Hop Fest 2009@The Irish village,Dubai

Spirits Soaring!

I try never to miss out on beer festivals ;-),specially when in places like The Irish village in Garhoud..

I couldn't go Thursday night..So i head there on Friday,and i was greeted by the longest & most anxious Que i have ever seen[it was extending to the main entrance..!,and then there was the security dragging out some wasted people,some people even had fights,truly beer fest ambiance ;-)..]..So After loitering around a bit & sweating like a pig..i decided to go back home & return back the next day..

So Saturday night it was, At The HOP FEST..and it was a good time..Good live music,Beer from all over the world,Shiny Happy People..

We truly need something like this more often..

Bahrain,Arak Haddad & Other stories.

Ok folks(if any1 ever reads my blog!)..i was in bahrain for a couple of days on a
"not-so-fruitful-recession-prone" business trip..This is what happened...

** I took the cheapest booze available on duty free on my way there...18 bucks for 500ml Arak haddad(Jordanian liqour with approx 45% Alcohol content)..it sure hit me!!

** I had the getaplana@nando's bahrain (adilya area)..after getting drunk...faint memories though!!

** I roamded around the streets listening to random Fm stereo(bahrain has voice of america & AFN europe on Fm),on my Creative zen..

** I watched "Almost Famous"(repeat watch) and " Under the tuscany sun"..on hotel Tv...Almost famous sure is a different kinda movie..must watch!!..

Sadly no pics to post.!

Corona Extra.

Hmm....

Corona Extra with lemon..it's a pleasure of it's own kind..The taste just lingers on...It's umistakenably different....Apart from the rest...Friends & foes together....The jewel beer...Games are for losing,life is for livin'!...Missin'g Good friends...Living in the moment..Did ur heart decide?...

Corona PR/Marketing guys are u listening..I think i have coined enuff punch lines here...some1 please hire me..;-)

General Update

Gifted t-shirt

I think it's about time,i blogged about random thoughts that come to my mind..

* Ramadan is over..Eid was here..ok it's gone already.Back to the grind.How was Ramadan..actually pretty chilled out.Used to get free from work early..say around 2.00 pm or so..Used to have a nap,then headed for the gym(yes,i am apparently a member of Fitness first for the past ,god knows how many months..they have this strange membership plan,which entices you to join in the beginning,but then they just keep debiting your credit card each month,and if u wanna quit,it's even more difficult..and if are a procrastinator like me..sigh..things can never change!!)..

So i finally decide to put it to good use,and have been gym ming religiously for the past month..What's interesting is what happened after the gym..I used to Booze around( i strangely discovered that u tend to get on a high,even if you have a single pint of beer after gym!,maybe it's a strange mix of the endorphins released after a workout + alcohol in your system)..I can safely say i have consumed more alcohol in the past month than my usually monthly intake..

The Equation--> Lost Calories at Gym = Gained Calories from Booze. So basically i am back at square one!.

Ps:-A good place to head out for a night out in Ramadan in Long's Bar @ the Towers Rotana on Sheikh Zayed Hotel.They had Happy Hours running all night long..

And Never Mix Vodka with Beer in a Cocktail..It simply doesn't work!

* I finally finished watching "Seven Years in Tibet".It was lying on my laptop for long..And it has taken around Seventy days to Finish it!!..Have been watching it in bits & pieces..Though i must say,it's a ncie movie.

* I have discovered a good radio station to listen to :--http://www.oldiesradionet.com/classicrock.asx

* Peanut Butter Jam is starting from tonight..It will sure rekindle my love for Good Live Music.

* The other night,i was reminiscing about the few times i had been to the Indie Rock Nights @iBO(a garage club at the Millennium Airport Hotel which has closed down now,because they wanted to build something there)..Those were truly amazing head banging nights with Free entry..

I was wondering if similar nights do happen elsewhere now..


* On a serious note,i am hoping the World Economic Recession,doesn't affect Dubai.I am praying people don't lose jobs,and the bubble doesn't burst..'Coz as long as it's intact we all are living a good life...

2 late night outs..

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Wednesday night :-
* 10:00 pm :- Dubai international airport terminal 1 to see off my folks
* 11:20pm :- Apartment's Club,jumeirah beach hotel...the security at the gate explained club policy and didn't let me in,because i was wearing sandals..One thing lead to another,and i finally got in..IT was "SO EMPTY'..they even didn't charge us the cover!!..I counted.all in all there were hardly 10 people inside..
*12:00 midnight :- Leave Apartment's and head for Rock Bottom Cafe..Now,this place is as usual jam-packed..they charge us the 100 bucks cover..We get in...beer...free tequila(i managed to get 2 rounds!)..bull frog..more tequila..dance..music...
PS:-->I think the live band@Rock bottom cafe is crap..Okay.they play popular music but do they actually play...Not one guitar SOLO...half the time i see the Bassist standing idle...It's all background tracks man..i hate it..Quality live cover band's at the Majestic Hotel or the one at Sea View hotel...They deserve it!!
*03:20 am :- reach home..bleary eyed...feeling dizzy..sleep.
*9:30 am :- wake up.Late fr work again.!!

Thursday Night:-
* 10:00 pm :- i want to watch a movie tonight.what better than batman( the dark knight)..head for the cinema with a couple of friends.All shows are full.manage to get tickets for the midnight show at Al Ghurair city.
*10:20 pm - 11:53pm :-3 of us drink 2 pitchers of beer at the Lotus hotel..next to Al ghurair city.have some chicken..
*Midnight -- 2:30 am :-- Head to the theater...Watch the movie...with intermittent sessions to the Loo..Movie finishes 2:30 am...i sleep thru the last 20 minutes...Wake up..
Ps:- I don't want to comment about the movie...as i might seriously hurt some1..
* Reach home :-- watch youtube videos,some of them are really good....doze off again...