Alhamdulillah..I reached Malaysia in one piece. Now staying at my sister's place in Klang..taking my time to recuperate from the tedious journey I had. 16 hours of sitting and doing nothing on the flight..man..that WAS tedious. I and my housemate were in the very back row..thanks to his brilliant plan, at least we got extra leg- and stretchroom. I tried every single sleeping posture I could (you name it!) but still found it hard to fall asleep. And when I did fall asleep it wouldn't be longer than half an hour. Whenever I looked around to the other passengers, I would go like "Hey, how could these people here fall asleep so effortlessly?!" "..I'm putting my life on the line here just trying to fall asleep!" I didn't dare to check on those in front though..=) We started out with a larger group, but then upon transit, some took a different flight home..to Penang I guess. That left me and my housemate. Fortunately the later journey from Hong Kong to Malaysia took only a couple of hours..and at this point I already had a switch of mood! This was when all kinds of foods and dishes popped into my mind, one after another. Seeing some Malaysians around and hearing some Malay upon boarding somewhat made me feel good. I hate to say this, but at this point even looking at the kelapa sawit plantation down below was a joyful experience..something I could never have imagined feeling if I hadn't been traveling. Hm..the moment we stepped foot at KLIA, all the pains and fatigue paid right off. Oh Malaysia! No matter how great the other countries seem, you are always number one here (pounding my chest).
This caught my eye at the JFK airport, NY..reading helped with the waiting. I hope someone else found it useful too?
The plane that took us from Hong Kong to KLIA ready for boardingAs soon as we arrived (at noon), we had nothing in mind but food (well, apparently we had had this since before)..and we thought we could quench our craving for KFC! One meal of two pieces of chicken, wedges, and a shared coke..how 'romantic' and jimat. We didn't really want to stuff our face..just to give it a taste after some time kan. Then we went over to Secret Recipe for some yummy laksa. My housemate and I said our farewells soon afterward as he was taking a cab home. As for me, I had to wait all the way till the evening for my sis to pick me up. Some friend of mine was actually arriving from Ireland in the afternoon, and I was planning to receive him..but I couldn't seem to find him at the arrivals hall. Never mind, we'll meet later insyaAllah..maybe at masjid Sri Petaling, since I myself have plans to go there sometime soon. I could really use some refreshing 'air' from there. For many, your journeys might have ended there at whatever destinations you guys had in mind. But my journey continues..I'm leaving for my real home, Kg. Sg. Manik, this morning on a bus. Can't wait to see my mom and dad, and akim and e'ah. Come to think of it, it's kinda like a double joy for me..seeing my sis alone after a long time sure was a delight, and now I'm seeing my parents for the other part of the joy. Before that, I think I'm gonna need to get a haircut..before my mom starts lecturing me on my hair. (She just can't accept her sonny looks better with long hair..haha) Kidding mom..I'm gonna need it anyway since this hair of mine is really starting to annoy me. Not that I like keeping my hair long, just that it is hard to find a male hairstylist back in Rochester..almost all of them are female..and no girl touches my hair! haha (Baru rambut panjang..ni kalau balik ade subang gelang suma, memang kena baling terompah la kot!)
A few days here, I'm starting to feel the heatwave. Its been like almost a year I haven't broken a sweat..I mean, real sweat. Even when I do play some sports back in the US, it won't last long before it evaporates out. OK..where am I getting at now..What I mean is..I'll get used to it soon insyaAllah..=D OK..since I don't have internet access in my kampung, I'm not sure if I'll ever be able to write pretty soon. So..till then, see u insyaAllah. Jom balik kampung! =)
