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manic morning

The flight was scheduled for 7:40am and when I woke up it was 6am. It’s like the clock’s number 6 figure was zooming in and out of my vision, a la Hindustan movie to emphasize how late I was. Yeah, no thanks to WorldCup match last night for this. I didn’t even watch the game last night though I was there joining the crowd for the cheering part. So I rushed like crazy, quick shower and everything done quickly, putting on clothes while walking and grabbing my bag, shoes, etcetera and soon enough I was already on the road to LCCT. I drove way past the speed limit, reached the airport and parked the car at 7am. I hope there’s no speed trap at dawn, else I’ll be in big trouble because there’s no way the PDRM will give me discounts for the ticket, given the speed limit that I broke.

The check-in counter was already closed when I reached there but there’s a lady at another counter somehow was kind enough to help registering my flight and then I had to rush through the queue like a madman. I’m quite sure some of them were cursing at me for cutting queue, I had no choice but to just glide through the long queue while apologizing along the way. When I finally reached the boarding gate, I realized that the iPad is not in my hands and it hits me like a tonne of bricks that I accidentally left it at the registration counter. So there I was, after explaining to the security officer and got his permission, I rushed back out of the boarding area through the same queue that I cut earlier.

The iPad was still there, at the counter. The airport was busy as usual and anyone could have just grabbed the iPad without anyone noticing. To make me feel even worse I didn’t have it password protected because it was prepared for the meeting that I’m attending. I think it was the iPad’s cover that made it looks like just an ordinary paper organizer, that saved it.

The rest of the day was as usual, long meetings and discussions. Met few old friends and everything turned out pretty much as planned. To avoid rushing like a madman again, I made a point that the meetings finishes on-time and now I’m already at the airport cozily waiting for my flight while blogging away. Can’t wait to get home and watch the WorldCup, hope Cameroon will win against Netherlands tonight.