Sep 20, 2008:
It was a long journey. Nevertheless it's a new experience for me to visit this region. I took off from KLIA around 12 am and reached Dubai at 3 am. My first impression Dubai ground crews are very rude. My connecting flight to Istanbul is at 7 am. Got a lot of time.
During this experience I meet upon a lady Col. Norhuda. We'r from the same flight and heading to Istanbul but her final destination is Ankara. She is working with southeast asia regional center for counter - terrorism. Well this is new to me. By the way her job is not like we used to watch in the western films. She's doing research and publication. paper and pen. We had a nice chat to kill our time. I was explaining to her about grid computing, it's tough. I am not balme her, this is even a tough subject for other people to understand.
Sep 21, 2008:
I reached Istanbul at 7:00 am. The place is very deserted. not many people. I believe our flight is the 1st flight to reach istanbul this morning. Unlike dubai 3:00 am there is very lively and crowded. but the problem with dubai with suach a small airport with a lot of passanger, it's very hard to find a place to sit. A lot of people sitting and sleeping on the floor. So not very organized.
I took a cab from the airport to the hotel. Quite expensive. 50 Lira. I reached the hotel around 1:00 pm. According to reviews the hotel suck badly, but as I walk in I think the hotel is ok with free internet connection. The room is also not as bad. I have choosen this place is because it is within my company budget and nearby to the conference hall. 10 min walk.
I had sahur in dubai araound 3:00 am and my breaking fast in turkey will be around 7:00 pm. Take into account the time difference this is a very long fasting day for me. I had a skye with my family just now. my kids miss me and i miss them also. anyway as I am sitting alone in my hotel room I found I have more time. that is why I took this opportunity to write this entry.
How do i sum-up my 1st day? 