Thursday, January 11, 2007

My Firsts...

This is something I'll keep updating, as & when I remember them and as & when they happen: a record of the 'firsts' in my life, or at least most of them. Just a thought that struck me this evening. So here goes - my first time:
  • caught in a sandstorm - Jumeirah Beach Park, Dubai: October 1997
  • parasailing - Coral Island, Thailand: Summer 2001
  • receiving a birthday surprise - Mumbai: 2002
  • at a disco - Mumbai: July 2002
  • at an open-air dance party - Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad: January 2003
  • trekking (sort of!) - Khandala: October 2004
  • receiving a paycheck - Mumbai: May 2005
  • (and hopefully last time) wading through waist-high floods - Mumbai: 26th July 2005
  • at a gym - Mumbai: November 2005
  • baking (all by myself) - Abu Dhabi: June 2006 onwards
  • taking swimming lessons - Abu Dhabi: August 2006
  • in near-freezing temperatures (although artificial) - Ski Dubai: 31st Dec 2006
  • watching live juggling and flamenco acts - Mall of the Emirates: 12th Jan 2007
  • watching the Cirque du Soleil (Quidam) - Ibn Batutta Mall: 19th Jan 2007
  • in Europe!!!!! - June 2007
  • playing with real snow - Switzerland, June 2007
  • eating caviar - Abu Dhabi, August 2008

3 comments:

  1. and now bangalore....U've travelled quite a bit havent u:-)

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  2. @ Reflections - yup, been fortunate enough to see a few places & Inshallah will see many more... :)

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