I always thought that my first heli ride
will be somewhere very far and away. Very unique. Very different from the rides
I’ve taken. But guess what? My ride happens to be at my own backyard, right
here in Malaysia, the heartbeat of Malaysia to be more specific - Kuala Lumpur.
A mere 10 minutes’ drive from my home. Great things happen to those who are
patient and oh boy, I was very patient.
My one and only advise to those (1) haven’t
seen KL from aerial view, (2) doubted KL skyline view (simply mesmerizing from
up there hokkay) and (3) feel KL has nothing much to offer (oh boy! Aren’t you
gonna be surprise) is that DO NOT underestimate Kuala Lumpur cause you’ll be
shocked, surprised and impressed, all at the same time. That much I can tell
you.
I have basically checked all the type of
rides I ever wanted to take and am glad the heli ride is done here in KL. Achievement
unlocks.
Here is basically how I felt before, during
and after the trip. And obviously I highly recommend everyone to try. Once, at
least.
The Before
I was super thrill (obviously lah kan) and
since I saw Olive took the ride a day earlier plus the fact that I saw a couple
of my friends experiencing this, I kinda formulate and strategize what I want
to do and all. I even have an imaginary storyboard (that was how ecstatic I was
a day earlier and that morning itself).
I have to make sure is my attire is office
smart casual (as I have to come to office first prior to taking the ride), heli
friendly (nothing dramatic and overly dress whatnot kan) and last but not
least, it has to be comfortable and not over the top and yet look like some spoilt
rich kid taking a heli ride instead of car during KL rush hour (sampai begitu skali
my storyboard). The outcome… so-so only lah my style. Hehhehee…
You think that’s it? Nehhhh…. I even
imagine the pose and angle (1) running in or out of the heli (just like those
you see in a movie), (2) pic of me looking nonchalant of the ride as I have
taken it so many times, the transport to go in the future – GrabHeli gitew
(drama sangat) and finally (3) me
fiddling with the dashboard as if I was piloting it (this didn’t happen as I
forgot to request for a front seat. Duh…).
As you guessed it, nothing of the above materialized
BUT I did look good though (terubat jugak jiwa).
I have no running to heli pic - storyboardfail. Duh!
And this is NOT in a car hokkay (dalam kereta orang tak pakai earset besar gajah camni).
The During
Since all of the above failed, my
expectation kinda diminished as well. I was supposed to do a couple videos from
certain angle for me to show-off on my IG and I forgotten all about it (I did
get a few footage lah, bukannya takde langsung). Dang!
Video aside, the view is breathtaking. What
surprises me was that, you can see a lot of greenery from aerial view. Places that
you didn’t know existed ie golf course right smack in the city (here I thought
it was KDE but boy was I wrong), KLCC seems so near yet far, so small yet standing
tall – huge, and the best was all our link road, highways looks beautiful from
above. Seriously.
How to selfie on air - pout your lips!
This is the height.
Ni tang mana pulak!?!?! I don't remember there's greenery in KL city. Hemmm...
The After
Upon getting down, we took a few more pics
with the heli as backdrop. And you think it ends here? Nehhhhhh….
I have Heli-Ride-Hang-Over syndrome.
HAHAHHAHAAA…. Every other day if not hour, I be rerunning the videos, or
looking at the pics. Kept feeling that I should be posting all pics taken on
IG, FB, Twitter etc. (Show-off itu penting). No, that is not enough. I forced
my family and colleagues to check my pics out, insisting they should experience
the same.
Worried that people might doubt I took a heli ride. That's me with KL Tower in teh background y'oulls.
Me all smiling (dah macam orang sewel dah).
Here is what I did in specific (1)
encourage every Tom, Dick and Harry I met to try it, at least once in their
life, (2) Shared the pics, vids and cost with marketing team, influencing them
that high level event (eg. CxO level) should incorporate this into their GTM
plan. I even passed some Ascend Sky Tour biz card to marketing team. A unique
selling proposition. And (3) Push it to all my Social Media platform - semua
orang wajib tau and cuba.
What are you waiting for?
Go try NOW!
Group pic with heli pilot (Hwas an after thought hence he was still in the heli. Storyboard fail. Yet again).
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