Welcoming Rafael Nadal to Malaysia
And to Richard Gasquet too!
I was at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport at about 5.30 p.m. waiting for my tennis idol, Rafael Nadal to show up. Earlier on, I was in KL to pick up my TGI Friday's winning voucher before proceed to Ritz Carlton Hotel. To my disappointment, a friend from Astro who apparently preparing for the brief appearance told me that event at the hotel has been cancelled.
I called up Anna, the organizer, and she has been very helpful by letting me know that Nadal's flight has been delayed and I would be in time to catch him at KLIA. Hence I drove all the way to KLIA and waited for hours at the arrival hall. Nadal and Gasquet did not appear at the arrival hall but instead proceed to the VIP lounge where all the reporters and TV stations are there for a press conference.
I managed to get to know the location of the lounge and waited outside. I did get some footage where Nadal and Gasquet walked out from the press conference.I also managed to get a photo with Nadal but the one with Gasquet didn't work out. And I got Nadal's signature on my ticket too!
What a day! And my dream and campaign finally realized. Thank you guys for your support. Now I don't need to put a fake picture with Nadal anymore. As for the number of comments 'Vamos VMY2007', I've received 22 of them (out of the targetted 200 comments) which means worth only RM22 for charity. Anyway, I will still donate RM200 for charity, which I will keep you guys updated in this blog very soon.
By the way, I was too busy chasing for Nadal, I've forgotten about Richard Gasquet.
15 comments:
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Fuiyoh! You dream has come true. You finally meet your idol. Whats more, you took picture with him and got his signature. You really work so hard for it. Great determination.:)
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Wow wow you achieved your dream! Congrats...can you sleep yesterday? Hahaha
Did you shake his hand?
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sam: thank u! I still can't believe i met Nadal yesterday. I actually owe a big thanks to the organizer, Entertainment Limited for providing such info.
Che-cheh: Can't sleep whole night. LOL. Yes I did shaked his hand and I did put my hand on his shoulder in the first picture, but the girl who took it for me didn't know how to press my camera. Hence, the picture with Gasquet also tak jadi. I had to go back to Nadal again and took the picture again with the help from one of his entourage ;)
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hcfoo- thanks so much for sharing your rafa encounter with rest of his fans. your video clip seems to be the only one available on the web and it's a gem for sure! glad you got photograph taken with him. have fun at the exo!
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Congrats again!!
Very happy for you :) :) :)
- Eden
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congratulations on realizing ur dream!!!
Ur sooo lucky!!!
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magaroni: thank u! hope u can join too because tickets are still available.
pickers: Eden, thank u so much!
nazz: thank u too!
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Hi..
meh im soo jealous la... i didnt get to go to KLIA as i didnt know when he's coming.. why u didnt tell me?
anyways great for you for meeting him.. i guess i'll try my uck some other time..
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i`m happy for u too foo..
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Anon: I did mention it in my post and it's even in the papers that Nadal and Gasquet is coming on the 19th. Hope you did see him at Stadium Melawati the other day.
Dink: Thank u!!
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hey you're tall! im only on the same level as his chin!
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meera: haha.. yes i am ;)
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congratulations! i'm an admirer of nadal but not to the extent of greetin' him at the airport!! :D
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dreamcatcher: thank you!
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very nice! muy bien!
