Years went by, and funnily enough my entire family did move down to Subang after all and here I am, a resident here in Selangor for more than 4 years already. Now it's the other way round, because I take bus or car rides back to Kuantan instead. But still, I can't fly home on a nice aeroplane. Fares had come down a lot since 'Low-cost-carrier' became a magic word of sorts for avid travellers, but the often-heard horror-stories of delayed flights and less-than-desirable service kept me from flying back home.
Just last week though, something interesting happened. I had been following on MAS's new promotions for a while and while surfing at college I bumped into the Grab-A-Deal section in their site, and out of curiosity I tried to look for a Kuantan-KL flight offer. The price was unbelievable, I had to admit. I was staring at the screen for quite some time...
...and after 15 minutes, I actually bought three tickets back to home! I've never been so impulsive, but I certainly didn't regret making that decision. The retreat back to Kuantan was definitely refreshing, and I had a great time catching up with relatives.
Thanks to MAS, I'm really happy to have had the chance to go back to my birthplace and relive the good ol' days. But even better was the equally affordable flight back to Subang, which I managed to snag under the Balik Kampung deal. Altogether our flight back home was certainly a lot cheaper than I what I imagined it to be. Coupled with the nice service and pretty good-spirited staff of the airline, the trip back to Kuantan was nothing short of a blast, to say the least.
The most memorable part was no doubt having the chance to savour all the good food that I've been missing and wanting all this while. My stomach had its share alright, and the bulge is testament to my quest in reclaiming all the gastronomic delights that have eluded me since I moved down to Subang :D
I really had fun. Really, really had a lot of fun. So much fun that I was in tears on the way back, haha. I'll miss the place...
But the best thing I've heard this year so far just came an hour ago. One of my friend who's studying in the UK now just popped an awesome surprise on me that I'm getting a sponsored flight to London for a mini-holiday with him!! Turns out the mother bought MHFlex tickets which allows her to bring along a companion for FREE and since the father happened to be busy, she graciously invited ME along! Yes!!! I've even started packing already, haha. London, here I come!!
And what can I say but Man, that was great - this truly is the time to travel!!
6 comments:
wahey, mr fong..so when will you be on your way to london then? any chance of popping by manchester and paying me a visit? ;)
Errr...Ms. Tan, if ever I actually have the chance to fly to somewhere as far as London, rest assured I'll do more than just blog about it xD
The post isn't exactly 'real', you can see the word "MAS" plastered everywhere, haha. To cut a long story short, I'm still waiting someone to buy me tickets there :P
haha, i kinda knew it after i finished commenting, anyway, im sure you will make it here one day..probably dont need someone to buy you tickets here, you'll get them yourself :)
on another note, a month more before my grand arrival back in lovely malaysia, must yumcha!!
hope all's well with you :)
Of course, how can the great Ms. Tan fall for such an obvious attempt at advertising, hahaha xD
Get them myself? How? Not exactly possible with my current non-existent income, hurm...
Coming back soon? I'll be busy lor, to be serious. Syok ler you, get a nice break ;)
yes, i am very gullible, unfortunately..not that great after all huh.
oh yes, when you become the great psychologist that you are bound to be,then you can fly all round the world anytime you want. i am sure, so have that faith yourself :)
not so syok la,i need to go back early coz i start hospital rotations early sept, and mind you, my holidays shrink enormously from 3rd year onwards, so this my last long summer break. heh.
busy?!? well, we'll see how it goes..if you really cant make it, then it's okay :)
The great psychologist who psychos airline companies into giving me free air tickets huh? :P No worries, a little bit of gullibility never killed anyone, haha.
Hospital rotations so soon ah? Better make the most your holidays this time around then.
Ah, I hope we'd be able to do something, even though the odds aren't in my favor currently...ask Zhen Ee to plan lah, hahaha.
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