At Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Landed at around 12 am. The Dubai International Airport was... unimpressive. Ours at Changi are much better.
The very nice Dubai Museum
Gold Souk, with tonnes of jewelry stores.
To the sand dunes (which is like the highlight of the trip).
Sand boarding, which we didnt try.
Camel riding at last. As usual... I was super freaked out by the heights.
Dinner place in the desert
Trying the local shisha (which is not better than the ones we get in Singapore and I suspect they scrimped on tobacco)
My henna (which is already fading)
When they say up to 25% of the world’s cranes are in Dubai, they are not joking. It's super crazy.
Local market
Blue Souk at Sharjah
Lunch at Sheraton
At Sharjah
Ski Dubai at Emirates Mall
In my oversized jacket
The soon to be 1-km high Burj Dubai
At Abu Dhadi
Palace
I don't really remember why we started taking photos with breakwater but the Thai group is kinda crazy with photo taking. The snapping was non-stop.
Sky line of Abu Dhabi... which is totally blurred by the sand in the air
Still under construction mega-sized mosque in Abu Dhabi
The very impressive IBN mall at Dubai (decorated in 7 different styles)
Some Thai uncle getting all high after some whiskey and started mic hogging on our dinner cruise. Some blacks sitting at other tables started dancing at the tune of his Thai song.
Check out day at Dubai
Supposedly the oldest mosque in Dubai
The 7-star Burj Arab!!!
Palm Jumeirah and its flagship resort, Atlantis. Atlantis is uber awesome.
Create your own ice-cream at Cold Stone. The ice-cream is yummyyy. Someone has to bring Cold Stone into Singapore
The millions dollar property on Palm Jumeirah
Souk Madinat Hotel
All bus-stops in Dubai are... air-conditioned
The Nth time we saw a Porshe.
Festival Walk
P used up his "how cool is that" in Dubai. Money can do just about everything in this part of the world. The development works are crazy. They have the world's best, tallest, biggest etc. and plans are already firmed to erect a tower that is going to exceed Burj Dubai's (which is already 1-km) height. Flashy cars were everywhere and ... they were not driven by bald old men! We were staring out from the bus and P went "it's a hammer, it's a hammer!" and at Atlantis, we actually saw this hammer stretch limo. After Dubai, I felt really insignificant.
Dubai is flooded with foreigners (Filipinos, Indians, Chinese) and seriously if I am to choose, I would probably prefer to live and work in Dubai than Singapore. Cost of living is slightly lower in Dubai but standard of living is as high. Plus, cars and properties are cheap (and petrol needless to say), there is no taxation and with 80% of the population being foreigners, you probably wouldn't feel just as bad being ostracized.
Pics of us in Bangkok
P introduced to the ferry service in BKK
Grand Palace... finally!!!
Some art installation across from Siam Discovery
Wallpaper design contest
At Lub*D again... this time with a huge suitcase which P had difficulties carrying it up and down. P is finally satisfied by my case study pick (as compared to the Shanghai Inn)
Landed at around 12 am. The Dubai International Airport was... unimpressive. Ours at Changi are much better.
The very nice Dubai Museum
Gold Souk, with tonnes of jewelry stores.
To the sand dunes (which is like the highlight of the trip).
Sand boarding, which we didnt try.
Camel riding at last. As usual... I was super freaked out by the heights.
Dinner place in the desert
Trying the local shisha (which is not better than the ones we get in Singapore and I suspect they scrimped on tobacco)
My henna (which is already fading)
When they say up to 25% of the world’s cranes are in Dubai, they are not joking. It's super crazy.
Local market
Blue Souk at Sharjah
Lunch at Sheraton
At Sharjah
Ski Dubai at Emirates Mall
In my oversized jacket
The soon to be 1-km high Burj Dubai
At Abu Dhadi
Palace
I don't really remember why we started taking photos with breakwater but the Thai group is kinda crazy with photo taking. The snapping was non-stop.
Sky line of Abu Dhabi... which is totally blurred by the sand in the air
Still under construction mega-sized mosque in Abu Dhabi
The very impressive IBN mall at Dubai (decorated in 7 different styles)
Some Thai uncle getting all high after some whiskey and started mic hogging on our dinner cruise. Some blacks sitting at other tables started dancing at the tune of his Thai song.
Check out day at Dubai
Supposedly the oldest mosque in Dubai
The 7-star Burj Arab!!!
Palm Jumeirah and its flagship resort, Atlantis. Atlantis is uber awesome.
Create your own ice-cream at Cold Stone. The ice-cream is yummyyy. Someone has to bring Cold Stone into Singapore
The millions dollar property on Palm Jumeirah
Souk Madinat Hotel
All bus-stops in Dubai are... air-conditioned
The Nth time we saw a Porshe.
Festival Walk
P used up his "how cool is that" in Dubai. Money can do just about everything in this part of the world. The development works are crazy. They have the world's best, tallest, biggest etc. and plans are already firmed to erect a tower that is going to exceed Burj Dubai's (which is already 1-km) height. Flashy cars were everywhere and ... they were not driven by bald old men! We were staring out from the bus and P went "it's a hammer, it's a hammer!" and at Atlantis, we actually saw this hammer stretch limo. After Dubai, I felt really insignificant.
Dubai is flooded with foreigners (Filipinos, Indians, Chinese) and seriously if I am to choose, I would probably prefer to live and work in Dubai than Singapore. Cost of living is slightly lower in Dubai but standard of living is as high. Plus, cars and properties are cheap (and petrol needless to say), there is no taxation and with 80% of the population being foreigners, you probably wouldn't feel just as bad being ostracized.
Pics of us in Bangkok
P introduced to the ferry service in BKK
Grand Palace... finally!!!
Some art installation across from Siam Discovery
Wallpaper design contest
At Lub*D again... this time with a huge suitcase which P had difficulties carrying it up and down. P is finally satisfied by my case study pick (as compared to the Shanghai Inn)
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