Saturday, December 29, 2012

HZM-07 1229/ GA-VD

Day One

First day, feel anxious, nervous, excited, wish that i have wonderful participants.
i really wish for that. but after i meet the families, my worry and anxious re gone. perhaps its because my family, besties, my boyfriend, and my prayer. :)
i would brought 5 families.
Family one (LS):
consist of husband and wife, and 4 children. all boys. 18, 14, 12 and 5. they re energetic, strict and sophisticated. they re nice, and looks like a perfect couple. mrs vi is incredibly pretty and totally fashionista. the kids re quite fine actually, the oldest and the second re quiet, but the oldest seems dont like to blend with other participants, he also dont like to smile. the third and the youngest re my fav! the third, just called him "marc" he's love to smile and lovable, and "ivander" who is naughty but also adorable. he dont like being touched with people and prefer playing with his brothers.

Family two (SS);
Consist of just husband and wife. they looked nice and friendly.

Family three (SW):
Consist of parent, 2 young adult (their children) and their grandmother. they also seems nice and friendly. the grandma is really nice and kind, and her daughter in law is also really nice and also, a fashionista.


Family Four ( S):
Consist of one mother and her 3 amazing children. 2 girls and 1 boy. the oldest one is boy (13) and the girls (11 and 8). i love them even at first time i met them. they look so so nice. the children re lovely and their mother is having a natural beauty, inside and out. soon, i become close to them.

Family Five (PT):
Consist of parent and their 3 children. all boys.(11, 6 and 4) the parent re okay, but they just seems a bit ignorance and not quite friendly, but it doesnt mean they re not nice right? first impression is important, but it we couldnt see their personality just by 1 day.

Family Six (SP):
Consist of the parent, their 2 children. adult (27 and 24) male and female, and his son's fiancee. a thailand residence, who is totally nice and pretty. i also love this family. the  parent re just so amazing and nice, and their children as well.

its quite natural that there re some fright that we have when we have to brought the tour, especially when we first time bring the tour. you scared that it will turn out miserable or they just dont like you etc.
but yeah, i can be relieved that it turn out smoothly.
i mean, when i greet the guests there, then we be acquainted each other, then 'the airport handling' really helpful. they help me as they can.

i briefed them things that i supposed to tell, then after that i told them to meet up at the boarding gate a half hour before we enter the plane. so, all works. :)
i sit alone at the plane, which nice and great because it would be incovenience if we have to sit with the guests.

Soon after we arrived, i walked first and wait them outside, after that i accompany them to the immigration. Previously, i permit them went to the toilet first.
FYI, beside shopping..toilet is one of the most important thing for indonesian. they will seek toilet everywhere we go, so i as a tour leader must know where's the toilet is. :P

well, the immigration queue was so long, buat later after that i wait outside the immigration to tell them wheres the conveyor belt etc. but, because not all of my guests weren't came out at the same exit, so there some family that i missed to tell where the conveyor belt is, but i thought yeah it would be fine. because they can check by themshelves.
then, after ifound them i told them to meet up at exit B, but again there re some family re went outside already before i told them where the meeting point is.
when i go outside with my guests, well.. its huge, there re exit A and B, and its hard to find my guests.

its quite long to find them actually. but 20 minutes later i akready wait at the exit B with my local guide's assistant name Bruce. his english is great, no wonder. he lived in usa for more than 10 years. lols.
well, there re some families who complain because took time so long for waiting.
well, i tried to call PT fam. every families gathered already, except them. i called them many times, but theres no respond. i start anxious and i told the other families to wait and i going round by myself to seek them. soon after that, there is one of my guest called me that they hv been waiting at the other side, and there is another problem. that family lost one of their baggage. Mr P dunno what to do, he said his english not very good, and he cant speak chinese, he already told the Lost and Found staff but they didnt allow him to come in and see the baggage. well, i have to make decision. because i looked some families re murmuring and moaning. so i ask bruce to ask my guests to the hotel and help them to check in. there will be willy (the local guide) who will help them to divide the room for them etc. and i will be here help Mr P found his baggage.
i went to the 6th floor and i realize that im lucky that i studied chinese already. so i talked to him and i said that i must found the baggage as soon as possible, because we're travel group and im the tour leader. i couldnt took long time and let them waiting me at the hotel. he asked me wait for 1 hour at the maximum, but i insist i cant took that long. so after 10 minutes of conversation, they asked his coworker to help my guest enter to the baggaga claim, and soon after that he found out and he really thankful for that. im glad that i could helped him :)

we used the taxi to go to the hotel. our hotel at Hongkong is L'Nina hotel.
its really big, consist thousand of room and its one of the biggest and newest hotel in hongkong.
i agreed that the taxi argo in hongkong is quite expensive. we spent 250 HKD from airport to the hotel. i and Mr P re having quite great conversation. we talked about travelling most of the time, he said the taxi argo at Johannes's burg was ridiculous. they spent like almost 1 million idr for that, we also talked about hongkong etc. he already went here for several times. i wonder why he like to visit hongkong many times.

after we arrived, i get amused with the hotel. the parking is so huge, and also the lobby as well. the lobby is fancy, huge and nice, but too much people.
after i come in, my guests still waiting at the lobby. so i seek mr willy to help him divide the rooming list etc. 10 minutes later we done and i tell my guests for tomorrow, the morning call, the breakfast time, when we have to depart from the hotel. the LS family told me that they dont want join the tour for daytwo and because of that, they also dont want to give me any tip. actually, company will not allow something like that. client have to pay the tip no matter if they didnt join the tour. but i didnt care of the tipping, im tired and i dont want to have the debate because of the money, so i just said okay for that.

then, after that i went to the room..the room was amazing, i love this room. the LCD, the view. theres no window, it just glass. and the view is so wonderful, i can look the harbour and boat everywhere, also the lights and buildings, its romantic too. i hope that i could enjoy the view with my ivantius. i wish he were here.
and the bathroom is also nice. :) so, after i put my belongings, i meet up with mr willy. he's totally nice, he gave me the MTR direction etc, and he treat me as well at citywalk. today is so freezing, and its really great that i can stand it. i just wear jacket, but it doesnt enough its too cold, moreover its rain and windy. whoaaaa..
i met  the S Fam, who is the nicest fam among all. she insist me to had diner together, even i told them i had already.so i just accompany them. i also bought the simcard too. i was so excited that i could contact Iv. miss him.

well, soon after that we back to the hotel. :)

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