woke up for fajr prayers then golek2 on the bed for a while and then got ready to go for breakfast. we took room with breaky so tak yah lah nak gi luar carik breakfast. kedai mamak pun belum bukak aku rasa.
breakfast buffet was quite a spread. abba got his prata which is quite surprising coz i tot there's no such thing as roti canai in sarawak. and in the hotel buffet spread some more mwahahaha...!!
breaky done, we went to the main bazaar to get souveniors. the area of shops basically sold the same things. handicrafts and the works. got some buah tangan for some people.
i really wanted to get the kek lapis sarawak straight from the factory itself. but was told that we have to cross the sarawak river by boat. the sister has extreme fear of, well, a lot of things, so naik perahu/sampan atas air is of coz a big no-no! tried persuading her, but to no avail. she still tak nak berganjak.
no choice lor, had to buy from the street vendors. was told by dear friend Suhailah that it is not advisable to buy from them because of the lack of quality. but what to do. we approached a lady and she had her keks ready to be eaten and tested. we tested the keks, and i think, for me, the quality was acceptabale. since we wanted a lot of keks, she told us to leave our order with her and she will deliver the keks to our hotel the next day. tawakal je lah. handed her over the deposit and hope and pray she doesnt run away with the deposit.
after that, i wanted to take a pic with the big cat statue. we asked the kek lady and she said we had to walk a bit. but it was so freaking hot that i was halfway to becoming a madwoman, so we scrapped the idea. mission strike a pose with cat statue: status failed. upset!
went back by cab, had lunch. and oh, talking abt cabs, the cab metres in Sarawak starts at RM10. got a shock of my life the 1st time i entered a cab and the metre was showing RM10. but that's how they work. so don't say i never warn you hor. hehehehe...!!
slept a bit and woke up to prepare for my presentation. went down to congress floor and found my room. met the IT personnel to do some last minute fine-tuning. the 1st speaker done, then it was my turn to go up the stage. i started well. saw the boss down the ballroom, got a little nervous, actually blundered on 1 slide. but then, i was allright. even with two questions thrown to me, i was able to answer them properly. ALHAMDULILLAH.
finished my presentation and went back to my seat. after a while, i felt a tap on my shoulder. i turned and it was the boss. he pat me on my back and said, "you were very good!" ALHAMDULILLAH. and oh, no cameras were allowed, therefore i couldnt get myself snapped in action. upset!
done with my session, went up to hotel room and then went to get dinner. had dinner, watched a bit of tv, and was off to lalaland.
ok chiows. see you in day 3!
ilal liqaa'!
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