Leaving Ju Long Tan and Exotic Stone Palace, the tour bus brought us back to our respective hotels. In our case (that is me, Jam and his friend), it was not a hotel but a hostel. Or more specifically, the Xi Jie Youth Hostel.
But guess what? The bus did not stop in front of Xi Jie Hostel. It stopped somewhere and the tour guide told us the hostel was only 300 metres away. So walking there would be no problem.
Well, walking there without carrying anything would surely not pose a problem, but with all the luggages we had to carry, you wanted us to walk?
OK, we were not going to fight with her over this. We were even so nice as to ask her if we could pay for the tour even though we did not feel like paying!
She said she was not the person responsible for collecting the tour fees and asked us to contact the tour company directly. When I heard this, I was on cloud nine. Haha! This was exactly what we wanted!
It's not that we did not offer to pay. No one wanted to collect the payment from us. Nobody made any effort to contact us about it. Which was damn fine with us! So bye bye and good riddance!
With that, we stepped down from the bus, took our luggage and proceeded to walk to the hostel. We were feeling so good about this. There was no way for the tour company to contact us for the payment. They did not have any of our contact numbers! Besides, if they really found a way to contact us, we could just ignore the calls. Haha!
Of course, they could track us down to Xi Jie Hostel since the tour guide knew we were staying there. But during our two nights stay there, no one contacted us. Jam and I were already thinking how much we should splurge in Yangshuo! Haha!
Yes we won! We outsmarted them! Hooray!!
But deep inside, I do believe in karma. And karma works in mysterious ways. I still could not believe that it would be so easy! For the moment, it's victory for us. But would they come hunting for us? We still had another 5 days in China. Anything could happen.
And if you want to know whether there are further developments to this saga of the Malaysian tourists vs. China Tour Company, you just have to be patient and keep coming back for updates.
Sorry there are no photos for this post, especially to those of you who are expecting some photos! But rest assured, you will be seeing more photos of my China trip in my upcoming posts!
FIRST COMMENTER
I don't think they will let you guys go so easily. Beware! They might track you guys down! haha
Arrgghhh..........I missed! Crap! :(
Nope...I don't wanna know whether you pay them or not! What I wanna know is about your trip Foong! Nothing more than that! LOL :D
Then again...I would love to know if you guys paid since you have been building so many suspense for us! :p
What? You guys have to walk to the "hotel" by yourself? Now that's...pretty suck huh!
Ouh...you guys didn't pay lar? War...you guys were so bad Foong! LOL :D I would do so too...if I were in your shoes. After what they have done...the damages alone is not enough to compensate right?
So congrates to you! You did the right thing...although not etchically! :p
Yep! You outsmarted them. And like you said bro, karma is real. What comes around will go around. Beware! :p
What have to wait some more? Haha :D Gladly!
Until we meet again Foong! Have a nice day!
Strange! It's very unlike people in business in China. Looking forward to the twist to your story. Quick..
wow...why this tour operator so silly. Usually, tour fees have to be settled upfront. Or at least have an appointed agent to collect on their behalf.
hahhaahha......tell us quick....
hmmm i think it was rather weird of them to not quickly ask you guys to pay, even you guys have offered to pay them..
*where got so big katak jumping on the street one*
hahaha.. direct translate from Cantonese..
hahaha.. dont worry, Karma wont get u, coz it's not your intension to escape, just the travel agent something's fault.. =p
well don't need to feel bad.. on second thought, i'm sure they will have overcharged the other tourists, so even you didn't pay, i'm sure they would still have money to earn.. :p
so i really wonder if you have Episode 3 on this?? i still feel a bit unbelievable they just let you go without paying a single cent.. haha :D
Oh! So we still dunno if u paid or not in the end!
Ppl offer to pay oso don wan to accept, some ppl like dat lor even here...my wedding hotel last time oso refused to take my deposit even though I offered to pay many many times!!!!
Last2 I paid them when the whole thing was over...silly billy! ;)
My guess is that u eventually paid them hehe! ;)
I thought you would reveal everything in this post. Anyway, I won't reveal the most interesting last part and leave the task to you!
Obviously they would'nt have chopped both of you into 18 "loke" else you wouldnt be blogging haha. Hm very interesting to note the bodhi seed in you is cranking up your conscience. Shall wait for the grand finale in your next post (hopefully).
interesting. not really short thou. haha.
From me to you, suejean =)
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I wouldn't have paid them even if they insisted on payment ... LOL!
i just am glad u n Jam are back home safely n I am enjoying yr pics :)
well..since no one collected the fees..why bother to pay..hehe..
jam mentioned 'interesting part'! enlighten us purleese :D
Haiya! So much suspense! My heart cannot take this you know. LOL
Wah wah have to wait for more posts? How many more posts before you reveal? Hahaha
so you won for this round foong..hehe
if i were in your shoes, I really don't know what to do but most likely i'll settle the payments right after. I will definitely feel so much load in my chest and mind bearing the thought I owe them for the trip even despite their shortcomings.
karma it is...that's what i don't want to happen
haha, this is "short"? i would choose to settle the payment. they may not get you, but there will be something else that required double payment from you guys. i wouldn't want to underestimate the karma thingy. :)
er, well it's not your fault after all. don't worry about karma then. they should be worry :)
i tot china people are very cautious about payments and all that involves money.. or maybe this is just one of their "mistakes" over all the years, one out of thousands.. hahaha.. anyway, i m sure they did, from the way u wrote.. later on, we will know, right?
eiling, they might...or they might not! LOL!
tekkaus, you sure you don't wanna know? I bet you do! LOL!
Yes, sure sucks walking all the way to the hostel, but wait! We didn't walk all the way! Interesting story coming up in the next post! ; )
happysurfer, yes very uncharacteristic of Chinese people right? I could not believe it was that easy actually! : )
mei teng, in fact the tour operator asked for the full fee on our first day in China, but we insisted that we would only pay at the end. Now ain't we smart! LOL! : )
manglish, next post coming up soon! : )
SK, funny isn't it? We want to pay but they don't want to take! : )
dolly, haha! I know that Cantonese phrase! Unbelievable right? : )
mariuca, haha! Not yet cos I want to keep you all in suspense! haha!
What? Your wedding hotel also like that? Silly them! If customer offer to pay, just take it first lah!
You think we will pay eventually? Maybe but then again, maybe not! Don't forget me and Jam are going to splurge and we may not have enough money left to pay them! : )
jam, haha! Thanks for not revealing and yes, I am going to reveal the last most interesting part! : )
cheahs@n, well I do believe in karma so I know if we don't pay, there may be consequences although, it may not end up with us paying the tour company! : )
science bloggers' association, thanks! : )
SJ, well I said I will "try" to make this post short. Obviously, I didn't try hard enough. he he
siao, very sorry! I don't know how to read Chinese! Pls translate! Thanks! : )
nick phillips, you won't? But you might ended up chopped into a few pieces and dumped into Li River! LOL!
bengbeng, thanks for your concern! I didn't for a moment felt we were in any kind of danger during our 10 days in China with the exception of one day, which I shall mention in my future posts! : )
wenn, exactly! Haha!
annant, aha! That interesting part shall be revealed soon : )
lina, yeah, as if... haha! : )
che-cheh, that's really hard to say! I don't know myself! : )
ayie, well of course you will feel much better after paying them. I also don't like to owe people money! But, I think during our trip, we think it was kinda fun! LOL!
levian, haha, better to be safe than sorry right? Well, I will let you know if karma catches up with us! But even if it does, that does not mean the tour company is going to benefit from it cos karma also affects them! : )
faisal, actually I was not really worried although I believe in karma. Maybe because I just wanted to have some fun during my holidays in China?
reanaclaire, yup, later you will know the conclusion to this Malaysian tourists vs China tour company drama! LOL!
naughty foong!
good afternoon to you there or is it still morning? i have to go to sleep here now, 10:30pm =P
Waiting for more updates
awww. i hope they wont track you down lol. ill be waiting for the china pics. :)
yeah...i believe in karma tooo....better pay ...they also need earning for living
ok it's about time you stopped keeping us all in suspense :-D
I'm waiting for THAT interesting part Foong!
there's no such thing as a free lunch. i refuse to believe that you didn't pay a single penny.
it's kinda weird that this tour operator didn't request payment from you in the first place.
anyway, i'll wait for your next update.
happy weekend Foong.
I wanna have a free tour too!
everything happen for a reason right?
looking forward for the next scenario hehe
ayie, it's afternoon. Good night! Although at the time I type in this reply, it's night here and i think it's morning at your side! haha!
borneo falcon, coming soon : )
lawstude, haha, I hope so too! More photos coming up! : )
vialentino, haha! You will know soon whether we paid or not : )
monica, why? It's good to keep you in suspense what! LOL!
life ramblings, better believe it! Haha! They did request payment early on but we refused to pay! LOL! Happy weekend! : )
shingo T, I'm sure you do! : )
bluedreamer27, yes everything does happen for a reason : )
you're right foong =)