... On the Frickle Minds Finally Decided

Now, I didn't know I would even wanted to do any blog writing this week, but somehow I'm excited yet the excitement turned into quite an... how should I put it, unsatisfactory.

See, there was the times during the MATTA Fair when I was all gaga about my plans to go travelling to Cambodia. But the plans was blew off by all of them classmates and housemates and yeah, I was very frustrated back then. Out of upset and a disappointmet, not ruling out that I was determined to travel, I got myself a ticket from KL to Siem Reap and coming back from Phnom Penh 6 days later. And I got myself a single room in that 2 cities. Yes, I was to travel alone. And yes, I DID gave it a long thought. I really wanted to go to Cambodia, THIS year that is. Okay, so I lied in the earlier post. I was fed up with the frickle mindedness of all these people that I decided to get away from everything and find space of my own.

But I was nervous.

So I was asking around who wanted to go. Turned out most of the working friends were not able to make it that time round of the year, and that I made my decision all too fast that they can't make any plans to suit my plans. Fine. I'm not asking then.

The thing about people, they're too cautious all the time. Do something wild once a while. Do something unexpectable for Christ's sake!

But I was waiting for the decision by the Brother in Japan. He hasn't given me his answer, but if he's going, it'll be great.

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On Monday, while having lunch with 2 housemates and 3 coursemates, CH brought up something about Cambodia. YL's parents just got back from Cambodia apparently, and I have no idea from where he heard that it's a beautiful place. I didn't tell anyone I was going then. Only a few blogger friends that I invited knew. So when CH put forth his interest in going, I asked him to go get his air ticket.

I was serious.

KK was shocked. CH was taken aback. It was then through some promotion, and from God-knows-where CH's idea that Cambodia is a beauty, that the 2 finally decided to go. It was a whole afternoon of excitement and restlessness. I couldn't just sit down to study and my mind was thinking about what to do about the hotel room. Should I asked for a bigger room or should I just stick to that and request for extra bed? Or just let them 2 get their room, and have Brother in Japan with me if he's coming?

Tuesday came and I drove them two to get their air ticket. Might as well get it all settled with before the finals. 4 weeks to go, and we just don't want to do anything else last minute. Oh well, their passport is another problem alright. But from the mouth of the coursemates, I learnt that it's done in one day. Just another question, if it really is done in one day, can we settle it 3 days before we fly off? Or is it better that they get it done now? And where the heck should they get it done in PJ? Perhaps some of you who're familiar with PJ could enlighten me on this.

Now, as the excitement of finally getting to travel was kiciking in, we decided to stick to the plan of just using that single room of mine. Only when we reach there we'll ask if they've got a bigger room or something.

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Anyway, Cambodia aside. There's one coursemate, we shall call him CC, who was heard to be interested in travelling in the holiday. I approached him and asked if he was interested in going to Cambodia back then, and he said he wasn't interested. He would join if I'm going to Bali. Last week he come to approached me and asked who else are going travel. I told him the plan was off. I didn't tell him I was to travel alone. KK and CH didn't thought they would be travelling back then in last week. No one in school knows.


So back to the present. After KK and CH gotten their air tickets, and that we'll travel in a pack of 3, or 4 if the Brother could make it, I thought it's just a number enough for a good time in Cambodia. And suddenly, CH came in to tell me CC is interested in the trip. Can you tell how... unhappy I was? Okay, it wasn't really unhappy. It was more of an uncomfortable sort of feelings.

15 minutes later, I was told that another coursemate, CKk who was undecided during the MATTA Fair have shown interest that he wanted to come along too. Now, seriously, I'm REALLY uncomfortable already. It was supposed to be a group of 3 (or 4), it's not supposed to go up till 5 (or 6). What's more when it's like, after all that trouble of me getting them to join me, and they turned me down, and now they want to come again? Like hello? What am I?

Okay... I'm sorry. I shouldn't be upset about it at all. I should be happy that more are interested in joining.

But I have my concern. If they want to follow, as I see how things are going at the moment, I'll be the one to do all the itinery. Yes I was planning to do all the itinery after the finals, there will still be a few days before the taking off, since KK and I have pulled out from the squash team to NUS for the MU-NUS inter-medical school friendly games, just because we're leaving for Cambodia one day after we got back from the games. We wanted to have sufficient rest that's why. Well, it's not a problem, I roughly have an idea where I want to go in that 6 days. Accomodation wouldn't be a problem as well, since it's just a small group. If Brother is coming, only then we'll get another room for KK and CH. It's still relatively a small group.

But to have an additional 2 tagging along, that would cause some disagreements. Or some bulkiness in the group, especially when it comes to going around the places.

See, the concerns are mainly on the whole trip and how we will go about. Rooms? They settle themselves. I will only tell you I get my hotel through travel agency. And I'm not going to help anyone get any rooms anymore. Places of interest, I really have no idea if they'll be happy with what I plan. 3.5 days in Siem Reap, 3.5 days in Phnom Penh. Or, from what I gathered in the net, we could travel to the beach South from Siem Reap, or the other city next to the river North East of the city, since everyone was saying it wouldn't need 3.5 days there. At least I know KK likes sightseeing as well. And Brother did expressed his interest in Cambodia as well. CH, I'm not really sure if travel and sightseeing is his primary interest. But for CC and CKk, I'm not really even close to them.

So yeah... I'm sort of tired all so suddenly. It was a group of 5 when me and housemates went around Sarawak last year. It was awesome as what I recalled. I had a great time, I wasn't sure if it was for them. But that trip to Mulu was undeniably unforgetable. There was the other group, in fact 2 more groups visiting Sarawak last year as well. One of 12 plus, the other of 5 or 6. Now, I cannot even imagine how that group of 12 move around. That big a group, it just is not travelling anymore. If that's the case, might as well get a whole package from the travel agency and go visit a place with all the other visitors right?

Pardon me... I'm suffering hormone imbalance. I shall go to bed. Or have a laugh at sitcom Friends, before bed.

But then again, come to think of it, a group of 5 or 6 is still, relatively okay, I suppose. Just don't ask me too much questions, I get irritated and annoyed all too easily.