Winter UAE : Nasi Lemak Corniche
24.1.2012I was safely landed at Abu Dhabi International Airport at 12.30am (UAE time). Flew by Etihad Airways was really pleasant, which made me feel pity to MAS at one point. The spacious aircraft, the good services, the fulfilling meals, the catchy in-flight entertainment, the comfort ability, the decent humility and hospitality of the cabin crews were totally unbeatable. Had my 1st night sleep over at Nadia’s crib at this one tower apartment (which i could not remember the name) located at the central Abu Dhabi. Nadia’s crib is at 31st floor and the aerial view from there is totally amazing (see this!) I slept soundly on the first night and did not had any jet lag because during that 7 hours flight from KL, i did not sleep much . Instead, i occupied myself by watching 3 movies and only napped for 45 minutes throughout the journey. I read the tips somewhere, just to keep up with the jetlag – if you’re flying from the east to west, you should stay awake as much as possible and if you’re flying from west to east, you should sleep as much as you could. And that’s what i did, and it totally w0rks like a charm! It took about 30 mins to reach Nadia’s apartment from the airport and to be frank, I was a bit impressed to see all the sky crappers buildings surrounding Abu Dhabi and how actually they clustering their residences area in town. The idea is totally like New York, where all the apartments or the service luxury condos are located above the offices or groceries market in the same building. The buildings were built so close to each other and in every residence squares, there will be a mosque. So, there’s no chance you gonna miss the prayer time cos you always gonna hear the azan. Really keen about this idea! The next morning, Nadia took me out and we walked from her apartment to Corniche. The weather and the wind was just perfect for a walk on that day. Had a long chat about life and work while strolling, stopped a few times to take pictures and bought some sandwiches along the way. I had my 1st breakfast at Abu Dhabi near Corniche, just nearby the beach. Awesome!


Later on, Mariah and Lyn joined us at Corniche just when we were about to eat our breakfast.

We just hanged out at Corniche not for too long as we have to rush back to Nadia’s crib to freshen up and off we go to another Malaysian’s house located a bit outskirt from the town. Mariah told me that her friend cooked Nasi Lemak and inviting some friends to come over. Walaaaa!!! Pucuk dicita ulam mendatang.Rezeki jangan ditolak! Hehehe.

I still remember what Marina said at this time ” Iphone ni patut dicampak dalam laut Abu Dhabi je!!” Doinkk!!!

the adorable little Rania


See, how kenyang they look in this picture. The Nasi Lemak memang ade ummppphh!! Punye la sedap..sampai tersandar masing-masing lepas makan. Thanks to the host for the invitation. We did not stay at Lin’s house for too long, as Mariah need to send us to pickup point of Desert Safari at 3.30pm. Till then,stay tune for next episode of Winter UAE – Dune Bashing!



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