2011.08.09 – 5.46 p.m.
School – Condo
class ended slightly earlier
can’t wait to go back to hostel,
vacation mood was ON
can you believe it
I left my iPad, iStephru
in the computer lab
thank goodness
I missed the bus
seemed like I have to wait for awhile
dug into my bag to look for my pet
then
immediately ran back to get it
kept thinking and thinking
on my way back to condo
decided to go back Melaka
get all the blessings from home
so that everything will get smoothly
when you grow older,
you can’t help being more superstitious,
and keep thinking of all the bad things
that could have fallen on you
especially it is the month of July
in the Chinese Lunar calendar
2011.08.09 – 7 p.m.
Condo to Tesco
reached Tesco, Puchong
got the ticket
8.20 pm bus back to Melaka
therefore spent one hour plus
loitering in Tesco
the small ticket booth
of Puchong for Transnational
is right behind the Tesco
a small space out of a restaurant
just walked through the car park
2011.08.09 – 11 p.m.
Melaka – Home
finally reaching home
this is totally so not good
the Puchong-Melaka bus comes on
a four hours basis
8.00 a.m. 12 noon 4 p.m. 8 p.m.
it got off from Puchong at 8.20 p.m.
and on its way to BTS terminal to pick up
the KL-Melaka 9 p.m. passengers
that why the whole journey got dragged slow
but what to do
that’s the only way
or else in order to get to BTS from Puchong
it gonna take me quite some time too
taking buses and train
the smell of home
and the warm blanket
made the journey paid off
2011.08.10 - 2.30 p.m.
Home – Sentral Melaka
at Sentral Melaka
last-minutely looking for LCCT ticket
to my surprise
the bus was quite full
with just the very last row left vacant
and it actually departed at 2.45 p.m.
instead of 3.00 p.m.
worst comes to worst
if there is no Melaka-LCCT ticket
hop on any buses to KL
from BTS
take the KLIA express train (ERL)
but I am not too sure
how long that would take
since the train doesn’t stop
exactly right in front of LCCT
you have to get down at Salak Tinggi
and take a shuttle bus to LCCT
getting sent off from home
at least by my loved one
from the bus terminal
felt much better
than departing alone from the condo
really it was
2011.08.11 5.20 p.m.
Melaka Sentral – LCCT
a slightly behind schedule
it rained along the highway
moreover
since the Melaka-LCCT bus
would always make a stop at KLIA
therefore please bear with it
and
the bus stopped to pump gas
which took quite awhile
literally NGV gas
I didn’t know bus can run on that too
thought it is only for small cars
ample time to check in
and even Old Town coffee
followed by McDonald’s dinner
2011.08.10 - 8.45 p.m.
LCCT – Phuket International Airport
the flight took less than 90 minutes
Phuket’s time is 1 hour behind KL’s
therefore
reaching Phuket
rough on 9.15 p.m. local time
2011.08.10 – 10 p.m.
Phuket International Airport – Patong
anxiously waiting for the car
arranged by our hotel
but it didn’t turn up
while all the other guesses on the same flight
have already left
a lady
who was hailing guesses
for her cab service
called up our hotel for us
the email confirmation
with phone number,
in my tablet
so clearly written
why is the car not here
then got a reply
the car is not gonna turn up after all
for whatever reasons
so naturally
we chose to take cab
of the lady who helped us out
wow
it was a Toyota Fortuner
we didn’t really feel safe
thinking of 1001 possibilities
which can do us harm
what if
she told us
this is a big car
so there’s extra charge
we specifically opted for “small car”
what if
she used a long route
on the pretense to charge us higher
and if the journey went on
till midnight
she could actually charge us
for that too
when she pointed out the
stark difference in prices
between small and big cars
she asked us
: two girls travelling?
it is dangerous for us!!!
is that a hint?
then really
fishy things happened
she asked us
whether we are interested
to sign up for tour packages
she has got a friend
who works at tour agency
therefore
we can actually get good bargain
blah blah blah
then the car stopped by
a convenience store
and the tour agent hopped on
explaining various tour packages to us
what if we refused to sign up
and they wouldn’t let us to
but eventually
we did sign up
given the pretty good bargain
safely reach our hotel at Patong
by 11 p.m.
reflected to the hotel
they kindly compensated us
for the difference in the cab fare
and the price charged by the hotel
for airport transfer
which amount to 400 baht
okay
still not too bad
after all our mood wasn’t ruined
and greeted by our huge, cosy room
to be covered in another post
soon