first day of year 1st Jan 2007 in Dubai, This time it was a plan to explore the greener side of Dubai. We decided to visit Safa park which is located Next to Jumeira beach .it is vivid, Green & Blushing its beauty on the desert land.
My Colleague-cum Room mate & me left Abu Dhabi in the morning & reached Dubai around 1.PM , then we took a taxi to Safa Park. The ambience over their just resembled Indian Natural Parks with bushes, grass lawns & huge trees . Once I entered Safa Park I just forgot that I was in a desert land , so much greenery , it was awesome to see.
Plenty of visitors over there were just enjoying the scenic beauty taking photos , playing over the green lawns. I took plenty of snaps which I’ve put in www.flickr.com. The day came to an end with a small visit over jumeria beach 2 & later we boarded Emirates express from Dubai to Abu Dhabi.
Hope rest of the year brings lots of traveling & exploration of things that I haven’t seen.
Anyways for now Happy New year again !!!.

Christmas Party in U.A.E

2006-12-27T00:23:00.000-08:00

Onset of Christmas Eve.. My Colleague Mr.Roldan a Philippine by nationality invited me for Christmas party . Venue at the moment was Abu Dhabi Mall . Along with me were 2 other collogues i.e. my roommate & another being senior colleague.
So we went driving in cold night felt as if cold winds are whispering in my ears. Now we
Boarded to the MC Donald’s Cuisine, which I like very much here in Abu Dhabi.
Ordered big value meal pack & coke with lots of Mc fries. We ate , merried & drank .. Obviously just coke !!! Partied & left the place with lots of humor & zeal. I cant forget this Humorous Christmas . look at the pics .. Abu Dhabi Mall decorated with Xmas trees& children playing around it, Bells hung over every corner , Santa’s Home beutifuly decorated with cotton & lights.

Wished if Sanata asked me to take a gift ..ha , later while walking out of the Mall I wondered it’s the same Islamic world which critisizes Christianity .Good to see that liberalism exits at least in U.A.E , people respecting each others customs & festivals.

UAE in Pics Lashing Rain !!!!

2006-12-25T05:27:00.000-08:00

Anniversary in U.A.E

2006-12-25T05:05:00.000-08:00

Hah !! its Dec 20th 2006 marks completion of 1 year of outstaying from home. Just when I think of past year I feel like it has gone in a wink but gave me full of experiences. So lots of happiness & sorrow in it , lots of smiles & sighs , lots of Hope & depressions . I find myself on a pedestal now , just going on one track.
I started my blog in April with a thought of “Fulfilling Dreams “ it’s a journey which has several strides , many potholes & never ending horizon. After this one year of zeal in my life I realize world is not a small place to be !!! we just need to discover it & feel how vast it is , how broader horizons are, I just have learned to be more acquainted with independence, being self reliant & stay strong during whirl winds in life . I feel world is my home & perhaps people are its inmates. I need to explore more & more in near future.

Some activities I’ve done more this year are
International Traveling -
India – UAE 2 Times
India – OMAN 2 Times
UAE – IRAN 5 Times
Changed Apartments – 3 times
Visited New Places –
Mumbai, Delhi (INDIA)
Al-Ain, Abudhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Bida Zayed (United Arab Emirates)
Musqat, Buraimi (OMAN)
Kish Islands (IRAN)
Al Manamah (Bahrain)
New Activities Learned – Cooking , Laundering , Blogging & Photography .
Wokred with Nationalities – European , Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Syrians, Egyptian, Jordanian & lastly Philpinos .
Things got – Sony Erricson K750i & Compaq Laptop
Missed Family & Home – Enormous number of times.
Nostalgia – Always .

I hope coming year will bring lots of new experiences & I promise to upload all my experiences in year 2007.

Arabian Nights – 2

2006-11-25T00:30:00.000-08:00

THE ADEDEX Exhibition –AL SAFRATH Nov 19-Nov 22

The Abu Dhabi Engineering & Development Exhibition in AL SAFRATH was all set to show engineering & Architectural materials, many consultants from all over gulf had come to show their talents & materials. Our Company wanted us to participate in the show , a team of 4 including me went & started with presentation of the company. The Show had more than 50 companies participating, I liked the PAN ARAB consultant from Kuwait, Saudi Arabian consultants & UAE public works department also had nice presentation with them.
The day I went with very less visitors & day II had more & day III had lots, I was very busy distributing brochures & collecting contact addresses. The third day was fabulous as when I was returning from first session it was raining tremendously. Rain in Abu Dhabi seems very good.. I just remembered of Indian Monsoon, Some time it was Nostalgia. The day has come when everything got withering, I liked sands whirling out & rain drops falling on the dry roads , clouds shattering away , Really a nice experience in Gulf where rain showers are less frequent in years. I just heard from one saying that it took nearly 15 yrs to rain like that , isn’t it amazing that it does rain once or twice in fifteen years & am enjoying this blissful rain. Thanks to my colleague Suhail who allowed me to enjoy it!!! when I came out of the car it was just nicely drizzling , I took few snaps & reached our Bandhoos ( Friend’s) restaurant for lunch.

The Sand Storm

2006-11-10T22:25:00.000-08:00

sandstorms do bring lot of winds that blows up sand ..leaving behind hidden layer of earth.as my life goes through this sand storm..i wither away sorrows a learn to live more & more.

Toofanon se ab hum dara nahin karte
Pyar ka Jhakam hum liya nahin karte
Ek bar jo Thokar khaaye..
aqshiquee ka gam hum saha nahin karte
Hum Kush hain aise...
Ab aur tanha Jiya Nahin Kartae.

meetha dard

2006-10-08T12:33:00.000-07:00

mere Jhakam ka alam yeh hai
ki iska Dard bhi abhi meetha lagtha hai
Ise kya marham den , jis se koi Takkaluf na ho.
bus ab yeh bhar jaye , aur koi intezaar na ho

main tanha hoon mera koi saathi nahin
mujhe bhi dil se chaahe koi main bewafa nahin
gar koi mera aagan me aye
to hum uska kaata banege nahin

The Transitions

2006-07-05T01:33:00.000-07:00

I planned to leave UAE for Shorter While, Leaving UAE seems a bit upset for me as I had just got into the Pace of Life here. Thinking of going back to home country really neutralizes that effect.
I just reminisce transitions in the UAE, was totally settled into the atmosphere, moving with things around, Traveling with heights of time to getting used to fleshy food to the rich Arabic Diaspora. Some truest of moments that I cant forget, its just a transition of a normal guy to a responsible & self dependent adult. In this transition phase many thoughts have revolved around, realize a sense of tremendous growth in self. Growth in terms of vision in life, in terms of huge sights, in terms of loosing “that” innocent feeling & growing as a Visionary male with a point of ambition to act accordingly in any life situation. I think this change is increasingly important for me as am entering a new phase of life. Surely these Transitions are for Good.

Bad Cricket

2006-06-22T01:45:00.000-07:00

One evening, my colleagues planned to play cricket near Abu-Dhabi Mulcipality,
So even I Joined them , thought of relaxing with them & enjoy cricket.
We started From the company taking all necessary belongings & we picked the parking lot as our cricket ground. Near by we could see just one car parked but was on the other side of our Pitch. No one bothered about it. Match started & first inning finished , I got knocked out for eggs, our team made a low score, thought that this match is going to get over by 30 mins , second innings started. Hah, 1st Player Started to Bat, on second Ball he rose his bat so high that I flew away high from his hand & banged the BMW Car Bonnet. Initially we thought nothing has happened, But when we reached the car , Bonnet was seriously damaged. Unfortunately Owner of the car came & started arguing about the disaster!! , As am new & don’t know how to deal with such things, My senior colleagues intervened him, he was a Brute , not ready to accept that it was unintentional , He called Police, My Senior Colleagues asked Few of us to Vanish from the scene as we are new !!. But I dint want to walk away, 4 of us stood nearby , Quickly Police arrived , I saw police man arguing with my colleagues & Took them to Station, & Asked them to sign a paper that we wont play cricket again !!! .

Never we imagined that situation will be so worst !!!., Some times life changes mild instances to accidents, which we never think of.

2006-06-15T03:46:00.000-07:00

UAE in Pics

A Summer Evening in UAE gives a glimps of High Humidity Levels with sand winds moving across UAE, The Date fruits spurt out of Date Trees planted on the High Lanes of Emirate as i take a close look at them. The Mucipality Cools Public with Water Fountains & Sprinklres. I take a along walk to Persian Gulf coast ( The Corniche) & take pics showing Sky scrapers of the emirate . One of my Favourite place " Madinat Zayed Shopping Center " which is close to my dwelling is on a glow in the evening .

2006-06-15T03:41:00.001-07:00

UAE in Pics

2006-06-15T02:16:00.000-07:00

Beats of my Heart

2006-06-12T07:38:00.000-07:00

These days i realy feel so engrossed, Its wonderful to be in this passion , but still Like being in this fantasy, This realy a kind of infatuation..

Tere Maikhane Se Piya ek Jam
Modhoshi mein Bas Yaad raha sirf tera Naam
Yeh tera naam nahin par meri Dil ki Dhadkan
Seene Se Uth tha Hai Pyar ka ek Toofan

wah wah ....
(English version , Comments can also Modify it)

I've Drunk from your oceans of Ardor
Demented i reminisce your name..
Not just a name , but Beats of my heart.
Wave of passion surges out of me..

(written by Me)

Just adore the intensity .. as Kajol Says in Faana..

Tere DIl main meri Saansoon ko Panah
Mil JayeTere IShK mein meri Jaan Fanaa Hojaye..

Superb...is in't it ?? Kash Ke Koi Aisa Ho ..Jiske liya Jaan Bhi Loota Saakthe....

An-Nikah , The Marraige

2006-06-10T07:20:00.001-07:00

Today i was just figuring out what exactly "Nikah" means & pondring over net & collected some good Stuff on "Muslim Wedding " .

Mutual Agreement of Bride and Groom

Marriage (nikah) is a solemn and sacred social contract between bride and groom. This contract is a strong covenant (mithaqun Ghalithun) as expressed in Quran 4:21). The marriage contract in Islam is not a sacrament. It is revocable.
Both parties mutually agree and enter into this contract. Both bride and groom have the
liberty to define various terms and conditions of their liking and make them a part of this contract.
Mahr The marriage-gift (Mahr) is a divine injunction. The giving of mahr to the bride by the groom is an essential part of the contract.

'And give the women (on marriage) their mahr as a (nikah) free gift" (Quran 4:4)
Mahr is a token commitment of the husband's responsibility and may be paid in cash, property or movable objects to the bride herself. The amount of mahr is not legally specified, however, moderation according to the existing social norm is recommended. The mahr may be paid immediately to the bride at the time of marriage, or deferred to a later date, or a combination
of both. The deferred mahr however, falls due in case of death or divorce.
One matrimonial party expresses 'ijab" willing consent to enter into marriage and the other party expresses 'qubul" acceptance of the responsibility in the assembly of marriage ceremony. The contract is written and signed by the bride and the groom and their two respective witnesses. This written marriage contract ("Aqd-Nikah) is then announced publicly.

Sermon

The assembly of nikah is addressed with a marriage sermon (khutba-tun-nikah) by the Muslim officiating the marriage. In marriage societies, customarily, a state appointed Muslim judge (Qadi) officiates the nikah ceremony and keeps the record of the marriage contract. However any trust worthy practicing Muslim can conduct the nikah ceremony, as Islam does not advocate priesthood. The documents of marriage contract/certificate are filed with the mosque (masjid) and local government for record.

Prophet Muhammad (S) made it his tradition (sunnah) to have marriage sermon delivered in the assembly to solemnize the marriage. The sermon invites the bride and the groom, as well as the participating guests in the assembly to a life of piety, mutual love, kindness, and social responsibility.

The Khutbah-tun-Nikah begins with the praise of Allah. His help and guidance is sought. The Muslim confession of faith that 'There is none worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammad is His servant and messenger" is declared. The three Quranic verses (Quran 4:1, 3:102, 33:70-71) and one Prophetic saying (hadith) form the main text of the marriage. This hadith is:
'By Allah! Among all of you I am the most God-fearing, and among you all, I am the supermost to save myself from the wrath of Allah, yet my state is that I observe prayer and sleep too. I observe fast and suspend observing them; I marry woman also. And he who turns away from my Sunnah has no relation with me". (Bukhari)

The Muslim officiating the marriage ceremony concludes the ceremony with prayer (Dua) for bride, groom, their respective families, the local Muslim community, and the Muslim community at large (Ummah)

Marriage (nikah) is considered as an act of worship (ibadah). It is virtuous to conduct it in a Mosque keeping the ceremony simple. The marriage ceremony is a social as well as a religious activity. Islam advocates simplicity in ceremonies and celebrations.
Prophet Muhammad (S) considered simple weddings the best weddings:
'The best wedding is that upon which the least trouble and expense is bestowed". (Mishkat)
Primary Requirements1) Mutual agreement (Ijab-O-Qubul) by the bride and the groom2) Two adult and sane witnesses3) Mahr (marriage-gift) to be paid by the groom to the bride either immediately (muajjal) or deferred (muakhkhar), or a combination of both
Secondary Requirements1) Legal guardian (wakeel) representing the bride2) Written marriage contract ("Aqd-Nikah) signed by the bride and the groom and witnesses by two adult and sane witnesses3) Qadi (State appointed Muslim judge) or Ma'zoon (a responsible person officiating the marriage ceremony)4) Khutba-tun-Nikah to solemnize the marriage

The Marriage Banquet (Walima)

After the consummation of the marriage, the groom holds a banquet called a walima. The relatives, neighbors, and friends are invited in order to make them aware of the marriage. Both rich and poor of the family and community are invited to the marriage feasts.
Prophet Muhammad (S) said:
'The worst of the feasts are those marriage feasts to which the rich are invited and the poor are left out". (Mishkat)
It is recommended that Muslims attend marriage ceremonies and marriage feasts upon invitation.

2006-06-06T08:31:00.000-07:00

Tere Tasawoor Mein
Hum Apne Aap Ko Kho Beinthain
Kaise Dhoonde Khudko tere Pyar mein
Hum Zindagi Bhula Beinthain

Naaye Paahlo mey akar
Mein Ruk Gaya Ek Moom Ka Putla Bankar
Kya Karoon Ab yeh Mujhe Pata nahi
Is mein Meri Koi Khata Nahi

English Version

In Your Mirage
I've Lost Completely
How Do i Find Myself
I've Forgotten what's Life.

In this New Midst ( in Passion)
I've Become a Monument of Wax
I dont Know What to do
As Its not my fault...

Celebrating B'Day in UAE

2006-06-01T07:05:00.000-07:00

Phir woh din Aaya Khushi Ka
Phir woh Lamha Laya Zindagi Ka
Phir Se hai nayee Umang dil mein
Phir Se hai Wohi Tarang Manzil mein

In the wee hours around 4.30 am 31st May , Abba & Gazala wished me , I wonder Why they’ve planned so early, couldn’t they wait till sun rises in Middle east. (Ha Ha) I know they’ve been more exited to wish me in the morning first, But My dear friends Naqeeb (mysore) & Razik (Hydrabad) wished me & also Megha (Master degree comarade in Pune), so wonderful to hear wishes from various parts of India .. I think most delighted B’day.
A 30th night, enjoyed Shopping in Emirates trading & Saw ‘Faana’ & on 31st got up early freshened & went to work, after finishing the whole day’s schedule I went with Ayaz Bhai (my roommate ) to Abu dhabi Mall for Celebration, As I had promised him to give a treat. We rached Dhabi Mall around 9.30 pm, Took Snaps & went to MC Donalds..& had Hmm Ummy Ummy Mouth watering Chicken Burgers, Nuggets & Ice cream (Vanila with Coco).. after Finishing we both just moved around Dhabi Mall enjoying the night.
Returned back home late night 12.00 P.M. so that was how I celebrated B’day out of home,
But One thing which came to mind… Could my family be here with me & it would have been more inertia to enjoy…
Anyways ..Happy Birth day to Me……

Sher- O - Shayeri

2006-05-28T01:43:00.000-07:00

Mera Tasawoor....

Ghamgeen Hai Dil iss Imtihaan mein
Bekarar hoon kabse bepanah pyar mein
Kaate na Kate yeh Din
Bebasi Aur intezaar mein

Gar koi Tanha meri tarah
mujse poche yeh dard hai kis tarah
hum unki rah dekehein
Par woh nah aye....
Par woh nah aye....
Shaayad unko koi na chahe hamari Tarah

5 Months – Review Staying out of Home ~!!!

2006-05-21T07:34:00.000-07:00

Where to start with, its been a long period staying outside home, making every day look as usual routine as enjoyed in Home is at brisk, I mean the “upbeat” Character at home has to be modified a bit to adapt new settings, People a’int that polishing as the ones at home, Merely there exists no resemblance , Firstly I miss out Abba(my beloved Dad) & Gazala (cute little sister) ,Her innocence , stupidity & her mischievous nature, apart from that Abba’s as usual tone of accepting situations in Positive way & his words of Patience, Really miss out every aspect of it. Not to mention miss out every single aesthetic thing in home, for the most is every little thing that used to be a daily routine like listening Music on PC , the unrest sleep without any disturbance (accept my lil sis) , the small garden which recently before living I had laid, Saturday’s movie trip, Hanging out with lil sis for shopping ( a great time with her).

Apart from that “Missing out” phenomenon, Life is happening, elegant & enjoying the huge foreseen Arabian nights & exploring international feel of being outsider, traveling places & meeting new people everyday is awesome experience. I Enjoy night scenic beauty of Persian gulf coast ( the cornice area) , some times spend lonely in Salaam street, sitting in the garden & relinquishing old memories & most of the time just roaming around huge Glassy Malls , biggest of one Abu Dhabi Mall , Lulu center, The Carrefour Mall & regarding roads absolutely fantastic !! , Four way lanes, with huge parking space. Abu Dhabi is marvelously planned & has roads either Parallel or Perpendicular to each other, The authority is very conscious about filth & cleanliness, There are hundreds of garbage collectors & Dust Bins kept on every corner, So no question of pollution & lousy surrounding. A daily routine which I practice here is listening FM radio, Dubai RJ’s are mind blowing, and especially Farkukh Vicakr Whom once played my request song & read my mail on air that was “Aye dile nadan from Razia sultan” an oldee which mother liked much.

Now when it comes to the native UAE people, they are always welcoming & cool, Have a nice sense of humanity & presence. When ever I get a chance to visit a new company, adore elegance of Arab culture, They are much sensitive to surroundings & keep magnitude of importance to their fellow personals.

Now talking on the other side where I live in cosmos Indian culture in UAE & What am experiencing is entirely different ??, the ruggedness of people, Self-centered & opportunist. Facing these fellow frogs who have always led their life in a lowly lamppost is quite annoyance to me. Anyways I feel Its not my fault that, I wanted to be in stars on moon’s expense, why a’int I supposed to be thinking of that, am capable of that, But fellow frogs are from now where else, but from same country, by saying this I don’t want to ridicule my own country’s glory, but am not talking about my country’s pride, Its about mentality that they’ve got from their origins, No one can change it, they can do nothing worst than pulling leg of a comrade, and are used to it. Living in such society that too abroad feels suffocating sometimes, in that way I feel that my origin & surroundings were much pleasant & gave me abundant freedom.
Living in such society with engrossed feelings, I can say “home” is a better place to survive on earth, no matter where a person is , one or the other day, one has to return back home, whether one is in the US, the UK or the UAE. This was the darkest part about whom i deal with everyday, & am used to these settings by this 5month’s period & if I deduct these people from my history page then am doing better.

I’ve learnt a lot of things like being patient, Staying Lonely & confining to roots of origin, Understanding each thread which I had left back half – completed & still am analyzing,& pondering over it. This Period of growth, has brought lot of strength in me.. feel that , can face world with an armor of confidence & patience.

Fun Ride….

2006-05-21T04:30:00.000-07:00

On a sunny day May 14th.,thought of enjoying and discovering UAE,
That morning got up early & with a picnic kind of mood Packed up all thing needed for a perfect weekend. I started at Emirates Transport office, took emirates bus, Luxurious & spacey., in a wink of time was in Sharjah ,the indo – pak cricket capital in Middle East.
Sharjah is very cosmos, it brings a fine charm of Indians living in UAE. Reaching afternoon & on the way saw Bangalore Restaurant, stomach couldn’t resist recipes of south India which I like to have always. Though am a non veggie but I prefer Veg food when I am on travel. Hmm!! so Got into the restaurant & nice aroma of South Indian dishes kept on table, It was a buffet system, Now I grabbed need food & Mouth watering Paiysam,
After a long time, had such a meal resembling our own flavor. After lunch visited the famous Central Souq (Market Palace) which is well known for Gold & just resembles a Rail Platform & train Bogies, The color on Souq is elegant, since it was built during Britain colonization in UAE.

After a sunny visit in Sharjah..My next destination was Dubai ‘s Jumeriah Beach & abra the creek area. Around 4.00pm reached Jumeriah, Enjoyed sunshine in Beach, enrolling in the waves, Just couldn’t resist this chance to merry, because life doesn’t give many chances. Perfect upbeat for that sunny day. After spending much time I left to
Aabra ( the Creek area) Boating has a unique sense , as it transports you to the other part of Dubai, So one gets change to see the charismatic charm of Dubai. Late night feeling bit tired of the whole day’s activity, Boarded back to Abu Dhabi.. Ah what a day it was really memorable…

In the Dusk..

2006-05-20T02:20:00.000-07:00

All alone in the Dusk, fragile heart takes a long pathway back, harboring mundane boredom Looking into the seldom, without any inhibitions, wither around like a leaf falling in the autumn. Speculating inner self, on damping riddles of Past , feeling lonely in this pathway, fighting & anguishing slothful thoughts, could come along far away, without the rest world’s attention & appreciation. Always new trauma agonized me, could see only the darkness howl, In early days of innocence, lost the most important essence of life “mother” who would always come along difficulties & sooth aside. Life since then has no greater than a tugged road, selfish world mere does nothing apart from vandalizing more. Through this terrain, relations backstabbed their way, nothing could come along than a bitter blackout of annoyance, In such a vain grew up to the heights of patience & protecting ground rules & adoring life’s grateful force, leading a solemnized soul & persuaded by Almighty’s grace, As life traversed through the Juvenile, could only see the best of what life has given me, Created an immortal feeling of survival, amending the laws of relations, Beholding the ties of trust with the near ones, got a strong fascination of building up identity in this sick planet. I raised , Laughed, enjoyed all blissful days, Found happiness in little nodes, felt Life is Beautiful !!!, What ever past It was , now just want to build up a new presence, clean up all incisive remarks & make a WOLRD as beautiful as it is.

Touching Roots Today!!!

2006-05-07T08:08:00.000-07:00

People say "They've touched Sky on their endevours " .. but i like to touch the roots...

Choas for now.. leme Enjoy this...

Living Every Second...

2006-05-03T05:44:00.000-07:00

This after noon i thougth of writing down my thoughts that were pondering, past few ways in my mind, Actualy i was wondering wht's life all about , just happiness , Desire or more" ??

I was ignorant of this facet of life which i experiance, I everyday see people struggling their minds to achieve some happiness .. is it so difficlut to get that ?? i wonder why people have lost that sort of fulfillment in them , being thankful for what they have & what they get, No matter what the situation is , how worse the phenomenon is , How long the struggle is & how wierd the consequences are, its all about being confined to oneself & admitting the fact what life has given us. is it neccessary that we get what we desire?? obviously not !!! One can never imagine what life has to offer him , so i believe "better be Confined" to what one has , than dealing with the agony of not having ...

Life has offered us the blissful sun that rises its arms every day , the wind , the water , the sky , the nature , the food, the sorrounding in which we dwell , the people who care us, provide us with a nest feeling, the moon that showres its garcious smile !! & what else we want....

Why dont we feel content ?? still ?? why do we still feel emptied ?? why dont we have a secure feeling ?? why do we see only others happiness ?? why dont we look into our own Basket , why do we carry sorrow? there are so many questions that arise in my central processesor, But reamin uncoded ...

We are missing out every second of precious Life that God has blessed us, Just i want to conclude saying that "recognise the best of wht life has showerd us" ...

After all Happiness comes from a devine heart that's fullfilled..

Live Live & Live every Single Moment of Life,

Love Love & Love every thing that life has offered.

Cheers ..

Shariff

UAE Attractions

2006-04-30T06:54:00.000-07:00

UAE TAJ Mahal & Dubai Creek

The best times to visit UAE are in December, March, April sees the Sharjah Ramadan Festival, Abu Dhabi Festival of Sales, Dubai Summer Surprises and the Dubai Shopping Festival How to get reach UAE

From outside the Gulf :You can reach Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai, Sharjah and other emirates by air from almost all the international destinations. Most of the emirates have world-class International airports and many flights stop here en route from Asia to Europe or vice versa.
From outside the UAE : If you are in a neighboring country like Oman or Muscat, it is very easy to drive down into the UAE provided you have the visa.

Weather
The Emirates is sunny all the year around. July and August are the months when summer is as its peak. Usually from September, the climate turns cooler. Winters are pretty cool with light jackets and sweaters recommended and lasts till mid March.

Places To Visit

Dubai Creek ( a narrow water body spliting Dubai into two parts Bur - Dubai & Deira - Dubai)
Local Transport from Bur to Diera is a water boat which takes 10 min or Emirates Transport Bus Takes 1hr.
Gold Souk(market)
Like a vegetable market .. gold with all varities sold here,
Jumairah - Burj -Al Arab
Suites in the hotel cost $15,000 a night. It contains 202 suites.The name Burj al Arab means Tower of the Arabs and it is 321 metres, or 1,060 feet high & Tallest Hotel in the world.
TajMahal in Global Vilage
A replica of Tajmahal(Made of Complete indian Marble & 600 indian labrourers have carved it ) in UAE's Global Village, Gives immense feeling of India in UAE.

Abu-Dhabi - Corniche & The Presidential Palace
the Persian Gulf coast line

& There's so much Life on the streets & Hotels ,Beaches...

For Road Map please check this stuff Enjoy !!! http://www.autolease-uae.com/road_map.html

Take a Ride with Me in IRAN

2006-04-30T04:11:00.000-07:00

Some more pics which i took ,
The sea behind me is "Persian Gulf" , most beautiful & engulfs reach coral & marine life.
The next photo is from "Dolphine's Park " which hosts Dolphine Games , Thousands of foriegner visit this Place, SO was i there, just enjoyed the beautiful park . When it was time for lunch , i had loads of fried chicken & Iranian Salads, after lunch thought of taking a dip in Persian gulf.

I got into the beach & enjoyed like never before, The water is too salty & sulky , when u just take a look on water, its " Purely greenish tint", I had seen beaches almost Blue like mangalore,Goa or Karwar. Amazing is't it !!!. After sunset i was back to the Hotel, tired, took a nice shower, & retired .

Later in the nite, Just went haging out ..Took a cycle ride, went on shopping , & came back around 10.pm . There a was nice atomosphere in the hotel late night people ..just hanging out with "Sisha", just a non -sense stuff !!!, But best part was the Iranian Music that was on board.
Late i the night , slept & back in the early hours I Packed up & was ready for departure, Boarded a cab,reached Airport & took off 9.30 am. , Around 9.50 am i was back to Dubai, UAE (back to the pavilion) ,...

I can say that this trip will last longer in my mind... & much more happy days yet to come....

About United ARAB Emirates

2006-04-29T05:23:00.000-07:00

United Arab Emirates

UAE Essentials: The country: The UAE is a country made up of seven 'emirates' Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al-Quwain, Ras Al-Khaimah, Fujairah. It was founded on December 2, 1971.

This is now celebrated as the annual National Day. This is when the major cities of the emirates are all brightly lit-up and decorated with lights.
The geography: The United Arab Emirates is situated on a pensinsula in the Arabian Gulf. It is bordered by Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the west and south. Iran is the closest country to it from the north. The UAE is 83,600 sq.km (including 200 islands - approximately).
On the map, it is situated at: Latitudes: 22¼ - 26.5¼ North Longitudes: 51¼ - 56.5¼ East
Timezone: The UAE is four hours ahead of GMT.
Telephone: The international dialling code for the UAE is 00 971Police: 999 Fire: 997

UAE President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
The government: The capital of the UAE is Abu Dhabi. This is where the seat of government is and where national decisions are made. However, each emirate has it's own ruler and each emirate has a degree of autonomy and can make up their own laws.
Language: The official language of the UAE is Arabic. Other languages spoken are English, Hindi, Farsi. A large number of the expatriate population are from the sub-continent, the Philippines, Iran, and just about any country. So you will find people here speaking Urdu, Tagalog, Malayalam, Russian, South African and languages.
Currency: The United Arab Emirates currency is called the Dirham. Arab Emirate Dirham (=Dhs or AED) 100 Fils = 1 Dirhams
Religion: The official religion of the United Arab Emirates is Islam. But other faiths are accepted and freedom of worship privately is given. Churches are common in some emirates and in Dubai you will even find a Hindu Temple.
Climate: Moderate climate is found between October and March when days are sunny and pleasant (Average Temperature - 26¼ C). Nights are Cool (average temperature is 15¼ C) Summer is between April and September, when temperatures peak at 50¼ C with high humidity levels. In the summer, southerly and northerly winds blow over the UAE with occasional sandstorms.
Population: The Population of the United Arab Emirates at the end of 2005 was 4.041 million.
Economy: The UAE is a major player in the global oil industry. The emirate of Abu Dhabi alone accounts for 10 per cent of the world's confirmed oil reserves (98 billion barrels). Trade, too, is booming with each emirate establishing a free zone with no taxes to encourage companies to set up their manufacturing and export units here. The UAE's Gross Domestic Product in 2002 stood at Dh262.03 billion ($71.4 billion)The oil sector accounted for (2002) Dhs 62.8 billion while the non-oil sector accounted for Dh199.2 billion ($54.2 billion) Per capita income: Dh70,000 ($19,080)

My Trip to IRAN

2006-04-28T22:07:00.001-07:00

When life was on a zoom, an ample opportunity to see a new country came along & that was IRAN, I was heading now to IRAN's KISH ISLAND, almost 20min flight from Terminal 2 Dubai International Airport.
On March 19 , i was back in Dubai International Airport to board a flight to IRAN, the flight took off late in the night about 10.00pm, After immigration & security check , a lounge Bus took all passengers to the Air Plane , Kish Airlines is unique in its nature, Very Cozy & Small passenger carrying Plane.

When i reached back in sky, Seeing Dubai's view from sky is mesmerizing, It Look like 'Gold Glittering in sunshine',
Every ounce of city corner being lit beautifuly , i mean.. Spectacular view of lightings in dubai. Around 10.20 pm this mini jack landed to Kish Interational Airport, I was very happy to be in a different counrty again, IRAN is a conservative country , being purely a republic Islamic state , it follows all the islamic traits striclty.
when i reached immigartion i saw Phillipine Women Quickly covering their head off with a long cloth, i just asked one "why these women are having a costume change, Fully coverd head & wearing a long jacket Suprizing..." he replied Silently that its a rule in IRAN that "Every women should wear a head scarf & men should waer Trousers below knee , or one will Land up with Punishment", Uf, what a kind of compulsion ??
Then after immigration, A cab driver took me to a Hotel Named "FARABI" , i stayed their a enjoyed the night with Iranian well known Chai & Music, Remember "Boro Boro Hum" from Bluff master" that's a Iranian Song. People look very conservative, But they are very stylish & act witfully, All the hotel staff were very smart looking & well Behaved. The next morning i thought of taking quick photos, I took out Near the hotel, See the flowers!! these are called "PETUNIA" mostly found in UAE & IRAN. am i looking smart ?? ranju give comments??

New Life in UAE

2006-04-27T08:47:00.000-07:00

Life in UAE just brings full of new experiances..

I entered the dream city of Dubai, Just looking at its huge magnificient buildings i was in a maze,
Boarded a Taxi & went along 170kms ,it was a Hot afternoon & i never knew where my future destination will be... After 1.5hrs of Journey i reached Abu-dhabi , the capital city of UAE,

This city Brings a new Color of nature, Very Beautiful & an Osis Like in the Desert, Thanks to the people who have vested lots of efforts to convert a desert into a Grassland.
I finaly reached My Company which was a prime aspect for me, That afternoon i met GM & IT manager, very Humble & Gentle People.IT manager looked seriously & wanted a quick response from me..whether i can Start software development ?? I Confidently said "Yes" , This is what i am ment for...,

As the sun went down, it was too chill , I stayed back in collegue's Room 'An Angel like Guy,
Just Days Passed and new Hurdles came along... which i had to cross & still crossing it.
The work culture, food, Behavoiur & everything is diffirent with People around here,
I work in a cosmopolitan atmosphere, having Indians, Pakistanis, Syrians, Egyptians, Bangladeshies, & many more..

Fulfilling My Dreams...

2006-04-27T06:35:00.001-07:00

I Had a dream to Fly leaving behind all sorrows & heading towards my dream ....

This Dream got fullfilled on 20th december , A cold winter season in India. Just before boarding my flight to Dubai i was very happy outside Sahara airport around 3.AM, once i got my "boarding pass" I just wanted to look back my father's bliss full face, i returned back for a while & ask security gaurds to see him once, They called him , I just hugged him , & could'nt stop the tears falling from my eyes , i just dint want to show this emotion to my loving father, A few steps back in Airport I cried for a while , & Started heading towards Immigration, after questioning by the authority i finished immigration & went towards the security check, Once these procedures were finished , now it was the time to Depart from My Motherland & Loved ones, in earlly hours of 7.am i took off & flying in the air, just realizing how difficult it is to accomplish dreams which u have...leaving behind every thing which u have .