I remember the first overseas trip I had with my GF was to southern Thailand. That was nearly 6 years ago. We had to endure a gruelling 14 hours coach ride there. Oops. Not exactly a good idea for a romantic getaway, but, what to do, we were both poor students back then. No budget for flights and at that time there weren’t any budget airlines.
 

Thinking back, it was a rather memorable trip…. not just because it was our first together, but also because it was rather funny. Somehow we managed to spend all our money between us, and by the time we got on the return coach, we were quite broke. Only had debit cards that couldn’t be used at the Malaysian rest stops’ coffee shops, plus a few ringgits – enough for a bowl of noodles.
 

So the story went that my GF, being the darling who always wants to leave the best for me… bluffed me that she wasn’t hungry. So happily I had my bowl of noodles. Unfortunately, it was only a couple hours later when she puked due to sitting in a shaky coach on an empty stomach then I realised that she lied that she wasn’t hungry so that I could have my dinner. Argh.
 

To this day, I still feel very guilty whenever I think of that incident.
 

Moral of the story #1: Never spend all the cash in your wallet thinking that you won’t need it on the return leg.

Moral of the story #2: Always have a modest meal before boarding a long-haul coach ride.

Moral of the story #3: I’d fly there on Tiger Airways the next time.

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