::wales o wales::

i took off from dublin airport at 2 pm after a short delay due to some unavoidable technical problem [ excessively used excuse]. the flite to london gatwick took me about 1 hour. the eagerness to meet my girlfriend n her sis caused a real excitement in me since few days back actually :p

as i set my butt on the flite seat, i felt dizzy and i dozed off few minutes later. i can hardly open my eyes when the captain announced that the flite will be landing shortly. wales welcomed me with cloudy weather outside [ expected!]

i went through immigration procedures after a bit confusion at first but i managed to get myself out of the so called karenah birokrasi thingy. i claimed my luggage and find my way to the train station..

it was 330 pm when i can hear my tummy sang unsynchronied melodies so i grabbed a sandwich [ i have ensured that there was no ciken in the filling after the incident in paris buavis airport], choc bar and a bottle of mineral water.

i can easily find my way to the train station, and i chose to sit in the far corner of the bench, sat there and enjoyed my lunch with people busy hustling in and out of the train. my train to london victoria will only be departed at 1850 as stated on the ticket. my brain was busy doin the calculation and i decided to board the 1700 train if i dun want to miss the train from paddington to cardiff central that will depart at 2015!

i asked the receptionist on which paltform should i depart from, and he was looking at me like i have "kusta" or something. it wasnt my first time time so i kinda get used with it tho.

i reached london victoria after 30 mins journey in the chilly gatwick express train. i got off and find the circle line in the huge central london station. first time being there, i was busy looking my way and asked around to get the right train to paddington when finally a middle aged man in his white uniform showed me the right platform.

" platform number satu"

i stopped and looked back at him and he was smiling.

" u know how to speak malay language?that's great!"

i rushed the stairs down to the paltform 1 and again i was puzzled when there was no paddington written on the display board. Suddenly the man that talked to me just now was behind me. he told me that the circle line service was delayed and i had two options: go via altrnative route that means more chances of getting lost again and secondly: wait for another 20-30 mins. i decided to wait and since he was goin to have his dinner that time, he left me with the station staff which also a bapok :p. we even did some "umpating" thingy about the staff. so evil huh?

when the train finally arrived, i board it and it took me 20 mins to get to paddington station. from there, i took first great western train to cardiff central. my seat was 82A and i tod that it meant i need to be in the carriage A. it was a good walk to get to coach A because it's the tail of the train. i was smiling to myself when i finally realized that i shud be in coach D, not A. no wonder i din find my seat in A carriage.haih jamiey2~

i had a good sleep in the train and when i got up, it was dark outside. malam suda~
i finished the last 3 choc rolls before i dozed off again. i only woke up when i felt that i had been on the train like forever. after 3 train stations, the light of meeting my friend soon came when i heard the announcement that cardiff central will be the next stop. eagerly, i fixed my tudung and get all my stuff ready to get off the train.

follow the rest of the journey on katum's