Yth Bapak. Shiraz Malik, Salaam Alaikum
Nama saya Kazim Akbar dan saya, istri saya, daughter and grand daughter went to China in the group of Dr. Khalid Rehman. It was a wonderful trip and an extraordinary vacation. It turned out to be more like a vocational trip with immense learning experience. I must congratulate you for planning the trip to its finest details. And full credit should also go to Mr. Yusuf and Mr. Johan of ICT tours for executing the plan effectively- like clockwork.
As a retired Army Officer, who served through two wars, I am well aware, how much it takes to plan Logistic Support for an Operation and what is involved in its execution. I can say, therefore, that planning on your part and its execution by ICT was done with Military Precision. There is so much that I can say about the finer details. Tapi saya hanya akan menyebut beberapa fasilitas luar biasa yang kami nikmati. Kami tidak perlu menunjukkan paspor kami dan mendaftar untuk check-in. Hotel sudah menerima detail tamu. Pemandu Wisata Nasional kami memberikan kunci kamar segera setelah kami tiba di hotel. Kami dibagi dalam kelompok yang dinamai sesuai warna yang diberikan pada bus kami. Bagasi kami dibawa ke satu lantai sesuai ketentuan. Dan dibawa keluar sebelum check-out, dan dikirim langsung ke bandara. Kami tidak perlu membeli tiket dan mendapatkan Boarding Pass. Bayangkan 200 orang-orang antre untuk check-in di bandara dan menimbang bagasi. Itu akan memakan waktu berjam-jam berdiri dalam antrean. Kami mendapat boarding pass pada saat kedatangan dan langsung menuju gerbang keberangkatan. Betapa perlakuan VIP.
Sebelum meninggalkan Pakistan, kami merasa cemas tentang jenis makanan yang akan kami dapatkan di China. Kami berpikir untuk membawa makanan kaleng juga. Tapi betapa terkejutnya kami. Kami makan di restoran Muslim di setiap kota setiap hari. Kualitas dan variasi makanannya begitu baik sehingga itu menjadi kenikmatan setiap saat. Namun beberapa orang ingin pergi untuk Pizza dan melewatkan memakannya. Anda mungkin mendengar keluhan dari beberapa peserta yang tidak puas. Saya bisa mengatakan bahwa itu adalah orang-orang yang selalu mengeluh dan merasa tidak senang. Mereka menjadi sengsara karena melihat gelas mereka setengah kosong; tidak seperti orang-orang yang bahagia yang melihat gelas mereka setengah penuh.
Itu bukan semua yang ingin saya katakan. Saya bisa terus menjelaskan seberapa banyak yang telah dilakukan untuk kesenangan kami dan betapa pengalaman dan pendidikan yang hebat ini bagi kami. I must also say that our group was the luckiest to have Angela as our National Guide. We were called the ‘Brown Bus’. Angela was full of knowledge about the History and culture. But what made her dear to all of us was her warm personality and how much care she took for our comfort. She was more than a guide; she was our host and we became her pampered guests. She was there to provide help even after the day was over. Mahvish, my 19 year old grand daughter simply adored her. Angela’s personal charm made our group as one family and we would shout like children in response to every question she asked. Soon we became envy of the other groups. No other bus had the same harmony, friendship and tolerance as Brown Bus. On the last day as we said farewell to Angela; our spokesman asked what we thought of her. Answers came: She is wonderful; she is helpful, she is caring, she is affectionate, she is beautiful; she is the best guide- She is Professional. My narration would be incomplete if I don’t mention our last Local Guide. That was Mr. Yin. I called him Commnder Yin. It was amazing to see his love of romance, hear his mythical love stories, his grasp of historical knowledge and his humor. Yet he had been a military man. He created an atmosphere of participation by the Brown Bus riders. We enjoyed his stores told in his peculiar accent which we began to like very much.
At the end I would say that I and my family (We were a family of seven members) owe much gratitude to you, to Mr. Yusuf, Bapak. Johan and to Angela for the most memorable vacation of our life.
Dengan salam dan harapan terbaik
Kazim Akbar
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