Saturday, April 17, 2004
London trip........missed it!
Alcoholic's colleague won a company lucky draw for 2 air tickets to London and a hotel suite at Conrad Hotel for 3 nights. His colleague couldn't make it and offered to sell it to Alcoholic for S$1,000. That's S$500 per person to London for 3 nights! Normal price of an air ticket alone would cost more than S$1,000, so this is like striking lottery.
Alcoholic asked whether any of us would like to join him on the trip. I deliberated very long before gathering the courage to ask Boss whether I can take another 3 days leave at the end of the month, citing family reasons. Guess what, she said no. Because of a deadline we have to fulfil. No leave for me , but she insisted that Su attend a 2-day course which she had previously nominated her for.
There goes my once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go to London so cheaply and stay in such a high-class hotel. Damn, and I've never been there before.