Bilal Durrani : Mall Rat Extraordinaire (Part 2)

Waiter asks me a question after I settle the lunch bill at this place in a mall

Waiter: Do you know what the difference is between a canoe and yourself?
Me: What?
Waiter: Canoes tip more often

Ok, so this didnt really happen. But I have noticed that I'm not tipping as often as I would in Austin. Instead of 15% min, I max out around 10%. Not many people seem to tip around here. I guess it's just one of those things. When you have cheap labor like you do here, you don't get perks like a tip. When you fill up gas at a station, the attendant actually cleans the back and front windshield while filling up the tank for you.

Finally got the postcards mailed as well.

Also met up with an old friend that I haven’t met up for 6 years. Interestingly enough, I forgot to take pictures of him and his fiancé. This is pretty retarded considering I’ve been taking pictures of menus that spelt cappuccino incorrectly.

I went to the Ibn Battuta shopping mall yesterday (I know, I’ve turned into a mall rat). This one was inspired by the muslim traveler of the same name who traveled all the way from Morocco to China in the 1300’s. The mall was broken down into 4 themes. There was Persia, India, Turkey and China. It was almost like Vegas only instead of having to go to different hotels, everything was in one big mall.

The food was great. We settled for a Irani place that had some excellent grill lamb and beef. Those axis of evil guys really have their food straight.

And then there was the Mall of the Emirates, the spot that made so much news becuase of it's indoor ski slope. I didn't bother taking any pictures of the shops because it has all the same stores that I found in every other mall.
Well, it's a big ski slope alright. Looked really nice from the outside. Very fancy.







Yeah...I think I'm done with the malls for now.