Questions

Questions asked by   Asma to  Hamad Saud Mohammed 

Age: How old were you between 1980 and 1989? Age 12 to 21 


In which country(ies), town(s), house(s) did you live in this timeframe?


Abu Dhabi  - Madinat Zayed

Architecture: How was the housewas divided? And special rooms in the house that you spent a lot of time? If you close your eyes, what do you see? What are the shapes, colors, patterns?


Life was normal and ordinary housing - was a common room between me and my oldest brother large room was a light Cyan where calm and study its atmosphere

Clothing: What did you wear in these years? Daily? 

Schools: Regular national free dress was distributed in public schools and they were free food distributed to all students.

Al Jazira Club: As well as I was a member of Al Jazira basketball Club, so in that time I wearied al jazira sports clothes with a black and white short and T shart . In that days I was playing basketball and  football the simplicity and harmony and affection between friends




And during special events?

After high school I joined the Armed Forces Zayed II Military College rank, so my daily cloth was a 

Military uniform. 

Weeding ceremony: Kandoora, Cotra and Bisht 

Military cloths: meeting UAE president 

People: Can you list and describe special people in your life at this time (family, friends, mentors...)?

people were simple and collaborators and they love each  other and they also afraid to hurt other person  feeling. There are many friends but most prominent were: Mohammed Al Qubaisi - Sultan Al Suwaidi - Ahmed Rumaithi  Mohamed rhomboid - Saif Al Qubaisi 

Close professors: Allam Club - Said broad .

Daily life: Describe a weekday and a weekend day in the 1980s (ex: school day and family day). What time did you wake up, what did you see, what did you do, where did you go and how did you get there, when did you feel happiest, when did you feel the least happy.

Weekday:

School was from Saturday to Thursday in the early morning I  pray Fajr and drink milk and wear a school clothes and go to school on foot because it was close to my home

In school we meet and study and play until the end of-school at 2 o'clock I go back to my home and eat my lunch with my family and then I  studied  and prepared my assignments and sometimes me and my friend go to the club until the evening, there was bus club is preparing to take us to the club .

Weekend:

The weekend on Friday I  spend my time in the club or in land or sea and sometime I  travel or go to the Northern Emirates or eye 

Do you remember watching any movies at a cinema?


There were in Abu Dhabi, Al Mariah Cinema Eldorado convertibles and cinema covered we used to go to the movies, especially in the holidays when we get on Eid's go to the movies and most of the films 

from Indian Movies Action and Arabic Tv


Television: Which shows/series/movies do you remember watching on TV?


Gulf of serials Shvan Alqto - Wrestling - Muhammad Ali boxing - sports, especially football matches.


Video VHS: What did you regularly watch on video?


American  Action Movies  and horror, as well as Arabic Plays


Music: What type of music did you listen to (any specific singers or song)?

 Mihd Hamad, Om Kalthoum , Abdel Halim Hafez , Abu Bakr Salem and Jaber Jasim


Magazines: Any magazines you read regularly or remember vividly?

Network  and  Deadline


Books: Which printed materials you remember (children’s books/fiction/non-­‐fiction/encyclopedias...)?


Games: Any specific traditional games, board games or video games you played regularly?

paper, Alkerm and Aledumnh


Food: Do you recall favorite foods at this time?

Life was very simple and I was eating at home  For example all family members visiting each other and does not accept any excuse not to embargoes and eating meals and there were spells periodically between families in the events and non-events and there wasn’t fast food . However, my favorite food are  Albulalait , Haries  and Almajabus 

Or restaurants you regularly ate at?

Sometimes we go to the Lebanese and Iranian restaurants such as navigator and Marroush as well as the private kebabs and Rouche and cafeteria Ghawar

Can you recall major events/strong memories that you have from (a) certain year(s)?

1980:

1981:a basketball member in Al jazera club

1982:

1983:

1984: a foot ball member in Al jazera club

1985:Graduated from High school

1986: Access to Zayed  Military College

1987:lieutenant

1988: First lieutenant

1989:Travel to Hajj