Steps to take.

Assalamualaikum all..

Here I am in oman..settled + rested..had ikan tenggiri masak kicap,mushroom soup,sayur patola..for lunch..specially for me. :) thank you aunty BUNNY~

So u guys want story?I can give you story..

What-to-do?
1. Take coach to London Victoria
2. From there take Gatwick Express
3. Check-in
4. Board plane

So did i do those?exactly that..but..cemani ceritanya..

Jarratt Hall
Woke up at 7.30 in the morning.sew my torn pants,pack my lecture notes and did my laundry.
Took a shower,called the cab,left for coach station at around 12.15pm..
I left my room untidy and my laundry un-ironed..made noises down the narrow stairs as i was carrying my bags..A big luggage of 23kg,hand luggage 7kg,and a backpack..

Coach Station
Turned out that the driver didn't know where this coach station was,in the e-ticket,it says 'hagley road,five ways,marriot hotel lay-by'...so i hop off the taxi to ask the receptionist in Marriot Hotel for the direction to the station..wahaha..rupanya its a bus/coach stop..so okayy..i arrived at 12.40..and waited for the coach to come by..tunggu n tunggu n tunggu..nda jua dtg2..It was then 30 past 1pm and the coach wasnt in sight yet..got help from a fren to check my email if the service was cancelled..and it wasnt..my fren gave me the company number.it was friggin' cold yeah..u guys know hw terrible it is to stand,waiting for the bus to come,having the wind blowing onto ur face till its prickling painful..
So i called them..

'bla bla bla..wait..bla bla..wait..bla..wait..'
'are you at the coach stop at the side of marriot hotel?'
'yeah!' *getting impatient*
'you are suppose to be on the other stop,where the coach is going towards the city,not away'
'ah,yawah?'

NOW u tell me!receptionist atu jua..!make me wait and then make me eat M&S and Millies cookies..urang kan diet wah eh..

'u can take the coach in digbeth station that's goin t london at 15.50'

malas tah ku...3.30pm?i'd rather take the train instead..

Train Station
So called a taxi to get me from the coach stop..asked hanis for the cab num..thank you babe...brabiss..had to drag my bags towards marriot hotel because the taxi doesnt want to have the trouble getting me on the opposite way to where my destination is..
I threw my bags over the fence,and hop over..a guy in arabic cloth just stared at me..gave him a smile n start dragging my bag to the taxi..Looked over at the Hotel entrance to at least give a killing stare at the receptionist..tapi nada..thailand jua wah..parangko-naseeeeeb-ndo-rah-kaplaaaa-mooooh-KHAAAAAP~

Fortunately i brought my YPR with me..arrived at new street station at 2.15..bought the tix and went down platform 2 to get on the train..BUT.the service provider was virgin.and my TIX was for london midland services only..ok cool cool..relek..mana barat tu the bags,ngam lagi nada lift..hohooo..called my fren to check on trains that's under london midland services..there're trains to london at 3,3.12,3.30 if im not mistaken...but the service providers were unknown..reluctantly i started my way up the stairs with my bags and went to the information centre to inquire my tix..

'u have to take the train to northampton at 15.48 and change for london from there'
(^_^") aduuuuhh..

text my aunty Bunny on the unfortunate events..got called..and kana suruh buy the ticket for ALL service provider...sigh.then I found out that if i hadnt use my railcard,the train services wouldnt be restricted..screw.

I had to go down to platform 2..again.yaaa..asak tia..

went to london at 15.30..A guy helped me with my luggage.sttled on a seat.texted Wani Shmily to help me with my bags since she's there earlier to pick up her parents up and stare outside the window listening to new songs..haha..

[tell me i dont see myself]

I sang to the song i listened.i was pretty sure the guy beside me actually tapped to my singing..heheh..

London
Reached london at 17.52..by then i was already exhausted from carrying the bags...a guy helped me to take out my bags from the train..bless the ones who were there for me everytime..

Wani and mimi missed me at the station as I was buying krispy kreme to bring to oman..hohoo..sorry for that..oh how we have to struggle with the luggages up and down the stairs just to get the right tubewent to continental hotel to meet up with wani's parents n grandma..to mimi,sorry for the heavy bag,nda ter-dislocated kah ur shoulder?nda dpt score netbal gi neh..hehe..gracias anywayys..At 6.45 went off to victoria station with wani's parents..mimi left with nini in the hotel..

Had to trouble uncle Zabidi with my luggage..i am really2 grateful..berabis..thank you..!!

Took tubes to victoria while taking pictures of everyone..upon waiting for the next stop,kami sibuk2 taking frenship mobile charm picture,we misheard the 1st announcement..we actually board the wrong tube..i think after the third call,we then realised that we're on the other tube that's heading away from victoria station after that stop..ZOOM i went with my big bag..forgetting the hand luggage i was carrying earlier..
choot choot..mummy wani drag the bag off the tube!!i shud've let them go first,at least i know the way if i were to be left inside when the door close.ahaha..screw brabis eh..i took parents wani down with my journey..kesian durang...

Victoria station came to view after we took the right tube..bought a ticket and search for the platform number..found out that i bought the wrong ticket,again..it does go to gatwick but its like the normal trains,the ones that has several stops..it was 7.45 by then and i dun want to risk it..i did ask a person nearby if i could use my train tix to board gatwick express..oh why do i even bother to waste my time..he kept on blabbing about the tix not having any difference if u board any train at all..tu wah paci,liat tu dibawah ah,southern only bah..urang brunei pun paham apa erti 'only' ani..

when he asked the ticket salesperson,knew he was wrong..he said..
'oh no,u should go to platform 15..u are wrong'
and went away quickly..

NEVER mind that,i had a day of screwed ups anyways,why do i even bother whining abt this one..so bought another ticket,making sure that it's right..

wahhh!!2 minutes to leave..ran towards platform 13..!ohh the train's not departing..it's the one on platform 14!lariii~! uncle zabidi ran with my bag as well..wahhh guilty nya sayaaaa...dahtah uncle atu tinggi beg gi randah..pksa lari lagii..aduuuii..

Gatwick Airport
So i made it..tapi masuk arah first class coach..haha!!oopps..i was willing to drag the bags down to the economy seats when the train conductor offer to lock my bag inside the store room so that i dont hafta drag em all the way..thank you!!!

The economy coaches were full..i found a seat and settled..phew..a looong day..finally im on my way to gatwick..
Just as I was about to rest..a kenyan was observing me from the seat behind..oh great,hello you~
this and that..bla bla..
tagged along even as i was caryying my bag off the train..
and he asked for my number?!ptuiii..i gave him my number with a change in last digit..
'what's ur name?'
'call me Z' chewahhhh jajan ah...Z lagi tu..

I bet he wanted to confirm that I gave him the right number..skali a hero came to my rescue..called me till I checked in and ran into hiding..wahahaha..

oh when i checked in 1 bag and it was excess..23yeah..we're ony allowed 20kg..im grateful for that..but then,she asked me if I just have one hand luggage..i told her i had two..so she asked me to check in the other bag..making it a total of 30kg..but she still didnt charge me for the excess kgs.cool...u're d best..hehee...she even got me a seat near the window...

ahhh another one..on my way to north terminal I met a guy who told me that the one that i thought was the lift to north terminal train is actually the train's door.ngahaha..confident saja ku mencari buttons to open the lift..argue lagi tu eh..

'no,I want to get down using this lift to take the train to north terminal'
'but,this is the train'
'ah,yawah?'

So we had a chat,turned out he and his wife/gf are going to caribbean the day after tomoro..when he heard that i was from brunei:

'I met lotsa bruneians in caribbean,u know i met them before at the same place and they laugh just like you..bla bla bla'
bah,temberang tah udah tu..bruneians di caribbean..mbahhhh..but i had a good talk with them though..before he ends them with the above script,it was all fine and i actually thought he's nice..

Oman Air
Board the plane and got a seat with a Family Man..all in one row was his family..baby was cute..i bet she's just 4/5 months old..hehee..pretty eyes..

I didnt sleep the whole journey,people who knows me well knows why..heh heh..sooo bored with nothing but a central tv for ALL to see..the one which goes blank every 5 minutes..ergh..why bother..baiktah ku liat outside the window..nyeehhhh..window apa..on my right was a solid emergency exit..dont dare to touch anything,karang nda pedah2 trabang keluar...

The dinner menu at 2am was the highlight of the flight..we had 6 choices to eat from..I took pasta+vegetables...ready to eaat..
skali...
ada this bau..the one i cant stand..bawu kaki!!the guy behind me was taking his shoes off..Oh noo!!!bau stukin tah ni my pasta...
I had to bear with it for 7 long hours..

At 3..got woken up by the stewardess...
'breakfast?'

what?!!an hour ago was just dinner yeah?lol..not that im complaining..kana bagi makan saja ani wah..huahaha!Balik brunei pakai Oman air eh..

After 7hrs of restless angan2..We finally arrived at oman..i looked towards the back seat's window,where the stoking guy ws seating...
err...two colours..white & brown.empty...sand and square houses..just that..

Went out from the plane..and I was sweating all over..ahaha.nda biasa wah eh..lol.
Birm that morning was 2 dgrees kali..ahahaa...

Babah,adik,uncle mazlan and aiman were waiting for me outside..
As i hugged babah,i just cried..wipe away tears before letting go..hehehe..
So i dint sleep for 24hrs..

outcome of the journey?
another step towards maturity..I dont whine,i wont complain..it's such an adventurous journey of which i enjoyed very2 much...

thank you to everyone that helped me thru the day..thnk you so much..

p/s: dear dear you.. =) xoxo