English Translation: Trouble never comes alone..

Just came back from Bordeaux and Portugal after skipping yet another week of sch. The week has been an eventful one.

1) Discovered that I misplaced my air ticket just hours before I had to catch my train to Lisbon. Was going to change my flight times when I discovered that I did not know where my ticket was. Panicked as usual and rummaged through my stuff while rushing to pack my bag and have lunch. Meijun helped but we failed to find the ticket. Went to the train station with a heavy heart but decided not to let it affect me if not we will have a lousy week ahead. Heard before from a tour guide that you will probably have to purchase another ticket at an undiscounted price (means the price you see on your air ticket and not those displayed at travel agencies, the amount is usually alot more than what you pay) if you lose your ticket so that kinda freak me out cos cannot imagine what my parents will say if I told them. Decided to call my mum and asked her to call TG to find out the actions I have to take if I lost my ticket. Told her to keep it from my dad cos he is not really good at taking this kinda things and was not in the right frame of mind to be nagged or reprimanded at. Mum came back with a reply the next day saying that all I had to do was to make a police report and said that it was stolen and I can get a replacement ticket at the nearest TG office and all I have to pay is 60 euros. Quite alot of money although not as much as buying a brand new air ticket. Felt better upon hearing this..rummaged through my stuff again when I got back and thank God I found my air ticket amongst this file of travel phamplets and maps that I have amassed during my various trips. So I saved 60 euros..=)

2) Sent a job application to McKinsey before I left, Did the dumbest thing ever. Was also applying to Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as well and sent the wrong cover letter in. Stoopid web-based email did not allow me to recall the maill cos it can supposedly be done only on Outlook Express. Wanted to kick myself in the face but decided not to dwell on it since what is done has been done. Then when I returned got a rejection mail..sobs from them saying that my training and experience did not fit their needs blah blah and told me not to reapply in 2 years! Win already lor..haii there goes 1 job down the drain.

3) The worst bomb ever. Meijun and I purchased a 3 mth unlimited Eurail pass to travel. We started in early Aug and our pass would have ended early Nov but we tried erasing the date and changing it so we could travel more places (we know its wrong but we r very poor and we really want to see more of Europe) but well we finally got caught and apprehended on our way back from Bordeaux by this really alert and sharp conductor. We changed the date a mth ago and have passed the scrutiny of many conductors since but this guy is good man. We had to pay a fine and for our ticket from Bordeaux back to Paris and Paris back to Rouen and that causd has a hefty sobs 173 euros!! Our pass got confiscated and we cannot travel till mid Dec when we validate our 2nd pass that will allow us to travel to the Scandinavian countries. Really bad luck on our part but I guess we cannot blame anyone but ourselves. Am trying to out this behind us and not let it spoil our exchange. Haiii but 173 euros is really alot of $. I can buy like half an Ipod with it and the LV organizer that I saw in paris and have lusted after ever since, pay for IceHotel with change. But well what is done cannot be undone so no use crying over spilt milk I guess.

3 bombs in a row. I cannot take any more. Pls let it be a better week ahead even though we r stuck in Rouen with nowhere to go. =(

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