Daiso.. Yup!

I don't even remember what I was looking for but I ended up at Al Wahda Mall (again) the other day and in my never ending search for whatever I was (am?) looking for, tucked into corner on the ground floor I came across a Daiso. At first I was like 'Okay.. Another faux representation of something from somewhere else..', but as soon as I entered I was blown away at just how authentically "Daiso" this store is.

Everything is imported from Japan, and with most items being priced at 7 AED (about 150 yen), I was well impressed.

なつかしいなー！　>_<

Somewhere Somebodies Father..

Dumb reference I know, the old series (of Somewhere Somebodies Daughter) was valid, and did get me some attention, most notably from the digital media baron that is Danny Choo, even if it did only amount to a couple of event invitations and being introduced to someone as 'a guy that takes photos of high school girls'..

Indulgent self-referencing aside, Abu Dhabi Mall has big cars all through it and apparently, somehow they are giving them away. These ladies must have gotten lucky and the dude must be famous, which I realize does little more than inform you that I know very little about the subject of this post.

It never stopped me before..

Ruggerama..

Whilst wandering through the inescapable entity that is Abu Dhabi Mall, I came across the most amazingly picturesque Persian Rug store. The clerk was happy for me to take pictures, and I was taken by the beauty of the stuff that I was able to shoot. Never thought I'd say it, but if only I could have a rug like that..