I’m Here

Back from the land down under. The trip was short and yet a great one. Melbourne was still chilly but sunny when we were there. I spent most of my time with my family, went sight-seeing with Xiao Zhu (I’m so happy that he’s having a great time there), met up an old friend for dinner, shopping spree with my sisters, enjoying mom’s cooking…

Back to work. What’s new? The boss called me on my first day back to work, telling me I’ve been promoted. What can be better than a promotion and a salary raise? My jaws dropped and my eyes popped out of my head when I saw the figures. I always thought it would take me a few more years to make that money. Well, I made it, in less than 3 1/2 years. Yay!

2 More Days!

My vacation has officially started at 5:30pm today! I can’t wait to board the plane. It will be a long haul flight but am really excited that I’m gonna see my family for the second time this year M and I are really excited and we’re both so looking forward to this… we haven’t had vacation together for almost 2 years.

Sh*tberry

Did I tell you how much I dislike Blackberry? *stares at the Curve 8900* No, I did not buy it, never in a million years I would consider buying one for myself. The company has replaced my Nokia with a BB recently. The only thing I like about it is Word Mole. Heh.

Oh Dubai…

Despite the fact that I worked almost 10hrs a day for the past 5 days, I really enjoyed my stay in Dubai. The temperature and humidity were a little bit too much but I got used to it quickly. Since it is the Ramadan month, shopping malls are open till 1am. After leaving the office around 7pm, we usually headed to the malls (The Dubai Mall, The Mall of Emirates, Festival Center) before going for dinner at Madinat Jumeriah.

Madinat Jumeriah is so beautiful, it feels very unreal. I hope I got to see it during the daytime.

There are many good restaurants around serving all types of cuisine, the prices is very reasonable and cheaper than what we usually pay in fine dining in Europe.

M recommended Pai Thai in Al Qasr. We went there for dinner two nights ago for some hot and spicy Thai cuisine.

Dubai is an amazing city, it is definitely worth a visit. If it was not for business, I doubted I would ever think of going there. It is indeed a shopping paradise. The Dubai Mall is 440,000 square feet. It is huge. I also like Mall of Emirates, that is where Dubai Ski is located. I went a bit out of control spending money. I just could not help it! It is so much cheaper there!

I have always wanted to see Burj Al Dubai. It looks so magnificient in photos. However, when I saw it right in front of me, I did not find it that impressive. Burj Dubai is gigantic. I did not get to take any pictures because I always saw it from the cab. I was at The Dubai Mall but was too busy with shopping and did not bother to walk outside to snap some pictures of the tower.

Will I ever want to go back to Dubai again? Yes. No. Yes – a shopping paradise and there are so many places to check out but too little time. No – the weather is a little bit too much for me.

Hot! Hot

Dubai Creek Golf and Yatch Club

Dubai

Arrived Dubai last night. It’s steaming hot here. I don’t think I’d ever visit this place if it wasn’t for business. Found this city amazing… hopefully I’ve time to go around but it looks impossible with the current workload. 6pm local time and still in the office!

It’s Already Friday?

A: I’m a supergirl! I worked 10hrs today. Came home and I cleaned the apartment. Now I’m cooking dinner.
M: You’re a crazy woman! Get some rest…!

M’s home tomorrow! We’re going to his parents’ for his dad’s birthday party. I can’t wait to see him!

4:36pm. Am packing and ready to go home. I’ve been staying at work till 7pm this week Need to pack for Dubai. Am travelling beginning of next week. Am I excited? I’ve mixed feelings. Business trips can be fun, sometimes they’re just… blah.

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又是一个home alone的週末。M下星期六回来。不过他这次会飞往奥地利，所以要到维也纳机场接他然后开车回他爸妈的家。

我最近有个坏习惯就是喜欢开着电视然后跑到房间上网。。。真的很浪费电！！懒得走到客厅关上它。客厅好像太远了。

Still Kicking!

I had a good 12 hours sleep but I still feel very tired and sleepy. Was in the office in Brussels, just flew back home last night to the empty apartment. M’s on business trips in the states and Canada again. When he’s back next weekend, I’m going to fly to Dubai for the project roll-out.

Work is getting a little hectic nowadays. My ’small to medium’ projects have turned into bigger projects than I thought they should be. I’m the youngest and the only female among the project managers who are in this mega project. ‘Good morning gentlemen and girl…’ Yes, that girl is me. It’s always fun to work with people who are around my age but I also enjoy working older and more experienced people as they can guide  and coach you.

Both M and I have been really busy and we do not have any summer vacations planned. Originally we planned to go to Crete but he had to fly to the US around that time and I started working on this new project so we just had to cancel it. I’ve been working long hours everyday and I wish there are extra 12hrs a day so I can get my work done! I desperately need a vacation. October seems to be so far away! I can’t wait to see mom again.

Argh

Busy. Busy. No life. Work long hours. Business trips… This will go on until end of September. Great.