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one long year has passed, see how time flies,

firstly

i wanna thank each and every one of u for ur loyal support to this page and happy new year, plus blah blah blah

moving on,

i got me a face book account and a new nikon camera ( in no way showing off ) so alot of photos are gonna be there, as of today this site would only be used to display smaller pictures and probably not so many things as the loading thingy only allows 5 pics at a go and because the DAMN neighbours keep leeching of our free wi fi, loading is taking hellova long and i dun have tat much time to spare so i ask for ur kind understanding.

thanks,

Da moo himself.

Balloon trial

23rd Nov 08

In goes the Helium,

Ok keep em coming!

Ah HA!!!!

Ta DA!!!!!

Alright...pretty good height.....

ok set.

Some adjusetments here and there.

Houston We Have LIFT OFF.....

Step 2 Attaching the Lure.

THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.......

Watching Gannas gripping the lure jus says it all.

From ground zero.

2nd Shot at it.

This time Rasas homes in on the lure.

Feelin High day, very successful run, by the way...it is now part of the show if u must know wat happened later,

Moo.

Tawam Hospital event 08

22nd Nov

Tawan Hospital Al ain Alumni celebrations.

We arrive with the crew andstart with a meet and greet session where some lucky kids had the honour to stand next to our raptors.


Arabic coffee and how its traditionally served.


Para gliders with fans.pretty impressive, like men with wings tat sound like flies hahaha

Camels....oh how can we not do without them hahaha.

The mixed martial arts team.


Traditional arabic dance.

Standing by for our turn behind the V.I.P's

Yup thats us.....here we go!!!

Gopi introducing the raptors and sharing info.

Action!! a live snake hunt......yeah right come on we're not tat sick..... hahaha our short toed eagle going at it with a dummy snake ( NOT REAL )


Our Magnificent Barn owls Wowing the crowd.

The fabulous Golden eagle showing off her wingspan.

End of show but ours was the highlight tat evening compared to some.....*ahem* amateurs...... haha

The haj man arriving towards the end.

Lucky guest getting in on some of the action.


sending off the V.I.Ps

Group photos with our education officers Shamsa and Fathima.

The helicopter display.....more like a fumigation show man *cough cough* hahaha honestly.

The mixed martial arts team...cant say anything bad in case they come to the zoo to 'try' and kick my ass hahahaha .

Sheik Mohd...... hahahahaha looks damn real right? haha


Spending the rest of the evening with falah.

Moo.

school event dec 08

27th Nov 08

Dec proved an opportunity to do a little marketing for the zoo as events requested the prescence of the Al Ain Zoo Raptor Wing.

The al ain college

The marching band and a little 'follower' haha

how a traditional tent would look like.

the crew displaying and answering questions

Come on Gops its jus a cadilliac we'll get u to stand next to a ferrari next time k? cheer up ;) haha



Falah at the event.


moo.

U.A.E national day 08

1st Dec 08

landed on location, day 1 show went well a bit messy on the organising but matters werent exactly in our favour.

The sunset tat evening.


Mr Vain being all patrotic hahaha

The night show went on as usual and an interesting formation of stars and moon formed a smiley.

Day 2 we got assigned a tent to store and display the raptors which was conveniently next to the show area.

the cars and the round-a-bouts were kinda jammed packed and the cops tried to ease the flow of traffic.

cheers and diff groups jus marching in.

Tying down the last parts and well jus haj organising stuff.

Crew and presenters on standby prepping front and back stage.

Our equipments and the performance area in front of the chopper L.Z.

Our locals and the tent......Oh the vanity........

AHHHHHH!!!! THANK GOD ITS FINALLY OVER!!!!! hahahaha

Moo.

cloud hunting and the coming of winter 08

1st Nov 08

Rolls Babeh ROLLS!!!!!

Kestrels in a basket and a harrier, all for sale. how the locals keep them and transport em around to the markets for selling.

Mr President........i'm sorry the car broke down half way and this isnt exactly glam but please wave!!!!! hahahahaha

At a second glance this looks kinda like a city in the clouds

the COLD IS COMING!!!!!

moo.

abu dhabi equestrian and hunting exhibit

14th Oct.


Day trip to the abu dhabi exhibition, faisal,ibrahim,rafiq,monir and me




Road,Road and more road....our pilots :)


Oh ya and sand, monir took a nap and when he woke up its our first pit stop at a mall for refreshments n food.


Sheik Zayed mosque the resting place of the late president.


Attendence was good on the first day and finally we're here

After the entrance and our lucky draw tickets comes the adverts.

First stop Polaris booth, desert and outdoor vehicles, super cool.

next stop good ol hunter shop, mohd greeted us, familiar faces.


Arabic horse club

Doggy transporter.

Fishermens Haven.

Paintings.

Falcons for sale.

Falcons for sale.

Falcon centre....with no falcons or staff............. or sale. hahaha.


Spear gun shop.




Hunting and young falconers

Paintings.

Houbara conservations......Falcons killing houbaras.....see how they go hand in hand??

Oman home-made sweets.

Jus keep clicking on each pic to enlarge it and let it run some old memories.

Kerosene fuelled fan.

before we came to tat part called manufacturing this was how its done.

pots n pans, leather craft and ceramics.

Part of arabic history and culture.....minus rafiq....vain man......

Hungarian Sword maker.

Wood Carvings booth.

be right back to this section.


Shoeseeee! please DO NOT kick anyone when wearing this.

Kayak shop.

Camping anyone?

Desert runners.

rafiq....the lion hearted.


revolving stage and rafiq wanting some of tat turning action haha.

Horse booths

field trips for kids to learn more about hunting.


Expensive toys for ppl with expensive taste. or no taste whatsoever haha.

Paintings.

Saluki competition.

Grey hounds.

The japanese falconry booth

Expensive but intricate hoods and equipments used during that era.

A female Japanese falconer.

The setup inside.

Jap swords for sale to.


Knife seller n manufacturer and a booth tat organises hunting trips to africa where u can shoot a defenceless un provoked animal with a big ass gun. welcome to life.

THE MOST HAPPENING PART OF THE WHOLE EXHIBITON.

Ready????

3......

2......

1..........

GUNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Big ,small, single barrel, double barreled, automatic,semi automatic anything tat goes bang!

HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LADIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Using the right sniper rifle for the job.





last gun on the rack.....getting acquainted with some old 'friends'.

I wonder if they come in pink? or like a purple barrel or a neon handguard or a plastic barrel? sheesh all colours even professional olympic guns sold.

Gunsmiths explaining the how to assemble part.

'ya stick it in ere and u pull tat thingy ere n ya aim n pull at trigger n pray ta god ya dun blow ya nutters off....' hahahahahaha



The real WOMD........off the rack......

Still cant get enuff of these babies.

MUD ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rafiq in his own photo shoot.

Sign says it all.




Anyone born in this year?

Entrance.


I so swear the car was here 5mins ago!!!! hahaha

First day of Eid look at the turn out!

Trigger happy....

Moo.