The Dates are coming!

Friday morning....la la la....I thought I would explore new routes down to Al Corniche! Yay yay yay!! It's a beautiful day!!! So, 7.30 am, I drive down taking totally different route than my usual. With my sense of direction, after all I am a Navigator's (ex Fighter Pilot) daughter....I finally reached the seaside. The drive was adventurous, the radio was blaring cool songs...just my kind and the weather was just fine.

The date trees are in full bloom now and many of them are already bearing fruits! What a wonderful sight it is! My walk down by the sea....all the more delightful! Things are looking up....life goes on...the dates are coming! Woo hoo!!!

PS:- I love the yellow crunchy dates which these green dates would soon turn into khalal...the 2nd stage!

Down memory lane

Just a couple of days back, a mail came in....from a friend, announcing the start of a 3 day training program - Creative Dance Therapy - Introductory & Advanced.

Looking at the advertisement, it reminded me of my awkward movements and the group's encouargement.....not so long ago! Even though I was in the group for a short period, I loved every moment I was there! After work, I would drive down straight.....my way of unwinding! Some stretching, few movements and a whole lot of laughter!

Below, "Apoorva Dance Theater" practicing on the roof of Alliance Francaise just before heading to Bombay for the "Anand Shankar Ballet Festival" - 1996.

Welcome to the Middle East!

If you see Date Palm Trees here, there, everywhere....then be sure you're in Arab Land! They look gorgeous lining up the long winding road and down the seaside. During the season, trees heavily leaden with yellow dates looks so gorgeous! I love these crunchy dates which is the 2nd stage in the ripening process!

Down Al Corniche!

Internet Censorship in Arab Land

Here in Arab Land, Censorship is at it's height. So many of the sites/pages have been blocked saying that it contains prohibited materials. One would think that the sites or pages one is trying to access contains nudity or is political which would hurt the sensibility of the local people but this is not so. It's real frustrating and nothing can be done as even the proxy pages are blocked!

I seriously fail to fathom on what basis the sites have been banned. To me it seems that the Censorship which should be taken seriously is nothing but a joke in this part of the world. See the below picture and you will know what I mean. Oops!