First Day in Dubai... 25th July 2010

First trip to Dubai, it was a 7 hours long flight, all was good. Except for the hotel pickup which did not arrive when my flight touched down at 2:10am. I waited for like 30 minutes as I called in between to check. The hotel could not get hold of the driver and I had to take a taxi myself, turns out quite alright with the starting meter fare from AED 20, jumping to AED 71 as I reached my apartment. I checked in at the reception, it was a pretty new property Radisson Blu at Marina operating for 2 years plus. I reached the hotel at 4 plus, the unit I got is big... There's the kitchen with washing machine/dryer, oven, utensils, living room, bedroom, 2 bathroom, and even a balcony. How nice if Patrick and my 4 boys can be here, they will love the big space.

It's really hot here, I can feel big differences as I felt the heat as I step out onto the balcony from my air condition room. I don't think anyone would want to go out walking on the street in this heat. But I can see construction workers hard at work around the various sites around the place I am staying at... wow, imagine working in such heat...