Yoz evione, I'm finally back home from my Dubai study trip!!!
I was staying in our company service apartment - Sky Building (Name of the accommodation), in room M11 on the M floor as most of you could have guessed. The course that I had attended was for work, the new system that my company is starting to shift to use (after having it for 3 Yrs now) - EasyMars (a web based system, which almost, and i mean ALMOST everything is a click away).
Anyway, I was there also for a soft-skill training - Smart Sell (It's a 2-day course), while the technical system is 4-days. There's only 10 of us (all girls!), plus our facilitator is also female, except for the teacher for the soft-skill (he's the thorn among the Roses!) Hahaha :P
This is my first trip going overseas ALONE!!! I have to admit that I'm totally lost, scared and HOME SICK! I only just arrived into DXB airport, and I feel like turning around and hop onto the first plane I can to get back home! :(
(I didn't course I really couldn't, as I do not wanna get sack!)
So being as lost as I can get, (not sure if you can imagine) I followed everyone going the way towards the immigration. (I have to say the signs are REALLY not clear!) Finally getting through the immi (without having to fill up any immi cards or whatsoever). It's really weird not having to fill up any form/card...got my bag, and went to the chauffeur service for my transport to the apartment. (almost went the wrong way, with the wrong direction given by the airport staff).
I just nearly starve myself to death on my first day there, as I did not think that it's a wkn for them, there's practically no shop that's open that's near my accommodation. (havin not brought any food due to my colleagues tellin me not to as I can buy there), I only had milo and nothing else!!!! I was damn hungry and couldn't sleep (due to not use to the environment), those who knows me should know...light sleeper and one who can't sleep well (except in my own house!)
The next day was school day (first day of the course), again, only milo in the morning, but I had pasta in the afternoon (in the school cafeteria), almost puke on my third bite (the taste is fine, but just too oily for my liking), but had to force myself to finish it as I was really hungry :(
That night I went to City Centre (it's a mall) with my Korean coursemate -- Yoo.
Brought food for the next 6-7 days, and did some shopping for gifts for my family, friends and colleagues! Had Mac for dinner (See I had to fly all the way to DXB for Mac...Hahahaha)
Did some cooking on my 3rd night there with my senior (she came 1 day later then me for the Easymars Advance course). Went to several malls in DXB with Yoo, such as the City Centre (we went twice - Day 1 of school and last day of school) Mall of Emirates, and the Festival City with my Senior.
Done more cooking in DXB then at home man. Mostly I ate REALLY light there, just bread, milo, eggs and biscuits. The only GOOD food I had was when I crash in with Yoo, and she cooked me Korean food. (Too bad I don't have the photos to show)
Went to her room to study due we had the test the next day, on the system that we were learning over the past 3 days.
Was really HAPPY and EXCITED when it's the last day, cuz that means I'm coming home!!!!
Really miz everyone back home here, especially mu MUM!!!! Never in my holidays, had I been so happy to see Changi Airport man. (^_^)
Can't get use to the food there cuz really oily, the air is bad, cuz alot and I mean ALOT of construction work going on and all...
Was actually getting better when I was in DXB, but I got worse again when the weather there suddenly turned cold during my last 2 days, but I'm getting already when I reached home, and had my SLEEP!!!! (still coughing a little, but definitely better)
My Room
Toilet
Kitchen
Dining around
Living Room
Cooking in Progress (with my senior)
Eating
Dinner alone!
Me and Yoo on our last day!
Me and Yoo on our last day!
Nandeeta and me (also last day!)
