Zaky asked why do I need to travel for business again when I claimed that Teams calls work fantastically well. Good question.
I have conquered my 3rd business trip since the air space re-opened for travel. Yay! It is a 4 workday trip to Jakarta. While it was a solo trip this time, it was more enjoyable than the Mumbai trip. The colleagues are nice and warm but they didn't invite me for dinners and to their place. I didn't at all mind. Hohoho.
The air tickets are still freaking expensive. I am quite sure it is the rich Indonesians jacking up the price. I got to fly SQ this time and opted for the 6am flight for cheaper price. I was up at 3.30am and at times like these, wonder why our house is so far from the airport. Nana suffered with me bcos her staycation at the Fs' place was cancelled at the last minute when F1 was down with covid and she woke up at 3.50am to let me braid her hair before she hit back to bed. Lol.
Christmas is coming.
At 4ish am, only the DFS was opened. Time to stock up on my cosmetic and skin care.
I was so bored that I even shopped Guardian and found this super cute oilment sample bottle. Cute 到....
The flight was smooth and was only 1ish hour. I skipped bfast on flight. It was super rush, the plane was still climbing and the air stewardesses were rushing to serve. Not long later, the announcement said that we were descending and the air stewardesses rushed passengers to finish their meals so that they could clear. I also feel gan cheong for the stewardesses.
The ride to the airport was fairly smooth as well and it took me less than 1 hour to reach. I had a call to take and opted to do so in the hotel restaurant and at the same time enjoyed the buffet bfast. Daddy Lim and the kids would envy me. Hoho. That was my only hotel bfast though bcos silly me didn't book the room with bfast and didn't want to pay SGD25 for bfast every morning when I don't eat much.
I headed to the office after bfast. I opted to stay at the nearest hotel (to office) and remembered that it was like 5 to 7 mins walk when I googled while in Singapore. I asked the hotel staff, who told me that it is near, walkable and pointed me to some random black building visible at a short distant. Strangely, Google map said that it is 20+ mins by foot. I chose to believe the staff and Google map and started my adventure.
The walk was very adventurous. At one point, I was walking on the road and telling myself that I must find a better way to get to office and back to hotel for the remaining days. My heart cannot take this kind of adventure, at least not in office wear. At one point, I doubted Google map, found the address given by my colleague and googled again. Same leh.
After I don't know how long and the weather was at least mercifully not too hot, Google map said that I have arrived... but I didn't see the building. T.T I asked and the security guard told me that the building is 2km away. Huh? What?????!!!! I wasnt exactly too surprised actually but kind of desperate. Despite the merciful weather, I was already starting to perspire. I decided to flag for a taxi. The taxi went the same way that I came from, went past the hotel and soon after arrived at my destination. Zzzzzzzzz. It is really very near to the hotel.
I later found out that it was a fake point on Google map. At least I got to the office. The rest of the day passed uneventfully. I left the office and walked back to the hotel and past the notorious Jakarta evening traffic.
That is why one must stay near to the office.
I found the hotel easier this time and realised that I had to cut through another office building but made it nevertheless. The security guard was much more helpful this time and pointed me to the right way.
Dinner was simple tabao sandwich from Starbucks as I wasn't too hungry and was happy with a hot sandwich in the hotel room. Hoho.
Hello big bed. 4 big fluffy pillows somemore. Hoho.
Mummy Lim
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