Monday 23 July 2012

Genting at its worst xx


Took on an impromptu trip to Genting and it is the first time I feel so disorganized . Bought our flight tickets at only 11.30am on Friday and flew hours later at 7pm. The flight was so short , it was one round of monopoly deal and we reached our destination , KL . Then , another 1.5 hours cab ride up to Genting Highlands . What did I say about hating on the travel distance to Genting again ?

By the time we reached , it was 10pm . 
  • The first thing I saw when the cab dropped us off at the lobby was " Starbucks is closed for renovations . Re-opening in August 2012 " . What am I gonna do without Starbucks in the most convenient location with free WIFI ?  
  • First World Hotel is well known for its snake queues and long wait to check into your rooms . Thankfully we skipped that part and went on straight to check in with no waiting time . Wtf , who else checks in at 10pm besides us ? 
  • Time check 10.30pm and I'm starving from the hours of travel here . The better restaurants were closed and I'm left with fast food to choose from . Settled for Pizza hut because I refuse Fast food and it was a bad choice made . I'd rather starve .
Instagraming myself 
  • Casino was the only entertainment at such unearthly timing after dinner . Bryan had quite an issue everytime we enter the casino but he did succeed anyway . I'm like dating a little boy , because I have absolutely no issues in entering the casino . 
  • It was such bad luck at the new casino that was clean and spacious . So we moved ourselves into the old casino and I told Bryan I smell death zone every time we enter . The old casino is choked with cigarette smell and every time I get used to it , someone near me will light up another cigarette . We were on a lucky streak in the old casino but I could not stand the smell so we decided to go back to the new casino and lose money . How stupid T.T
  • On the second day , we found another casino but further away from our hotel called the Monte Carlo Casino . Thankful for a non smoking casino so I won't smell bad at the end of the day . Gambled , won but thought it was too far from our hotel so we went back to the new casino to lose money again . T.T
  • My proudest moment in Genting had to be walking in a casino wearing my Mickey Mouse jacket without getting checked . 
  • Best food there that I ate had to be Ah Yat Abalone's dimsum spread in the morning , not exactly delicious but was decent enough . Definitely much better than Pizza Hut . Then during tea-break time , we sat outside Bakery . I tried Seafood Croissant  for the first time and it was sooo good . I cant decide which is worse , Pigging out or Gambling addict .

Some misses and hits during the trip but I am not complaining . Not complaining until towards the end of the trip :
( Lengthy wordy rant ahead , skip if you're not interested )
  • We decided to take a bus coach home on Sunday so we managed to secure 2 front seats from Five Stars Tour . We were willing to pay more for comfort but surprisingly it was cheap . Bus time was scheduled at 3pm so we reached at 2.30pm with the person telling us that the bus broke down and he transferred us to another bus tour , 707 Travel Group . Left with no choice but to agree with that idea . Person from Five Stars  "kindly" said , he managed to get us at a cheaper rate of RM$ 80 for 2 back to Singapore . SGD$16 per person to travel back to Singapore when we actually bought the tickets last minute , You believe there is such good deals seriously ? No , I fucking dont . Feelin' annoyed and upset , I just want to go home . 
  • At 3.00pm , I got up the bus with one hand holding on to my hot Starbucks because I was freezing while waiting for the bus out in the cold . Fucker #1 ( bus driver ) yelled at me to throw away my drink before getting up the bus . So I got off the bus and told Bryan I had to throw away . Bryan said , to keep in his plastic bag and it was a waste to throw away . Fucker #1 yelled at us in the face again to throw and not keep in the bag . He also said he was willing to wait for us to finish the drink , his only concern is no drinks in his bus . Fine , I got up the bus first and Bryan went to throw away and buy me plain water instead . Here comes fucker #2 ( Tour guide , wtf why do we even need a fucking tour guide ) walked all the way to the back where I was seated at and yelled at me for my bus ticket . YELL , YELL SOME MORE SERIOUSLY FUCKERS . I said it was not with me and he walked off pissed . Less than 1 minute later , he walked behind and yell at me AGAIN to get Bryan up the bus now because we were leaving .  Bryan took less than 5 minutes to get the fucking water and I got fucking humiliated in such a short time TWICE . And apparently that fucker bus driver said he is willing to wait . What ? You think I'm deaf and you're afraid I can't hear you ?
  • I was so frustrated that I cried when Bryan got on the bus . I paid $$ to go home and was not being a free loader . I did not deserve to be shouted so many fucking times . I'm not expecting any sort of good service from you either , all I need is you people to fucking leave me alone . 
  • 5 minutes into the bus trip was enough for me to decide to book us air tickets to fly home instead , NO MATTER HOW EXPENSIVE IT WAS . I was feeling really nauseous at the seat right at the back and I did not want to see the two Fuckers for another 5 hours of my life .
  • We stopped at the bottom of Genting Highlands where technically the bus drivers would let you go to the washroom and buy products while they pump petrol . Great , I took the time to book Tiger Airways home while Bryan went to tell them to drop us once we reach KL . Fucker #2 said it was just 20 minutes break and we would move off but after feeling happy that I booked my flight home , the fuckers announced to everybody that their bus broke down and we had to wait for another bus to rescue us . I was not really affected then , because we were not in a rush for our night flight but I could tell everybody else were upset because it was already late . So , we were stuck in the wild with nothing but a dry product stall from 4pm to 5.30pm . Fucker #1 got changed to another better driver and we dropped off the coach after 40 minutes of ride .
  • Never felt so stranded in a foreign land ever . I was in Malaysia , but I felt like I was far far away with no transport back home . Took a cab and thankfully met with a kind taxi driver . At the airport , we paid $200++ each for a ticket back home . Never ever thought a $200 could be so well spent in my life .  I am usually very tolerant of culture shock when I'm travelling but the fuckers attitude and rudeness were uncalled for . I wasn't even being sensitive because I usually could take it if they just raise their voice or get annoyed . What fucking jerks to yell at a paying customer . No , I'm not going to Genting anytime soon . Maybe another 10 years later I'll consider again .
  • We got the best seats in the plane 1A,1B and I never felt happier sitting in the plane back home . No , not even the previous Bangkok trip when I got robbed . Almost cried again when I walk out of the gates and seeing mommy waiting for me . #True story 
Thats all for the really short and horrible getaway . This is a solid reason why I said I'm really tired of travelling and short trips nowadays . This Genting trip really triumph over and top my list of fear for travelling , rude people that is . 

love ,
sheryl

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