One Amazing Trip..

Once upon a time, not very long though;P, I've been to Sadah, one of the Omani wilayas in the south of the country. Though it was for 3 days only, I did enjoy my stay that I've been wanting to blog about it ever since:) I didn't know I enjoy geography to that extent until then. A very interesting place Ma Sha'a Allah, where you will find a clean blue sea, large dunes right in front of it, and rocky mountains, all in the same place!

Sadah is about 2 hours away from Salalah, the main city in the region. It has 5 "towns": Jofa, Hadbain, Hasik, Fooshi, and Soob (if my memory is accurate enough).
Our first stop was at Hasik, which is again 2 hours from Jofa, where we stayed. One of the locals (I'll refer to him as Mr A) volunteered to take us there and show us the place:) Hasik is called "bilad el somor" to locals, referring to the dark skin color of its occupants, probably because of the sun. There, we got a chance to see Prophet's Saleh tomb for the first time:) That's a picture of the entrance...

From there, we went to see "Jabal Natif", a mountain described by locals as " the mountain that cries" referring to the fact that there are drops of water coming out of it , and has been there for a very long time. The story says that the water comes out from a place very far away in between the mountains that people don't know where exactly, and by the time it reaches the end, it exits as drops. However, the picture shows that it was a big waterfall once upon a time:) And the second picture shows the amount of the water gathered from all those drops!

It was around 6pm and we pretty much seen the place, so we headed back. On the way back, Mr A told us that women in this place extract salt from the sea, and is used in food and therapy. He also stopped on the road to show us the trees that "miswak" is taken out from, and here is a picture:)
Just before darkness shadowed, we stopped by the rocky beach to enjoy a full-moon night while Mr A takes rest from the drive:) It was hard to sit on the amazingly-looking stones, but we surely managed:D

That was it for the first day:)
In the second day, we only went out in the evening to the Corniche in Sadah itself:) It was a beautiful night. We got to see fishermen put their nests in the water, fish swimming in the dark water, and some huge crabs Ma Sha'a Allah. Sadly, it was too dark to take clear pictures of them. We ordered some sandwiches from a close-by restaurant, and had it there. This is the view from where we were sitting:)

We spent the third night at the beach in Haat, "the" beach and place for families in Sadah. The sand wasn't as pure as I thought it would be (from what i expected to sea on the way). It was filled with crunchy sea shells that it hurts to walk barefoot. But there were swings for kids also. No lightnings though, but from what i understood, people at Jofa, esp, prefer it that way:) There were many camels left like that, and in the darkness, one of them ran after a group of the girls who were with us:D Well not really "ran after" ;P but the camel "walked" towards them and they ran away :p It was funny to watch lol XD Of course, Mr A and his friends saved the day:) The sky looked very pretty BTW.
It was a different taste of a trip for me..one of the things I really admired is how respectful Jofa "guys" are (not Salalah as those were VERY rude). They are very helpful, never hesitate to offer help! Very sweet when spoken to! They don't pass by us without "salam", not the flirty type of it, but a respectful one, and they don't stare!! Another instance was when we passed by the bank machine and were getting ready to go and use it, Mr B asked us to wait because there was a man inside who was using it! Kinda not something one sees when living in the city:) Didn't know how much I missed that until I experienced it! They might think that we are spoiled city girls making fun of their "old" way of life, but the simplicity of it is really charming, as a matter of fact!
One last point to mention, the way to Hasik was part of "Jabal Samhan Natural Reserve". We didn't get to see any animals however, may be because it was day time:-! I was also unlucky because I didn't get to see any foxes though they are very prevalent in Jofa, but my sister did. I saw them in Musandam but I wanted to see them again there :p

One Amazing Trip..

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well,,i feel awkward to even write this!! It has been ,,ever,,since i last blogged..but what happened today was very interesting!!

i was going to meet some frnds out,,but i needed to go to the garage to pick mom's car first. So, dad drove me there..he got mom's car..and we exchanged places..

the car has been there for few days and it had no gas!! the mechanic said that it had ENOUGH to reach a petrol station and fill it up..well i guess u know what happened next:D

i was held behind by traffic lights,,when the car suddenly started shaking!!!

it looked like its soul is about to leave:p and at the moment that the light was green, it just went off!!!

i was the 1st car in the line!!

ppl were looking at me,,mad ofcourse,,but what could i do?!!

i cud actually see them peeking at me with that look on their faces: oh ofcourse it is a girl driving!!

luckily, my dad was following me:) he wanted to make sure that i reach a petrol station,,so i just got out and went to wait in his car,,he was so mad at the mechanic for leaving the car like that..every1 was looking!! it was very embarrassing!!

but now that i look at it..what happened made me see a bigger picture of what i might be facing by driving alone!!Its risky!! Its not only abt driving and speeding and being independant anymore!!

if dad wasn't there, i wud'v probbly called him and then burst into cry:-S

i'v always been adventurous,,but this wud'v been scary!!

thats why i wanted to learn some mechanical skills,,basic ones,,at least i shud know by now to keep a bottle of gas in the trunk AND shud know HOW to fill the tank 1stly if not to change tires..but who wud teach me anyway:/ when i asked my bro, he laughed and said: u dnt hv to do that..just sit quietly in yr place,,call some1,,lock the doors o just wait!!

i met my frnds afterwards and told them the story:)

it was a nice day tho:)

now i need to go finish packing for this weekends picnic..we r going to Mosandam^_^

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Its Sunday, 12:55 pm, and am sitting in the lecture hall in my second day of school after a week of holiday, and so many things are running throughout my brain (srry :-S it's: throughout my mind...I don't think i'll be blamed to use the word"brain" instead of "mind" after the neurobiology course;-) ).

Anyway, starting with my holiday, it was simply awful!


It all started with me sitting in Sohar on Wednesday waiting for my family to come for the weekend (cz am originally from Sohar). However, because the next Tuesday and Wednesday were announced to be a prophets birth day holiday, they decided to come only for the holiday. By the time I got to know the change in their plans, everyone who was supposed to go Muscat (where my family lives) on Wed has gone already:-(

This way I was stuck in Sohar without my parents, brothers, or sisters when am finally having a holiday!!!And just to notice, I didnt go to Muscat for over 2 months during the neuro course!!


Anyway, I went on Friday but because of the upcoming prophet holiday, I only stayed there till Monday and came back with my family to spend the holiday at my hometown!

I didn't do any of the things I planned to do, which include: reading 4 books; two Arabic and two English books, practice solving 2 of the USMLEs exams( United States Medical Licensing Examination) to refresh my memory, learning few bits of photoshop( which I know nothing about at all!), visiting my friend at SQU, and finding a dress for my cousin's wedding. It's not that I didn't have time to do so, but when I felt that my plan was destroyed, I just couldn't adjust it, or was so pissed of the changes that I didnt feel like doing anything at all:-S

Moreover, my little 3 year old cousin came from Muscat with her dad to stay under my supervision for the holiday. I AM SO BAD WITH KIDS!She wakes up at 9 in the morning and I don't even hear her cry!And what would I do at 9???i am in a holiday people!!

And once, i was feeling really hot so i turned on the AC at night and the next morning, my little cousin mimi (as every1 calls her) was sick:-S

And another once;-), i was watching tv and she was playing next to me, and just after a whole hour, i noticed that she was not there! I looked in the house and didn't find her:-(

i went outside, looked in the nearby houses cz as a family, we stay next to each other, and found her with my aunt. Ofcourse, every1 knew that i lost her:-S

i can still remember my mother's blaming looks when she looked at me the minute she knew!

It just simply was a bad holiday,,not to mention that the house was full of people because of the holiday ,and thereby noisy, that you can't even find peace in your own room cz its occupied till 12am with people!!

I thought am gonna have a lot of fun coz the neuro was tiring,,not in terms of studying as I didn't do much but in terms of content. I do remember many things from the course (like the application part) but i think am lacking so many small bits of info that i REALLY need to know. One of my friends was telling me that even if she passed the course, she would ask the course director to do it again in summer cz she didn't get the knowledge she should have. Now, i feel that it might actually be a good idea to do so. After all, spending my summer vacation in college can be a real punishment , or encoragement for me to do better next times.

Anyway, I just finished preparing a study time table for human fuction course that will last for 4 months. This course is not going to be easy at all and I don't want to ignore it like I did for the other previous courses. I arranged to study with a new study partner, someone who is not my friend, cz studying with my friends is the last thing I would ever think of again for the rest of my life!! We always end up speaking about all sorts of topics other than studies!

I hope it goes well this time and hope also to enjoy the course!

Pray for me^_^

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