Business travel has started. This time, there is no CNY dinner or celebration; it is pure work.
Jakarta is always easier compared to Mumbai. I got a comfortable 9am flight out and on SQ some more. I kept to my ritual to buy myself something at DFS. It was quite tough - the rate that I am buying makeup and skin care far exceeds my ability to use them. In other words, I am traveling too much. Lol. After much browsing, I got a lip balm. Hoho.
There wasn’t much time left and it was soon for boarding.
It was an almost full flight and I got a middle seat. Thanks to my Elite Sliver status, I managed to board 1st and got myself nicely settled in. I comforted myself that I would at least get to use the arm rest, the privilege of being seated in the middle.
Then, a bulky Indonesian man flopped in the seat on my right and took my armrest! MY ARMREST!
Then, whenever he fidgets, he invades into my airspace. Sob. At least the passenger on my left nicely kept to his seat and space and let me have MY armrest.
The Indonesian man fell asleep before we took off and was jolted awake when the stewardesses went around for safety checks. I quickly claim back my armrest. Lol.
The flight was uneventful. I had my bfast and caught a Korean movie.
Like how my Jakarta trip would start, I managed to check to the hotel and change before walking across to the office. It is the all familiar Ayana Midplaza hotel.
Lunch was a Starbucks sandwich, which I munched and only finished at 5pm. So dinner was coffee and the airplane bun that I tabaoed.
The hotel bed was huge, linen smooth and I had 4 big and fluffy pillows. Hohoho. I hit the gym the next morning at 6.15am and there were already a few people working out. I was eager for the gym bcos I wanted to use the elliptical machine.
This has always been my quick and “easy” workout bcos I could play my candycrush and get distracted, thus the workout doesn’t feel that hard. That are many types of elliptical machines and this is the common type that I am super used to. Recently, Fitness First changed their elliptical machine and the replaced ones are super hard and painful to use. I missed my elliptical machine.
I had calls and then rush off to the site office and didn’t have time for bfast but bought a sandwich from Lawson for lunch. #ootd
This is Nana’s baggy jeans that she wore over the weekend and I took it for the trip to save on laundry.
The traffic was merciful and took slightly more than an hour both ways. This was even when I left the site at peak hours and it was raining hard. Heng ah. This time, I was hungry. Dinner!
The routine repeated on the next 2 days but I had time for bfast.
The kids were very envious.
My outfit for the 2nd day site visit. Still Nana’s jeans.
This morning’s bfast.
My flight was at 7pm and I left office at 4pm for the airport. When I was packing to go, my colleagues were surprised that I trusted Jakarta’s traffic much more than the Indonesians and didn’t buffer more time. Ya, I think I am crazy too. Hoho.
While in the taxi and inching forward in the traffic, I started checking if there is a later flight, just in case I miss my flight. Don’t have. The taxi driver asked me for my flight time bcos he said that the traffic was bad and that he would try to hurry. My gan cheong level went up a notch whenever he tsk at the bad traffic. Lol.
I made it on time and was surprised that I had enough time to work on a task while wolfing down a teh and butter kaya toast. I was hungry and cannot tahan until the flight dinner ah.
The flight home was uneventful. I had the aisle seat this time and respectfully give the armrest to the middle passenger.
Dinner! This time, I caught a Chinese movie.
I must have spent too much time browsing and deciding which white wine to buy for Daddy Lim. Or majority of the flight passengers were transiting. I arrived at the belt to see my lonely luggage. Lol.
That’s it! Jakarta done!
I have this feeling that the next business trip will be taking place really soon. Hmmm…
Mummy Lim
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