Ramadan

Its always been the case with me or rather with everyone that is when we are away from something we tend to value it a lot.

June 18th marked the beginning of Ramadan 2015. Am I fasting ? No. Am I in Dubai? No.But still everyday morning at work  I check gulfnews.com quite religiously  to keep a check on whats happening in and around Dubai during Ramadan.

Last year I persuaded my colleagues to go for Iftar and we all went for it .The reason being that  I knew it would remain as 'The Iftar' and I wanted to cherish it for sometime till I get another chance to have Iftar in Dubai 

I landed in Dubai in Oct 2008 and I remember it was Eid-Al-Adha sometime in Dec 2008. I was greeted by the lady next door and that was when I realized it was a festival that day.
Following year I learned how religiously people follow Ramadan in Dubai. I learned about it more when I started working for Emirates Airline in 2010 Aug .

If prompting someone to break their fast is a sin then I have sinned :). We 3 at work got into his(the one who broke his fast) car ,drove to Deira City Center , got Burgers from Burger King ,came back to the parking lot and ate a lot sitting in his car. I still remember his agonized face because during Iftar the same day he had to act all hungry and thirsty  while breaking the fast around his family. Yeah I take all the blame ...:)
 
Moving out of Dubai has definitely created  a vacuum somewhere in me. Seeing my Facebook friends' post about this year's Ramadan makes me wanna jump into that vacuum and sulk sitting there all the day. But I need to move on and thrive in this emotional unbalance for my own betterment.

Take Care!

Charsi

Me: Your mom must be very pretty. Whats her age?
Kiran : My age + 18 ..

Somehow I found  the way he put it ,  really pretty.. :)

Meeting An Old Friend

I met an old friend of mine after 5 long years. She was travelling to India,via Dubai and took a transit here.Eventhough our chit chat over coffee lasted only for half an hour,it was really exciting .We met in Dubai mall and I succeeded in persuading them(she and hubby) in not going to 'At the Top-Burj Khaleefa' .Instead we spent time in clicking snaps and taking a stroll in the mall.
I was gratified to find how she has changed for good over these years.Changes in attitude, lifestyle, dressing sense..I guess living in US people tend to change.But deep down inside her, she was still the same, we shared the same warmth and joy ,were delighted to be in each other's company , just like old times.
She was the one who taught me riding a 2-wheeler.Gold shopping always reminds me of her as back in college days she was very fond of Gold ornaments.( that part also she has changed now).

After meeting me,they went on to Atlantis and myself back to home.I assured her next I will meet her in US.. :D
US Callingggggg....... :)