Well I arrived nearly midnight or after midnight depending on your definition of time (Malaysia or Indonesia) ... so this can be counted as Day 1 or 2 ... not that you should be giving a damn either way, right? Hehehe!
This trip is different because it is not just to do my own hotel chain but others as well ... so after a few hours sleep, I woke up and rushed downstairs only to be embarassed cos the Hard-Dee is already there at reception ... apparently his BBM came through to me late and I thought he was only approaching the hotel (eeps!)
It was a short nice drive ... and we went from Millenium to Hyatt where Mee-Shell was ... and we had a lovely breakfast while the 2 men got to know each other ... I wished I was with Cory ... then I could indulge because to have ice-cream for breakfast?!?!?! Wow! I so want to over-eat ... even though I have to watch my cholesterol and calorie in-take
After that, we had a nice hour at the lounge chatting and exchanging ideas ... then I was free to wander around the mall until noon or thereabouts ... before I took their car to the next meeting place ... a bit of an embarassment as I didn't know which car ... so I went into the wrong car! Hahaha! After that, I messaged the driver and he replied ... nice Mercedes! Hehehe! Imagine, me and a Mercedes with a driver all to myself!
The afternoon went quite well with us going through the list of activities and getting confirmation. Glad to know that the majority investor for my hotel chain was actually happy with all the name suggestions put forth. After that, they invited me to sit in and listen to the development of another project and the boss, Pak Sue-Sand-Toe showed me a clip of his missus at JLo concert. Hah! It was quite sweet the way his face lit up when he talked about his family or his business. Here is a man who enjoys doing what he is doing and has been rewarded with success. I wished I could find that much satisfaction in what I do and in my life in general ... and did I mention that his son is a hottie? Hah!
Once all is said and done, I hopped into the next car and went with his son ... dropping him to night school ... and headed for the mall ... and finally I encountered the Jakarta traffic jam! It was horrible. I arrived near closing time and managed to get a good massage in before it was all closed up. Nightmare ensued ... we went to get a cab to go home ... as I had already sent back the car thinking Cory had our car with him ... but instead the lazy bugger took a cab! Seeing the queue so long ... we crossed the road ... and found the queue equally nasty ... and he suggested we walked out to the main road ... where we waited in the rain and wondered why no cab stopped ... after 20 min we realized there was a sign that forbade cabs from stopping ... what a F-up!
Then we walked up and to the overhead bridge ... as he suggested we try the bus ... when we reached the stand ... the policeman on duty said it was already closed even though it was 30 more mins to 11:00pm ... and in the end we had to go further up just to grab a mini-bus! Hah! By the time we reached the car park it was well over 11:00pm and I am starving! On top of that ... we have to find a hotel for the next day as my initial booking is only for 2 nights! Not looking forward to that tonight
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