I am very proud that I have visited all the countries one round by end April 25 and with that, I am starting my “world tour” round 2. Lol. JB was done earlier this month and while I had just visited Mumbai in early April to onboard a colleague, I am back again.
The thought to travel to Mumbai is never exciting but at least I have a colleague based in India now and I can do a shorter trip. #happy
This trip had been more eventful than previous ones. Right after I booked the flight tickets, the next morning, the news of the escalated tension between India and Pakistan hogged the headlines. I checked MFA and the travel advisory seems lax. My India colleague said that life is normal and in big cities, the tension/ situation is barely felt. I watched out for the situation and eventually packed my bag and came to Mumbai.
The flight was at 7.40am. I left the house at 5am and arrived at the airport with a lot of time. I wore my new shoes and they match with my luggage! The little joys of life. Haha.
I got new shoes bcos my left heel started hurting after workout recently, and the problem started after I changed into the last pair. I was advised by my cycling kakis, who are also jogging frantics, that the shoes is probably the culprit.
Checking in was smooth and I helped myself to the “fragile” stickers that was free for all.
Then did a lot of shopping, stocking up on makeups that were running out. I got small samples/ freebies from Makeup Forever! I never ever got these in the past.
I bought a new neck pillow too. I lost the last one; I left it on the plane in my exhausted state when leaving the plane for home after one of my work trips.
The last neck pillow lasted me for a long time. I realised that hard neck pillow that provides support at the side works for me, But this one feels a little too thick plus SQ seats come with this great head support to begin with.
The flight was very full. I had somebody on my left but fortunately a lady. She did invade into my “airspace” and she kept touching me whenever she was adjusting/ moving in her seat. I could at least tolerate bcos she is a woman.
Bfast!
I ate my bfast, caught a movie and took a nap. The flight landed nicely.
Usually, when I get connectivity upon landing, I will receive a WhatsApp from the driver of the car booked via booking.com. I was surprised that I didn’t get it this time but there was a confirmation email instead with the driver contact details. I exited the airport and couldn’t locate the driver. When I called the number, I was told that they were unable to locate my booking. If they had to dispatch a car, it would easily take another 45 mins.
Of course I wasn’t going to wait. In Mumbai’s traffic, 45 mins wait is very optimistic and I am sure it would take longer. I was surprised that I didn’t panic. I simply lugged my bags, followed the instructions to go look for an uber. There were drivers who tried to offer me a ride for a lump sum. That one is a little scary and I opted to do the right way and booked via the uber app. It took me a while to figure out but all good. Just when I was trying to get into the uber, the agency called to say that they found my booking and the car was waiting. They couldn’t find it initially bcos it wasn’t from booking.com directly but another agency.
Whatever the case, I wasn’t going to get off the uber to go find this “car”. I asked booking.com to give me a refund instead, which I duno if it happens. Never mind if it doesn’t, I realised how easy to get an uber from the airport and will do that in the future.
My day started and I was glad that I was kept busy all the way to 6pm IST bcos I was already starting to zonk out in the late afternoon. By the very last meeting, I can already feel that my processing speed and thought process had slowed down significantly. I left the office at about 7pm and am glad that the hotel was only 20 mins away.
I opted to stay in the Ramadas hotel again. Though not the most luxurious, I have high tolerance for hotel and the close proximity to the office really made a lot of sense. I ordered room service and had comfort food.
I didn’t do much work bcos I was so exhausted, turning in at about 10pm, which was already past Singapore’s midnight.
Mummy Lim
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