2009 passed quickly, the 2010 appears to be in a hurry too.. it is almost end of Jan and I am already putting some plans for 2011.. my camera was in repair and my laptop crashed and got recovered like magic.. this is how i started the year.

some of last photos i captured in 2009..

a typical bargain scene in the fruits and veggie market..

weather was getting better, captured after a 5k beach run..

Fadi, my friend who works for Canon got me a tilt-shift lens to try it out over a weekend without prior notice! it was showering rain that weekend and i barely managed to take a couple of shots using that awesome lens.. how ironic.

i was out of the country last year during the few days of rain attack and i heard ridiculous stories about traffic chaos in those days.. i experienced this chaos myself this year..

saw several of these during the rain.. we have quality drivers over here in dubai.

a smoke in the jam under the rain..

without any exaggeration, it took me around 6 hours office to home that day.. it was horrible.. when i got in the car it was daytime and i was stuck until the evening..

went in december to watch Barcelona playing in the semi final match of fifa clubs world cup.. i am not a football person, but it was really fun to watch a live game..

the mexican team (can’t remember the name) scored the first goal..

the wave!

barcelona made it up quickly..

met, shook hands and had a 10 minute chat with him.. quite enlightening it was

if you do not know who this dude is, read on