Since leaving the press conference in CHARITY Salon, Buzzwordy had been wondering if he should attend the lunch social event which Timar mentioned. He conjured up the images of all the social elites and dignitaries whom he would be rubbing elbows with, and feeling enormously hyped by this unique opportunity. He could see himself shaking everyone's hand, educating the crowd on the latest telco trend, and receiving their praises and admiration.
He took a deep breath and tried to bring himself back to reality. The harsh reality of him not getting any opportunity to present his speech - the moment that he was looking forward to and had been preparing diligently to seize this moment of fame. It could just be a 5-minute glory and that was all Buzzwordy was wishing for.
"Hey Buzzwordy! When did you arrive in Kuala Lumpur? Are you heading over to the telco lunch social gig?" asked a tall lanky dude in a Hawaiian shirt as he reached out to pat Buzzwordy on his back.
"Wow! Petro, what a pleasant surprise! I didn't expect your magazine will let you come to this gig. Actually, I'm not in a mood to go to this lunch thing. Is it going to be worthy of my time?" asked Buzzwordy.
"You bet. I came to a similar event 2 years ago. It was a total trip for me. The kind of inside information that I was able to get and use for my editorial column was fantastic. My magazine really loved me for it. For your own sake, this is a great opportunity for you to see the inner working of the elites in this country. It will definitely make your visit worthwhile." lauded Petro.
Buzzwordy chuckled a bit and decided to tag along with Petro. The two of them climbed the stairs to the top floor of the hotel and went straight to the grand reception room where the lunch social was held.
"Dude! This is where I bid my farewell. I'm going to join that table over there. See you!" gestured Petro as he quickly made his move to join the half-empty table located right next to a mini water fountain.
"Hello, I'm Asar and this is my cousin Ajar. We are both in the telco business. Let me see. Oh yes, you are Mr. Buzzwordy from America. Welcome very much to Malaysia. Please sit down and join us for lunch." greeted a young and fast-talking man in his late 20's.
"Hello to both of you. This is a really impressive reception room. The decor looks very nice and I'm very happy to be here." praised Buzzwordy.
"Yes, you have very good taste Mr. Buzzwordy. Please tell us if you know what is the future of broadband. Everyone knows we have bandwidth and all of us are very happy. Do you know why? Ajar, why don't you tell him?" grinned Asar.
"Hello Mr. Buzzwordy. Please excuse my cousin. He is only partially correct but what he doesn't see is this - we don't know why we are happy because we are not sure what technology to use. Asar, why don't you ask him to recommend the best technology for our bandwidth?" challenged Ajar.
"This is nonsense. It should be you asking our friend Mr. Buzzwordy the question and not me. Now please ask the question!" shouted the irate Asar.
"No Asar. It is your turn!" screamed the angry Ajar.
The two cousins just couldn't stop arguing with each other and that really got on Buzzwordy's nerve. He tilted his head back and saw Petro having deep and meaningful (at least this was what it seemed like) discussions with people at his table. All of a sudden, the light bulb came on and Buzzwordy realized that Petro took the best table in the room and left him with the less desirable one.
He excused himself from the two combative cousins even before lunches were brought into the room.
So far, the whole day had been a disaster for Buzzwordy and he couldn't wait to go back to the States tomorrow. He did hear about the famous shopping center in the down town area of Kuala Lumpur and was eager to check it out in the afternoon.
"Hello shopping center, here I come!" whistled Buzzwordy as he began his walk towards down town.
I'll be back with his tale on Day Fifteen.
Buzzwordy
Book references
Hawaii The Big Island Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook
Frommer's Hawaii 2010 (Frommer's Color Complete Guides)
Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth
Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth: Book 2
Apparel references
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