Desert Camping

One word, FUN! Meeting new friends, Milan enjoyed herself, great food, nice cold weather.

I remembered darling hubby told me that the camping will be on the national day's holiday which was on the 16 of December. And just the day before, he said it's gonna on friday, 17th. So, on the 15th night, we watched "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" until about 3.30am. Then, his reminder on the mobile phone beeps. "Gosh, the camping in tomorrow!" he said. He quickly went to the 2nd room and start to pack his guitar set and then prepare some other stuff. Btw, he and his friends were to perform some songs that night.

The next morning, again, we quickly packed for our stuff. Most are Milan's. Her formula, extra clothes, jackets, toys etc. That's why they said, there's no such thing as traveling light when you have children. I managed to prepare some sandwiches in case lah lapar sebelum lunch kan.

I think the fee for a couple was BD5. Inclusive of food and drinks. On the way nak pagi Sakhir tu, memang rasa kagum dengan area camping tu. Bayangkan seluas-luas padang pasir Sakhir tu, penuh dengan tents. Somehow, i was thinking of the refugee camps. I told hubby to stop at the road side to take some photos, but he said our area nanti pun got this scenery (turned out Bapco Camp tu kira secluded area).

When we reached the camp site, hubby went to the registration counter and Milan and i just stayed in a gazebo nearby. He then went around to greet friends and took photos. The event started with telematch for kids. Lari dalam guni, timang buku atas kepala, lari bawa bola ping pong etc. Then for adults, ada games cari harta karun, futsal and few more. I didn't participate in any because i was busy entertaining Milan.

Tengah hari tu i tak makan sebab Milan tengah hyper. Malam makan sikit, sebab a friend, Johny offered himself to look after her while i get my food. Siang tu, I was chasing her here and there. Tak reti nak duduk diam. Letak bawah je, nak kutip batu, kutip sampah, cekup pasir, nak korek handbag orang, cakar anak orang. Sampaikan ada kawan tu cakap "aktifnya walaupun bukan lelaki!". I senyum je la. Tak tau nak cakap apa. Pastu around 3pm, she started to get cranky cos she is sleepy and it was way past her nap time. Though there was a big tent for us ladies and kids (separate from the men's), she will never settles in there since she was too excited to see so many kids. No matter how sleepy she was. So, we went to the car and she slept in there.

The temperature started to drop at around 5pm. Luckily it was not that windy. And i can't stand the cold. When i am too cold, my body reacts differently. My fingers and toes will become red and itchy. Something to do with my blood flow, a doctor once told me. Jadi macam bekas gigitan nyamuk. Berbintat! Tu pasal, orang lain relaks je pakai macam biasa, i kena berbungkus. Susah betul orang dari hutan hujan tropika Borneo ni nak adapt to suasana sejuk di padang pasir. :)

Then, acara malam hari pulak. Lepas Datuk Duta Besar bagi speech, ada penyampaian hadiah. Then, the kids performances. The daddy and friends played live band. Mommy and Milan enjoyed sitting by the bonfire. Sejuk! We didn't spend the night there because it was too freezing. Milan pulak degil taknak pakai her glove and cap. asyik cabut2. Rimas kot. By the time we went back, which was around 10.30pm, i had to wrap Milan in her blanket already. Tengah cakap keluar asap2...brrrr.

On the way balik, agak jam. Sebab kebetulan ada sambutan Hari Kebangsaan Bahrain. polis tutup jalan. Pastu on the opposite direction pun jam jugak. ramai yang baru nak pagi bermalam dkt campsite. especially teenagers. macam mat rempit vrooommm...vrooomm..dengan ATV. pastu kiri kanan jalan diaorang melepak. Anyways, Bahrain ni tak macam negara2 middle east lain. Bahrain ni kira Vegas in the middle east lah.

Overall, bestla. New experience. Dapat kenal kawan2 baru, catch up dengan kawan2 lama.


p/s: sorryla, ayat berbelit2, tengah sakit perut. :P