7 May 2019, Tuesday
My second travelling adventure in life, this time with a friend and this time with a backpack! It weighs about 13 kgs and both burdensome and easier to walk with; it’s hard to explain. At the end of this trip I’ll decide which is better and more convenient - backpack or trolley bag.
I left my house at about 4.00 pm for the airport. Amma is as usual not happy about this and as usual displays her emotions on her shirt sleeve which is rather unpleasant for everyone. But this time around I was feeling quite sad to leave. Five years ago I was full of excitement and there was never any doubt about what I was doing.
This time I am feeling sad, asking myself what is all this for, is it even beneficial to me in any way, and why can’t I just stay put in Malaysia and be normal like everyone else.
My conclusion is that I am too old for all this. Should’ve done this in my 20s when I still had lots of energy and enthusiasm. But of course, back then I didn’t have money. Now I do but I’ve also acquired age. What can I say. Life sucks.
Anyway, nothing untoward happened, flight was on time and very comfortable because I was all alone in my row of 3. We arrived at Abu Dhabi International Airport about 10.30 pm local time, then we took a bus to town and walked about 1 km to the hotel. They drive on the right side of the road here, opposite to Malaysia. In the bus women sit at the front side and men at the back. Abu Dhabi is behind Malaysia about 4 hours. I was asleep by 2.30 a.m.
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