Rombongan cik kiah

Kalau lah aku tiba-tiba kena berhenti kerja, the only job I can think of now is to be a tour company untuk rombongan kampung. Ala-ala rombongan cik kiah. Maybe I should name the company rombongan cik ul.

This my friends, is because I think I have successfully arrange a (one) trip for 44 makciks dan pakciks and a few chics, yang multi-racial ya! Siap ada aborigins lagik.

Walaupun saya tak pergi, tapi saya gembira sebab semua seronok, dan of course lah pengurus rombongan adalah cikgu Umar, dengan bangganya.

The trip was to Kuching, Sarawak. Naik kapal terbang u ols.. Their trip trail :

1. From my hometown a bus is provided to LCCT Sepang, arrange cikgu Umar.
• They have to depart at 12:00 am, eventhough Sepang from there is just about paling lama pun 3 jam, and the flight is at 6:00 am - arahan cikgu Umar, takut lambat. hehe
2. LCCT Sepang - LCCT Kuching. That flight, for almost 90% of them, was their first flight. Bayangkanlah happy nya derang. Aku pun, on my first flight.
• Sebelum pergi siap pinjam coat from mak aku, reason being, kat tv tu orang naik plane, kan pakai coat.

Kan pakai Kot.. image from here
• And among the FAQ before flight check-in are :
• Apakah aktiviti yg sepatutnya dibuat dalam flight tu? Tahan nafas ke?
• Boleh tengok keluar flight tak? Nak tengok bawah boleh?
• And the normals - makan boleh ke tak? toilet ada ke tak? etc
3. Chartered bus for their rides in Kuching. And guess what, sebab derang spend most of the time outside, we book them TTC Kuching's room, cheap and convenient.
• Best derang, sebab cikgu Umar arrangekan a meet-up session with the Kementerian Perpaduan Negeri (or s'thing like that), so dinner is free! Kat hotel lagik.
• Dapat tengok tempat orang commercially buat kek lapis, dan dapat price yg best! Price best for ikan terubuk masin jugak, sebab ada some one local tolong refer.
4. LCCT Kuching - LCCT Sepang
• Of course balik berbondong-bondong, yelah kalau aku pun, happy banget, beli kek lapis & ikan terubuk masin berkotak-kotak. End up, kesian jugak kena bayar extra for luggage.
• Tapi dah confident dah cik kiah dan encik mat nak naik flight.
5. LCCT Sepang to my hometown - by bus.

The 4 days 3 night trips to just cost them lebih kurang RM300 lebih sikit per person, including flight tix, accomodation, bus, and tix untuk masuk tempat2 yg berbayar. Happy derang.

Berjaya kan?

Another year, another number, same old wish.

Kita mulakan dengan map Malaysia, (taken here, thanks!)

The farthest I've went to is Sabah, and the only other country I've been to is Thailand (ok, tu pun sempadan je).

So not cool.

When I was a kid, I've been dreaming of boarding a flight, to anywhere.
So, soon as I get good PMR result in 1995, I requested Ayah to buy me a flight tix.
It's Ipoh - KL only, but I can't stop feeling good for the whole month.

Best! Image from Travelling Housecows

During and after SPM, I've always dreamt of going away from Malaysia.
Studying abroad, Japan to be exact.

Sakura and Mt Fuji (image from here)

I remember when I prayed every day, so I could go to Japan to further study.
But God knows better, even I'm accepted to do pre-U to go to Japan, I can't.
MMU offers first, with scholarship.
Parents mana yg tak nak anak dia dapat scholar kan?

I'm super sad, tapi best jugak MMU pun. Plus its 1997 - 1998.
Soros did something, remember?
Takut jugak tengok budak-budak lain stranded kat airport, dan disuruh balik sambung kat IPTA.

So there goes Japan, and the dream.

When I start working, I am secretly hoping that I could get a chance to go anywhere.
Anywhere cool, snowy and unlike Malaysia (eksyen, i know).
Staying away, missing my family.
Mingling with others, understanding cultures.
I thought, It must be real fun.

Cantikkan?

But again, God knows better.
Not even away from Penang.

And, I learn that I need to learn how to be thankful.
Bersyukur.
Not everything I want, is everything I need.
and vice versa

At least, itulah yang I've always thought, untuk melegakan hati.

But the dream has never fade away.
I've always look for chances to go overseas, one of it, is to further study.

I am reluctant to further my study, and I told a friend that I don't think that's what I want for now.
Truth is, I'm scared that I can't even pass my exams, I do not have enough RM for that, anak-anak macammana, husband macammana, all sorts of things.
And I'm aware that I might not be getting any scholar now. As the competition is tough.
Plus, I'm so lack of confident.

Lagipun, its just not right to further study, just because I wanted to stay abroad.
kan?

Entahlah aku ni.
Like Rodek said in his blog, betwen A-Z, there's always convergence point.
A point when we decide how to live our life, and soon death.
I've yet to find that point.
But I must.
Owh, aku dah meracau.

Setakat ni aku pasrah, mungkin ada sebabnya Tuhan tak grant my wish.
Mungkin macam budak kecik mana tah yang poyo nak gi overseas.
Kan dah mak-mak sekarang, jaga je lah anak tu.

Just, tahun depan (2010), aku still wish I could go anywhere.
Singapore jalan2 seminggu pun ok lah.
wink!

(all images are from Google, malas dah nak tulis semua)