Last Friday, while my buddies and I hang out at the flat, watching the re runs of Simpsons marathon, we’ve decided to have a change of environment. Actually, we were just meant to go to the supermarket, do some grocery shopping and cook lunch. But since it’s a Friday and all, why not go somewhere we haven’t been to. And so finally, we decided we’re off to the mall…
So took a shower, dressed up casually and got in a cab to go straight to the mall. Ok, please note that we’re not really mallrats …we’re actually haven’t been to Dxb mall ever since it opened in September last year. It was named to be the largest mall in the Middle East. And it also has the biggest aquarium ever built. Just bare with Dxb as it always wants to have the biggest and the tallest written on its name.
Ok just some bits and bobs of what I remember when we’re there…
6:45 PM - Cab ride to Dxb mall
7:00 PM - Arrived at Dxb mall
7:15 PM - Checked out the ice rink with Café Nero beside it (Coffee Ramon!)
7:30 PM - Went to this touch screen information system to find where Starbucks and CPK (California Pizza Kitchen) is
7:35 PM - Info system got a slow interface…so ended up asking the security guard instead.
7:40 PM - Security guard directed us to the 1st Floor Grand Atrium for Starbucks and Lower Ground level near the management office for CPK (like we know where ever that was!)
7:50 PM - Trying to decide where to go first…. Starbucks or CPK?
7:51 PM - Ok Starbucks then!
8:01 PM - Arrived at Starbucks seeing our other buddy. Mr B - taking his 30 min break..(He’s off to the Food Court!)
8:11 PM - Guided us to the aquarium to see the enormous school of fish…can’t believe the sting ray is huge!
8:15 PM - Try to take pictures but way too crowded to have a good view…
8:21 PM - Just decided to go to the Food Court instead to grab a bite
8:30 PM - At the Food Court ordering some gourmet fries and burger
9:00 PM - Eating and having a chat with Mr. Pooh and Mr 9 while Mr Bs ordering some take aways
9:02 PM - Done with the fries and ready to stroll…
9:10 PM - Got a map (just incase we get lost)
9:11 PM - Mr Pooh had to go to the loo
9:20 PM - Waited to Mr Pooh to finish
9:25 PM - Back to strolling
9:30 PM - Walking and checking out some shops (some of them are still closed though)
9:35 PM - Mr 9 to the toilet…
9:45 PM - Mr 9 done…
10:05 PM - Walking towards CPK…decided we’re famished and needed to eat dinner…
10:18 PM - Inside CPK..browsing the menu and ready to order
10:20 PM - Ok, having Thai Chicken Pizza (as what the friendly server suggested) and Pastas like Chicken Fettuccine with white sauce and Spaghetti with Salmon. For drinks, the usual sparkling water, lemon ice tea with kiwi and cocktail sorry-I-forgot-what’s-in-it drink (but no alcohol)
10:35 PM - Mr Pooh had to go to the loo (again)
10:40 PM - Dinner is served
10:42 PM - Chatting with Mr 9 while waiting for Mr Pooh
10:45 PM - Mr Pooh back…
10:46 PM - Chum, Chum. Chum… good food here!
11:15 PM - Done with dinner…got the bill and left CPK
11:16 PM - Ready to stroll again …actually, going back to Starbucks for a cuppa (Mr B, my free cappy!)
11:20 PM - In Starbucks…waiting for cappies and frappy…
11:22 PM - Went outside for a puff (it’s a NO Smoking Mall)
11:30 PM - Back inside and sipping my fave frappy…
11:35 PM - Thinking of going back to the aquarium ..peeps must have gone home by now..
11:40 PM - Back at the fish tank… got a nice view to take pictures…
12:20 PM - Had enough of the bloody fish…
01:10 AM - Ready to go home
01:15 AM - Queing for a cab
01:20 AM - Got in a cab
01:35 AM - Back home…..snooze…snooze…snooze….
All in all the experience was so - so ..there’s not much to see there yet…SEGA Arena is still not open, so will wait for the next visit for that… Ice Rink is a bit crowded, Aquarium is only for the sea enthusiast and kids as well, shops are way too big - somehow good because it’s the shopping festival so everything is on sale. But when they say that its massive, I can definitely agree.
You can check it out yourself…
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