Monday, April 4, 2011

DAY 6: JALAN-JALAN CUCI MATA JE...

Dubai ni boleh Norma kategorikan sebagai Entertainment Hub! for all ages, especially children and also those who like to shop! Ada banyak malls and souks di Dubai. For such a small territory, and a population of 2 million people, Dubai has so much to offer to tourists and people who like to experience fun and enjoyable atmosphere specifically in the middle-east region.

Masuk hari ke-6 di Dubai. Esoknya dah nak pulang ke Jubail semula. Hari akhir ni dah dijanjikan hari jenjalan 'cuci mata'...Haswadi kata, "belanja berhemah!" adehhh....tak apa, asal dapat cuci mata pun jadilah kan. Lagipun tak ada apa sangat yang nak dibeli selain daripada sedikit cenderahati kenangan untuk dibawa pulang. Dan tak lupa sos tiram KIMBALL serta sos cili MAGGI...di Saudi ni mana nak cari tu, so beli lah agak-agak yang patut...hik!
Some of the Malls that we have visited, Emirates Mall, Atlantis Mall, Dubai Mall, and Dubai Outlet Mall.
Dubai Outlet Mall memang sesuai untuk sesiapa yang nak shopping dengan berbaloi sekali :-) Kenapa? It is an outlet that carries big brands yet saves your money! macam dalam slogan di luar outlet tu "BIG BRAND BIG SAVING". Tapi the outlet is located along the highway to Abu Dhabi...we took about 30 minutes from our hotel to the outlet.

There are so many brands with attractive prices! We did buy a few items for the kids and ourselves...everything was on SALE!!

Other than the outlet mall, we were so excited to visit the Global Village. Unfortunately it was closed. Through an info from a local, the Global Village will be opened for specific festival or event only. We missed the most recent festival they had last February...sigh!!!

I almost cramped my legs walking all over the Emirates Mall and Dubai Mall. Dubai Mall is so huge and we surrendered after exploring like a quarter of the mall size!

With small kids and a baby?? One should reconsider when visiting to such places otherwise you will feel uneasy going into exclusive stores with children running around and getting some attention from the other shoppers!

Aduhhh...penat ummi dan abah melayan kerenah anak-anak kami yang tercinta tu...macam-macam babak drama dan cerekarama berlangsung sepanjang-panjang mall tours. Ya lah kan, kalau bawa tempat permainan mereka, tahu pula nak behave, masa main di snow park...senang je nak urus, bila time ummi nak cuci mata...tak bagi peluang langsung kat ummi nak 'menikmati keindahan' barangan yang terjual di dalam gedung-gedung hebat tu...sabar je la kan.

Eat & Drink di atas tu adalah restoran yang kami akan sarankan jika sesiapa ingin ke Dubai. Ianya berupa francis kerana ada beberapa restoran yang sama di sekitar Dubai tu. Boleh guna GPS untuk cari lokasinya di sekitar Dubai ni.

Harga berpatutan dan menu pelbagai. Dari nasi goreng Cina, mee goreng, nasi beriyani, kubus dan jenis makanan Arab juga disediakan. Kalau setakat nasi goreng campur di situ, harga lebih kurang AED20 tetapi boleh makan untuk 2 - 3 orang, MasyaAllah banyak sungguh sepinggan nasi gorengnya.

Selain dari tu, restoran makanan segera ni tok sah cakaplah...merata-rata ceruk boleh jumpa. Tapi kalau menginap di apartment yang 'fully-furnished', baik masak sendiri...beli aje bahan mentah di Carrefour (ada beberapa cawangan di Dubai ni) atau pergi aje ke Fish Market...bolehlah memasak. Masa kami pergi tu, Norma masak breakfast aje setiap hari...

Gambar pose menarik dari Haikal tu diambil di Harley Davidson Dubai...bukan main lagi 'landing' atas motor besar tu ye. Seperti biasa, abah nya la punya kerja tu...sekarang ni minat kat Harley pulak (motor belum ada lagi pun) tapi nak ambil 'aura' katanya. Masa ke Qatar dulu pun usaha mencari Harley Davidson Qatar...mujur jumpa...dan barangan yang suka dibuat koleksi apa lagi, T-Shirt Harley Davidson lerr...apa-apa aje lah abah...treat yourself after all your hardwork kan...you deserve more than everything you have given to us!...Syukran jazillan.

All in all, Norma amat berpuas hati dengan trip ke Dubai ni. Berbaloi lah dengan 'homework' yang abah buat untuk itinerary ke Dubai ni. Berbaloi juga sebab the kids have enjoyed themselves to the fullest. Cakap je nak pergi mana, nak experience apa...semua abah benarkan...so kalau abah suruh solat dan tolong ummi buat kerja di rumah, jangan merungut pulak ye.

Rasanya abah pun puas hati juga kut sebab ummi tak shopping sakan di Dubai...ahakkss. Ye lah kan, belanja berhemah...sayang kat duit penat lelah suami kerja tu, segan lak kita nak guna. Guna sikit-sikit je, sudahlah. Mujur dapat isteri yang tak suka shopping kan? huahuahua...

1 comments:

en_me said...

ammvoiii sonoknyer jalan jalan kanns.. ehehe