Andy said "Boss, you have to be ready at 6.30am .. don't get up too early please". That is a big surprise to me.
I have an extra hour of sleep. At 6.30 am, we went up to the roof of the hotel. There is a helipad there. The ride to the airport is very pleasant. We landed inside the international airport. There is a car waiting to bring me straight to the gate and board the plane. No custom check, no immigration hassle. It is nice when you can afford all this. If not, then have friends who can afford it.
My thought goes to my daugther Grace. She just started work on Monday. I was thinking of sending her to her first day of work ... BUT I was not in town, Life is full of all the "But". She is a sensible and wonderful lady. Very pretty too, looks like me .. haha.
Grace has a strong character (another word for stubborn.) She once sat on the dining table holding a book to read when she was about 13 or 14. I reprimanded her for sitting on the table. She replied "Dad, why can't I sit on the table?" "The dining table is for us to have our meal, not for sitting on." I replied. " Why not, sitting on the table is closer to the lamp?" I remembered we had a small battle of words then. At dinner time, I asked her to sit on the table to have her meal. She cried and ran to her room. This is Grace, "strong character." After she finished her university, she went to be a missionary volunteer as an English teacher in a small town in Malaysia for a year before she went back to finish her master's degree. She found a job in the Singapore foreign affairs.
I have to take an early flight from Jakarta, Indonesia to Kuala Lumpur (KL) and then take another flight to Kuching in East Malaysia.
Ooooohh no, I have to get up at 5 am and be ready to go at 5.30am. My Jakarta - KL flight is at 7. 30 am. The journey to the airport is an hour. I have missed this flight on at least one occaion before because of the unpredictable traffic jams. It is not that the road is crowded with cars, rather it is the condition of the road or a fallen tree or flood or accident. The traffic is just unpredictable here in Jakarta. After 10 years doing business in Jakarta, I am all quite used to it.
"ahh, 6.30am is too late, it's got to be 5.30 am" I replied firmly, because I don't want to be late again. He smiled. "Don't worry, we have prepared a helicoptor for you." You will be in the airport on time. Haha, that is a pleasant surprise for me. My friend Tung told me last month that he was getting a helicopter but I did not know that he was serious about it. I don't think anyone in Singapore would want to own a helicopter because there is no need to have one. But in Jakarta, it will be useful to beat the traffic.
I have an extra hour of sleep. At 6.30 am, we went up to the roof of the hotel. There is a helipad there. The ride to the airport is very pleasant. We landed inside the international airport. There is a car waiting to bring me straight to the gate and board the plane. No custom check, no immigration hassle. It is nice when you can afford all this. If not, then have friends who can afford it.
I have to be in 3 more cities before I head back to Singapore. I have to be in Kuching, Sibu and Kota Kindaburu. All these cities are in East Malaysia. East Malaysia is rich in natural resources and the have the oldest primary forest in the world.
My thought goes to my daugther Grace. She just started work on Monday. I was thinking of sending her to her first day of work ... BUT I was not in town, Life is full of all the "But". She is a sensible and wonderful lady. Very pretty too, looks like me .. haha.
Grace has a strong character (another word for stubborn.) She once sat on the dining table holding a book to read when she was about 13 or 14. I reprimanded her for sitting on the table. She replied "Dad, why can't I sit on the table?" "The dining table is for us to have our meal, not for sitting on." I replied. " Why not, sitting on the table is closer to the lamp?" I remembered we had a small battle of words then. At dinner time, I asked her to sit on the table to have her meal. She cried and ran to her room. This is Grace, "strong character." After she finished her university, she went to be a missionary volunteer as an English teacher in a small town in Malaysia for a year before she went back to finish her master's degree. She found a job in the Singapore foreign affairs.
My computer is running out of battery .. To be continue later...
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I was attending your seminar in Surabaya last Sunday. It was interesting since I never attended that kind of seminar before. Thank you for considering my city. Hopefully can follow your track, soon enough !
Hello Murti, Surabaya is a great place. I have many friend there too. I am glad you came. Hope you have learn something interesting. God bless.
That was really cool. Looking forward on getting my own helicoptor. Attending all your seminars would get me there. Thank you.
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