Mer-de-ka....I'm-leaving-ya!!!

"MeRdEkA.....mErDeKa.....MERdeka", yelled our PM with his quaking and quacking voice when the clock struck at 00:00 31/8/2007.

(Merdeka = Freedom/Independence in Malay)

Well, it's quite disappointing watching it on TV because it wasn't as happening as last year's. I expected fireworks with colorful flames in the sky of KL, but to my disappointment there wasn't any.....Luckily i got the chance to see it in the sky of my city. I enjoyed the moment when the clock struck on 00:00 coz my family and relatives were together in my livingroom and cheered "Merdeka" following the PM, which afterwards when i thought back was kinda funny. HAHA

Anyway, I was kinda busy that day packing my luggages. What frustrated me was no matter how many things i've reduced from the luggage, the weight weighed the same......funny but weird, so i gave it up and the weight stayed at 31kg. That night i didn't sleep for the whole night, for the reason that my mum didn't wash my 3 clothes, so i gotta wash them myself and blew them dry with my sister's hairdryer LOL....It wasn't my mum's fault actually, I shouldn't started packing on last minute, yeah considered that was my fault. But i still feel mad that why did she forget about the clothes to wash HAHA childish me....

That morning I was supposed to arrive at the airport 2 hours before the departure,guess what i arrive 1 hours before departure. All my friends had already checked in their stuff into the aircraft, luckily a new counter was opened when i was queueing up on the long line. That's my lady luck, hee hee. Ok, after that i had to wait for my relatives and my eldest sister to come because they wanted to send me away, you know, like the old tradition saying goodbye and taking pictures bla bla bla....

Then i ran into the customs checking and ran to the gate. When i was about the step into the gate, my brother called me and said "hey bro, mum is taking your jacket" I was thinking like "what the fuck!". So i ran back to them and took it(i was so furious,lol) go through customs checking again. This time the line was even longer, and yet some aunties were trying to overtake my place. I asked them:" where are u going auntie?" She replied:"To Medan" I asked again:"what time is your flight" She replied:"9.05am" I told her:"mine is leaving in 5 minutes,can i go first?".......Of course she had to let me go first!!!!

Then i ran there again like a mad cow,sweaty and panting.....boarded into the aircraft and flew away to Bangkok.

Reached Bangkok after 3 hours' flight. Had a quickie in the toilet with my juniors, then rushed we go to the boarding gate. During the customs checking some of my juniors had problems with the handcarry luggage and had to threw away some stuff. While i was waiting for them i went to a bench, put my jacket on the bench, kept my passports(with old one just in case) in to my backpack. We went to the boarding gate once everyone had passed the customs. It was a long way to the damned gate, luckily there're escalators to save up our energy. Reached the gate after 8 minutes, went into it and sat down to rest. When it's ready to board into the aircraft I realised that my jacket wasn't with me, it's hanging on the bench earlier......Shit! i went out from the boarding gate and walked as fast as i could with my heavy backpack(running would be hideous haha).....my legs were so exhausted because there's no escalator going the other direction, so i had to walk. Walking took about 13 minutes to reach the bench. I saw 2 Arabians sitting on the bench and i didn't see my jacket. I was so nervous and sad. I approached them and saw one of them leaning on jacket( no wonder i couldn't see it). I asked if that's their's and took it away......Ok another marathon run, 8 minutes to get there, luckily Nantha, Thanam and Sarviss were waiting for me, i felt so happy haha. Sweaty and panting and boarded into the aircraft......

After 9 hours' flight I'm finally in Russia, a place where i have to turn into bookworm.....again another time