JAbel Hafeet, Al Ain

I have always been fascinated with great views and that's why I always wanted to travel. But, my favorite places could be amusement parks, beaches and great architectural buildings and malls. However, sometimes I also wanted to try the mountain climbing experience. I wanted what it feels like to be at the top. As like most of those people who are fond of doing such hobby, I wanted to give it a try. However, I know for myself that I always get tired easily. I always end up saying, "nagpapalpitate nko. pagod nko. pahinga na nmn". Okay, that's my weakness.


But then, I never thought that one day I could really get to the top with no expense and a little effort. This mountain is called, Jabel Hafeet. It is a rock formation-like mountain that I have been last week. My workmate told me that we would be going there one day. And I never thought that it would go beyond my expectation because in the morning, it would just look like a plain and boring mountain with no green at all.

So we did!

This is what the mountains are made of. Rocks na literal. But then, I never thought that it would be so fascinating to go up there. We took a car up to the top. I was really amazed and that I could not help my excitement from raging while we were escalating up there. I could feel the cold breeze and feel na feel ko na nasa tuktok na kami. It was freezing cold!

This is how the road looked like. Everytime I look down, my heart was pounding for excitement. "Ang ganda!" Me and my friends were having fun inside the car, not even feeling that paakyat na kami pala sa bundok.

Finally, we reached the top. It was not actually the most tophill but it was already freezing cold and from there, I could feel that we were already so high. I could see the whole city of Al Ain, UAE. And from there I did not feel like I was in the middle east. "Ang lamig lamig.. brrrrrr"

But... it was heavenly! Beautiful!

After we took some pictures from the top, we moved down hill and there I saw green hills all around. Wow, I wondered how those grass grew in the desert? I moved closer and that they called it the "Green Mubazarah"

From there, I learned that they placed built-in water hose under those grass para lang mabuhay sila sa disyerto. Whoa!!!Brilliant Minds! We then experienced what it's like to be lurking around. Then we found a hot spring where in you can soak your feet to have a relaxing feeling.

It was super hot. At first, I thought it could burn our feet. But then I saw people and even small children tolerating the heat. So then we tried it. It was indeed relaxing! "And sarap sa paa." Afterwards, we went up to the hills.

We looked closer to the grass. It was not like an ordinary "bermuda grass". It has a bubble like leaf that's like a cactus that's really good for very hot weather like in the desert. "Ang galing!"

Finally, we went home. It was then I have first been fascinated with how it feels great to be on top of the mountains. It feels like heaven! Then, we came up with one thought....


"It is true that UAE has the best architectural designs in the whole world. However, it not because they produce great architects, but because they have all the money and finances to pay the those with great minds all around the world. And mind you, a lot of those great minds they are paying are Filipinos!"

If only! ;)