10 Random Facts About Me - When I Travel

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I was tagged! Dulu kala aku suka jak buat tagged entry ni. Kalau boleh semua pun aku mau buat cepat. Tu belum masuk entry yang terima² award tu. Tiap kali received award, P to the Yo aku beria tayang di sidebar.

Sekarang, aku terpaksa jadikan 'kerja' as alasan untuk jadi perasan sibuk. Hence lambat sikit up tagged post ni. Sadis betul cara meng-explain. Pfftt!

Considering sudah kena siku oleh si Nana, marilah cepat siapkan tag post ni. Dari aku drama berthrowback non-stop di ig & fb, better lah luang masa buat benda alah ni. At least boleh kenal mengenal. Gitu motif tag post ni as per her.

So here goes...*gambar perlu untuk menceriakan entry* puke now!




10 Random FactsAbout Me - When I Travel

• 1. Flight Seat

Sebab aku ni ada penyakit 'tangki kecil', automatically memang aku sangat berharap akan dapat aisle seat every time naik flight. Unless sebelah tu memang travel partner aku, I won't change my seat. Nightmare sungguh kalau aku dapat middle or window seat. Mula lah otak aku berpinar fikir macamana untuk dapat aisle seat. Kalau $$ mengizinkan, aku sanggup beli seat ok. Ndak pun, aku akan restrain diri dari minum few hours before flight. And akan terus membuta once departed.

Bukan apa, aku ndak mau lah kejut orang sebelah each time aku mau pi lavatory. Erm, kan cerita pasal dalam flight so kena guna ayat bersesuaian *flip tudung*. Kasihan ok, kasihan. Sebab aku bukan akan pergi sekali dua, sometimes boleh ulang 3-4x. Tu baru flight KK to KL; yang cuma ambil masa 2 hours ++. Imagine kalau flight more than 6 hours? Sekali ndak apa; kalau berkali²? Ndak meroyan orang sebelah aku?

• 2. Packing

The thing I like & hate the most! Yes, aku ada love-hate relationship with this chore. Rasa macam mau bawa semua barang dalam almari. Yet surprisingly so far I managed to travel light. Aku survive with just 2-3 pieces of baju for a 7-day trip. Mix & match lah kununnya.

Pastu aku jenis yang akan packing few weeks awal. Yes, u read that right. Few weeks. *lambaian ratu to Ms G* Aku spesis yang senang develope panic attack. Aku pernah try packing last minute...and as expected memang banyak benda K.O dari yang OK.

First time aku packing cara gitu was for my trip to South Korea Dec last year. Hasil? Tersilap bawa pin-plug for my usb charger. Sebab trip tu was more than a week, terpaksarela aku beli traveler plug adapter baru.

Boundless brilliancy. I survived the no-adapter scenario on our first night. Travel survival mode on di kala kecemasan. TV sekarang semua canggih manggih, so boleh charge handphone via its usb port. 
Cons: Terpaksa biar TV berpasang sepanjang malam nasib ndak da kejadian tiba² keluar cerita hantu. Tettttt.

Same kejadian bingai happened with my trip to Japan earlier this year. Pun terpaksarela beli adapter baru. Paling sandi gara² last minute packing lah aku TERtinggal jaket di rumah. Like seriously! It was spring for God sake. Temperature was around 6-8'C when we landed. Yet there I was...tripping kulit tebal & kebal macam rhino! Bertshirt & cardigan lobang² cuma. Sobs.

Tripping local pakai yang ala nipis! Sekali angin bertiup, memang rasa macam tercabut kulit dari tulang. Rasa bersepai kulit ku rasa macam disiat. Sejuk bedi! Sila abai sinaran matahari itu; semua hanyalah propa cuma. 

• 3. Ngopi Disease

Yang ni memang paling pelik bin ajaib. Aku bukan jenis suka lepak ngopi kalau di KK ni. Tapi bila travel, ngopi tu kalau boleh masuk dalam kategori daily activity.

Sukar dirungkai rahsia di sebalik penyakit ni . Even Bunda is infected with this 'disease'. Suddenly jak; Eh jum Setabak! Totally P to the Yo kan.

• 4. Perut Tembolok

Need I say more? I am definitely not into shopping when I travel. Well, beli-belah souvenirs tu memang ada tapi bukan shopping beriya that is. Unless trip tu memang mainly to shop. I don't mind paying extra moolah for food. In fact, if I was given the ultimatum between baju or food...I would gladly chose the latter without the need to think long. Sanggup splurge on food, those yang pernah travel with me will vouch for this!

But that doesn't mean I will splurge on daily basis. Agak lah kan. Nama pun travel secara budget & cheapskate. I might indulge on good food 2-3 times, the rest memang mentekedarah maggi or roti di hostel. Demiii.

I always make it a mission to search for local food. And try them out. Pastu soalan cengkerik keluar "Halal ka?" 
In this case, tepuk dada tanya diri. Kalau rasa ada slight doubt with the place & food, then I suggest don't go. As simple as that. 

• 5. Signboards

This I discovered when I was in Europe. Bila belek balik all the pictures I took, baru terperasan. Dozens of street signs, signboards, subway signs etc etc. Ndak kisahlah dalam bus or tengah berjalan, aku akan snap selagi mampu. I also took pictures of maps. Lots of them! Yang tu memang selalu diguna jadi reference in case kesesatan barat. Turned out memang berkesan & extremely helpful. 

Walau dalam moving transport, sehabis boleh aku snapped.

• 6. Handbags? Wristlet? Purse or clutch?

I vote for Nay! I opted for sling bags when I travel. Sometimes I go with backpack.  I am comfortable enough with these two. I neither carry handbag nor clutch nor wrislet when I travel. Don't know why but it's kinda burdensome for me. But! Aku ndak pernah kisah pun kalau orang travel bawa handbag ka apa. Ikut comfortability masing² lah kan.

Selalu aku bawa backpack bila aku kena hangkut more than just my purse & handphone. i.e bekal makanan.

• 7. Tolerability

When I travel there are times I feel a bit stressed or insaned with the things done by my travel partner(s), I always confided with Bunda. This is Bunda's response when I told her.

"U had a very very very thin level of patience before. Senipis kulit bawang. So I am surprise u can endure with such things. Ok juga lah knowing that travel has changed u in some good ways."

Ehem!!!

Yes indeed! Couldn't agree more with her. Sangat ajaib aku adalah orang paling sabar whenever I am away from home. Seriously! Never, not even once have I ever lost my temper with my travel partner(s). Suddenly bertukar jadi different person as per Bunda. Aku prefer jadi cushion hitam; absorbs every little things that annoyed me.

How did I normally deal with the stress? Aku akan jalan laju & tinggal yang lain di belakang, sambil membebel sendiri. Peduli orang cakap gila but that's my way to comfort myself. Selalu kalau tensi sudah naik level extreme; aku akan main handphone. Or text someone back home. I will my very best not to vent out my anger. Because I know I will regret the words that came out from me. Mulut aku sangat jahat bila aku marah that's why lah pasal kena elak dari bertelingkah.

Lagipun ndak fair untuk partners yang lain. Say like aku tensi sama si A, kalau aku lontar bom marah...surely akan affect si B & yang lain². Hence perlu bertindak bijak, adil & saksama. Eh? Jangan biar mood holiday orang lain rosak demi mau layan marah & bingai sendiri. Itu pujukan hati si Err untuk diri sendiri. Recently, jumpa another cara baru. Lepak dalam toilet sambil layan Running Man. Of all places, tempat syaitan juga kau pilih kan Bie untuk redakan marah. Cis!

Sekadar gambar hiasan.

• 8. KDramas / KVariety Shows

Ini memang habit ndak boleh blah; bikin duku kepala. But that's the fact! Pergilah mana sekalipun; in the end of the day, di atas katil, sebelum tidur...akan ku buka website gooddrama. Layan seround dua. Sometimes boleh terlajak sampai berjam² sebab ndak sedar masa. Tengok jam, eh sudah masuk Subuh? Whathesheep?

Selalunya memang akan layan show yang ni. Berkekek ketawa while orang lain dalam bilik sudah lena diulit mimpi. 

• 9. Laundry

Lambai sama bestie; Ms Ernie! This is so me she says. A routine I have long practiced since high school. She knows best for she is one of the few close friends that watched me grow up. Dari zaman hingusan sampai zaman kenal tudung lilit belit. Motif sangat mention tudung lilit. Referring to Fact #2 (Packing). Sebab utama survive walau baju sikit is because of this! Aku memang super rajin me-laundry. Sanggup tunggu laundry siap walau sampai tengah malam. This is when Fact #8 (Kdramas / KVariety Shows) applied. And yeah, aku laundry untuk travel partners sekali. Alang² lah kan...kalau harap baju aku jak, memang bazir duit bayar dryer. 

I just love the smell of the newly washed clothes! That's not weird, yes?

• 10. The Children

Yang ni memang ndak akan tinggal...ndak akan lupus! Tiap kali travel, ndak kira masa...will asked Bunda to update me about the children at home. Suruh hantar video lah, hantar gambar lah. Kalau rindu sangat, aku suruh record suara diorang. It gets worst when I saw their 'friends'. Terus rasa macam, grrrrr mau balik! 

My children! Precious gifts from Allah.

When Bunda forgot or was a bit late...I will go like "U haven't send me any pics or news of them". And Bunda replied "Bah balik, jangan lagi berjalan kalau macam tu."

Tettttttttttt...cengkerik pun menyanyi krik krik krik.

Ok, that's my 10 Random Facts! Kalau ikut kan hati, mau more than 10 aku boleh list down. Kalau ikut hati! Kalau ikut tahap kerajinan, 10 ni sudah kira memerah habis tenaga & keringat aku. 

p/s Would love to tagged anyone that read this! Feel free to join the post people, just for fun!

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