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Road to FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 - Some memories

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:22 pm
by ronchan
4/3 night free and easy fully sponsor by MBF Master card to watch a match in Germany.
2 business class ticket= RM19096 x2 =RM 38192 (Qatar Airways - 5 star airline)
Pocket money RM10000
Match ticket Euro 100 X 2 (exchange rate 4.6 yr2006)
32" Sharp Aquos LCD TV RM7000+ at the time.
Malaysia was allocated 70 seats sponsor by Master card, and I was one of them.
I went with my wife but we are not football fan. :mrgreen:

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The set was pre arrange next to window to and fro. :thumbsup:
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KLIA to Doha
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New Carmy as taxi at Doha International airport.
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Transit at Doha, stay at Grand Regency Hotel
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View from hotel, construction everywhere, up and coming city.
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Summer (June to September) temperatures can reach up to 40ºC (104ºF).
When we walk out from hotel, feel very uncomfortable, just don't want to stay for a longer moment and the workers wearing...
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Re: Road to FIFA World Cup Germany 2006

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:36 pm
by ccwong
abang, now FIFA 2010 liao :mrgreen:

anyway, bro ronchan looks yonger in 2006 :lol:

Re: Road to FIFA World Cup Germany 2006

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:04 pm
by ronchan
Doha -> Frankfurt
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Frankfurt International airport
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Master card staff suppose to pick up us at the airport, :fire: end up we have to hire a taxi to hotel, but the bill finally feed by them. :thumbsup:

Favorite ParkHotel - Mainz (Garden Hotel)
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Flower bed within hotel compound.
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Small bird park within the park
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Rhine River - walking distance from hotel
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Bullet Train across the Rhine River
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to be cont...

Re: Road to FIFA World Cup Germany 2006

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:06 pm
by ronchan
Mainz is a city with over two thousand years of history...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainz
Walk around Mainz old town.
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New Merz as taxi
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Cathedral
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Monument to St. Boniface before Mainz Cathedral
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St. Augustine's Church
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Re: Road to FIFA World Cup Germany 2006

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:15 pm
by ronchan
Frankfurt walk around
Centre station (Hauptbahnhof)
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The place kaki bola meet
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Main riverside
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View from the bridge across Main river
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We went too early, there was no activity at the morning :cry:
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A few stall only open, my friend ask to buy 3 for them. :shock:
Euro 65 = RM302.90
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Street sence
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watching world cup at every corner of the street
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Re: Road to FIFA World Cup Germany 2006

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:15 pm
by ronchan
with Master Card outsource program manager from Greece
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With winner from Indonesia
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Back to school :mrgreen:
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Coach with GPS, another 10" screen for passenger
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We went to See Hotel Restaurant for lunch which is part of the itinerary b4 we move to stadium, western food was serve but we left over a lot especially those Indonesian, until the chef also :-? :ko:

Nice scenery outside the restaurant
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Match ticket euro 100
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Stadion Kaiserslautern was at the top of the hill, after down from the bus, we was instruct to walk closely in a group, the road was flooded with crowd, just in case one get lost :ko: We have to walk about 3km to the entrance we suppose to be #-o

b4 the match
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Paraguay
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Trinidad & Tobago
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Although is not so important match, 46000 seats fully sold out. :shock:
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Re: Road to FIFA World Cup Germany 2006

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 12:07 am
by ronchan
Frankfurt airport
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Return home
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Altitude 38616 feet
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Doha - KL
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To end up the story, I start from begining... :mrgreen:

Early year 2006, when I receive my MBF Master card statement which attached with a leaflet, when I read through the grand prize, I have a sligh thought, even if I win I might not go... :-k
One day around end of May / early June? I receive call from a lady, saying that I have won the Grand prize, she read out all the items but I need to answer a simple question Yes or No!
My first respond to her was not that friendly because I thought was tipu tipu punya. :oops: Just simply answer YES! and I also forgotten what has she ask. :oops: Then she confirm the prize and give me the contact number, and ask to ready for passport paticular to preapre for air tickets...OMG =P~ after putting down the phone, belife half heartedly quickly check the directory and call to centre to confirm the person and the phone number, :prayer: dunm it, I really won...unbelievable... :peace:

Thank you for reading. :peace:

Re: Road to FIFA World Cup Germany 2006

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:05 pm
by ronchan
ccwong wrote:abang, now FIFA 2010 liao :mrgreen:

anyway, bro ronchan looks yonger in 2006 :lol:


I know you want to say I'm more mature now! TQ! :mrgreen:

Re: Road to FIFA World Cup Germany 2006

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:00 pm
by thiang
I want to go also :cry: But no :$gone: :cry: :cry:

Re: Road to FIFA World Cup Germany 2006

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:13 pm
by ronchan
thiang wrote:I want to go also :cry: But no :$gone: :cry: :cry:


I also no money, but just a little lucky. :mrgreen: