Muthu, The Promoted Bangla.

Today, we had our lunch here. After lunch, we were supposed to drop by Muthu Frozen Food to get Cheddar, Parmesan, Mozzarella cheese and a box of cooking cream for mom.

While we were driving back from lunch, he was driving on the left lane when I suddenly remembered that we were supposed to head over to Muthu's, and the turning was just right in front.

"Muthu! Muthu! Right! Turn Right!!

I shouted in shock because I SUDDENLY remembered and didn't want to miss that turn. He obviously forgot about getting those cheese. 

Then, he quickly put on the right signal and cut into the right-est lane.

"Excuse me, my name is Adrian, not Muthu okay."

I looked at him, confused. 

"Muthu! Muthu! Right! Turn Right!!"

I laughed out loud alright. I didn't even realize it came out sounding like that.

He actually thought I called him Muthu! 

One of the funniest moment in the car for sure.

Everyone, please meet Muthu, no longer called a Bangla. Promoted already :) 

Greetings from Ngurah Rai Airport.

I am currently looking at 3 airport staffs sitting on the floor with another one on the chair printing some stuff at our departure gate.

This place is packed with mat salleh I tell you. The flight from KL on Tuesday was filled with them. I think we were the only Asians on board.

This time, it looks like this flight is not going to be a full one. I hope so!

Seven more hours before I can smell the air of my home again!

Going Home.

Leaving this place in less than fifteen hours. 

Bittersweet feeling. 

I already miss wearing swimsuit all day long and sipping on endless guava juice. 

This is going to be a difficult goodbye. 

External Charger.

I have been wanting to get an external charger for quite some time already since the last two that I bought kaput already. 

Groupon is one of the place that I searched at and usually I just exit the page without making any purchase although some seems like a pretty good deal. I even saw one that can insert my Goldii in without using any cable but it was above my budget. That's why I never got any because that money is needed for something more important. 

God really knows what our heart's desires are and what we really need. 

Today, I received an external charger from Club Med and it's 100% can charge my Goldii 3 times full! 

It even comes with a percentage indicator. Only God knows how much I like gadgets with percentage indicators! 

I don't even have to get any powerbank anymore so nice! 

Little things like that. Thank You!

The Big G.

It's been like what, 2-3 years since my batch graduated?

I started working after I finished college, just as a part timer at Dream Catcher Consulting. I was a part timer because there wasn't any vacancy for full timer, so I chose to just be a part timer while waiting for an available slot to open up. 

All that before I had my graduation ceremony, before I receive the scroll on stage. 

It was one of the most memorable day on my graduation day. It matters big time. What was missing was my grandfather being there to witness my scroll receiving, but it's okay because my grandmother was there. 

It was an emotional event because a part of me knew that this graduation ceremony also means that now we can go our separate ways officially. Chances of not meeting up often is sky high. That saddens me somehow.

I've always loved the life I had during my college years. So, when graduation happened, it was bye-bye to everyone and we then move on to another phase of life.

Change, the only constant thing in the world, right? 

But this kind of change freaks me. People leaving, people changing.. All that sucks all my happiness away. 

I'd like to think of myself as someone who embraces change quite easily. I don't mind changing my phone's wallpaper, change my hairstyle suddenly, the way I do certain things.. I don't. In fact, change sometimes makes me happy. 

But this kind of change is a total opposite of how I would normally love to have. I don't like to have LDR with my friends. I don't like the fact that now we are grown up and out of college, we have our own life now.

I hate it.

Anyways, thankfully we still managed to hang out once in a while, just catching up each other's life. Most of the time, we tend to talk about our jobs and money and that's just so normal because people grow up. Heh. 



I don't even want 2015 to happen because I know more of this kind of change will happen, and my life will once again hit the 'reset' button. I hate it.

But yeah, it's times like tho that I truly appreciate. 

Oh, and CONGRATULATIONS NIKKI! You're now an adult! Welcome to the working world, where everything is a lot more fun except for the part when you have to wake up at 8am every morning! Heh.

Cherish your school/college years because those are the times where you will make the most memorable memories, as long as you allow them to be made :)

As for me, it's about time to finally face my reality. Or maybe I'll just forever stay at 22. That works fine for me :)

Heh.

Be Professional Please.

Weeks ago, I attended my very first garden/beach wedding at ParkRoyal Hotel, Penang.

It was so beautiful and it has always been how I would want my to be held. Probably not in the garden but by the beach. 

I 've mentioned many times before that I love attending weddings. All kinds of weddings, I just love watching people get married and the details of the decorations spread throughout the hall.

When I was at the garden, I looked at everything carefully as if it was my own's. I observed and I love how things are so simple and pretty.

However, there is this one thing that is actually quite common in weddings or any formal banquet style events.

The chairs.

Let me show you a photo of the wedding chairs at the garden.

My goodness. I was so angry when I saw this. So angry that I pointed out to Koay and that also not enough. I kinda continued telling him that it's very unacceptable okay. All that complaining during the ceremony. He also quite okaylah since he never shhhh me. 

It's not just this last row okay. I went and see the rest after the ceremony and all also this teruk. So difficult to tie a ribbon nicely? It's just like 50 chairs.. Not 500! Even if it's 500 chairs, I think the hotel should make sure it's properly done. 

People spend like what 5-6 figures on having you to be part of their big day okay, and you can give your client this kind of thing.

WHATTTT!

People pay a lot a lot a lot of money for this okay. And this is the type of 'end product' that you give to your client, ParkRoyal Hotel? I TAK BOLEH TAHAN.

Furthermore, it's a garden wedding and it was bright daylight. 

Maybe if in ballroom, people can't really tell because most of the time the lights are dimmed, but this one?

Where is your QC?

Even if your staffs are the ones being lazy and all, someone should do the one last check, no? Go through every chair and make sure it's properly done?

This is a very disappointing case.

If it was on my event, any event at all and I see these things, I sure flip a table. Maybe few tables. It's not cheap some more to do events in hotels, let alone by the garden.

ParkRoyal, I think you should buck up. This is just so unacceptable.

I won't describe myself as a perfectionist (maybe in certain things) but this is really an eyesore. 

The whole set-up was amazing near to perfect. NEAR. CLOSE TO. 

Bleh, I decided to post it here to remind myself of this thing. Who knows in the future I might need to plan events for people and it's this kind of details that also counts.

End of blabbering. 

Let's Go, World.

In about 5 days time, I will be flying out of Malaysia again to yet another all expense paid trip by Club Med.

The first time I ever went to a Club Med Resort was at Club Med Cherating in December 2013. Close to two years ago.

If you start a conversation with me and if you happen to mention about Club Med, I can spend hours talking to you about it, maybe even trying to convince you that the price you pay is worth the holiday you get with Club Med. 

That's of course if you are looking for one that is 100% relaxing and you do not want to leave the resort at all. You just need one holiday that needs you to not do anything else there except relax, enjoy, drink, eat and play. 

You pay whatever the price is before you go and when you're there, no need to carry money with you. Eat all you can and drink all you want. Yes, wine and cocktails included. 

No, the 'rules' where it says no handphone and watch is allowed is a myth. They will tell you not to bring those because Club Med wants you to forget about time when you're there. That's the very definition of relax isn't it so? Of course no such rules implemented at Club Med lah. Duhh. 

With all this, I'm feeling very blessed (over and over and over) because this time I get to try Club Med Bali at Nusa Dua, Indonesia. I'll be joining with the others from other agencies in Malaysia. Not so sure if I'm the only one from my company but from Penang branch definitely so.

I'm very excited for this trip because I know how relaxing it's going to be. Also, I get to try their white water rafting which is part of the excursion arranged for us. LOVE IT!

Anyways, having the opportunity to travel like this (FOR FREE!) at my age, seeing the different worlds out there is a dream come true. A dream that is beyond belief that will ever come true to me. 

Let me tell you a story of a boyish-girl who turned a lady :)

Ever since she started going to school and learn about history and geography, one of the things she knows she will love is travelling to these historic places and go around the world and meet different kind of people, trying out weird tasting foods. 

However, from 7 years old till when she was 19 years old, she was not allowed to travel. To go on school trips. One day trips. Friend's birthday parties. Sleepover parties. All that, zero. Her parents think that she was too wild to be going out like that. Believe it or not, at the age of 17, her close friends even wrote a letter to her dad, asking for permission to let her go on an educational trip to KL with the rest of the schoolmates. No was the only answer she got. 

That means when she was growing up, she never once got the chance to travel. No need to talk about outside of Malaysia. Inside Malaysia also impossible already. In Penang also elek. So yeah.

The best part?

Both her sisters get to travel all they wanted, anywhere they wanted. Be it school trips or personal trips with friends. It didn't matter how old they were. They still get a yes for all that. Madness right?

That girl is obviously me. 

To be honest, I was quite a rebellious daughter growing up so I can kinda understand why my parents do whatever they did. I grew to be thankful of how they have 'protected' me from going wild and stuff.

I remembered very clearly that I prayed a lot on this, that one day I will get to travel around and that I will love every moment of it. I think I was in Form 4 when I started praying for this. 

I know God fulfills the desires of my heart and I know He knows what I love to do most and stuff so I didn't like pray the selfish prayer anymore since. I learnt how to thank Him even when I didn't get things I want at the time I want them.

With all these travel opportunities given to me, I'm overwhelmed with God's ways of telling me that He's taking care of me. He knows me. He sees and He knows. Everytime I think of it, it's tornado inside my emotions. I'm so thankful for all that He has given to me.

From not getting to go anywhere with my friends to travelling the world (one at a time!) at ZERO cost, that's God. That's definitely God.

I always tell my parents, "You both don't let me go out all last time, now God straight bless me with free travels!"

Family's inside joke.

All is good. 

#blessedbeyondbelief