lesson learned....

it was another normal day at work....the only thing dat was not so normal on dat day was i had to go to sibu aftework.....weeee....so....here's d story....

as usual, i woke up kinda late-r than d usual time.....so i said to myself, xper la...bkan selalu lmbt...and as i was driving slowly & peacefully to work, i thought...hmmmm... maybe i shud stop at petronas....isi minyak & withdraw some money...i had less than rm50 in my wallet and being outstation needs cash.....bla blaa....oppss...missed the junction to the petronas....oh, whut d heck....amek duit kt klia je la ptg karang....weeeeeee....

at office, i juz remembered dat i forgot to bring a small towel ( mmg la hotel sediakan towel, juz dat i felt uneasy...whut if xderr?? ) and also, i think i might need extra pants...so..i made a quick mental note....balik umah during lunch hour.....and when it was 1pm....malasss nyerr...xperla... i guess i juz leave the office b4 5 and get back to the office by 5... (coz i was supposed to go to the klia using the office transport)

4pm ...it was raining heavily ...
my direct boss : "sarah, u jaga xyz kan.... esok ikut saya gi xyz....ada kursus"
me : sorry bos, sy nk pi sibu malam ni.....
my direct boss : sibu? owhh...lupa....so, prepare all the reports that have been presented to us by xyz and please e-mail it to me... ada 4 report sumer...make sure u e-mail it b4 u leave...
me : okie....

damn....mana nk cari lagi 3 report? tick tock tick tock.....time is running out!

4.15pm ....still raining heavily..
me : shooootttt!!! sapa pilot nk pi klia karang? naik keta aper? kena kol pilot!
so i dialled the number, and it turned out that the pilot who's suppose to take me& my officemate to the klia had another assignment.....huhuuu.......cemana nk pi klia ni??

4,30......raining cats & dogs...
as i was packing all the files & stuff i need to bring to sibu......2 of my bosses came and lay-park at my workstation...and were talking abt the current affairs...damn..aku nk curi2 balik ni!!

5 pm.....damn....dah le hujan....nk balik lagi...janji dgn pilot 5.30...huhuuu...kena balik jugak amek xtra pants, towel & seliper (sebab, most probably i had to take a boat to the site....takkan nk pakai kasut? and, based on my experience taking a boat sumwhere in pahang a few years ago, i seriously think it is better to wear slipper)

5.05 ...
me : awak, saya blik dlu, nnt jmper kt lobi tengah...dh janji dengan pilot..ni plat number keta
officemate : awak nk blik hujan2 ni? yelah...jumpa karang

5.20
officemate : (sms) awak dh sampai?
me : (sms) dah sampai....dh sampai umah...baru nk gerak pi ofis balik....
officemate : (sms) okie

oh no....dh lambat....kna buat putrajaya drift ni......makk...hujan lebat...tak nampak jalan.....is dat a car or juz my imagination?? owh...how i regretted not coming back masa lunch hour tadi.....huhuuu....dah lmbat...cepatttt!!!!

5.44.....finally....all safe & sound....inside the car to klia....weeeee...sejukkk.....sbb, aku dh redah hujan...my socks are wet...my shoes are wet.......WAIITTAAAMINUTE.....NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

me : awak!! sy luper tukar kasut!!!!!! saya pakai heels!!!!!!
officemate : huh? luper tukar? awak pakai heels? takpe, heels awak x tinggi..bleh je kot pakai lawat site..rilek awak...

pakai heels? lawat site? nak naik bot? dengan heels???? damn! dis is not good.....tak pernah2 aku lawat projek dgn heels....huhhu....okie, dont panic......think sarah....think.... fine, i'll juz buy a new shoes at klia.....tapiiiii...i juz bought a new pair of shoes for site visits 2 weeks ago....takkan nk bli kasut lagi....membazirrr.....tpi...takkan nk pakai heels? gile ke? nnt org state gelak!!! fine...juz buy the bloody new shoe!

sembonia .... 6.15 pm
me : awak, kasut ni cool
officemate : yup...cool....
me : yang ni pun....yg mana satu ni....fine, i'll take dis one..miss, ada size 6 tak? tak nak yg display
sales assistant : cik, sorry, size 6 tinggal yg display je...saiz 7 ada la..
me : size 6 ke size 7? size 6 ke size 7?
officemate : awak, ape masalahnye kalao bli yg display..takkan awak nk bli size 7? beso tu..
me : a'ah...nnt kalo saya naik bot, saya lompat atas pengkalan, tpi kasut tertinggal dalam bot, cemana?? miss, i'll take size 6
sales assistant : okie...dat wud be RMxx
me : u accept credit card?
sales assistant : yes....thank you........ (2 minutes later) .... miss, sorry, ur card is declined
me : huhhhh? declined???? (aku JARANG shopping!) kad yg ni bole?
sales : sorry miss...card ni pun declined
me : (terkejut beruk...damn....cemana nk tdor kt hotel if both cards kena decline...WEIRD...aku jarang shopping!!!!!!!!!!! ) kejap yer...sy withdraw duit (withdraw sekali la duit utk outstation)

at the atm machine.....i inserted my card...punch my pin....and wait for my money to come out from the machine....and suddenly...TRANSACTION UNAUTHORIZED.....

i almost cried at dat moment.....im a few minute away from boarding a flight to sibu...and i am not allowed to make any transaction with my credit cards...and i cant withdraw money ...and i have no shoes for my site visit!!! how on earth cud this thing happen 2 me????!!!!!
okie....dont panic....dont panic...think......move to the next atm.....okie...deep breath.....punch again the pin...and....walllaahhh....i have money!!!

so, i quickly went back to the shop...paid the damn shoes and quickly find gate no.9.....which happened to be very far & require a long walk....it kinda destressing, actually........

7.20 pm
bank : hello..assalamualaikum...saya abu...apa boleh saya bantu?
me : assalamualaikum....encik...saya sarah nak tanya sikit sebab tadi saya nk buat transaction dgn dua-dua kad kredit saya tpi decline la
bank : boleh saya dapatkan nombor kad kredit cik?
me : sure.... xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxx
bank : cik sarah tadi nk buat transaction tu di mana?
me : dekat klia...kedai sembonia..saya tak boleh beli barang tadi...kad kena decline (okie...masa nk aku mmg dh nk nangis)
bank : la..ye ker.....takpe cik...mengikut rekod....last transaction cik adalah di hush puppies...dan takde langsung rekod pembelian di sembonia.....kad cik takde masalah..maybe line dkt kedai tu ada problem...cik boleh shopping lagi ni....ada balance lagi RMXXXXXXXXX
me : (cis...hampeh) ooo...xder masalah yer...mekasih...assaalamualaikum..

huhuu....fuhhh...thank GOD takde msalah....seriously, whut wud i do if card tu ada problem? im not the kind of person who wud bring lots of cash to places dat im nt familiar with....it is true dat at least we shud have some cash with us...but, with the duration of days im staying there, which is 3 days, i dont think its proper to have lots of cash....i juz dont feel safe...

lesson learned.......
1. if outstation.....pack barang betol2
2. withdraw duit awal2
3. pakai kasut utk site visit dri awal2 lagi..bukan masa nk bertolak!

mmg pengajaran lah utk aku....im not boasting or anything, but, i am truly systematic all dis while...i have my list of things to bring for outstation...dis is not the first time aku outstation..all this while, i never forget anything for my outstation....huhuu...guess, dis is juz a new experience for me.....weeeee....
and.....thank god tak naik bot....tapi kna naik feri....3 kali baru aku sampai kat site....and worst of all....aku mabuk kereta...sebab jalan nk ke sana tak berapa nk ok...huuhuuu...sedih....

luckily i brought dat extra pants, sbb, seluar aku sangat kotor...and y is dat so? sbb kereta tu kotor, sbb jalan tu kotor....so....berbaloi ke sebenarnya aku beli kasut tu? berbaloi kot? sebab, actually, kalo bkan sbb aku blik umah to take the extra pants, i wudnt b late to arrive at the office...so i wudnt be in such a chaotic situation dat evening....that lead me to forget to change my shoes...

syukur sangat to Allah...sbb smua dh settle...