Life is a journey, not a destination: February 2007

Monday, February 12, 2007

Happy Birthday, Kurt!

Dev & I hosted the last dinner before we leave for Malaysia. Coincidentally, Kurt's birthday happened to be on February 10, so dinner was hosted on the 9th.

Shoba came over to help prepare chili chicken with onions, and it was so delicious! I truly enjoyed it. I prepared the Malaysian-style pickle (acar)-carrots, cucumber, long beans & pineapple cubes. Our friend Atikah prepared chili anchovies (sambal ikan bilis & petai). We also had boiled eggs, cucumber slices and a Jamaican dish "jerk chicken", chicken marinated with jerk sauce. It was spicy and lovely, prepared by Ian's dad.

Rice was cooked with coconut milk, and the entire dinner combination was known as the famous Malaysian cuisine "nasi lemak".

Ian's parents are in town for two weeks. After dinner, we played the board game 'Taboo'. At midnight, carrot cake with frosting, made by our friend Rosie, was a surprise for Kurt. The cake - just delicious!

Our Malaysian friend Devaraj brought chocolates, and indeed he had a fantastic time with us. It was indeed a truly Malaysian dining experience!

Dev's Second Flight to New York

The date on the camera was set (yet again) wrongly. It should be the year 2007.

Sunrise over the Atlantic, view from the cockpit, followed by pictures of Madison Square Garden, Empire State Building, Times Square, Radio City Music Hall & NBC Studios.

At the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Festival

February 3, 2007

Friday, February 02, 2007

First Experience in the Desert

Dev and a couple of his friends went on a desert adventure to Fossil Rock, 32kms off the highway of Dubai. The most amazing part was that some dinasour bones were found there and have been excavated.

Dev was very thrilled that his 'other wife' the Land Rover LR3 did a superb job on the sand dunes. Camels were also roaming that area when he and his friends were there. Navigation was done through GPS, as there were no roads, only sand.