A Soothing Family Day..

LALALALALALALA....Alhamdulillah , my fever has finally gone... feeling great ....except...still coughing sometimes.

Weekend in Jordan falls on Friday and Saturday and most of the time these two days are known as 'family days'. On these days, parents usually take their kids for outing or shopping. So, the parks and shopping complexes/malls are usually packed with families and don't be surprised if you are a bachelor ( man ) they would refrain you from getting into the malls.Why? Remember it's family day, only men with families can enter the malls(the malls are usually equipped with security officers and "body scanner doors".

When I first went to Mecca Mall(the biggest mall ever built in Jordan ), I thought a demonstration was taking place because a crowd of young men were standing outside the main entrance. Then Zaid told me those men weren't allowed to enter the mall because they were bachelors and it was Saturday, the family day. However , they usually allow foreigners inside even if they are bachelors....spinsters ,no problem..can enter anytime because they love shopping , right....they gain profits !!

As I've promised Mimi and myself ,yesterday we went to Amman Mall ( indoor children theme park ). I invited Ustaz mujahid's family to join us there. The kids had fun playing at the DreamPark.

Then ,this afternoon my kids and I went to Amman Roman Theatre in the city centre which was built in the mid 2nd century AD . It has 33 rows of seats and can accommodate almost 6000 spectators. The weather was nice and I was also surprised to see many arabs with their kids were also enjoying their weekend just like us ,maybe it's been cold for more than three months and spring is just around the corner...so the 'hybernating ' season is almost over.

The park outside the theatre has been upgraded, no more stalls on the upper part, replaced by walking alleys with benches and fountains.

I was stunned when I saw the grass is already green , really green and I said, " eeehhh rumput hijaulah !!! ", then Zaid , my eldest son replied spontaneously, " Mama , ada ke rumput warna selain hijau ?? " . HAHAHAHAHA..so funny, we all laughed . I really miss green grass .

We got into the theatre and spent an hour and a half.. sitting+chatting+ observing people +taking pictures . Izzat got to the highest level of the theatre ( I've never tried to do it , sakit lutut nak climb all the way up !! )

Alhamdullilah , the theatre is truly a soothing and amazing place to spend my family day.