Friday 4 January 2008

Foolish Tour guide

Family is always number 1, so my uncle has planned for a family trip to Langkawi. The master planner has gathered all the family members of total 27 people for the trip. So the date, transportation and accommodation have been prepared earlier. Since my uncle has been in the tourism field for about 15 years. He get the best services, hotel and meals at a cheaper price.

Our Journey started from Cheras to Kuala Perlis by bus. The bus was so comfortable; we had snacks and jokes in the bus. Disturbing my Grandparents is the main thing in the bus. Both of them has been marriage for about 50 years. Funny part was they love to quarrel. My grandpa and grandma would not sit side by side.

So as usual I will said “ Cumon just sit beside your husband.”

Grandma: “ I don’t want, he just make me feel messy!”

Me: “ If u said messy then why both of u get married for such a long time! Ohh, when you were young you are so loving but when get old u said the old man make u feel messy”

(Haha!!! everybody laughing)


It was a fun trip, full with jokes until everybody fall asleep because of tiredness. Suddenly the bus ramped through a log in the middle of the highway. The tyre punchers and it cause us 3 hours delay. Damn!!



The process of changing the tyre was so complicated none of the guys in the bus can fix it. We have to wait until an Indian mechanic came over and fix it all alone. (Salute him!!)
Cant believe a skinny tall Indian guy can fix it all alone.Finally the tyre has been fixed so continue. Around 10a.m we arrived at Kuala perils jetty. Too bad we have to wait for another 2 hours for the ferry because we are late. FINE!!

12.30noon. Ferry arrive.

Everybody on board and finally we arrive at Langkawi around 2p.m.
Thank God!

Story begins here…………….

Everybody is hungry and hot. 27 peoples waiting outside of the jetty for a tour bus. So a guy came to us and inform us that his bus is on the way so asked us to wait for 15mins.
Waited and waited…….It has been 30 mins. Finally a lousy bus arrived. The tour guide asked us to leave our luggage by the road side so later on another better condition bus will pick up for us. Mean while he said we use the lousy bus to restaurant for Meal. Everyone started to grumble. “What?! Is not safe to leave it there!” Everyone so piss off Without any alternative way, we decided to bring our luggage together with us in to the smelly old bus. From that moment on ward, we does not feel good with that Tour Guide. In the bus, he introduce himself as SAMMY, and started to bull shit about things and talk about Langkawi as seem as we do not know about that place. When we asked about where is the restaurant? He replied “ Is near to your hotel and it take us about 15mins to the place.”

What the heck?! 15 mins again? The bus driver drove about 30mins to a restaurant that served Lobster. Hmmm..It better be good. So that SAMMY TOUR Guide, took up the mic and announced “ We have arrived so everybody get down and please carry along your luggage. Since is we going to have lobster for lunch, we forgive him. Suddenly :” Everybody , I’m so sorry this is not the restaurant that we going to have lunch for today. Please carry your luggage back to the bus and continue our journey to another restaurant.”

He announced again: “Sorry for the mistake, we will be arriving at the restaurant in 15mins time. This time it took us more than 30 mins to reach and we only take about 20mins to finish our lunch. Horrible.!!!!!!

Next plan - Check in

(to be continue)

 

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