Miracles

 

Aaaand us girls are back at it again! Here's to Da Adventures of Aly, Julie & Louie :)

Just over one weekend and our days are changed from dull to technicolor. I still had to search on Google to complete this quote - But I always say, One's company, Two's a Crowd and Three's a Party - which words are by the famous US Artist and Pop Art Culture figure Andy Warhol. Our mini adventure though, did not consist of abstract art but beautiful, colourful, explosion of intricate blooms by artist Mother Nature. The three of us decided to escape the skyscraping city to visit the flowering gardens in the middle of Dubailand (location map here) before the summer heat gets the better of us and decides to finally settle in! Dubai Miracle Garden, which I now want to call version 2.0, is a dream!! I'm injected with more inspiration to live life in colour by the time we left. To even have breakfast before heading there was the last thing in our minds! HAHA! That is why after we spent photo shooting in the garden, us girls drove back to City Walk, Al Wasl Jumeirah for quick drinks and roti. Before heading again to a party at our Tito Dante's place in Deira.

Oh, and I've read Fairy Godmother in Cinderella say "Even miracles take a little time."

Keep Calm and Briton

Finding a shot of inspiration is something I'd want to keep, and amazingly ironic, share! We've always had that dream house, or thought of living in a palace or the Windsor Castle. (But mine has always been living in a beachfront, InshAllah!) At this stage of my life, I already do want to have a pad or space of my own. Not just exclusively, but something that's me! I opt for the minimal muebles, natural bright lighting, functional and colorful (probably pastel) fun pieces, my photographs and cats & dogs inside the house! A quick overnight in this British Family's home gave me (and our fam) a wonderful weekend and a concrete idea of how I'd want my dream space to look like. (See how cosy I was?) You would know a Breton is housed there because of the "Keep Calm" posters and frames found in each and every corner. I loved their quirky pieces and oh-so-beautiful portraits (which were  literally the first things I saw there) of iconic stars, or should I say women - like Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe. I too made new furry friends with their pets - Rambo, Eddie and Paci (I just love animals!) and slept with the cat on the bed. I'm glad I wore my pink "Barbie Wants To Be Me" t-shirt, it really worked it! (Haha) The highlight of the house, was the lap pool right out the patio. And in the morning, I like when we pulled-open the curtains, the sun beamed the girls' bedroom.

I wish I have taken more pictures!

Festival of Lights

The family were on the move again attending the first ever Dubai Festival of Lights. The event (or exhibition) was stationed at the promenade of Dubai Mall where you stroll the area to see the light shows and displays. It was more like "Feast for the Eyes", we had our "oooh" and "ahhhh" moments. I suddenly remember some local boys who yelled "This is Dubai, live your lives!" (chuckles here) We cousins also had the time to bond, share good laughs and jumps! You have no idea how jumping is a big part of our bonding! (There are a whole lot of hilarious jumps, I just put the blog-worthy ones here haha!) But what struck me the most (and never fails to amaze me) is the gorgeous fountain show that night. Feast your eyes!

 

     

Just when we're about to leave, the background music started to play and the fountains were coming to life. I was tearing up while watching and listening to what seemed like African beats. The song which the waters were dancing to is "Baba Yetu" by Christopher Tin, finding out it meant the "Our Father" prayer in Swahili. No wonder I felt like crying, I was blessed and really moved to witness that show. Couldn't help but share this with you all.