CA02: My counter top

Look! Look! These are the things at my counter top!



1. Rotini
2. Shredded Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese (heart it so very much!)
3. Smoked Beef Sausage
4. Smoked Turkey Ham
5. Lay's potato chip
6. Pretzel

Do I cook? So far, the people I am tagging along like to cook themselves than eating outside. May be it is for a change of experience because I've been eating out during my last trip. So, this trip is for masak-masak, I guess. :)

Lounge in Hong Kong Airport

Originally thinking of spending the whole night in the airport, like Tom Hanks in The Terminal. I found good connection and water cooler in the common area. So, I thought I would survive for the night.

But, I felt so cold in the middle of the night. I was shivering. Damn. Would what Donkoi and friends are right? I should get a descent place to rest? My only contact in Hong Kong was at Beijing; not going to be back by Tuesday. The only other option was the Plaza Premium Lounge because that was the only lounge that I can gain access by using $$$. Walked a few pillars and got my connection - checked the price and realized that the 2-hour usage is 400HKD, but the 10-hour usage is 600HKD. Since I still had 14 hours left by the time I was awaken by the low temperature, I decided to take the 10-hour usage.

Checked in and quickly grabbed the fruit juice... Then, a guy approached me and asked me whether I am a Vietnamese. Hello! Anyway, it stroke me that there was an old uncle asking me questions in Vietnamese in the afternoon as well. Now, I look like a Thai/Vietnamese, but actually a Malaysian Chinese.

Took a shower in the lounge and felt so good! I remembered the exact feeling last year when I transferred from SFO to Hong Kong. All you need is a shower to rejuvenating and getting rid of misery feeling. :)

My time here is almost up soon. I need to go out to retrieve the ticket. Received phone call from department admin; seem like the level of confirmation has increased! I'm flying out soon~ Secretly, I must tell you that at one moment I was thinking of buying a cheap Hong Kong - PG ticket to go back to PG. But, giving up is just so not my style. I am smiling again after 2 gloomy days. :)

The longest flight I ever have

I woke up late and missed my flight. How did it happen? I asked myself too. It just happened at the least expected manner. Luckily, Donkoi came back this weekend. He gave me the support and encouragement when I needed the most. He is like the butter to my bread.

Basically, I was idle for the whole Saturday. I was quite disappointed in myself even though everyone around me sounded very optimistic. "The problem can be solved by money is not a big problem" my usual motto did help to comfort my mood a bit, but the random guiltiness and unhappiness kept attacking me. The only moment I felt my problem was like a needle in the sea - when I heard someone I know might be dying because of spine cancer. Stage IV. What does it mean?

Went to airport on Sunday morning. I was at standby mode and managed to get a seat from PG to Hong Kong after paying RM270 for a passenger declaration. Upon reaching at Hong Kong airport by 11:30am, I quickly registered myself in standby mode again. Even though there were two flights throughout the day, I did not manage to get a seat. I sounded really miserable and felt really pathetic.

I was so devastated when the airline told me that there would be no seats for the incoming days. The Cathay airline employee just told me that all the flights were overbooked until Wednesday. Oh, my god.

Then, I went to check on-line and realized that I could still purchase the ticket on-line for tomorrow. I confronted the employee at other counter. The guy was really nice. He managed to help me to get a preliminary seat. I need to go to confirm the seat by 10pm later.

If the seat is confirmed, I would be off to SFO by 1410 tomorrow. So, I still have 16 hours to go in Hong Kong airport. My mood is ;-( / :-); a mixed feeling.

Waiting

When she walked over without paper at her hands by 13:21pm, I nearly wanted to cry. The misery is piling. :'(

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Feel so bad now.

"Hello" from Singapore

Hey, I am blogging from Singapore!

Here is my PG - JB(senai) - Singapore traveling log
The traveling duration: four and half hour (3pm till 730pm)
Mode of transportation:
[3pm] Company - PG Intl Airport: Ai Ling (Ah Mei's colleague aka our uni senior) fetched both of us to the airport with her high-speed Wira.
[4:10pm] PG Intl Airport - Senai Airport: Air Asia Zero Fare ticket (Tax & Administration fee: booked in March. Forgot how much it cost.)
[5:10pm] Senai Airport - Larkin: Purchased the Senai - JB express bus for RM8. As the time of the departure was at 6:30pm. Decided to grow mushroom at the airport, then, I saw Ah Mei again. Her very kind boyfriend, Timun offered to fetch me to Larkin instead. After contemplating for a while, I jumped on his car, became the spotlight for another half an hour and burnt my RM8.
[6:05pm] Larkin - Woodlands: Took the SBS 170 by 630pm. Supposed to be RM1.50. Due to miscommunication with the bus driver, I ended putting in RM1.90. (Tips: prepare enough change before you go on the bus next time) Then, a lot of walking with my noisy heels!
[7:00pm]Woodlands - Yew Tee: Waited and continued taking SBS170 to Kranji Station and took the MRT to Yew Tee. Standing at the entrance with new big backpack and looked like a dumb foreigner. Then, I saw Donkoi don-don towards to the entrance. Yeah!

We went to Yew Tee one and only mall to have our dinner. Scrolled in the two-storey mall and made up our mind to have the Long John Silver fastfood. I love their fries. It tasted like the curly fries in the CNY meal in McDonald. :)

Then, we walked back to Donkoi's HDB. If you would to ask me to walk alone in Penang for such a distance without any companion, I would afraid and start to worry about vrooming motocycles or foreigners. But, according to Donkoi, he saw a girl walking yesterday night when he came home by 12 midnight. Holly! Is Singapore really that safe?

Arrived at Donkoi's cosy flat after around 10 minutes walk. As his unit is located at the ground floor, I don't really feel like he is living at a flat. The built-up area is 2x of my Penang house and his room is big enough to put two double beds. I like! ^^

The happiest moment was to find out that his TV set in the room was capturing Malaysia Channel signals. We watched the last episode of my mum's favourite soap opera together. Cliche ending, but both of us enjoy the sweet sweet ending. We went to sleep early because Donkoi needed to work today.

I woke up by 7am this morning because of his noisy phone. Then, I could not get back to sleep. So, I went to send him off to work and walked around in his neighborhood.


Donkoi is going to work...


Tata, Donkoi~


I like the building label.


683B neighbourhood

After that, I have been enjoying his high-speed internet with dual laptops inside his comfortable room. I am going out shortly after posting this blog to meet Hui Yan in NTU. Wish me good luck not to get lost in walking to the MRT station!

It is raining