The last day in Dubai. I was really down with a fever. Yet, I insisted on making the trip down to the Burj Al Arab at least to take nice, beautiful pictures. We only managed to stand at the gates to take pictures as we were not allowed into the compound without a reservation, which…

I wasn’t feeling too well that morning, but there was still so much to do and see. My dad, Gerard and Joanne had went down to Abu Dhabi to meet a client. Only Serene and I were left to tour Dubai. Our itinery was short, as we had an afternoon desert safari tour too. We…

It was the final day of the exhibition. Finally, I think I was getting abit bored. Anyhow, the last day was open to the general public so we were more casual and dressed down. We also closed alittle earlier since our target market wasn’t exactly the general public. After the exhibition, we went to the…

Day 3 of the exhibition saw quite a number of clients of ELM come down to check out the booth. There were many interested people who came down to explore opportunities. It was good. The food on the other hand was dull. There were only 2 place to eat at the centre, a pizza place…

The 2nd day of the exhibition seemed slow. There were still interested people and some already-clients, but on the whole it was ok. That evening we also had a dinner organized for all the exhibitors. It was at the Sheraton, if I remember correctly. The dinner started at around 9 pm Dubai Time (which meant…

Early (11 am) at the exhibition centre, the work day doesn’t start too early and ends very late 8 pm. Our booth, part of the Singapore Pavillion and delegation brought out to Dubai by IE Singapore. The 1st day at the exhibition was quite exciting. It was my first time at a trade exhibition as…

After checking into the hotel around 3 am, we slept for a couple of hours, before heading out to the Gold Souk to walk around and check out what Dubai has in store for us (me). Joanne, Me, Gerard and my Dad Serene, Me, my Dad and Joanne We roamed the souk for a bit…

The flight from Singapore to Dubai takes approximately 8 hours and the time difference between Singapore and Dubai is 4 hours. Leaving Changhi Airport at around 8 pm, we arrived at Dubai International Airport at 1 am (Dubai Time). The “delegation” consisted of my dad, Serene, Joanne, Gerard and myself. The airport was so busy…