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2008/11/29 The Lost CityMy dear friend Kelvin flew from Singapore to Abu Dhabi (boring), so he decided to catch a bus to Dubai (exciting) for a brief visit.
So off we went to explore the recently opened Atlantis.
The Lost Chambers 
Riding with my boys 
The hotel 
2008/11/27 We are intrepid. We move on.I was thinking of a particular friend of mine tonight, so I decided to watch one of his favourite movies.
It's my little tribute to him. And as a reminder to myself of how I reminded him of someone in this movie. 
As the movie was playing on my dying laptop, I heard the familiar sound of something outside.
It sounded like a clap of thunder. But this is Dubai you know, so expect the unexpected. It could be a loud bang from a crane falling from some construction site or perhaps the sound of fireworks exploding in the night sky as Atlantis opens for the second time.
I parted my curtains to take a peek outside and was relieved to find out that I haven't gone death or crazy.
There it was, end of November, in a dry desert land- a thunderstorm.
I haven't seen it rain here since the year began, so I must say that this is pretty unexpected too.
The rain, the friend, the movie, the holiday season, all make me think about wanting to go home.
Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz said, "There's no place like home".
I bet there's no place like home really. But I'm starting to wonder where's home?
After living in Dubai for more than 3 years, I've gotten rather accustomed to calling this place home. And then there's my 'home' home, in Singapore, where I was born and raised but no longer reside in. And of course there's my future home where I'll be uprooting from wherever I am and settling down on unfamiliar soils.
How does the dictionary define home? Is it a place where u currently live in? Or somewhere you belong?
Well, Dorothy sure didn't have a problem with all that confusion. It was undocumented if she was working overseas or in a long-distance relationship, so I'm pretty sure she knows where her home is.
In any case, there's always the easy way out of just clicking my red heels 3 times.
Thank goodness I have 2 pairs of those. 
2008/11/22 The ShowgirlDid anybody manage to catch the Kylie X concert at Dubai Festival Ctiy yesterday?
Oh I just love the Showgirl from downunder.
She always seems to exude effortless style. She could even look good in some ridiculous showgirl outfit with feathers sprouting out of her head.
Her looks are classic and feminine. Irregardless of whether she's sporting her lucsious long locks or her post-chemo barely there crop, her timeless style and fashion sense is ever so captivating.
Well perhaps if we all had a stylist too, we would look just as captivating.
So meanwhile, while we poor peasants write down 'stylist' on our Christmas wishlist, we can only look and admire celebrities in glossy magazines.
I was this close to meeting Kylie.
OK, maybe not nearly as close as you would have imagined.
It was the official opening of Atlantis in Dubai the night before.
Having finished our A380 training that day, we decided to trot down to Barasti Bar in Dubai Marina to catch the fireworks.
Of course I could see Atlantis from where I was seated on the beach... it looked to be around 1cm from where I was.
So technically, no, I wasn't very near.
And across the waters, in the privacy of Atlantis on Palm Jumeirah, there was Charlize Theron and Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes, Lily Allen, Lindsay Lohan, Micha Barton, Matthew Williamson, Michael Jordan etc etc etc. And of course, Kylie, performing in front of a very private crowd.
   
Imagine.... most of these folks arrived in Dubai from New York on the A380, and they were rumoured to be sipping cocktails onboard the upper deck lounge. Why wasn't I on that flight?? Why don't celebrities ever travel on my flight? Why Why Why?? I wanna meet someone famous!!!
Oh well, no celebrity sighting so far. But I did manage to catch some spectacular fireworks.
2008/11/15 I love you for sentimental reasons...I hope you do believe me,
I've given you my heart I love you and you alone were meant for me please give your loving heart to me and say we'll never part  Thank you. The roses were beautiful babe.
My room has started to smell like Christmas. But only with the help of the french vanilla diffuser I bought from the newly opened Dubai Mall yesterday evening. 
All I need now is some mistletoe, dried orange and cinnamon to make my room a little more Christmasy.
On second thoughts, nah... I don't need all that.
I might not be home for Christmas. I might not be spending Christmas with my loved one, family and friends. I might not be tearing pieces of turkey apart and dipping them into cranberry sauce.
But Christmas will always be here, in my heart, no matter where I am.
2008/11/11 Trunk calling
Did I really spend shitloads of money on phone calls alone?
Guess this calls for despearte measures- the bread and water diet for the rest of the month.
700 D's is like the amount I can make on one sector of a Beijing or Johannesburg flight. And I haven't flown at all this month!
Pppfffffttttttttttttt.
Just imagine, if I didn't do this much calling for 2 months, I could afford a little (yes, only a tiny little one) Prada Purse!
Am so throwing away my phone tomorrow.
2008/11/10 Life's little upsI have been relentlessly taking the two-step forward one-step back approach to life.
It's like climbing the mountain of life and I'm only at the foot of it.
I'm looking up and it's too tiring to get there.
Can I please just stay in bed and keep sleeping forever?
I like it when you chat with a friend you haven't spoken to or seen in a very long while, and you realise that all this while, nothing has changed.
You still talk crap and joke around like you've never been apart.
Even better, I like it when people like these come visit me in the desert.
2008/11/4 There's a feeling in the airI definitely feel it in the air.
The seasons are changing and Christmas is near.
Time to pull out those sweaters, woolly mittens and snow boots.
Is your tree ready?
Have you made your shopping list?
Can't wait to walk through the streets of New York lined with fairy lights and candy cane. And to smell the fresh pine from the trees that are selling on the street corners. And of course to see the Christmas Tree lightup at Rockerfella Centre. And do a little twirl on the skating rink in Central Park.
My ideal Christmas.
  2008/11/1 Football, waxing, churaccas and caipirinhasIt's Brazil.... the only continent in the world that I haven't set foot on.
Well now, not anymore!
I've been to South America.
Yipppeeee I've been to all the 7 continents and 5 oceans in the world... or is it 5 continents???...And at some point or another, i must have flown across the 7 oceans.
Greetings from Sao Paulo
Not the kinda Brazil I was expecting. Where are the favelas or slums? And the danger? And the drugs? And the shootings?
But here's a very nice Hyatt Sao Paulo bathroom. Any shower stall with a rain shower gets my vote.
Hello big Brazilian lunch....
Plenty of meats
And a little dessert
Ah... Brazilian cocktails!
Massive salad bar
Gigantic tomatoes
How many different types of olive oils are there?
Waiter decided to pose for me in his funky pants
Strictly for carnivores
And the food will keep coming to you till you show them this
Otherwise they'll just keep cutting you more meats if they see this
If you want beaches and some Brazilian sun, head to Ipanaema or Rio. Sao Paulo is *yawn*....
Even the shopping is boring and VERY expensive. Sorry Ryan, didn't get Havaianas for you cos your feet is just way too big. Bu tI did get a pair for myself and my baby!! Whooopeeeee.... Now it's back to 2 weeks of studying again in training college for my A380 conversion course. I'm gettng a brand new licence and no more In*coughs*dian turnarounds!!
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