First trip to Dubai, UAE

In December 2006, he went to the United Arab Emirates to worship and hold a meeting.

Before leaving at noon, I ate in the restaurant downstairs of the office, and several people drank a lot of liquor, including me, who usually did not drink outside. I heard that a Chinese business delegation visited Dubai before, and when it was parted, it was in the hotel where it was staying to thank the local Chinese community and drink bitterly. When the group arrived at the airport, they were all detained at the security checkpoint and released until the next flight arrived. Because UAE liquor can only be drunk in hotels, no one is allowed to show up outside after drinking alcohol.

Half an hour after dinner, I rushed to the airport, and due to the sandstorm affecting the route, I postponed the take-off until 4 p.m. Pulled to the airport hotel and fell asleep, an hour later a colleague called to discuss changing to a foreign airline, taking a detour to Bangkok, returning to the airport, issuing a new ticket, picking up luggage, and re-checking in. After being slaughtered for more than 700 yuan at the airport restaurant, a group of five people finally boarded the plane to Bangkok, Thailand.

After two days of tossing and turning at the Beijing airport, the plane to Bangkok finally slid slowly down the runway, accompanied by a strange cry of the engine, and the plane struggled to lift up and drag the heavy drive body into the air.

"This machine through Vietnam, Laos to Bangkok, Thailand, the whole journey of four hours and XX minutes, a total of XXXX km....." During the flight attendant's nagging radio, I fell asleep exhausted. In my dreams, I seemed to hear dinner service, but I really didn't want to open my heavy eyelids.

When I woke up, at 12:30 midnight Beijing time, the plane was taxiing on Bangkok's airport. Because there is less than an hour to change flights, otherwise you will have to take the next flight in five hours. In the midst of the chaos, a group of people ran off the plane. Perhaps as a result of the tsunami, Bangkok Airport was particularly deserted. This helped us save time in line, check in time for the transfer to the UAE Unitary Airlines flight, and transfer the luggage as desired. After getting the boarding card, the carry-on luggage trotted around the huge waiting airport along the signs, and arrived at gate 53, which had already begun to board. Three minutes later, they were seated in English greeted by an Arab flight attendant dressed as a Xinjiang Uighur. Finally boarded the plane to Dubai.

Emirates aircraft is better equipped than the national aircraft, each person has an LCD screen computer in front, there are dozens of movie channels to choose from, you can also play video games.

I had an Arabic fast food during the flight, and the taste was really not flattering.

Eight or nine hours of the voyage passed unconsciously in the dazzling chaos of Tetris. I slept in the middle, and my dreams were full of the whereabouts of tetris.

In the early morning of the 19th, the plane landed at Dubai Airport on time. As soon as I came out of the machine compartment, there was a burst of warmth, as if I smelled the breath of the desert. It was easy to find the original of our visa at customs in three minutes and take a retinal photo under the guidance of the well-meaning EMI official. To prevent fear, every foreigner entering the country is subject to retinal identification, just as fingerprints are scanned to enter the United States. Of course, there were no terrorists on record among us, and the machine queried searching for SEARCHING.....and then all showed: GO was released. When checking in, the radio in the airport lobby suddenly sounded a strange low prayer, when is the time? I looked up at the clock with some trepidation, pointing to half past five in the morning. The probe looked inside the platform, and inside was a copy of a portrait that looked like bin Laden's brothers. That must have been an anti-terrorist circular order.

I had trouble picking up my luggage again. Waiting by the carousel for half a day, we never saw our five pieces of checked baggage. It seems that they did not catch up with our plane in time, as expected. After some discussion, the three of them went to the hotel to arrange a room, and A colleague and I waited here to ask for luggage for the flight five hours later. After the three people left, the colleague who asked suddenly turned back, saying that we did not have to wait, he had agreed with the airport, left the name of the hotel, and entrusted the luggage to come and send it. Will the Airport of Algeria be so kind? Or a fee-based service? I was a little surprised but didn't ask in detail, happy not to be stupid anymore. Exchange for a hundred dollars in local currency, happily get into a taxi, and drive to downtown Dubai at high speed under the faint morning light and lights.

At the SEASHELL INN, I met up with a colleague who had arrived earlier and learned that the room would not be vacated until twelve o'clock in the afternoon. We've been tossing and turning on the way for two days, and now we need to take a shower and rest the most, but there's no way. After discussing today's action plan, everyone decided to go to the second floor for breakfast first. Throw your suitcase into the hall and everyone goes to the restaurant. Did I say I'm not afraid to lose something? Everyone is happy, the people in this place are highly conscious, there are no thieves. The UAE is an Islamic country, embracing Islam, with a strong religious and cultural heritage, and the Quran is the norm of life for Muslims. The Qur'an stipulates that alcohol and color are forbidden, and the treatment of theft is very severe, with the saying that "the left hand steals something and cuts the left hand, and the right hand steals something and cuts off the right hand". In addition, objectively speaking, the Emiratis are very rich, and people enjoy the national treatment of high welfare, so there is almost no theft and other behaviors, and the realm of not closing the house at night has really reached the realm of not closing the house at night. Under the influence of Muslims and the threat of the Quran, expatriates living in the UAE are also consciously complying with the law. As a result, the UAE is socially stable and has good security.

The first breakfast impression is good, like Xinjiang food, in addition to the price is slightly expensive, everyone is also satisfied. After the meal, he wiped his mouth comfortably, and casually glanced out the window to see the fiery arab sun lazily climbing onto the opposite roof.

Today is the registration and exhibition day of the international conference, and we and the organizers still have many things to discuss, including booth location, seeking a conference speaker opportunity, discounting registration fees and future cooperation. So, we decided that in addition to leaving one to continue waiting, the other four would first go to the GRAND HYATT hotel.

When I first arrived in the city, there was only a hazy outline in the morning light. Now in the taxi out of the lookout, Dubai is indeed worthy of the name. Despite being in the desert, Dubai is a miraculous green city with beautiful streets. Driving through some busy streets is like driving through a park.

While much of the Emirate of Dubai is deserted, the city is a burgeoning city that blends Arab, Western and South Asian cultures. The local language is Arabic, and it is said that everyone speaks English, and we did not encounter language barriers later.

The people here are very kind, and there are very few fights and fights in peacetime, because according to local law, no matter what the reason, both sides of the reasonable and unreasonable must sit in prison.

The social welfare of the UAE is excellent, and the general work is foreigners. The driver who drove us was a Pakistani, and as soon as he heard that we were from China, he immediately said more: China is too good to us, we are good neighbors, we are brothers, we have always encountered difficulties, China has helped us..... We couldn't help but be happy to hear it, and guessed in Chinese that many of the high-tech technologies of Lao Ba may be taught by China to counter India...

The hotel arrived soon, the fare was more expensive than in Beijing, and we paid the good neighbor brother and finally stepped into the grand HYATT hotel venue.

Grand HYATT hotel is a six-star rating. The luxurious decoration design of the lobby is all on the top, especially the garden in the hall, coconut groves, bamboo bushes, small bridges, flowing water, winding paths, which is pleasant.

The colleague proposed to change to this hotel, but did not book a room before the impatient trip.

The contact with the organizer of the conference was smooth.

Taking a taxi back to the hotel booked, the driver is Indian, as soon as I heard that we were from China, I was immediately a neighbor long and a neighbor short.

Back to the hotel, the housing has been solved, I live in the six one three rooms, large and bright, the facilities are satisfactory, the window is wide. And the checked luggage was also recovered by colleagues, and everyone was very happy. After the meal, a colleague and I went to exchange foreign exchange first, and seven or eight banks were off work. People don't work until four o'clock in the afternoon. It's a really easy job.

In the evening, after the exhibition was completed, it was nearly nine o'clock in the car, and it was already one o'clock in the morning Beijing time. His legs were weak and his waist was sore, he was tired and sleepy, and he wanted to sleep with his clothes. Falling down is a dream, and suddenly woke up in the middle of the night by the phone music of "Piggy Piggy Fat Toot." It turned out that the mobile phone was not adjusted, and it was on time at six o'clock Beijing time, and Dubai was only one o'clock in the morning at the moment. No more sleepiness, turn on the computer, and hit the keyboard wildly until the window lights up. The phone Rang Ling, it must have been a colleague calling me to get up for breakfast.....

The day's meeting went well.

At four o'clock in the morning of the 20th, I was awakened by the vibrating sound of my mobile phone and received a short message. Turning on the lights in the dim light, it was a text message advertisement: "The company sells black cars, counterfeit money, self-defense weapons, loan sharks, and agency diplomas... Phone number..."

I haven't taken a shower since I came out, so I rushed to the bathroom.

Then sit down on the wide bed and record yesterday's work.

At 7:00 breakfast on the 21st, take a taxi to the GRAND HYATT hotel.

The conference was officially opened and delegates gathered. At our booth, there are endless people talking about projects, and the harvest is extremely rich.

In the evening, the local sponsoring company hosted a banquet at riverside golf clubs for all delegates.

International delegates, all of whom have mixed faces, raised a glass and invited the cup, the sea and the sky. After the cocktail reception, the guests of honor are seated on the bar on the open-air platform.

Somewhat chilled, my colleagues and I left early. When you go out, the organizer also gives you a gift package. Take a taxi back to the hotel smoothly.

22nd.

The low prayer sounded again over the city outside the window. It was half past five in the morning.

The last day of the meeting. We returned home immediately after the meeting, and the flight at eleven o'clock in the evening.