A Chain of Bad Luck
It must be a chain of bad luck. Otherwise, how can I describe and accept this series of less pleasant incidents?
It first started in Bali where a friend of mine got all the possible damages from sunbathing and eventually we spent most of the time in the hotel.
Secondly, as I tweeted about a month ago, my last trip to Phuket, originally planned for duo, ended up to be a solo trip as my friend only found out at the immigration desk at Phuket Airport that she needed a visa before travelling to Thailand.
These two incidents led to form a pattern: bad luck with trips to resort places with Middle/Eastern European friends.
After Phuket, I began to worry about another (possible) bad luck with a trip to Kota Kinabalu, where I am at the moment of writing and which I had booked two months ago to be accompanied by a friend. However, since my company did not fall in the aforementioned category, I hoped it would not be the case. Never knowing what was going to happen in a week time. Never expecting this time to be the worst case…
Nearly three weeks prior to the planned date for this trip, that was the last time I saw him. Nearly four days prior to the departure date, he eventually informed me that he was not going on this trip. And he was my boyfriend.
There are many things to deal with during the post break-up but I had to make a quick decision on the trip. And, in the end, instead of cancelling the whole plan, I chose to go on a trip myself. It was not only because of money I already paid all but more because of my desire to get refreshed as initially intended. It’s just that another reason for refreshment was added, besides having a break and getting to breathe in the midst of non-stop workload for almost five months until July.
Being alone, again and unexpectedly, I am having many mixed feelings. However, what I know for sure is that I do not regret coming to Kota Kinabalu. And, despite this chain of bad luck, that travelling must go on.
My shadow waiting for a flight to Kota Kinabalu at 17h20, Friday 30 April, in Changi Airport Terminal 1 Gate D32
