Ramadan Kareem

Ramadan Kareem to all my Muslim brothers and sisters.

I have a lot of things to be thankful and pray for. 

May this blessed time be spent well with family and friends. 

Ramadan Kareem

To all my Muslim brothers and sisters, Ramadan Kareem.  Let us reflect and enhance our faith. 

Ramadan Mubarak

And it's Ramadan once again.

Got these dates from my boyfriend, it was from his office and these dates are quite good especially the one covered in white chocolate.

Dates are traditionally eaten to break the fast, just before eating a healthy and hefty Iftar meal.

What I love about Ramadan, aside from the shorter working hours, is that families and friends come together to eat and catch up.

Also, it reminds us of the true reason behind fasting.

It is not simply to skip meals but also to offer prayers, share the blessings and do good deeds during this holy month.

Ramadan Kareem once again to our Muslim brothers and sisters!

XoXo,

Joana

Summery Saturday

Oh well.

It's Saturday again and Ramadan will start off this week so I had begged my boyfriend to have breakfast outside.

We grabbed coffees and pancakes from McDonald's and headed off to Corniche for a quick walk and to take some photos too.

The water is colored deep blue green and the subtle summer breeze brushed off against my now rosy cheeks.

The weather this morning was amazing!

What a great day to end the week and let a new one begin.

Sitting on the green grass

Sling bag from Roxy

My dose of caffeine for today...

Pink Loafers from Missy at Centrepoint, Al Asmakh Mall

Cute Sunnies from Splash, Al Asmakh Mall

Green Toes and the Green Grass...Colorama by Maybelline

XoXo,

Joana

Grilled Fish

We've been craving for fish and here it is.

We had decided to grill a big one with some carrots, tomatoes and topped with chopped parsley.

Burp!

XoXo,

Joana

Ramadan Kareem

Today is the first day of Ramadan.

We are into the Holy Month for prayer and fasting of our Muslim brothers and sisters.

During Ramadan, we only work for 5 to 6 hours.

We are also cooking and preparing food almost every day during this time of the year.

It is also the time when we see old friends and catch up since we have lots of spare time.

May this Ramadan bless us all, Muslims or not alike.

XoXo,

Joana 

Eid Mubarak!

Ramadan is officially over!

That was a quick month!

I will be on off for two days and I am really excited.

It’s been awhile since I had enjoyed two consecutive days off.

Relaxing…

Unwinding…

Spending quality time with my special someone and friends...

Life is so good!

May you all have a good and blessed long weekend!

Birthday Dinner @ Mamig

We had celebrated Hamode’s birthday at Mamig Restaurant in Katara Cultural Village.

We had difficulties in finding where the restaurant is exactly.

Thanks God as we met some of the kind-hearted staffs there who had guided us where the restaurant is!

Mamig serves Armenian and Lebanese dishes – think of Arabic dishes.

The place is cozy; they do have a veranda which is really suitable for those who are smoking Shisha or for those who are on a romantic date and wants to enjoy the view of the calm sea and with candle lights.

They also have smoking and non-smoking sections.

The service is also good: the attendant are checking if the dishes are ok, if we need anything else and the refilling of the drinks are timely.

The food that they serve are really scrumptious and comes in big servings so you can order variety of dishes.

I am a big fan of the Lentil Soup. Their version has more spices and an order can already be served for 2 or even 3 persons. On a rate of 1 to 5, I shall give their Lentil Soup a 4.

Check their dishes below:

Dates and Dried Fruits

Grape Leaves Stuffed with Rice

Something like Raviolli...

Aren't they tempting?

Ramadan Kareem!

To all of our Muslim brothers and sisters, Ramadan Kareem!

It is once again the time of prayer and fasting.

It is also when we see dear friends and share dinner, modest foods that we were able to prepare.

I will be working on evening shift the entire month and I am so excited I don’t know why.

I shall try my best to complete the whole month of fasting too.

I used to fast for 1 week only so hopefully, God will guide me to fulfill it too.

Inshallah He will be glad as I look up to Him and I know He’s going to give me my heart’s desires and what He knows is the best for me.