Iftar at the Address Hotel

As a "going away" party for Jon, RJA paid for us all to go to Iftar at the Address Mall. Iftar occurs at night and is when Muslims break their fast. The Iftar dinners are huge in Dubai and are extremely elaborate buffets. Well, the Address, which is one of the best, and most recognizable hotels in Dubai, had a very nice Iftar buffet where we all kept eating and eating...and eating!

Suzanne summarized the night the best, so I am stealing the following from her blog, along with some pictures!

***Our table had so much laughing, eating, joking, and talking going on we just didn't want to stop!! We literally got kicked out of the restaurant as they wanted to clean-up for the night and we weren't moving!! The food was yummy and plentiful and it was very relaxing as an Arabic duo played soothing traditional tunes.



Now...here's just a few funny sidebars from the night...


1. Irshad, Shamim's husband, talked about how women are stronger than men...and that men are more visual and women are emotional. This also included conversation about Muslim men being able to marry more than one woman...funny thing though...Shamim pipes up and says..."Irshad...go ahead...you'll get your Dubai visa taken away"...see holds their visa & she is the only one in their family working right now as he is studying for his bar exam!! He then says, "No problem...I'll just find someone else to sponsor me!!" Of course...he was totally joking!! At least his visa doesn't read housewife or houseman like mine!!

2. Irshad also said...that men can ONLY be away from the home for a few days before they are "tempted" to cheat...let me tell you...this didn't go over very well!! (sidebar...he is a phyciatrist...and very smart...but sure isn't lacking on the sense of humor...we LOVED him!)

3. Bassel, another employee,(A handsome YOUNG man) told us his life story and how he has dated two girls seriously and is now happily married to one of them...the girls have the same "exotic" name (can't remember it today) and they happen to be cousins!! Mind you...they really aren't on speaking terms!! And girl #1 didn't attend the wedding...wonder why??!

 4. Back to Irshad talking about "men being visual" and "women wanting safety and security...and being provided for"...this conversation provoked Aaron to say outloud and proud..."This makes total sense and explains why these two beautiful women are with these two ugly guys"...Jon's face dropped and he responded, "ARE YOU CALLING me ugly?" "You can call me FAT but you can't call me ugly!" You should have seen Jon's face!! ***

Overall, it was a FUN FUN FUN night and we had a blast! Jon and Suzanne "discussed" whether or not Jon had ever had rice pudding that involved an email to his mother later than night, Jon told her to stop yelling and just as he said this to her, Shamim's 3 year old daughter Zayneb screamed at the top of her lungs that her pants fell down. She is a little twig and is just so tiny her pants couldn't stay on!!

We had lots and lots of laughs, lots of good food and a very memorable time. This is going to become a yearly tradition with the RJA crew and I'm sure there will be lots of good times to be had in the future! :)

Thanks for a wonderful night! :)