.:Secret Trip to Europe – Austria:.

the idea of  this secret trip started on October… when i reading the newspaper… suddenly one advertisement catch my eyes… “KLM Flight Promotion. Flying to all main Europe countries with RM 3xxx.xx”… from that moment… the desire to visit Europe again burned me inside out… i knew i gonna do this…

BUT… there are missions to be done before i can step my foot on  the Europe land again… first.. MONEY… i need a sponsor… for the Flight ticket…hehe… pick up the phone n call my uncle in Canada… i very close wit this uncle one… i used to stay with him when i was in kinder garden… ok! back to the story… how the hell i make him sponsor me the flight ticket???  the time when i first get into UTP, he promised to buy me a laptop… but that time, my scholarship already covered the laptop… so at the end he didn’t buy me anything… so this time around.. i told him that i am graduate soon.. n i wan a trip to Europe as a present… at first he  was reluctant to say YES… but with my persuasion skills… lol!!! i found my SPONSOR for the flight ticker… YEAH!!

Second mission is to find a accommodation in Austria… i met this guy during my internship in UAE, he is a very nice gentleman, a very experience guy too… before i book my flight ticket… i drop him a email asking him is it possible to visit him during my trip… his reply was positive… he said he will not available during Christmas because he needs to go back n celebrate with his family, but after Christmas he is ok to show me the town…THANKS MR LASZLO… i hope i wrote your name correctly…

So, i got the sponsor, i got free accommodation n a free tour guide… YEAH!!! then i booked my flight to Austria on 26 December 2008… i didn’t tell many people about this trip… cause i know sure some ppl will say “wah, y u so rich de?” or “syok la, can go Europe again!” etc… i dun wan this kind of comment… so i choose to go secretly.. without letting anybody know… including my parents…

the flight was long… 12 hours to Amsterdam and transit to Vienna from there…but i think is worth it… stepped out from the plane… OMFG!!! fxxking cold… the wind blew on my face… i almost pee on my pants… shivering like a chicken… is winter now in Austria… my first winter in my life… =) although is cold,  i am still happy n excited about it…

the first place i stopped was Vienna, Austria… this city is voted as one of the best place to live in the world… i cant say is true or not… but is no way u wanna compare this place to Malaysia….haha… but still i am proud to be a Malaysian..=p

i met Mr Laszlo in the town… he brought me to his house… an apartment on the 16 floor of a building that stand middle of the town… NICE view… i can see the whole Vienna from his balcony… after some snacks… he said is nice weather to go for a walk at a small town name Semmering… it was one hour drive from Vienna.. and is a place for people to ski…

i have the “things” with snow… so how could i say NO to go for a place for skiing…. along the journey… i can see the climate change edi… the car is driving higher n higher… while the scenery become more whitish… and of cause the temperature is getting colder… lol!!

i think the one hour drive is worth it… get out from the car… i feel the coldness… faster tighten my jacket… wear the gloves… but my hand still feel a bit numb… but i dont care… i wanna see snow… i looks like a kampung boy that never see such thing n my life… i guess the European will think i am crazy if they saw my expression… looking peoples skiing around… kids playing with the snow… i run around the place also… cant hide my excitement… Mr Laszlo noticed me and asked ” is the first time u see snow? u can taste it if u wan.” Damn… i feel embarrassed… but i know he was just joking wit me… and he offered to help me to take some pictures…

i was cold… freezing… n sometimes shivering… my feet and hand is cold… i dont have a proper footwear… just wearing my Nike Air… and the cheap glove i had is not enough to give me warm.. but i am fine… the excitement and enjoyment i had made me forget bout the cold…

-End of Part 1-

~ by Faiker on March 18, 2009.