Surviving Dubai

This is not a friendly place to me.. What I mean is the environment. It’s summer time now. Highest temperature can go up to 50⁰C. Oh my gosh… how people there can stand with this kind of heat!!

I was in Dubai end of last month which leaves me a great nightmare. I touch down Dubai (DXB) at 0400. Imagine that is dawn and the temperature is 29⁰C. This is still not too bad coz it’s almost like the weather in KL during the noon. Reach my hotel and get ready to take some nap.
Woke up in the noon time and the sun is so hot and the weather reaching to 40⁰C. Isn’t the right and nice time to go out at that time with that hot hot weather. So continue with my sleep and try to hop in to our hotel’s shuttle to go to downtown at 1630.

To my surprise the hotel changes their pickup area for the shuttle. Too bad that I miss that shuttle coz I was waiting and waiting at the hotel lobby and then the shuttle is at another exit. Their shuttle bus is so punctually depart. When I rush to the exit, all I can see is the tail of the shuttle. L So I have to wait for another 2 hours for the next shuttle. (This time cannot miss it anymore).

Since I learn my lesson so I am early this time. Hehehe….

Got off at their drop-off point - City Centre (aka Carrefour). It is a very huge shopping mall. One word to express… “Wah…..” You can shop till you drop. The brands in there like Banana Republic, Nine West, Vincci, A/X, Forever 21, Geox, etc.
One good thing here is they open shops till late… so you can have plenty of time to shop and buy your stuff. But the sad news is shuttle bus ends very early. Taking a cab in Dubai is so expensive. According to my calculation, the fare increase every 12 seconds. Wow… imagine caught in the traffic jam!!!

Taxi expensive, you think you can hop in to the bus? Think again. My friend and I waited under the sun for one hour and we still waiting for bus. Not that no bus pass by that stops. It just that the driver say the bus is full and if he doesn’t allow you to get in, NO WAY you are in the bus!!!! If you are alone (girl) waiting for the bus, very highly you can get in. Good thing about their bus service is the seats between male and female are separated. The first 4 rows in the bus are reserved for ladies. Even if a lady to stand, she has to stand at the ladies session… Very safe!!!
But anyway, the overall process to get a bus is already killing me… No way for me to try that again in SUMMER time… winter maybe I will try that!

For those who are going there during the summer, please make sure u have enough sun block, bottle of water, umbrella/cap, wear long sleeves, wear sun glasses, bring handkerchief instead of tissue…(coz you will be sweating all the time and handkerchief will be more absorbant)…

Delicious Food

Food is the life for everyone. To some, they eat to live. But for some they live to eat. They will travel all around the globe to search for foods. As for me, I like to eat and see different foods served in different countries or continents.
My current jobs allows me to travel around and fill my stomach with loads of different food. You can name it what kind of foods there are... delicious, spicy, tasteless, weird, etc.
Let me show you some of the foods I had...

BBQ Buffalo Wings

Grill Tenderloin

Flame-Grilled King Prawn

Hmm...that is so delicious... let's move on for more....These are those that you wouldn't think that you will savour...

Menu Of The Day

Crickets...

Flying Snake

Deadly Scorpion

That isn't so bad after all...more tempting will be the following...

Cocoon...(Steam, Boiled, Grill)

Millipede (Grilled, Raw, BBQ)

May I take your order now please?

**Ok... Hope that by looking at all the food here, you will not be choosy on your next course of meal...**

Bon Appetit Everyone!!!

Friday & 13th

Today which is 13th June, 2008 falls on Friday. Any weird cases happen to you today?
Is this just an urban legend or some culture references? But some might think that it is just an unlucky day.

Some history you might be interested to know…..

1. There was an explosion of an oxygen tank of Apollo 13, which was on its way to moon. The explosion occurred on April 13, 1970.


2. Columbia Space Shuttle sent into space on 16-01-2003 (1+6+0+1+2+0+0+3 = 13) exploded during reentry and all crew members (including Kalpana Chawla of India) died.


3. UPHAAR CINEMA TRAGEDY CASE (INDIA): A fire took place at Uphaar Cinema building, Delhi (India) on friday 13th June, 1997 resulting in the death of 59 persons and injury to about 100 persons.


4. SADDAM HUSSEIN contain 13 letters (S,A,D,D,A,M,H,U,S,S,E,I,N) and was captured on 13 th December, 2003.

Well this is just a coincidence or it really makes a sense here. Eww… Look into history makes me feel creepy.

Unlucky 13th become famous when Alexander wanted to be a God and accordingly made a 13th statue on the place of his capital. He died and people considered that his will to be a 13th God (12 gods, one for each month were known) was the reason of his death. After that this number was considered as unlucky.
Another legend saying that unlucky 13th famous based on historian, there were 13 people at Christ's Last Supper and Christ was crucified on Friday 13th. So, Friday 13th is considered as Unlucky.

Well people are becoming so superstition because of that… So you will notice the following:
1. People don’t go to work on Friday 13th
2. People don’t held their wedding on Friday 13th
3. People choose not to travel on Friday 13th
4. Most building don’t have floor 13th
5. In aircraft you never see row number 13

I am staying at home and never go out today. If you have any experience…. Probably you would like to share it with me…Leave your comments here...

Dining Etiquette

Have you ever aware that people observing you on the way we eat and sometimes the food that you eat.

Sometimes before you are ready to order for your dishes in a restaurant, did you look around you to check out what are the nice food other people are having? Or maybe when you walking towards your table reserve, you will look at the foods served on other diner's table. This is very common by this you get a chance to look at the food before ordering it and have the idea of the tastiness of certain dishes. But well sometimes people do it too obviously. I went to eat in a restaurant and I order for a dish. So i began to eat. Suddenly I overheard a girl from next table talking to her friend. "Hey you look, that girl (her eyes are looking at my plate) having a nice dish. I guess I am going to order the dish that she is having." Well I guess, you don't need to tell me that my plate of dish is nice and you going to order it. hahaha...

Sometimes when we get our food, we will start to consume it. But then again... people are watching. :) Especially the following things that people observe.

1. When you chew something with your mouth close or open?
2. When you drink soup do you slurp?
3. When you take out bones from your mouth with hand, cutlery or just spit them out?
4. Do you talk with your mouth full?
5. Drinking water with any sounds?
6. Chewing your food loudly.

So becareful when you eat your food.

Here are some table manners for *you*

Table manners
· Don't slouch against the back of the chair or use your elbows to prop yourself up at the table.
· Wait for the host or hostess to begin eating before you start. It's usually a good idea to wait until everyone at the table has been served before digging in, although the host or hostess may encourage those who have their food to begin if it is a large group and the food may get cold.
· Don't slurp your soup.
· When passing salt, butter or any other requested item, don't pause to use it yourself as you send it on its way. Place it within easy reach of the person next to you rather than passing it along hand to hand.
· If it's necessary to remove inedible items from your mouth, do so politely with your fork or spoon. If that isn't going to work, surreptitiously spit the offending bone or piece of fat into your napkin.

By now you should be wondering, why having a meal have to be so tough. But this tiny minny things leaves a big impressions to someone...

iPhone 3G on my way...

To All The Iphone Lovers....

Read a news about 3G iphone will be launching in July 11...I have been waiting for years for it to launch...

When they just launched the Iphone several years ago, it already caught my attention. But I didn't get one because 3G is not available. Although I hardly use that but not worth buying something that almost the same price but without the additional feature...

If you want to know more information you can just log in to their website.

Can't wait for the day to come...

...EURO 2008...

WOW....
EURO 2008 already kicks off.....(Calling all the bookies on earth)
I believe most people will be having their panda eyes for this whole month... All the bosses please don't be angry... it's only one month. Just have to bear with it....

Check out the website dude.....
Dun miss it and GOAL for everyone!!!

My First Layover London....

Gosh.... Just came back from London. Can you imagine yourself to be in London for only 24hours... WE did it....see how we did it...

5th of June 08, woke up for breakfast in Kuala Lumpur, then I flew in to LHR arriving there at 16.10. Just almost the right time for a pint of beer and dinner.

My exhausted body can't take it anymore. Fell on bed at 22.30 (GMT+0100).

ZZZzzzzZZzzzz...

Got up on the next day morning. Morning Call from crew members at 0830. Body aching but still cannot miss out the little shopping in Primark..... And not to forget the Walker's chips.

Ops... time passed by very fast when you are shopping.... Just a blink it's almost 2pm. Rush back to hotel. MUST take a nap before flight.

ZZZzzzzZZzzzz...again..

Call time at 1830... time work... Freshen up and go for flight. Worst thing ever. Flight delay as usual...Flight full as usual..

7th June 08 1814... Chock on in KLIA. That's it.. 24hours in London and onboard....It's a tired day!!!