depress... re-think... conclude

Finally i've decided to proceed with my Rio trip...

asalnya aku plan g ngan member sorang ni... dia kata 90% agreed to go... cuma cuti je tak confirm tp for sure dapat... so aku berharap gile lah masa tu... and aku dah cari hotel n prepare the itinerary semua... alih2 hari selasa minggu lepas dia cancel... tak jadi gi...

i was depressed and feeling down... low... aku tak blame dia sgt sebab dia pun bkn nya confirm confirmed pergi... i was more frustrated with my own feelings, i.e. terlampau berharap kat org... i should have ignored his decision n terus je pergi.. but could not fight that... hehehe

anyway, i have re-thinked... then sembang sana sini... fikir berpuluh kali.. and tetiba plak my boss plak bg keje/project baru yg ada potensi utk aku travel to 3 countries :-) wa weee....

but then i have outlined 3 main reasons i should go:
1. This could probably my only chance to experience all alone trip... and perhaps will get to know loads of people...
2. It's a promotional time... it's cheap...
3. It's south america... period!!!

but the main issue that made me to think twice...
1. I hate travelling alone... sapa nak ambik gambar aku...
2. safety issue... and alone... :-(

then.... i called my parents (ish dah tua nak kawin consult parents lagi... heheeh) n my mom always worried lah, but my dad was very supportive... dia kata jgn risau lah.. should be ok...

10 mins after that call, i purchased the ticket.... hooray!!! such a relief.. hehehehe... in 6 days time.. Brazil... here i come ;-)

(p/s - pas ni harap2 dah berteman bila travel...)
(p/s - 4 continents this year - Europe (UK), N.America (US), Asia (Oman) and now S.America (Brazil) hip hip hoooray!!!

tak bersyukur...

last year, aku mmg bercita-cita lah dpt g ke SA for the world cup... heheeh... aku berangan kononnya aku dpt g ikut geng2 coverage utk cover the games lah... tp sbb keje itu ini... tak dapat...

kind of tak seronok with current job... keep complaining... tp kan aku rasa aku maybe kurang bersyukur tu lah aku ni complaining. apparently bila fikir2 balik aku lah org paling bodoh n paling kufur nikmat... konon tak seronok keje.. walhal aku ber facebook, ber chatting, internet sana sini... surf political blog throughout office hour... pastu balik on time and only busy bila nak kena travel... yeah...bila travel br aku ada keje.... yeah i have to travel to get my job done....

then... i think i should lebih banyak bersyukur... lebih ramai org keje lagi susah and ada earn minimal.. apa lah aku ni... so by thinking as such, aku realise yg aku ni patut dok senyap2 je...

Allah maha mengetahui... alhamdulillah, boss aku bg project baru.... ahaha... aku involve semula jaga office2 kat luar.. hooray... and aku join project buka office baru... and target by end of the year open 3 new office (all tempat aku tak pernah g) dan aku chose 3 office yg aku nak buat full review (1 tempat aku tak pernah g)... hooray!!! Alhamdulillah...

tp yg tak best nya, keje baru ni ada involve politik skit... hmmm... eh bersyukur lah!!! heeheh... kenapa lah aku ni asyik complain je.

WC 2014...

hahaha.. title takde kaitan...

QR buat promosi... woot woot....

depa akan launch flight to Sao Paulo dan Buenos Aires 26 (ke 24) June ni... for this launch, depa bg promotion to their card member... sapa nak g dua tempat ni, bayar half je (in Qmiles). so kalau sepatutnya 70k miles, tp for this promotion byr 35k miles je... hooray!!!

so i've decided to take this chance... aku punya lah sibuk cari kawan nak g trip... argh.. tak jumpa... first ingat nak g BA, but ada kawan aku cakap baik g Rio... and i've found out Rio cuma 6 hours bus away from Sao Paulo... hehehe.. so... better g Rio... and Rio plak host WC 2014 (nanti aku rasa attached seperti aku rasa attached ngan WC 2010 hehehe)

and finally i found someone from Dubai nak join trip ni.. hehehe.. tp kena tunggu boss balik cuti sblm aku betul2 dpt g... plan to go sebelum WC2010 tamat, so i can feel the atmosphere there... hehehe.... let's do copacabana or shall i do Ipanema beach???
p/s - perhaps this would probably my last trip yg penat lah aku nak mencari geng utk g skali... hehehe... pas ni tak payah penat2 dah. cuma kena spend double je lah.. hahaha...

WC SA

(i know ni entry backdated)

world cup 2010 dah start dah... aku rasa mcm lebih teruja sbb aku dah pernah g Joburg and Cape Town... bila aku tgk stadium masa dia tgh bina aku rasa mcm involved.. padahal takde apa2 pun...

and masa opening tu, aku tgk dances depa yg caca merba tu, i remember the time when i was there and saw the same dances performed by the people... tetap caca merba... hahaha...

hmm... who do you bet go to final... as much as i adore Spain... i think i tak berani nak pilih dia masuk final... i choose Argentina vs Netherland :-)

DC : Fly Back...

Kali ni aku tak perlu utk melalui double check up masa balik. Alhamdulillah. Tapi usaha aku utk dpt free upgrade ke business class masih tak berhasil. and kali ni aku dpt berehat-rehat kat lounge virgin :-) - even tak naik business class hehehe...

Aku dpt kerusi tengah antara 2 org :-( tp ok lah sbb aku dpt tido 5 jam dr 12 jam perjalanan. 2 jam aku habiskan utk makan. lagi 5 jam aku tgk movie :-) - Alice in Wonderland, How to train your Dragon, Valentine's day and apa ntah satu lagi.

bila sampai doha pun smooth... cumanya bila aku dpt beg aku, nampak dah kena kopak :-O... nampak security US airport yg buka... aku complain la, dgn harapan dpt pampasan... blh beli beg baru. tak dpt jugak. bila aku buka depan security airport, aku tgk nothing much open except laptop Macbook Pro yg aku tolong belikan utk che le... br aku teringat yg US kan fobia pasal laptop ni. hmm... no wonder lah depa buka. anyway, no hal... beg pun dah lama... n still blh pakai.

DC : Around... and round...

Keje kat DC kali ni kejap je... seminggu je. plan asal nak jalan tak jadi sbb injured. Hari selasa sampai khamis tu asyik berulang2 ke shopping mall je... either tyson corner or pentagon city atau ke mazza galerie... mazza galerie tu br je aku jumpa utk trip kali ni. kat winsconsin avenue. ada sorang tu pesan barang2 branded yg aku tak pernah beli selama ni, so kena lah aku g dlm sakit2 kaki ni... but seriously winsconsin avenue tu best, the last day thursday tu, aku dok dr jam 5pm sampai 10 mlm kat situ... jengok2 kedai...apart from mall aku tak jengok pun tempat lain... even white house pun aku tak ziarah :-) cuma ada lah g ke pennsylvania avenue sesaja since hari isnin tu memorial day, saja je tgk2... no tourist visit done this trip... and since masa suntuk aku sibuk lah pikir pasal keje je... but rasa best plak sbb tak bekejar2 complete the tick list :-)
and one new experience, ahad last day tu aku berpeluang g solat jumaat kat masjid DC. binaan luaran nya dengar cite kena derma dr Saudi or Egypt. Tiles kat dlm masjid dr Turkey dan carpet dr Iran... aku tak ambik gambar kat dlm, rasa segan plak. but looks like typical ottomon style tiles and finishing.