Behind The Scenes of Travelin’

Scene 1

This trip looks good and perfect in pictures but quite a mess in the structure.

So far, the most twisted one among the history of family trips.

From the messy itinerary,
a week journey with seven flights rally,
Long delay made us sprint in Abu Dhabi,
Denied check in when we’re fully ready,
Paid a hefty sum of money for the tiny mistake I didn’t see,
Ran back to the airplane after realizing I left a bag with passports, handphones, and money below the handrest in the seat forty,
Another sprint session in Abu Dhabi,
during queuing for boarding,
ran between terminal one and three,
to fetch another bag I left
when we checked out at two thirty.

Those were crazy, honestly.

But, I also felt being saved for countless time while dealing with those difficulties.
It felt surreal when the plane touched the ground back to this city yesterday afternoon at three thirty,
We were wasted yet,gratefully healthy.

This writing finished yesterday at ten forty,
all the luggages were already returned to its place safely,
while the washing machine was singing happily.
My clean laundry was ready.

Scene 2

We might have lots of miss and twists, but we got it easy when it comes to traveling with this little girl buddy. It might be hard to believe when I said we had zero tantrums since she was a baby.

They said traveling is one of the truest test of character.
If it is true, then, she must have passed with flying colors.
Much calmer than her mother,
while dealing with so many irregulars,
Where everything was so unfamiliar.

I have no control of what she would become of despite all the best efforts that had been done, but I hope, she would thrive and becomes an adult who deals with lots of uncertainties in life like she does with everything that traveling brings when she was a child.

Scene 3

Marriage doesn’t have to be ideal,
The most important thing it should be functional.

I believe, so does in traveling.

You might need one with the same vision, but the other important thing, you also need a company with different functions.

For every little details I am quite good at (although it becomes debatable in this trip), I get a good one who covers for the big picture that I am quite lack of and I am beyond grateful to be blessed with such traveling partner.

Last but not least,