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WOW!!! WOW!!! WOW!!! Yes. This has been my reaction every five minutes!!! Everything that has happened duering the past 2 days has been soooo surreal that I still cant believe that this is actually happening. It feels like Im about to wake up from this very long dream any minute.
To start the flight over wasnt as long as I was expecting. Although I could barelly sleep during the 11 hours on the way here due to very strong turbulences, the time went by so fast that I didnt even notice! They put me right next to this girl from perth who was also joining, and happens that she did her interviews with me! So yeah, it was great to have someone to talk. We made ourselves known to the Cabin Crew on board, and they were so nice to us!!! Brought us champagne...Business Class Dinner...etc...Then, cos I couldnt sleep, I spent over 2 hours chatting with the Crew back in the Galley during their break. They were all very nice and answering all my zillion questions and asking me another trillion more.
We arrived in Dubai at 5:36 am...Outside 36 degrees!!! That was my 1st WOW reaction...Then this girl met us by the door of the aircraft with our names written on it...asked for our passports and told us to follow her. She took us through immigration...baggage clearence...etc...Always getting us in the front of the queue! :P We didnt even had to puch our own trolleys!!! So spoilt! Nway...met this lady outside of the Airport, who gave us our Apartment Keys...I didnt end up living where I was expecting...but guess what? They put me in a 2 bedroom apartment, but the guy who was meant to live here with me, lives with his girlfriend or boyfriend (most likely actually) OMG HOW MANY GAYS!! Even the str8 ones are becoming Gay! But dont worry Foficho, cos somehow they all know that I am married!!! Hehehe...So much gossip goes on here...and I just arrived!!! Nway...in short I got the whole apartment to MYSELF!!! Its huge guys!!! And 5 mins from the Airport too!!!
So yeah...came to the apartment...couldnt sleep much...Only 2 or 3 hours...Woke up and decided to explore a bit. Met this chick (Also from Perth) who lives here in the same building and she took me out for a tour. We went to the other Perth guys and girls apartment, in the main street of Dubai. Huge Highrisers, but very small apartments. Too noise over ther aswell...So everyone keeps saying how lucky I am for being in this "retirement village" as they call it! :P So yeah, we got sumthing to eat in a nice, smelly, cafe..yeah everything here stinks to cigarretes! Cos they are allowed to smoke almost everywhere..Disgusting! But well...Then we went all...(6 Oz's and I - half Oz!:P) went to the big shopping mall...actually wasnt big...was MASSIVE!!! And cos yesterday was "Sunday" here...We could barelly walk around..Way too busy for me...but yeah...I bought sum bits and pieces at IKEA, of course! Hehehe...and came back hoem at arround 8pm...Had a shower...Did some umpacking...filled out sume boring forms and went to bed...So hard to fall sleep on my own :( Not even Rafinha here to keep me company!!! :~( Miss you Fofo!
Nway...Today was our first day at the College. Yes they dont give us a much time to breath here. General Induction...WELCOME TO EMIRATES bla bla bla...Oh yeah, apparently they turn down 200 candidates to pick one! Felt great!!! :D Met some new people...a few locals...great fun. Had my Unform fitting...I LOOK HOT! As expected!!! hehehe...Was given suitcases and etc...Spent the whole day filling out more forms...For this and that...And now Im finally back home! Decided to update this before I lose the track of whats happening.
Oh yeah...the pic is of my new Home...It has a gym...a massive pool...sauna...jacuzzi...So nice!
On my way out now...Gotta buy some stuff for my empty Home...
Catchya!!!
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UAUUUU!!! UAUUUU!!! UEAUUU!!! Essa tem sido a minha reacao a cada 5 minutos. Tudo oque tem acontecido nesses ultimos 2 dias nao parece real! Deixar a Australia nao foi facil...Quem me conhece jah sabe como sou ruim de despedida...Mas, como a decisao foi tomada, nao virei pra tras...Encarei as 11 horas de voo numa boa.
Entao, em Perth mesmo encontrei uma menina que fez entrevista no mesmo dia que eu. Sentamos juntos no voo, oq ajudou um pouco. Durante o voo nos apresentamos aos tripulantes, e os mesmos cuidaram muito bem da gente, nos oferecendo dois acentos na Classe Executiva!!! :D Champagne pra lah...Comida descente pra cah...Vai lah eu tentar durmir...com milhoes de coisas passando na minha cabeca...Muito ansioso...Com uma puta turbulencia entao, nem fudendo que eu consegui fechar os olhos. Passei quase a mair parte do voo na Gallery, trocando ideia com os comissarios e comissarias. Me deram varias dicas...e foram super bacana com a gente.
Bom, chegamos aqui em Dubai 5:30am da madruga...Fora do aviao, 35 graus!!! NUSSA! E eu que achava que no Brasil fazia calor...Durante esse dia...ao meio dia os termometros marcaram mais de 45 graus! Sobrevivi...Uma mulher estava esperando a gente na porta do aviao..com nossos nomes na plaquinha. Nos apresentamos e a mesma pediu nossos passaportes e tickets de bagagem. Falou pra gente segui-la. Ela passou com a gente pela imigracao...depois seguimos pra pegar nossas malas, mas jah tinha um carinha lah esperando com um carrinho. Nem deixou a gente por a mao nas maletas, que alias, pra quem me conhece jah sabe que nao estavam nada leves! :p Enfim, na saida encontramos uma outra funcionaria da empresa que nos levou a nosso apartamento. Eu nao cai onde esperava...mas o melhor eh que o menino que deveria morar aqui..mora com a namorada, mas mantem o apartamento no nome dele pq aeh de graca, e se falar que saiu, nao pode voltar. Sacana neh? mas nao to ligando nao, pq assim tenho uma puta ape enorme soh pra mim! Aqui todos os predios da cia tem piscina, sala de ginastica, sauna, etc...Ah, o bom de morar aqui tbem eh que estou 5 mins do Aeroporto, ou seja, nao preciso me preocupar com transito qdo comecar a voar! :D
Tentei durmir um pouco mas nem rolou...os dois amigos que tenho aqui estao voando e nao chegam ate segunda..ou seja tive que sair sozinho. Mas, gracas a Deus esse mundo eh pequeno! Encontrei uma menina de Perth no elevador! Nem preciso falar mais nada neh..Passei od ia com mais 7 Australianos...maioria de Perth tbem..pra cima e pra baixo!! Jah me sentindo em casa!!! Fomos a um shopping aqui...O erro..pq sexta aqui eh pior que sabado ai no Brasil..Moh lotado..Nao da nem pra andar. Sem contar que aqui todo mundo fuma em todo lugar. :S Bom...comprei umas coisas basicas..e vim pra casa depois das 21hrs..Morto! Direto pra cama!
Acordei as 6am...Peguei o onibus pro Centro de Treinamento as 7am. Pois eh..mal cheguei jah comecaram as aulas! Tao com pressa mesmo em botar neguinho pra voar aqui. Passamos o dia ouvindo palestras...e tudo mais. Provei meu uniforme!!! :D Que show! Nos entregaram quase tudo hoje...malas e tudo mais. Vim pra casa depois das 16hrs...Tomei um banho (alias 3 banhos diarios aqui eh o minimo!)...e sai com uma galera que conheci hj lah no Centro...Nossa, que mistura cultural isso aqui! Nao tem quase nenhuma nacionalidade repetida! No meu grupo tem Maltes, Egipcias, Australiana, Ingles, Fracesa, Arabe, Alemao...Enfim...Treinamento parece que nao vai ser mole, por isso me descupem se eu nao escrever muito durante as proximas 6 semanas..mas enquanto eu nao me formar, nao sei se terei muita novidade. mas como pormeti, tentarei manter isso aqui em dia!!!
Vou indo nessa...Morto de sono!
Abraco pra todos!