Here’s my annual posting of people whom we hung out with. 2017 was a particularly fruitful year for family visits. We managed to coax dad to come for a visit. He chose the hottest of the hottest month. (He hates the cold, but he never expected it to be so hot. Told him so). Our niece, Sweety from Silchar, also visited around that time. (She was waiting for her exam results). Nuff said, here’re the photos.
Family gathering at Al Sahra Desert Resort, Dubai – compliments of niece Karishma for the treat
Sweety, Burj Al Arab, Dubai, UAE 2017
Justin and his granddaddy, Yas Mall, Abu Dhabi
Anu with nieces Sweety & Karishma, Sun Tour Restaurant, DragonMart 2, Dubai
Dad, Pier 7, Marina Mall, Dubai Marina – Dad & I went for a dhow cruise on Dubai Marina, another treat from niece Karishma!
Here’re the friends!
Madhavi, Roby and Jasna (parents of Justin’s schoolmates, Aria and Mashel) at Walnut Grove, City Walk, Dubai
“Pat a cake, pat a cake, baker’s man…” – Justin with his schoolmates, Mashel (right most) and Aria (tallest) at Cloud 7, a play zone where you can decorate cakes, paint ceramics, make candles and make soap. Justin ended up with a ceramic cake. What good is that?? Can’t even eat it. The little girl is Vivah, Aria’s little sister
Justin at classmate’s Antranik’s (in orange) birthday. With them are his two best friends Rayaan (in blue) and Jiexi (black). The girl is Antranik’s sister. Antranik is Armenian with a Syrian mother, Rayaan is Pakistani and Jiexi is Chinese. That is what you get in a multinational city like Dubai
Back home, Durga Puja Festival with niece Karishma
Karishma & Anu, getting ready for a party
A gathering at home with Karishma’s colleagues and friends on Jayden’s birthday
At a neighbour’s – Birthday party for Yusuf (middle). Yusuf’s sister is Mimi and his little brother is Jan. They're also of mixed parentage - Pakistani father, Filipina mother
Justin’s Chinese language teacher, Ms Wang …there’re so many Wangs that it seems like almost every Chinese is a Wang, …including us (Ong is Hokkien for Wang). This is his second Chinese teacher named Wang
A colleague for a change – enjoying some noodles at a Xinjiang (Chinese Turkestan) Noodle Restaurant (Buhaiwan Restaurant) with colleague and friend, Gang Yongxian – He said it’s the ‘best’ noodle restaurant in Dubai
And here’re my work colleagues – from left, Yasir (the Consultant’s Resident Engineer), yours truly, Aruna our QA/QC Manager, Rajesh our Planning Manager, John our Engineering Manager, Shaji our Contracts Manager, and Emad our Senior Project Manager at a farewell dinner for Yasir at Lebanese Flower (Zahrat Lebnan) Restaurant, Abu Dhabi
Family gathering at Al Sahra Desert Resort, Dubai – compliments of niece Karishma for the treat
Sweety, Burj Al Arab, Dubai, UAE 2017
Justin and his granddaddy, Yas Mall, Abu Dhabi
Anu with nieces Sweety & Karishma, Sun Tour Restaurant, DragonMart 2, Dubai
Dad, Pier 7, Marina Mall, Dubai Marina – Dad & I went for a dhow cruise on Dubai Marina, another treat from niece Karishma!
Here’re the friends!
Madhavi, Roby and Jasna (parents of Justin’s schoolmates, Aria and Mashel) at Walnut Grove, City Walk, Dubai
“Pat a cake, pat a cake, baker’s man…” – Justin with his schoolmates, Mashel (right most) and Aria (tallest) at Cloud 7, a play zone where you can decorate cakes, paint ceramics, make candles and make soap. Justin ended up with a ceramic cake. What good is that?? Can’t even eat it. The little girl is Vivah, Aria’s little sister
Justin at classmate’s Antranik’s (in orange) birthday. With them are his two best friends Rayaan (in blue) and Jiexi (black). The girl is Antranik’s sister. Antranik is Armenian with a Syrian mother, Rayaan is Pakistani and Jiexi is Chinese. That is what you get in a multinational city like Dubai
Back home, Durga Puja Festival with niece Karishma
Karishma & Anu, getting ready for a party
A gathering at home with Karishma’s colleagues and friends on Jayden’s birthday
At a neighbour’s – Birthday party for Yusuf (middle). Yusuf’s sister is Mimi and his little brother is Jan. They're also of mixed parentage - Pakistani father, Filipina mother
Justin’s Chinese language teacher, Ms Wang …there’re so many Wangs that it seems like almost every Chinese is a Wang, …including us (Ong is Hokkien for Wang). This is his second Chinese teacher named Wang
A colleague for a change – enjoying some noodles at a Xinjiang (Chinese Turkestan) Noodle Restaurant (Buhaiwan Restaurant) with colleague and friend, Gang Yongxian – He said it’s the ‘best’ noodle restaurant in Dubai
And here’re my work colleagues – from left, Yasir (the Consultant’s Resident Engineer), yours truly, Aruna our QA/QC Manager, Rajesh our Planning Manager, John our Engineering Manager, Shaji our Contracts Manager, and Emad our Senior Project Manager at a farewell dinner for Yasir at Lebanese Flower (Zahrat Lebnan) Restaurant, Abu Dhabi
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