I was upgraded to the Penthouse.... ask me anything

[JCMach1]

This stuff never happened to me until I moved here.

I booked a double in Dubai so I wouldn't have to travel back and forth for a professional conference.

Because of renovation work at the Rimal Rotana, they automatically upgraded me to the penthouse. Not only did my wife and I have our own bedroom, the kids had their own room with two twin beds... two TVs, two bathrooms (marble)... all with very modern swedish-looking furniture.

all for 200 AED (about $50). The room is ordinarily $500 per night~!

:)

Oh yeah, the presentation went well too.

[NewHampster]

1. Are you sure your names not Cheney

:)

[JCMach1]

3. No!

:)

[JCMach1]

4. 10:30PM, they are constantly hiring here...

one of the fastest growing cities in the world (Dubai).

I work for the American University of Sharjah.

[Submariner]

5. I recently spent a week at the Sheraton Jumeirah Beach hotel

after a month at sea off Ras Laffan on a pipeline survey. I found the services and treatment for westerners better than anything I've ever experienced here in the states. I hope my company goes ahead with plans for a branch office in Dubai.

[eyesroll]

2. What time is it there?

And how'd you get to live over there?