Nervous but Excited

Taking off from Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Emirates Airlines sounds like fun!! But the idea of it does get on my nerves too. Nervous? Why? Simple, first-time passenger on Emirates (this is the problem when your country has one of the best airline in the world, our homegrown Malaysia Airlines).

Secondly, I've never left the ultimately mysterious but yet awesome continent of Asia, and the next thing I know I will be in the exotic Turkey, Greece & United Arab Emirates! Three differently themed places, an Asia-cum-Europe crossed culture land, another with history dated back thousands of years, and lastly, an oil-rich super modern state with skyscrapers everywhere! How bizarre?

Istanbul, Turkey

Athens, Greece

Dubai, U.A.E.

Next big question, how can a mummy's boy like me take it? Well, other than the fact that the weather is freaking hot there in those countries, the culture shock might be interesting. But I am 100% sure I will be alright (after being trained in AIESEC for 4 years, I better be!). We'll see...

I am also "armed" with my brand new Deuter Quantum 70+10 backpack, Olympus water-resistant camera, Maxis Postpaid with int'l roaming, moisturizer spray, loads of wet tissues, waterless handwash, blah blah blah. I HAVE to be fine!

How could I forget? My purpose of travelling all the way there ain't only touring, but mainly attending a 2-weeks long brain squeezing conference called the International Congress 2007 which will be held in Istanbul! Greece and UAE are just post-tours! So I will be out of Tanah Air Tercinta for more than 3 weeks!

Anyway, fingers crossed! It's gonna be AWESOME I know it!

International Congress 2007 hier komme Ich!!! Exotic places hier komme Ich auch!!!