treyning eksperiyens

pagkatapos ng 4 na araw, nakabalik naman ako ng buhay, mga 3 araw lang naman ako hinde nakakain ng maayos. sa totoo lang, okay naman yung training ko. bomb threat, emergency response, first aid (cpr) at dangerous goods. exciting topics di ba? napaka relevant! parang ang target ng mga terorista ngayon ay ang aviation/airline industry kaya kailangan maging alert at handa. 

day1

makalipas ang 2 taon, umayos naman na ang sistema ng pagsundo at paghatid sa mga dumadating na trainees gaya ko.siguro noon kase kakalipat pa lang sa condo kaya di pa plantsado ang mga procedure sa paghatid at pagsundo.

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wala pang tao pagdating ko sa condo, habang nag-aantay,binuksan ko ang aircon at naisipan kong maglaro ng plants vs zombies sa may sala. mayroon akong narinig na tumunog pero di ko pinansin hanggang naging sunod-sunod na yung tunog at naging constant. nainis na ako at hinahanap kung saan nanggagaling yung tunog. ang naririnig ko pala ay ang pagpatak ng tubig mula sa aircon at ang napapatakan nito ay ang TV at and DVD player! HALA! PANIC MODE! wala akong makitang basahan , buti na lang may rolyo ng tisyu sa lamesa. hay, adrenaline rush! binuksan ko yung TV, testing lang kung gagana, salamat po at gumana naman! di ko lang alam dun sa DVD, deadma na lang! (secret na lang naten ha, wag nyo ko isumbong.)

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dumating na ang mga housemates ko. pagkatapos magpakilala at konting chika. tinanong ko sila kung san sila kakain ng hapunan, magluluto na lang daw sila ng noodles. concern naman sila saken, sabe nila tumawid lang daw ako sa kabilang kanto at may kainan daw dun. bumili na lang tuloy ako ng instant cup noodles sa convenience store sa may lobby. habang nag-iinit ako tubig, busyng-busy sila sa pagkukwentuhan sa salitang di ko maintindihan.(alam nyo kung san ang mga red shirt protestors, taga doon mga housemate ko). nakakahiya naman na makisali sa kanila kaya sa sala na lang ako kumain at nanood ng tv. (ang totoo nyan tinesting ko lang kung gumagana pa ang tv. hehe!) siguro sadyang ugaling pinoy lang talaga ang nag-aaya/nag-aalok pag kumakain, hinde naman sa gusto kong makikain sa pagkain nila, naisip ko lang kase na kung ako yung nasa lugar nila, mag-aalok din ako ng pagkain. hay, 1ST NIGHT pa lang to, GOODLUCK!

day 2

0530 pa lang gising na ako, ayoko na maulit yung dati na naiwan ako ng bus. alam nyo yung feeling ng new kid sa unang araw ng pasukan, ganun ang nararamdaman ko. buti na lang mabait ang seatmate ko sa bus, at classmate ko pala cia sa training. masaya naman ang training, madami nanaman akong nakilala sa iba't-ibang parte ng Asya. 

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uwian na, may bago akong pag-asa! mukhang may makaksabay ako kumain ng hapunan dahil fwends na kame ni seatmate! gutom na gutom na ako di ako nakakain ng mabuti nung lunch dahil kakaiba mga pagkain sa cafeteria. noong mga nakaraang training nakakakain pa ko ng maayos, okay pa mga pagkain nila pero ngayon di ko talaga makain. kaya nilakasan ko na loob ko at tinanong ko si seatmate kung san siya kakain dinner. sabe nya lalabas daw siya at kakain sa tapat. di na ko nagkaroon ng lakas ng loob na i-self-invite ang sarili ko sa lakad nya. bigla na ko nahiya. :(  pagdating nung bus sa condo, yung 2 kong housemate hindi umakyat nakita ko tumawid sila sa tapat, marahil ay doon sila kakain dinner. kaya mag-isa nanaman ako kumain ng hapunan kasama ang 1 cup noodle at 1 slice ng banana cake. na-DIEt ako ng di oras!

day 3

exciting ang first aid, mag-CPR nanaman kame. may practical exam. nagdadasal ako na wag akong sumunod dun sa lalaki kong classmate, gusto ko babae ang susundun ko. habang nagdadasal ako na wag ako tawagin, tsaka ko naman narinig ang instructor na, 'okay, next is ms. philippines'. NYIKES! PATAY NA!

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lunch time, nakita ko ang menu, mukhang promising! makakain na ako, ayuz! ang pinili ko ay squidball with tofu (parang tokwa't baboy saten, pero instead na baboy ginawang squidball. bawal kase baboy dun kase muslim country yun eh). tsaka togue na may sabaw ang inorder ko. pwede! pagkain ko walang lasa yung squidball, at yung toyo na sabaw nya wala rin lasa. yung togue naman sobrang anghang! kumakain ako ng maanghang na pagkain pero ito di ko kinaya. lunch: FAIL!

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dinnertime, tinanong ako seatmate ko kung saan ako kakain, sabi ko baka sa kwarto ko na lang ako kakain. inaya nya ako kumain sa labas kung gusto ko daw, naawa siguro saken kase alam nya 2 gabi na ko kumakain ng instant noodles.8pm, nagkita kame sa lobby.

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habang nagkukwentuhan kame, nalaman ko na parehas pala kame ng sentimiento, nalulungkot din cia pag nakatira kame sa condo. hinde nga kase accessible. di rin nya gusto na 1 lang ang pinapadala pag may training, parehas kase kame na maliit ang station. kaya isa-isa lang ang napapadala. sabi pa nya dapat yung mga magkakaklase ang magkakasama sa isang unit para makapagbonding, parehas kase kame na mga flight attendant ang housemates. nabunutan ako ng tinik, nawala ang aking agam-agam kala ko kase ako lang ang nakakaramdam ng ganun, usually, kasi mga officemate ko okay naman experience kase meron silang mga call-a-friend sa malaysia. naisip ko itong si seatmate, local na cia. naiintindihan na nya ang mga salita, mas madali na sa kanya ang makipag-usap at madali rin sa kanya ang pagpili pagkain pero nalulungkot at nahihirapan din cia. so di lang pala ako may problemang ganoon. (naghanap ng kakampi, hehe!)

day 4

last day! yay! ang aga ng sundo namen, 0430. sa airport na lang ako kakain breakfast. sa wakas makakakain na rin ako ng something na nakakabusog. pancake meal na may kasamang hash brown at iced milo. *sigh* sawap! noong nakaorder na ko, tinanong ni seatmate kung pinakita ko raw id ko, sabe ko hinde. we have discount here! TOINKS!  next time na lang, enjoy ko na lang muna breakfast ko! :)

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nakatulog naman ako on board kahit na may asungot sa harapan ko na daldal ng daldal non-stop sa loob ng 4 na oras na byahe. buti na lang may ipod kung hinde baka hinde ko napigilan sarili ko at pinagsabihan ko si kuya. 

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ang balita ko may training ulet ako sa july, sana lang may kasabay na ako. at okay mga housemates at classmates ko. :) wish me luck! 

how NOT to attend a training

I have a training tomorrow. As per initial schedule, there were 2 of us attending the training. But when the final list was sent, I learned that I would be attending the training alone.

I dread attending the training alone specially when I get to stay at the condo. I have several unpleasant experiences there, like this loser moment which made me mad! and on a lighter note, i also have another loser moment, this time, with Joshua.

Been to Kuala Lumpur many times but in the past years we stay at the airport hotel. Even though it is far from the city, it's accessible. And I can go to the city anytime all by myself. Meanwhile, the condo that we were at, is near the city but not that accessible. It's a residential area, mostly people there have cars so the only transpo that we can avail of is a taxi.

Over the past days, I have thought of schemes on how NOT to attend my training.

scheme#1 pretend that I lost my passport.
scheme#2 tell them that my passport is still with DFA for renewal
scheme#3 deliberately miss my flight! I'll show up late!
scheme#4 feign a contagious diseases such as chicken pox and sore eyes. i will definitely be offloaded from flight.
scheme#5 staged a mini-mishap, as bogart suggests, a mishap with semi-crippling effect, like sprained ankle which would require me on cast.

anyway, wish me luck. hopefully next month no more training. but I doubt it! 

looooosers in KL

a loosers travel journal

26th August

looser moment #1

* 4 hrs flight with nothing to do. we did everything we could to get some sleep but we can't fall asleep. looosers, GaiLie and Josh took photos of themselves doing nothing.

happy losers

looser moment # 2

* upon arrival in KL, we went to the booth where we usually get information about our transfers. we didn't know that we no longer have a tie-up with the bus/van company. so went to our head office and asked about our transfer. the girl in-charge gave the plate number of the van. so we waited, waited and waited. while waiting, we took some photos again! i didn't know if we were too busy taking photos or what... but i noticed a van passed by, i looked at the plate number, and lo and behold, its our service! ugh! too late...it left without us!

tired of waiting, we just took a cab. hopefully, the company will reimburse what we paid for. its kinda expensive, 58myr. we should have took the cab in the first place rather than waiting for the van! looser!

looser moment # 3

* GaiLie and Josh ate dinner at the bistro. I think we ordered alot, prompting the owner asked how many persons are eating! We answered 2! She was really curious!

now you see it...

*gailie - fried kway teow *josh - fish and chips *gail and josh -kampung rice

now you don't....

looser moment # 4

* after a hearty meal, we agreed to take a dip at the pool. so, i went to my room and change. when i got back, Josh was already swimming. not wanting to be outbeaten by Josh, i immediately took a dip. i didn't know that the water was freezing cold. nevertheless, we continued our swimming session even if its just the 2 of us enduring the cold water. after an hour or so, Josh and I were freezing to death. what a looser!

27th August

loooser moment # 5

*the night before the training, i told my roomates that the bus will pick us at 8am but we need to be at the lobby by 730am. the following morning, by 730, i'm all set and ready to go. but my roomates are still preparing. then Josh sent a text message saying, he's at the lobby and the bus is already there. i told my roomates that the bus is at the parking area waiting for trainees. 5minutes had passed, i told them that we need to hurry up because the bus might leave any moment. Josh was inside the bus reserving my seat. as we were waiting for the lift, Josh sent another SMS saying that the bus had left and he wasn't able to stop it. ugh! no more bus! again?!

trainee #1

good thing, my roomate knew the mobile number of 1 of the van drivers. so, they called the driver and we had a service going to the academy. thankfully, the rest of the day went smoothly. FYI, i aced my exam! yahoo!!!

trainee #2

looser moment # 6

*dinnertime! we ate at the bistro again. ( coz we were too lazy to get out of the condo and walk for a few blocks to eat.) the owner immediately recognized us. she went to our table and told us that when she saw the orders, she asked the server who ordered those foods. when she learned that it was us, she wasn't surprised. (hmmm...i wonder, what does she think about us?!) wehehe!

*gail - veggie rice and nuggets & fries *josh - sirloin steak and thai rice

whoa! what an appetite!

28th August

looser moment #7

* 0545, at the airport, Josh and I went to our designated counters to check-in for our flight. he'll be going back to Philippines and as for me, i'm off to see Nelly in HongKong. i bought a couple of canned goods and i asked Josh to bring it to Philippines and i'll just get from him when i arrived. he asked the counter agent if can bring it on board in his cabin baggage. they didn't understand each other well, so Josh decided to have it as hand carry. at the final x-ray, he was stopped by the security. his bag was re-scanned and they asked him to check in the canned goods. (sorry, Josh!)

before my boarding call Josh got back from the counter. we said our goodbyes, he was kinda sad. he was supposed to go with to HK but his vacation leave was not approved. poor Josh, next time,we'll plan it carefully.

KL snapshots (bye,KL till next time!)