One Blonde Afternoon

Hello guys, 

fancy having me posting for 3 days straight, ey?

It's scheduled.

;)

I have a funny story I got from my recent travel to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

I don't know if the world know, but Kuala Lumpur have been upgrading their mode of transportation; introducing the Mass Rapid Transit, MRT.

Image does not belong to me. I got it from Google.Com

I think it starts operating last year.

and boy, it was so easy! Just like in Singapore!

but of course, it is still quite new, and me being so 'bangang' at reading train maps, I got lost a lot in the duration of two days I was there.

Plus, it is so new that even the local was asking me for directions! (but that's probably becoz I dressed like Malaysian :p. I wanted to just blend in and not be targetted as being a tourist)

I think 3 orang kali yang tanya aku if this particular train will reach to a certain place.

People, I am as lost as you are.

LOL

Selfie is essential for solo traveller. 

On the KLIA Express train from the airport to KL Sentral.

anyway, my Blondies (which in this context, means, bimbo) moment;

I arrived at KL Sentral (from the airport) with confidence. 

I looked around to buy my next train tix to reach my hotel.

Found the Kiosk and to my surprise, after inserting my 'wang kertas', a token fell on the 'collecting' pocket.

I looked at it confused, and ...is this monopoly money?

Trying to project confidence again, I walked to that 'beep' gate and got lost. 

"How am I supposed ..."

I stopped on my track, and quickly thought of a solution. I think I circled on the same sport once before I brave myself to ask the information counter guy.

He was looking at his phone when I stood in front of him.

I said, Hi, smiled and asked him, while holding up the blue token, "What do I do with this?"

• This is why I said, I was being blondies: I asked the guy in the most confused, not-so-sure, almost-having-a-panic-attack, voice.
• another reason why i think I was blondies: The guy put down his phone, took out a sigh of a breath and calmly said (or something along the line of) "You go to the gate, put this on the red area, and when you arrive at your destination, your insert the coin at the gate" 

I laughed my head of, "Oh. OK. thank you!" and laughed some more.

I WAS SO EMBARRASSED!

I saw the guy also smiled (I'm pretty sure it was more of a smirk) at me realizing how stupid my question was.

LOL

MANA LAH KU TAU YANG TOKEN TU RUPANYA TICKET TRAIN!

biasa, in Singapore, pakai paper card, datang2 di KL pakai token. 

but I said to myself, laughing to myself, "I swear i'm not stupid". hahahahahahahaha

LOL-ing forever.

the whole day I can not get his smiled/smirked out of my head.

I SWEAR I'M NOT STUPID!

hahahaha

it's kinda a good thing though, using the token, save paper ticket/card. coz obviously the token is reusable. although not so hygienic. so, i suggest you put it just inside your pocket the whole time.

as mentioned in one of my previous post, I went there alone, but meeting up with Bazilah.

In truth, I only met her the Friday afternoon that I arrived and then the Sunday morning before I leave. I spent my entire Saturday on my own. I was that comfortable. I think with the introduction of the MRT, made my anxiety cooled down a lot and I was able to 'chill'. :D

to be continued ...

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