Summer holiday-Dubai Jun 2013 (Part II)

Alhamdulillah, tadi call emak di Segamat, bumi Malaysia dilimpahi hujan...kurang lah pencemaran jerebu especially di Johor...Allah Maha Penyayang...Dia bagi peringatan bagi kita...Dia bagi juga Rahmatnya pada kita...Allahu Akbar!

Okay, move on to my story...summer holiday in Dubai....well, another reason why we like to compare this place with Singapore (we stayed in Singapore for 2 years) is that the transportation facilites...SUPERB!!!...especially independent tourist like us yang ikut suka nak pergi mana-mana tak kira masa, tak kira waktu...so we really rely on public transport (not included taxi, okay!!!)....kami hanya take train and buses untuk jalan-jalan...tak susah nak jalan-jalan kat sini...google map kan ada....one thing which catch our attention is their bus stop...ada air-conditioner you all...sempat ambil gambar satu dua keping...hehehe...the metro train pun ada cabin yang khas untuk Gold Class card holder untuk yang budget lebih and tak suka struggling with people...and they also have special cabin for women and childrens....

busses and trains in Dubai

So day 2 in Dubai, of courselah aktiviti wajib mesti semua nak tengok Burj Khalifa kan...bangunan tertinggi di dunia...so kami naik train ke Dubai Mall/Burj Khalifa...station train ini sebenarnya tersangatlah jauh dari Dubai Mall/Burj Khalifa....kami terpaksa berjalan rasanya hampir 1km to the place...they built the bridge to connect from this station to Dubai Mall/Burj Khalifa....and along the passage, they provide us the travellaters too...so tak lah penat sangat nak jalan...tapi lambat lah sikit nak sampai kalau tak jalan laju-laju...hehehe...

the travellators along the passage from the metro station to Dubai Mall...jenuh nak jalan....huhuhu

Kami plan just nak tengok wayang, ambil gambar Burj Khalifa and finally watch Dubai Fountain....di Dubai Mall juga ada Aquarium park and Ice Rink....those are mainly attraction places to do here...so after watch Fast and Furios 6, kami terus ke Dubai Fountain...di sini ada pertunjukan air terjun ikut rentak lagu yang dimainkan...and not every time they will show...it has its own timing...so make sure you check the timing in internet first to watch it....and I tell you its really worth it....sambil tengok the performance sambil itu bolehlah ambil gambar Burj Khalifa......kami pergi pun waktu malam....so gambar a litte bit blur...next day, rasa macam nak pergi lagi waktu siang, tapi mengenangkan kena jalan jauh terus jadi malas....hehehe...

the view of Burj Khalifa during night time...its really gorgeous!!!

 

Really enjoy this Dubai fountain show 

Keesokannya, kami ke Gold Souq pula....even we dont have any intention to buy gold, but as it is one of famous attraction place in Dubai, so we just go to have a look...that place has nothing special except so much gold shops are there....boleh jadi rambang mata nak pilih....the way to go to this place is more interesting actually...ada 3 cara kalau nak ke sini menggunakan public transport...1st, train...2nd, bus and 3rd by boat which it called as Abra...kami naik train ke Al-Ghubaiba station dan kami terpaksa berjalan beberapa meter untuk ke Al-Ghubaiba Water Station...di sana tersusun beberapa buah Abra untuk mengangkut penumpang-penumpang yang ingin ke seberang sungai....tambangnya hanya AED 1...tak jauh mana pun...5 minit dah sampai...Sebelum ke sana, kami sempat singgah old souq yang menjual pelbagai kraftangan tempatan...old souq ini hanya terletak berhampiran dengan Dubai Creek ..geram tengok barang-barang kat sana...cantik-cantik semuanya...tapi hanya mampu ambil gambar ajalah...huhuhu...so just enjoy the pics down there okay.....

Old Souq which located nearby the Dubai Creek....

Al-Ghubaiba Water Station...dari sini kami naik Abra untuk ke Gold Souq...

Some of gold shops in Gold Souq....

Setelah penat berjalan di tengah panas ronda-ronda Gold Souq ini, kami ke Al-Ras Metro Station untuk ke Deira City Centre...kononnya nak tengok another movie....tapi semua full seat, yang ada seat depan dan 3D movie...confident aja kami book 2 seats for 3D A Man of Steel movie, bila staff dia sebut harga AED 120, dengan muka tebal cepat-cepat saya cakap, its okay...we dont want it...husband gelak aja tengok muka terkejut saya...hehehe...lantaklah....belanja I makan lagi bagus....so we end up the day with eating Sushi in the food court....puas hati!!!

Makan lagi baik kan...hehehe...gambar popcorn yang atas tu time kami  tengok wayang tempat lain keesokannya...

Okaylah....nanti sambung lagi ye....nak pergi exercise....treadmill sudah memanggil....hehehe

Till we meet again, my blog!!!

Assalamualaikum.....

Summer holiday-Dubai Jun 2013

Lebih kurang 2 minggu lagi kita nak sambut Ramadhan kan....rindu sebenarnya nak sambut Ramadhan kat Saudi ni...perasaannya lain...of course tak boleh beat the feeling bila kat tanahair sendiri...tapi Ramadhan kat sini tak kurang meriahnya....semua mall or supermarket akan buka after maghrib atau isyak bagi hormati solat tarawih...dan akan buka sampai pukul 2 atau 3 pagi...kedai-kedai makan biasanya akan tutup setelah abes waktu sahur...lampu-lampu akan menerangi bandar  dan kedai-kedai...semua pekerja akan dikurangkan waktu bekerja...my husband will start work at 10 am till 4 pm....mungkin mereka ingin beri ruang untuk semua berqiamullail di waktu malam...rasanyalah...Alhamdulillah, memang mereka sangat menyambut kedatangan bulan suci ini dengan sangat meriah....great experience to have....

Cuaca di Riyadh sangatlah panas...kadang-kadang sampai mencecah 50 degrees...sangat eksrim kan...so this summer, kami  telah ke Dubai selama 5 hari untuk bercuti...nak ke tempat yang sejuk-sejuk kena ambil cuti panjang...and budget quite high...so we decide ke Dubai ajalah...walaupun dah 2 tahun kami duduk di Saudi ni...tapi this is first time kami jejak ke negeri seberang...Dubai....Insya Allah ada rezeki lagi kami akan ke Bahrain pula, kemudian ke Oman, ada budget lebih akan ke Turkey pula...In sya Allah kalau rezeki kami panjang di sini....berangan je lah kamu ni, Farah...hehehe...

picture taken from the flight...

We took Flydubai flight to go to Dubai...its only 1 and half hour journey from Riyadh....cuaca tak menentu time kami fly..lg beberapa minit nak landing, I think our flight hit the sandstorm...bergegar flight kami....tiba-tiba suasana dalam flight senyap sepi...semua terdiam...before this dlm flight macam pasar.....MasyaAllah...kami tawakal aja time tu....I think that is the scariest journey I ever had...tapi Alhamdulillah selamat sampai....kami book hotel somewhere nearby to Metro station (Al Fahidi Metro station)....3 minutes walking distance only...tersangatlah dekat...the hotel name is Four Points by Sheraton Bur Dubai....hotel ni ada 2-3 hotel around Dubai....so kalau nak pergi sini kena inform the address to your taxi driver clearly...tapi even kitorang dah berkali-kali inform driver taxi kitorang, confident aja dia bawak ke hotel lain..time nak check-in, staff dorang bagitahu adress ni lain....dah extra money kena bayar other taxi untuk pergi ke our hotel...haish...by the way, the hotel which we are staying is very nice and comfy....highly recommended...senang nak access with other places, just beside of our hotel is small supermarket, and many restaurants, cafe, pharmacies, clinic,currency exchange booth just around the corner... kalau kami pergi lagi Insya Allah akan stay lagi di sana...itupun kalau ada offer goin on sebab time kami book the price is 20% less...hehehe....

Hi my name is Maya...comel je Flydubai guna animation for safety instruction video....

the Ethopians in queue waiting for boarding...suka tengok dorang ni...pakainannya tersangatlah meriah...belum masuk make up lagi...when I enter airport toilet, habis depa conquer semua cermin bersolek...hehehe

Sepanjang kami di sana,  we loved to compare this place with Singapore. Especially when it comes to bills..bills..bills...hehehe...5 hari di sana, kami hanya 'visit' shopping mall..we visited 4 different malls everyday...tangkap gambar bangunan...their external and interior design...thats it...it won't cost you money unless you intend to buy something, isnt it?...to be honest , sejak saya sampai Riyadh dari Malaysia bln december tahun lepas... satu big mall pun saya tak masuk lagi...(actually, we both shares the same interest: we never got interest with shopping)...baik kan?..hihi...tapi bila ke Dubai lain da ceritanya...

some of the wall interior design in Dubai Metro Station

bergambar dulu before jalan-jalan...

Kenapa lain ceritanya? Nanti saya sambung cerita di next entry ok...dah mengantuk...nak masuk tidur dulu...

Till we meet again, my dear blog!!!

Assalamualaikum....

Hyderabadi chicken beriyani

There are two ways of cooking beriyani. First, kachhi beriyani and second one is pakki beriyani. Pakki beriyani is cooking chicken and rice separately which most alike malaysian style beriyani. Kachhi beriyani is cook the chicken along with the rice and it is very time consuming. I prefer the taste of kachhi beriyani as the taste and smell is very distinct and more tastier. The one that I am going to show here is kacchi beriyani way.

Ingredients:

4 cups of Basmati or Beriyani rice
500g of chicken pieces
2 Onions (cut into ring)
1 tbsp of garlic
1 tbsp of Ginger
1 tomato
Corriander leaves
Mint leaves
Whole masala
Black pepper
Half packet of beriyani masala
1 cup of yoghurt
Salt

a. Pre-preparation:
1. Soak the rice for 60 mins. It is will make the rice expand in proportion.
2. Cut the onion into rings. Fry it in ghee or butter till it become dark brown. Put aside.

Rice soaked in the water

Fry onion

b. Chicken-marinate:
Marinate the chicken together with ginger-garlic paste, tomato paste, coriander leaves and mint leaves, whole masala, 2 green chilies, black pepper and yogurt. Add the beriyani masala. Add 2 spoon of oil. Salt to taste. Keep it aside for 4 hours at most.

Marinated Chicken

c. Boil the rice:
Boil water and add 2 tea spoon of oil, salt, cardamon, bay leaves and cloves. Let the water come to boil. Taste the water for checking the salt. Pour the soaked rice and cook till half done. Remove the water.

d. Final-step:
Add marinated chicken at different pot. The good beriyani pot should have a thick bottom for less temperature. In my case, I'm using pressure cooker. Put the oil so that the chicken don't get burnt. Put the marinated chicken in a layer. Take the half cook rice and put it on the top of the chicken in a layer. You can add coriander, fry onion and saffron on the rice.

Put the rice on the top of chicken in a layer

Close the lid tightly so that the fragrance remains inside and the half cooked rice get cooked with the chicken. If you do not have a tight lid you can wrap a clean cloth on the lid. Cook in high temperature for 5 mins and less temperature for 25 mins.

The biryani Masala which I used

Happy cooking!!!

It Summer Time!!!

Yeah....summer time....i loikeeee!!!

Mood sungguh tidak stabil sebulan dua ni...mood swing, insomnia yang kadang-kadang sangat melemaskan, weather changes, cough, cold, fever, low blood pressure...semualah...cukup package...membuatkan badan jadi lemah, tak ada mood...nak keluar pergi beli barang pun tak da semangat...apatah lagi bersosial dengan kawan-kawan...so duduk rumah just watch Running Man marathon, playing The Sims, Candy Crush...masak pun ikut mood...ish banyak betul aktiviti-aktiviti lagha kan...

Sekarang di Riyadh tengah musim panas....panas yang amat...temperature kadang-kadang cecah sampai 50 degrees...yang paling kesian is my hubby kena redah panas terik untuk ke office...since our house is nearby to his office (5 minit boleh sampai), so dia jalan kaki ajalah...tapi this 5 minutes walking is not easy...ujian duduk di padang pasir...tak apalah, kiamat lagi panas kan...

Summer time means ramai lah our friends yang akan pulang bercuti. Kami just plan to make short gateway to  Dubai for 5 days. In sya Allah kami akan bertolak pada 13hb ni. Tu pun tak ada mood tapi just buat-buat ada mood. Kesian kat hubby yang penat dengan kerja ofis dia. Almost 7 month work continuously. Di Saudi ni, public holiday hanya bergantung pada hari raya dan raya haji aja. Memang sikit sangat public holiday kat sini. Redha ajalah.

Tak balik Malaysia ke?....hmmmm, plan kami nak balik after raya haji. Kalau Allah izinkan kami jadi tetamuNya, kami ingin mengerjakan haji tahun ini. Doa-doakan lah rezeki dan kesihatan kami agar kami dipanggil menjadi tetamuNya. Teringin sangat. So after raya haji means bulan October or early November. Maknanya, lagi 4-5 bulan lagi lah kan....huhuhu...sabar Farah sabar....This is the longest stay with my husband I ever had since my marriage life....believe it or not...selalunya,3- 4 bulan sekali akan balik Malaysia tak kiralah duduk di Singapore or Saudi. Kalau di Singapore setiap 2 minggu mesti balik Malaysia. Rindu dekat emak. Sejak kecik sampai sekarang tak pernah berpisah...bila dah kahwin ni terpaksalah berkorban...In sya Allah ada rezeki akan kami bawa mak duduk di Saudi. Aamiin...boleh bawak emak pergi umrah, ziarah Madinah, vacation in Dubai, Bahrain or Oman...Aamiin...Aamiin ya Rabb...

Okaylah thats all for now...jumpa lagi di lain entry okay...

Assalamualaikum,, till we meet again, my blog!!!