Goodbye Holiday

Indeed… such a bummer today.

A couple of friends and I suddenly came up with this impromptu idea to go on a budget trip somewhere. Be a little adventurous. So we decided on Kampar. And honestly, it sounded like a great plan. Gua Tempurung, adventure tour, cheap and nice food… Of course, food cannot be forgotten.

We quickly got into planning mode. Met up on Monday to sort out logistics and all. Booked a church van and even prayed about it. Lol. We knew it was quite last minute since bookings usually need to be made a week in advance. But thanks to Bernard, he helped us get everything sorted really quickly.

First obstacle was the hotel. We were trying to find something affordable. Finally, thanks to Roe’s dad, we managed to get a good rate through his friend. That was settled.

Next obstacle… the van.

We knew this one might be tricky because of the short notice. But Bernard said there was a chance, so we kept our hopes up and continued praying. This morning, I called him, and he said we got the van.

We were so excited.

Then came another obstacle around 2 plus in the morning. My parents suddenly voiced out all their concerns about the trip. Quite a lot actually. I was wondering why they didn’t mention it earlier when we were discussing it right in front of them. But okay, parents will be parents. Some of their concerns were valid but not major deal breakers.

Then came the biggest shock. They suggested I cancel the trip.

What?!

After all the planning, bookings, and excitement… how was I supposed to do that? Everyone was already so ready to go.

So I told myself to calm down. I prayed for peace. If it were God’s will for me to go, I would feel settled about it. Messaged Roe and Hun as well to let them know.

Later in the morning, Hun called. We tried to think of ways to give my parents more assurance. He even offered to rush back from work earlier so we could leave earlier and not travel too late at night. Mum was still a bit uneasy, but I kept assuring her everything would be okay.

I prayed again. If it wasn’t God’s will for us to go, then something would stop the trip altogether.

And well… something did.

Just when everything seemed settled, Bernard called again. There was an 8-seater van available, but it couldn’t travel to Kampar because of restrictions.

And just like that… all hopes gone.

What a bummer, right?

I was telling Roe we felt like a bunch of kids who didn’t get the lollipop we wanted. =P

But maybe it really is God’s way of stopping us. Because the van was the only thing that could hold us back. Take that away, and the whole trip just goes ka boom.

So… ka boom it is.

Maybe tomorrow we should check the news and see if anything happened on the highway that we were spared from. Haha.

Alright, time for Plan B.

One day trip to Kuala Selangor. Seafood dinner and then go watch fireflies.

Sounds not bad, right?

Anyone up for it? =)