Should be the Last Mumbai Work Trip for the Year

I think my life is getting too boring; that my posts are full of work trips. Lol. Anyhow, another Mumbai work trip for the record. I hope this is the last one for the year. I don’t think I have time to visit again and I hope that I don’t have to. 

It is the usual 5.40am flight but I decided that I probably didn’t have to turn up at the airport 2 hours before departure. It now takes me only 15 mins to get to the airport. Hoho. I left the house at 5.45am and it was raining heavily. I got an Initial D driver, who stepped on the gas even when visibility was low. I hope he is as good a driver as he appeared to be. 

I made it safely to the airport at about 6am. I had enough time and even bought something for Daddy Lim. He had been asking, after looking at the many skincare that I have. 

Flight was uneventful. This time, the bun was not individually packed and I cannot tabao, so I kept it safely in my tummy.

For some reasons, I reached the office later than usual. I am not sure if it was the immigration or the traffic jam but it ye calls started once I was settled in the car and made full used of my time. 

Work got busy and I left the office at 7pm IST. Yes, I was very zonked out. My in-room dining. 

I had oriental chicken soup and oriental chicken and both cooked in India Chinese food style. Lol. The staff asked if I wanted my oriented chicken on gravy or dry. I said dry. Hmmmm… why ask?

I tried to do some work before the Zzzz monster won the battle. Sleep was easy, and I woke up a couple of times but very manageable. 

To the gym! 

Calls started from 7.30am but I had to sneak in bfast bcos I wouldn’t have time for lunch. The chicken nuggets were nice but seriously, anything fried would be nice. Hoho. 

The bfast was heavy enough to keep me full throughout the day. I snacked a little here and there as well but all good. 

Dinner again! 

Gym again on last day in Mumbai. Hoho.

It was again another busy day. I had lunch with the team. The food was great, so different from the mashy vegetarian food that the colleagues usually bring from home and share. We had non-vegetarian and there were a lot of chicken and prawns. I like. 

I headed to the airport at 7pm. I was excited bcos I finally remembered that my Citimiles card give me 2 free lounge accesses per year. I have never use it when I got this credit card before Covid and this year’s passes would expire soon.

The uber ride to the airport was painful bcos the traffic and roads were bad. Not that they were worse than normal, but my patience was thin bcos I was tired and I wanted to go home. I got an impatient driver, who didn’t hesitate to wind down the window to scold another driver who couldn’t make up his mind on where to go and he also use his honk to the max to show his displeases throughout the 1.5hr ride. I made it to the airport in one piece and luckily not deaf. 

The lounge. There were several lounges in the airport and this one is probably for pay per use.

I was surprised that there were many people registering/ paying to use the lounge. It was super crowded in the lounge. Much crowded than the other parts of the airport, such that the plates and cutlery were running out and people whacked the food as if they were starved. 

It took me a while to find a seat. I didn’t like the food. I decided that I am better off with paying for my dinner. I left the lounge. Tadah! 

It was a great choice bcos I enjoyed my dinner and the space a lot more. 

The flight was at 11.40pm. After boarding commenced at about 11pm, there was a long wait on the runway. We didn’t take off until after midnight, such that I was able to catch a movie while waiting. Once the seatbelt light was off, I started off to lala land. 

It was a crowded flight. I had an Indian man beside me and while I had already given him the armrest, but he still invaded into my air space at times. Zzzzz. Sleep wasn’t exactly comfortable. My tummy feels funny and I hope that it wasn’t from the watermelons that my colleagues generously offered me earlier in the day. The turbulences were bad at times too. We didn’t “drop” but it was bad enough for me to register them. I am usually quite immune to regular shaking and tremble during flights. I skipped dinner bcos I didnt need a supper; what I needed and should, is to sleep. 

Home sweet home. I have forgotten to block my morning calendar and had a call at 10am. Wish me luck. 

Mummy Lim