3 hours in Balad...

Harini I n zaid spend 3 hours in balad /amman city centre.....actually lama tak pergi..so zaid kata why not kita pegi Assyorofiyyah,sebuah perkampungan arab atas bukit opposite Jabal Qala'ah dekat city center.

Apa yang ada kat situ ?

Abu Darwish Mosque, a unique checkered black n white painted mosque which was built by Abu Darwish (a chechen muslim scholar ) long time ago... (has yet to know when it was built!!).It was on top of the hill n standing in front of the mosque was like standing in red square,Moscow. The mosque looks similar to St. Basil Cathedral in moscow( with different colour !! ).

Then, we went straight to the city center, captured a few photos n bought some food (takeaway coz we are fasting )from cairo restaurant.

1. A lady in black, selling rokok, selalunya sama je style diaorang ni, muka agak gelap, jubah hitam , big body size, duduk di kaki lima.

2. Gerai 10 qurusy(RM0.52) yang jual macam-macam aksesori hiasan wanita/kanak-kanak. Tempat favourite Maya n I (wajib singgah !! ) harini singgah beli gelang mimi 2 baru 20 qurusy.

3. Men with painting/cleaning/ buckets/brushes . Gang ni sokmo ada kat depan masjid Hussein, tunggu kalau ada orang upah cat /cuci kat mana-mana.......selain tu ramai jugak yang lepak, apa kerje diaorang ye.....

4. Pemuda jual jam tangan depan toilet. Zaid kata semenjak zaid tahun 1 (2002) orang ni dah jual jam kat situ, betul2 dpn pintu tandas kat kawasan tepi masjid hussein.

5. Lottery...halal agaknya di jordan...penjualnya lelaki berjubah , tak pun berserban, jual di kaki lima ...Waktu zaid nak ambik gambar ni pakcik si penjual lottery ni cepat-cepat beralih tempat, kononnya bukan dia yang jual, tau pulak malu jual benda haram.

3 hours spent in balad dapat lihat pelbagai ragam arabs/jordanians(banyak lagi pics yang zaid snapped...) which sometimes buatkan I semakin mengenali cara hidup mereka yang simple/humble/moderate/etc......