Thursday, September 21, 2006

1st Day in Sri Lanka

Another rushing day for me... Flight at 1:55pm, but arrive the airport at 12:30pm, lucky that is not many people flying via Sri Lanka Airline. First time I travel with this airline... all the air stewardess wear Saris, the air hostess that serve my area is quite pretty, big and pretty eyes with "kuaci" face, I think she is the prettiest girl that I met the whole day, the only turn off will be the excess meat around her tummy, I think that still makes her quite pretty despite the meat. :)
My flight is going to stop in Singapore for transit, it is a waste that this business trip didn't help me accumulate any mileage points for my MAS or Cathay card, due to MAS was fully booked and Cathay was not allowed by the company.
Met a Malaysia Indian businessman on the plane, should have said that he is the one who approached me, he said that he was a trader dealing with Sea cucumber, scallops, shark fins(I will not sell shark fins in my life!), etc.. Chinese called it "Sea-taste" business from Penang. He was heading to Chennai and will drop by Sri Lanka for a few days when he is returning to Malaysia. So we exchanged contacts and hopefully get to learn something from him... This guy was quite good in socializing, I think he talked to several Malaysians in the plane by sitting around.
The plane landed at 5pm sharp. My first impression with the Sri Lanka airport is that the place is better than India airport. Once I reached the arrival hall, I already saw someone holding a sign board with my name, so I just followed them.. the guy wants to push the trolley for me, my first reaction is I don't want him to do so, due to my bad experience in India...Anyway, I let him do it for me at the end.
It takes about 1 hr to reach the company "hostel" that I am going to stay, along the way, I think the place looks a bit like some rural areas in Malaysia 15 years ago. One thing for sure the road condition is not as bad as India. There are more greenery and less dust. There are also less beggars compare to India.
After unloading my stuff, I walk to a dining place to have my dinner, had some Sri Lankaan food in a food court, the taste is ok and it is damn spicy too, anyway, I manage to finish 95% of it...
There was a supermarket next to the food court, went there to grab some water supply (5L of mineral water) and two rolls of toilet paper, so I don't have to use my house-mate toilet paper. Lucky I brought my own towel, cuz last time I forgot to do so because I thought I am staying in hotel.. After shopping, took a shower and start writing my blog.
My physiological time is already 12:25am now, so I think I better go to bed, my watch reads 10pm...(yawn...)

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