26/06 . Going Dutch again! False alarm...

OK. Got news today confirming that meeting will be on 4th-6th July, this time at the Amsterdam city itself. Sounds like it will be a get-to-know-everybody and here's-your-share-of-the-work for the International team following the merger of 3 businesses.

I'm booked to depart Sunday 2nd July night, and arriving on the 3rd. Will have a whole day to myself upon arrival. All flights back to Singapore are currently fully booked, and I'm at the moment confirmed on a flight departing Amsterdam on Sunday the 9th's morning!!!!!! If I can't get on the Saturday flight (on waiting list), that means I'll be stuck there for 2 whole days alone. Is it good or is it bad?

I'm never too adventurous on my own..... the thought of being on a trip alone made me feel a little miserable. I remember how lonesome I felt during my last trip, but that was also because I was going through some heartbreak. I'm not so independent, but yes, I can be quite brave at times, heheehheheheee... and I can be brave for someone if he/she is more timid than I am. Ok, what was I trying to say? ARggh...

YAY!!! I'll get to watch 13hrs of movies non-stop again. During the last trip I think I stayed awake most time, especially the flight to Amersterdam. I love watching movies!!!!! And its really great to be travelling on SQ. I was drinking endless cups of Bailey's on the rock and orange juices, hehehe. On the flight back to Singapore I was more tired because its was time of the month. ARGH, for this trip its gonna hit the time of the month again, what a drag!!!!!

Have I mentioned before... that on the return flight to Singapore from Amsterdam, a Filipino man sat beside me??? - oh dear can't remember his name now.., I'll call him Dino for now. Dino works on a ship as 2nd mate (what's that?????) and the ship had docked and he's off back to home for a break before the next voyage. I still recall, when I walked towards the seat his face brightened upon seeing me and was very friendly. We exchanged names and he was chatting and asking questions. Of course I don't think much of it. All Filipinos I've met in my life are warm and friendly people. 1 hour later the plane still did not take off.. it was announced that there's engine fault and we have to unboard the plane and wait at the holding area for 2 hours minimum because the part needs to be ordered and be delivered. If it can't be fixed within 2 hrs, we gotta be booked at the airport hotel for the night if there's enough rooms, or booked on other flights back to destination. I was really nervous because I'm alone (and thrilled, haahaa... never experience before!!).

When we unboard, Dino followed me around and I was not very comfortable with it, not that he's not nice, just that I prefer to have my ...er... personal space. I don't enjoy too much small talk with strangers, and he wasn't exactly interesting company. I was bored with him within 20 mins. But he was nice and caring, too much. I was glad to have evaded him at the holding area - I head straight for the washroom and managed to throw him off my track. Took my time in there and finally came out, found a single seat on the back row and parked myself there. But within 20mins I was found by him. Took me some effort to persuade him to go get a seat instead of standing right behind me. I swear he was almost leaning on me. I was starting to wish the flight won't be fixed and we can be booked on different flights home. hehe.. OK Viv, don't be like that. Be nice. :P

Thankfully within 2 hours the good news came. We re-boarded the plane and this time a lady who quarrelled with the passenger next to her asked for a change of seat and was led to sit at our row, right on the empty seat between me and Dino. I welcome that totally, but within minutes began to regret, ahahaha.. she talks loudly and was complaining about the passenger she quarrelled with, puts on the earphones, put the music to full volume (you could hear the sound spilling out from the phones clearly) and started singing aloud, oblivious of the noise pollution she's making. OMG!!! It's totally out of tune, and I could hear her even with my earphones on. ARGGGGHHHHHH I wanna watch my movie in peace!!!!! And when she's not singing, she's snoring. HAHAHAHHAA I can't believe my luck.

It doesn't help that later on , Dino discovered that his seat's screen is faulty and he can't watch any movies. Interrupted me at least 10 times, and I tried my best to help instruct him and to help get him to navigate to the movies etc etc. Finally its proven that his unit is not working. Guess what??? He changed seat with the lady. OH NO. Now he's sitting beside me. Should I mention that he started touching me? But at first I thought he's just being friendly by patting my arm - I asked him what's that for and he said it'll help me fall asleep. So I thought its probably a filipino thing, or something you do for sisters. I said it's OK nice of you but I don't need that - he carried on for a little while, then stop.

Anyway, I dozed off and woke up when I think I felt him touching me. My face was towards him and I got quite startled that he was staring with his face too close. Upon seeing that i woke up, he "lovingly" touched my hair/fringe - GOSH! I turn away immediately!!!!!! Errrrm...hey, that don't seem to feel right. OMG... Cannot be happening. Anyway, I stop sleeping and focus on watching movies or whatever I can watch again, better stay awake. Yeah, if this happens to my friend I would have screamed at her that she should have buzzed the stewardess ask for a change of seat and slap the guy before moving off. But yet when it happen to me... I just kept silent and don't know what to do. It's kind of confusing.

Finally the flight's gonna arrive in SGP within an hour. After breakfast was served, and the earpieces taken back by the stewardness (which means I can't avoid him by watching movies....), Dino began asking personal questions about where I stay, where I work, what's my contact number persistently. I am so NOT telling him!!!!! I'm so annoyed at him!!!! The more he persist and insist the more I resist. hehee.. Anyway, he suddenly said "Vivian, MARRY ME".. and he said it was love at first sight. I was stunned. But I said, "Are you sure???? but you don't even know me!!". Thence followed the "oh but you are pretty nice helpful sweet beautiful sexy nice lips" - my god!!! HOW SHALLOW!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr...... So I smiled and tell him "thanks, I'm really flattered, but no, you're not my type." And I can't believe this is happening. Unbelievable. A guy proposing to me??? Love at first sight????? hahahahaa...

Anyway, he continued to try to convince me how much he wants to marry me and bring me home, and swear that he will love me forever and never love another woman now that he had met me... he will think of me every moment of the day and in everything that he does. He's gonna come to Singapore and search for me. I so totally wanna roll my eyes. Yeah, rite. I bet right now he totally cannot remember me nor how I look. Bwahahahahahaa...

It's funny how I used to think that it'll be so romantic to be on a flight or on a holiday in a foreign land and met a guy who falls in love with you LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT??? It has happen, but *LOUD SIGH*...I totally don't find it romantic. hehehehee....

OK, how did I get to tell such a long story???? Oh yeah..! Was just gonna say I'm going Amsterdam again next week.

Hmmmm..... perhaps this time I'm the one professing love to the guy next to me. Muahahahahahaha!!!! We'll see!


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GUESS WHAT????!!!!???? Arrrrrgh~ False Alarm!!!

I've just been informed minutes ago by another email the meeting is postponed. Looks like it may be in August after everyone in Europe is back from Summer holidays! hehehehe....

OK, that'll gimme some time to save up for the trip. :D