Miracles do happen. I am so grateful that I won the STEEMFest Conference Fee in the @peerplays contest a couple of days ago. I found out I won when the other winner left a comment on my last STEEMFest post!
I need to leave Malaysia for these dates anyway. STEEMFest is a happy coincidence for me. But without the conference ticket, I would not get the full benefit, even though I was going to meet up with others anyway. And now, problem solved!
Now I am still scrambling to be able to afford the trip and to get all the transport paid for.
Thanks to my STEEM work and so many generous STEEMers, I can now afford my condo rent and monthly wifi here in Kuala Lumpur. The bus and train tickets are all being arranged now.
The flights are too expensive now. I cannot afford them. But bus and train prices do not rise as you near the travel time. Why is that, I wonder? I'm just glad they are still cheap.
Still to pay is the hostel cost and various expenses for my travel. For example, getting around the city and getting between buses and trains. I will also be in Bangkok for a couple of days after the event, and will need to eat then too.
Somehow, by another STEEM Miracle, I have much more STEEM in my wallet than I did last night. I cannot see a transaction to account for this, but I know that STEEM was not there when I went to sleep. Thank you STEEM Angel. I will make you proud!
And so many thanks to @myjob, for sending the SBD she had in her wallet. Please go take a look at her interesting life as a small boat fisherwoman in Florida. This is a fascinating glimpse into a world that is disappearing quickly, and her posts take us right there.
Other STEEMers helping me have asked to remain anonymous. I am grateful to you all.
What do I need?
The total amount of my immediate need is about $150 USD. This is 1100 STEEM, and I have about 300-400 coming in time now.
I'm keeping up the optimism the rest will come, and not stopping.
Yes, my condo room is still flooding as it has for almost two weeks now. And yes, I am still sopping up water and doing laundry 24/7. I now have three sets of cloth going:
- one on the floor
- one in the washer
- one in the dryer
Repeat, repeat, repeat!
The condo people might be here tomorrow morning to work on the roof. I refuse to pray for "no rain" and we will probably monsoon here again this afternoon.
This is quite amazing to be dealing with. A minute ago a bunch of water just burbled out of the old cable outlet loudly.
I should have some food here in a few hours. This will really help me. I never thought I would be sick of turmeric tea, but it is keeping me going anyway.
If you would like to help me get to STEEMFest, you can!
You can upvote any of the posts on my three STEEM blogs, especially those close to payout:
@fitinfun
@fitinfunfood
@bxlphabet
You can send any amount of STEEM/SBD to my @fitinfun wallet.
If you would like to send cash by paypal, please contact me in Discord. Sending that money to a member of TeamMalaysia instead of to me directly ends up being quicker and with much less fees.
- If you would like to send cash to my Thailand Bank account where I can access it with no fees while there, please contact me in Discord to get that information.
My Discord Contact Info:
fitinfun#2249
Detailed travel info:
This section below is for the people who are helping me make my travel reservations. You can look at it if you like :)
Travel Overview:
Outgoing trip
KL to Bangkok Nov 4-6
- Bus from KL to Hat Yai
I will take the 10 pm bus from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia starting on the night of the 4th to arrive Hat Yai Thailand on the morning of the 5th.
Pickup: TBS (Terminal Bersepadu Selatan)
Dropoff: Hatyai Songkhla (Chee Uthit Road)
- Train from Hat Yai to Bangkok
I will take the night train from Hat Yai to Bangkok starting on the afternoon of the 5th. I arrive in Bangkok on the morning of the 6th. There are multiple trains available.
Pickup: Hatyai Jn.
Dropoff: Bangkok
Return Trip
Bangkok to KL Nov 13-14
- Train from Bangkok to Hat Yai
I will take the afternoon train from Bangkok to Hat Yai on the afternoon of the 13th. Arrive in Hat Yai on the morning of the 14th. There are multiple trains available. The latest arrives at 10:30 am which is fine.
Pickup: Bangkok
Dropoff: Hatyai Jn.
- Bus from Hat Yai to KL
I will take the 1 pm bus from Hat Yai on the 14th to arrive in Kuala Lumur at about 9 pm that night.
Pickup: Hatyai Songkhla (Chee Uthit Road)
Dropoff: TBS (Terminal Bersepadu Selatan)
Detailed Itinerary
Starting with the trains; bus below.
Train Reservations
I'm working with the official Thai train site. Is there a Malaysian equivalent that might work better? This site is glitchy as can be.
Also wondering about currency exchange fees with this site, but I cannot get far enough to see this part.
Here is the information for the train to Bangkok from HayYai Jn. from the official Thai train site:
First go here:
http://www.railway.co.th/main/index_en.html
Then click “online booking” which takes you here after you click English:
https://www.thairailwayticket.com/eTSRT/default.aspx?language=1
First is the main screen for the official Thai train tickets.
At this screen, you need to indicate Southern Line and change October to November before changing anything else.
HatYai Jn. is near the bottom of the selections. Bangkok is at the top of the list.
The station in Bangkok is Hua Lamphong, but it does not show like that.
Once you have selected the options above, you will see the Hat Yai to Bangkok train options:
All train times appear to be open on the 5th. The only one I do not want is #42 that arrives in Bangkok at 5:55. This is too early and also the most expensive train of all.
Note:
I am only looking at Second Class seating which turns into a comfy bed at night. First Class is expensive and not worth it. Third Class only gives you a chair for 18 hours!
Second class shows as "2" on some of the screens.
Train Number in order of preference:
170
172
38
32
The next four screenshots show the availability of the 4 trains in order of which I prefer and are cheapest.
Even numbered seats are lower bunks, which I need. No climbing on the train! All of these still show lower bunks open, and I was able to click the selection to show the price.
You see below they are all "lower berth" with even numbered seats.
Train 170 - 855 thb
Train 172 - 855 thb
Train 38 - 935 thb
Train 32 - 1135 thb
Return train trip
Bangkok to Hat Yai train options:
The order of trains I prefer are:
169
171
37 ladies
37
31
All trains are open:
These are the 5 screen shots showing lower seating availability and prices.
Train 169 - 855 thb
Train 171 - 855 thb
Train 37 ladies - 935 thb
Train 37 - 935 thb
Train 31 - 1135 thb
I hope you will only need to try the 100 series trains and get the lower bunks for cheap. Fingers crossed!
Bus information:
I am only choosing Aslian Golden Coach Bus since I used them before, and the bus pick up is near the train station in Hat Yai.
The site I am using is:
https://www.busonlineticket.com/
Search Kuala Lumpur to Hat Yai for the date:
Nov 4 outgoing to Hat Yai
Search Hat Yai to Kuala Lumpur for the date:
Nov 14 incoming to KL
Both directions have many open seats. I prefer a seat in the middle of Row C. Maybe 6 is my lucky number.
Bus going to Hat Yai on Nov 4/5 for 70 myr
Departs TBS at 10 pm
Pickup: TBS (Terminal Bersepadu Selatan)
Dropoff: Hatyai Songkhla (Chee Uthit Road)
Bus coming back to KL on Nov 14 for 75 myr
Departs Hat Yai at 1:00 pm
Pickup: Hatyai Songkhla (Chee Uthit Road)
Dropoff: TBS (Terminal Bersepadu Selatan)
That's it for now. I know everything will work out just fine and STEEMFest will be awesome!
Wow, congratulations @fitinfun!
Thank you, @kimzwarch. I think you will be in China instead?
Yup, a packed November indeed. Looking forward to see what will be happening in Steemfest through your sharing later.
You know I will, lol. Lots of posts will come out of this event :)
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I will, @ackza. You are for sure on my list to let people now about. Few are as pro-active as you are. I will be looking for people as smart as you to look at all you are doing here to grow this platform!
congrats, good luck in going to steemfest.
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Thank you very much, @mrnightmare89. Lot's of drama for sure, and I will stay in the shade, lol :)
sorry just a little only..just want you to know that I'm happy that you're going to steemfest..take care
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Thank you so much, @mrnightmare89. It is not small at all and gives me such a boost. It is the friends like you I have on STEEM that allow me to carry on. I am so grateful to you.
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Thank you so much, @ekushya. I really appreciate your help :)
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That's a fantastic news.
Best of luck.
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Thank you so much, @happyphoenix :)
Congratulations!
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Thank you so much, @culgin, but another tipu-er beat you to it! I love doing this tipu job too, but it sure is work :)
Hope your travel and everything will come together for you! And look at this. You won for 9/24/2019 edition of Recommend Your Favorite Freewrite - again LOL
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WooHoo! Thank you very much! I did not even get to your last contest notification that I won, lol. I am so glad to be a part of @freewritehouse. I think my daily freewrites keep me (somewhat) sane :)
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Thank you so much. @musicvoter :)
Have a safe trip @fitinfun to STEEMFest
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Wonderful to hear you are more upbeat, congratulations on winning a ticket Sharon.
Planning is half the fun in travel, have a safe journey!
Thank you, @joanstewart. I am getting very excited now :)
Congratulations!
Thank you very much, @deeanndmathews!
super awesome cool that you have won the ticket!! this will make you experience totally different in a good way! well deserved!
Thank you so much, @karinxxl. I know you one of the people who entered too, and I hope you are in better financial shape than me. I will be so excited to meet you soon :)
the right tickets go to the right people! Hugs! and see ya next week!
Aw! Thank you, @karinxxl. I know we will have a fun week!
That's fabulous!!
So happy for the win and your Steem Angel <33
Thank you so much, @kaerpediem. I hope there are more of them lurking about :)
Hi @fitinfun, I sure hope your travels will go smoothly. I am very much looking forward to meeting you there! I can't help you with anything at the moment, because I'm still not even sure what my budget will be (since I am waiting for some money to come in...on time I hope, and I am dragging the kids along, so want to be sure hehe) but I could possibly help you out once in Bangkok. At least with some cash for food etc. So be sure to look me up when we get to Steemfest. I will be there on the 5th. Happy travels!!!
Hi @fitinfun, I sure hope your travels will go smoothly. I am very much looking forward to meeting you there! I can't help you with anything at the moment, because I'm still not even sure what my budget will be (since I am waiting for some money to come in...on time I hope, and I am dragging the kids along, so want to be sure hehe) but I could possibly help you out once in Bangkok. At least with some cash for food etc. So be sure to look me up when we get to Steemfest. I will be there on the 5th. Happy travels!!!
Thank you so much, @misslasvegas. I do not remember if you told me we were soul sisters a few months back on one of these challenges. I'm sure we were both up in the air at that time too! It's quite amazing that BOTH of us won a ticket so late, and BOTH of us are still figuring things out, lol. I will still be up in the air when I get on the bus in KL probably.
I will be there on the morning of the 6th and plan to set up in the badge area to spy on who comes in and be sure to meet and greet all. I think that starts at 3 pm. All food except exceedingly cheap breakfast is paid until Friday night and then the Sunday banquet happens.
And of course @khimgoh has something happening for @steemitmamas. We are have some kind of meetup on the weekend - up in the air now too, as I am sure you know!
So then I leave on the 13th. I think you are staying longer, yes? There is a travelfeed meetup on Monday night in Bangkok. If you are there, it should be good.
Happy travels to you too. I know we will both make it just fine!
Hehe, I can't remember either, as I feel I have a few soul sisters here but I'm sure we are! Yes, I still can barely believe it. But I do believe that if we weren't supposed to be there, it wouldn't have happened, so we're meant to be there!
Yes, we will be staying in Thailand until the 21st, which is way too short if you ask me, but it is what it is. I do have plans to travel to Cambodia (and more in SE Asia) somewhere after February (when I hope to go to Mexico for Anarchapulco) because I have a new friend there and looking into relocating to Cambodia.
I won't be there for the travelfeed meetup, unfortunately, because we'll be moving on to either Koh Chang or Koh Phanghan (haven't made up my mind yet) for a few days and hopefully Chantaburi after that before our trip home.
Yes, we will both make it fine, see you there lady!
Congrats on winning the conference fee, wish you well with the rest of the fundraising:) I sent a couple of SBD, did not have much as I power up but every little bit counts not so!
Thank you so much, @lizelle. I did notice your blog was growing, and see you everywhere these days. You are doing the right thing. Thank you so much for the SBD. This helps me so much, and I will get to STEEMFest! You just gave me such a boost!
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Have fun in Bangkok! Looking forward for the stories!
Safe travels!
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Oh goodness... Does the owner of the condo knows about this?
I am starting to wonder where do all the water sipped through....
And...
CONGRATULATIONS !
See you there at Steemfest!
I envy you so much @fitinfun :)
Ok! Well, be careful what you wish for, my friend, @crypto.piotr! But as to winning the conference fee and seeming to really be able to make this trip, yes, I am very blessed right now. Thank you for all of your support :)
Congratulations @fitinfun!
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wow im just happy to har @peerplays is still kickin! i have some tokens I believe , could we please get peerplays pegged on Steem-Engine? ask @someguy123 if you could add pererplays the same way they added golosP may cost $1000 but doesnt peerplays have funding? proposal system? its something that it could really use and perhaps its easier for someguy123 to add it, but once you have peerplays on steem engine its just $250 more aprox and you can have peerplaysPegged be on EOS , just in case you wanted a peerplays eos peg to maybe list peerplays on newdex :)
Haha! As usual, you have way more info than me, @tytran. I just did the download to get the contest entry, and really do not know anything more than that.
If I had a spare $250 usd, I would not be fundraising to get myself to Bangkok for STEEMFest next week, lol :)
Congratulations @fitinfun
Have a safe trip. That is a great steemit power and community.
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