planning ahead

thurs
f: eh, h.s.b.c. cards has a special for cardholders. i feel like going on hol...
n: oh really? hmm looks like siem reap is going for cheap. know anyone with the card?
f: yeah actually r has it
n: ok so go ask him then! i'll go discuss with my travel buddy s.r. and see if anyone else wants to come along

fri
n: so rite, after intense discussions, we are ons! (outlines participants, possible dates, budget for whole trip)
f: whoah u really thought it out huh?? ok great will ask r when i see him tonight

meanwhile, n is getting completely stressed out over the possibility of not catching the deals and reconfirms everyone, msging f every couple of hrs or so. f is busy at work and is naturally annoyed but being the patient sweetheart that he is, doesn't scream at n.

fri nite
n: so... how? are we on? can i get the card details? he ok with it? what if there are not enough seats left for the 6 of us?
f: relax, we can settle it tomoro, got until sun. i'll ask him to confirm later ok

n is overly excited and completely baffled as to why this isn't as high priority to everyone else as it is to her. gets even more stressed out. can't sleep well and has dreams about it. well, more like nightmares.

sat
n finally gets the details of everyone and things go smoothly... until the stupid booking system cocks up and the booking doesn't go thru. twice. n calls the airline to make sure that r's card isn't being abused or hijacked and tries again. fails again. n gets fed up and thinks screw it. goes and has a nice evening out with f walking around chinatown and pretending to be tourists.

sun
ladies and gentlemen, we have lift off!! booking finally goes thru and n can enjoy what's left of her weekend. well, for a while. needed to place one more person on board, for which the booking didn't go thru in the afternoon, but did in the evening. peace at last.

so, 5 months from now, 6 of us are heading over to si.am rea.p y'all! can't wait!! wanted to go since last year but tix were always too ex. yay. :) won't get too excited yet ah, still a while away...

p.s. i have no idea why pe.opl.e wr.it.e lik.e th.is b.ut i as.sum.e th.er.e's a g.oo.d re.aso.n?