Where Are The Updates?

I know it has been quite sometime since I last blogged (Probably around a week or so). Well I have been quite busy this summer. After I had turned 21 years old, I had decided to got an internship at some firms around the U.A.E.. It's pretty cool to try working from now. I just have about 2 more years to go till I graduate.
Why the sudden interest in working?
There are 2 reasons:

1. I need the Experience for my CV 
2. I also plan to change my major soon, (Management to BBA)

Now that I had started working during the summer vacation, I also had some family members from out of town visiting town recently, so I don't really have a lot of time to blog. Also XTR is finally GRADUATING in a couple of hours from now :D :D :D :D :D :D

My work timings are really long at times. It starts at around 8:00AM and ends about 2:00PM. I really enjoy working and now other than work and family, I also have to attend a few more graduations...^_____^

Then after I do that I also have to add going to the gym to my list of things to do. 

Oh I forgot to mention, Do all of you remember the last Poll that I had uploaded on to my blog about me deciding to give up cooking for quite sometime. Well It's not really working out. A bunch of people got pissed ever since I stopped cooking. Now I've just put all the time and energy in all the TV Shows and Movies that I have missed watching during the last year. Also I did put it with all the things that I previously mentioned, lol :P

Now I have decided to only cook, once every 8 months. So whoever wants me to cook anything for them, just leave a message On My Facebook Wall or just comment on this post :)

I'm only taking 1 recipe at a time. Plus I might upload a new recipe during The Holy Month of Ramadan :D

There will be very few recipes uploaded on my blog. Plus who reads my recipes? I doubt many people bother reading them.....but they should be reading the other posts :)

I forgot to mention that as of the 23rd of June, I will NOT be updating my blog that much until the 31st of July 2011 because I won't be in town. 

Next Update will be soon. Please be Patient!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy 21st Birthday To Retrotrut

I have Officially turned 21 years old at last. Now I don't want to sound like such a Narcissistic maniac but turning 21 years old is a big thing. It's supposed to represent the person becoming an adult. They are now legal to do anything they want and what I want to do is to brag about me turning 21 :P
So isn't it ironic that I'm turning 21 on May 21. I doubt many people have bothered to notice that but these are the breaks. Now that it's nice and hot, it's the perfect time to go to the beach or to the water park during the current heatwave across the UAE :)

Are The Malls In The U.A.E Suffering?

It seems that most of the malls in the U.A.E are facing a lot of difficulties during the recession. It has now gotten to the stage where at least most shops are closing down in various malls. Here is what I mean:
-At Mall Of The Emirates, about 45% of stores are closing down leaving their customers sad and of course business is starting to fall at Ski Dubai. Carrefour is still busy but that's not enough help. Virgin Megastore, isn't doing that great.
-At Mercato, 20% of the stores have closed down. Many clothing stores are suffering because not many people are shopping that much anymore. At least Grand Cinemas is keeping their customers happy :) Spinney's Supermarket is also doing pretty well, since they have started lowering some of their prices :)
-Town Center (the mall next to Mercato), 70% of their stores have closed down but luckily their still hanging on by a thin thread because of Sumo (the Japanese Restaurant), Bateel (Date and Chocolate Shop) and Cafe Ceramic (An amazing shop for painting bowls and places and other ceramics and they have great food) and last but not least. Their food court which consists of 1 restaurant: Kebabi and they offer great food. Luckily for them those 4 shops are actually running the entire mall by themselves :)
-Time Square Mall, about 85% of the mall is literally closed. The only shops they have are Chill Out (Ice Cafe), A small food court, and the main branch of Sharaf DG. They have a Hello Kitty store, but no one shops there because it's lame and boring.
-Dubai Mall, about a few stores closed down (Magrudy's bookstore and various shops closed down recently) so about 4% of the stores in general are closed but Dubai Mall is opening a lot of new stuff like Virgin Megastore (next to Kinokuneya  bookstore), Red Lobster and a couple of clothing stores and restaurants (P.F Chang's as well). They're doing pretty well. I remember once I told XTR, that if Dubai Mall ever opens Virgin Megastore, then most malls would suffer and then they might close and judging by the looks of things, the other malls are hanging by a thin thread except for Mercato, they're doing just fine :)

So leave a comment if you have anything else to say :)