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Dubai (Day 3) :: Exhibition Begins
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…
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Dubai (Day 2) :: Preparation and Sight Seeing
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…
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Dubai (Day 1) :: The flight there
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…
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Kuala Lumpur :: Day 2
There really wasn’t much we could do because of the lack of time. We were leaving that afternoon. This was our hotel room This was the view form our hotel room We ate breakfast and then proceeded out to walk around. This was the closest shot I could get during that trip of the KL…
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Kuala Lumpur :: Francis's Wedding :: Day 1
Went to KL as a weekend trip to attend Francis’s Wedding. 5 of us from the RAS group (Prof Leong, Melvin, Max, Ning Kang, and myself) took a bus (which was quite comfy and went by the 2nd link) all the way to KL. The journey was long due to jam in Singapore and jam…
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Cambodia (16 – 26 May 2006): Day 11
The final day There really wasn’t much left to do in Phnom Penh. We had brunch at a nice hotel – Bougainvillea Hotel, then went to walk around the place and ended up at a massage – Seeing Hands Massage – again. (US$4.50 per hour) =) My final meal in Cambodia was at Friends Restaurant.…
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Cambodia (16 – 26 May 2006): Day 10
Shopping in Cambodia Central Market and Russian Market was about the only few places that had stuff that were value for money to buy. I did not get much, cos’ seriously, after China, I still felt that nothing wowed me nor was cheap enough to make me splurge. Which, of course, is a good thing!…
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Cambodia (16 – 26 May 2006): Day 9
Central Market & Russian Market Went to shop at the Central Market and the Russian Market in the morning. Also had the “Best Iced Coffee” in Phnom Penh at the Russian Market, according to the store. It wasn’t bad! Best Iced Coffee in Phnom Penh The market sold loads of stuff, but at US dollar…
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Cambodia (16 – 26 May 2006): Day 8
Phnom Penh – Okay Guesthouse Arrived back at the bus station at around 1 pm and pointed out a tuk tuk driver that was also “recommending” Okay Guesthouse and so ‘arrowed’ him to bring us there for US$1. (Everything also count US dollar, it really makes things in Cambodia rather expensive.) Our room cost US$5…
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Cambodia (16 – 26 May 2006): Day 7
Final day at Sihanoukville It was raining season, hence, the rain kept pouring. Nonetheless, it was a nice time to just sit back and relax. It was cooling, breezy, relax and a good opportunity to be away from the hustle and bustle of life. In fact, I was totally not contactable. My mobile phone had…