Pottery, fried chicken and a massage


Did quite a few things over the weekend. On Thursday mornings, I go to a pottery class. Here's my first creation.

It's made from Yemeni clay and should be done next week. It'll be sent to a local kiln when it's done.

I find it really therapeutic, especially after sitting in front of a computer all week, crunching numbers and writing market reports.

Afterwards, we went to KFC for lunch - S' favourite restaurant in the entire world (really!). They even had Hot & Spicy! Slightly different from Msian Hot & Spicy but still pretty good. Very clean, bright and airy. There is a Baskin & Robbins and a nice park next door.

On the way home, we drove by the new Al Saleh Mosque, which is absolutely beautiful. At night it's lit up beautifully as well. I haven't been inside yet.

It was officially opened this last Friday. Some famous sheikhs from Saudi Arabia came - we saw their convoy making its way from the Movenpick Hotel to the mosque on Friday.

We were at the hotel that morning for a friendly basketball match between S' company and a Chinese oil co. The Chinese team train for these games and even had uniforms (unlike ours). One of the Chinese ladies said they love basketball. We won the match but the other team was definitely a better team.

After the game (even though we didn't play), both of us stayed on at the hotel for a bit longer for a Swedish massage. Heavenly. S ranked his as the best one he's had yet.

Oh yeah. To celebrate TGIW (!), we tried out the Shanghai Restaurant on Wed night. The food was good and not expensive. Because it was too cold outside and the "blokey room" too smokey, we asked for a separate room. We were led to a private room with a round table for 8. Not sure what the waiter thought we were up to because he actually winked at Sang after he took our orders. And they kept knocking on the door before coming in. The good thing is, Shanghai Restaurant is close enough to the house for a last-minute tapau (takeaway).

Tonight, we're having a quick dinner (falafel and samosas!) and then heading off to the furniture shops AGAIN to see if any new stock has come in!

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Anonymous said…
wow... the pottery really looks nice... really good for a first timer...
26 November 2008 at 19:39
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