Meeting Friends and Catching Up on 28 Jan

We catch up with what is going on in our lives
and find out new things about each other,
which brings us closer

Homemade "Loh Mai Fan"

1st day of CNY

We went to TGI Friday's for dinner

chose for the right meals

chatting.........while waiting for foods to be served

happy faces ........enjoy our dinner

CNY Reunion Dinner

.250109. CNY Reunion Dinner @ Foong Palace

Yesterday marked the last day of the Year of the Rat. As we say goodbye to the rat we will be welcoming the Earth OX today.

It's the time of the year once again!! =D Chinese New Year is here and it's good to celebrate this joyous festival at home with your family and relatives... We had our CNY Reunion dinner with friends in Abu Dhabi.....

Hope all are having a good reunion dinner bon appetite!! GONG XI FA CAI...

Milk Tea Muffin

Playing Sand Video clip

GONG XI FA CAI!!!

Early Reunion Dinner with friends on 22 Jan 2009

Golden Mercedes in Abu Dhabi

YT & JW playing at Mirdiff shopping

Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi

We had visited the GRAND MOSQUE in Abu Dhabi (Not complete yet, but open to visitors and for the prayers) on 8 Jan 2009 with my parents.

Sheikh Zayed Mosque is the third largest mosque in the world, located in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. It is named after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan the founder and the first President of the United Arab Emirates, who is also buried there.

A brief introduction of the mosque:

"The mosque has the world's largest carpet at 7,119 square metres from Iran.

The world's largest chandelier from Germany made from one million Swarovski crystals.
It has 28 types of marble and 24-carat gold throughout.
The 22,412 square metre mosque site equates to around the size of five football fields.
More than 3,000 workers and 38 renowned contracting companies took part in the construction work.
The mosque has 82 domes all of traditional Moroccan design - all decorated with white marble.
The main dome's outer shell is 32.8 metres in diameter and stands at a height of 70 metres from the inside and 85 metres from the outside. "

Here you can see some of the pictures that I took.

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

83 domes in all

The grave site of Sheikh Zayed

Pond Pillars

Pillars everywhere



pillars



Centre peace

German made 9 ton chandelier

elegance

natural ceiling light

Moroccan designed and crafted parquetry

pillars

me wearing abayas

beautiful window

inlaid floral detail

World's Largest Persian Carpet

Playing sand with my kids

Sand play is a great way for child
develop arm and hand motor skills,
explore textures and consistency,
and begin learning concepts like full and empty

It's winter here in Abu Dhabi
with the temperature between 11-20c
(not too hot nor too cold)
we can bring our kids to the beach during weekend
and let them practice scooping and pouring the sand
with some small cups and spoons.

It was fun to see them scooping, pouring,
building sand castle, digging
& bury a few toys in the sand.

We had a wonderful afternoon
seeing our kids indulging in simple pleasures
such as digging up sand with their bare hands.

Saadiyat Island Cultural District Exhibition

We visited the Saadiyat Island Cultural District Exhibition, which was held at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi on 7 Jan 2008. It was an exhibition detailing the Cultural District masterplan for Saadiyat Island opened as part of ongoing plans for a new museum to be built in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Museum. The Cultural District will include a square-mile ensemble of four museums, a five-stage performing arts center, and a biennial park with pavilions for exhibitions and programs, created in collaboration with some of the world’s most prominent art institutions and designed by some of the world’s most renowned architects.

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (left)
Life in Abu Dhabi before the oil (right)

Abu Dhabi
Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow


Saadiyat Island Master Plan
Saadiyat Beach, Saadiyat Marina,
Saadiyat Promenade, Saadiyat Reserve,
Saadiyat Lagoons, Saadiyat Retreat &
Saadiyat Cultural District

Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
Museum of modern and contemporary art

Louvre Abu Dhabi
Universal art museum

Performing Arts Centre

Maritime Museum

My mail to friends & family!

I went to post office yesterday
mail my Chinese New Year card today
to my friends and family

I don't think it will reached them
before Chinese New Year
But at least I have send it :P



I also mail 2 postcard
for 小薰妈 & 龍貓
I hope they will receive it too!!