Three days ago, I went for my first outstation job. Not overseas, but in a different state. Surprisingly I was sent to Ipoh - place of good food at reasonable prices and for a reasonably good quantity! Ipoh is also my parent's hometown, which I visit every now and then so I wasn't really in a foreign place altogether.
The experience was interesting. For my case, I am going to consider myself really lucky because the client provided us with transportation and lodging. In a team of four, we set off for Ipoh with me on the wheel. Once again, luckily for us traffic was surprisingly clear on the way up and no speed traps. Despite not having speed traps I was disciplined and kept to the speed limit like chewing gum on a shoe.
Compared to toll plazas in KL, tolls over at that region were considered a lot more quieter with less traffic. However to my surprise, controls and discipline in these small tolls were just as good as busy tolls. With luck on our side, the personnels in every toll with worked with have been very friendly and gave us utmost co-operation. It has really helped us in getting our job done quicker and more effective. Kudos to all of them, who we have worked with so far!
Towards the end of the first day after all the hard work at the toll, we decided to reward ourselves by going around Ipoh and tasting food reknown in Ipoh. To give you a rough idea of how good the food is - we had 8 meals on the first day. After all the food and work during the day, I knocked off the moment I lied down on the bed in the hotel after bathing despite having my colleague watching the television. That was how knackered I was!
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