I so want it!

We were invited for a presentation by a hotel Vacation Club**. Not TimeShare definitely. No no no no no! [think Ratatouille :P]

So we went just for fun but mainly because i was greedy. You see, they promised us a $200 shopping vouchers from Takashimaya so i die die also dragged the husband along. Heh.

Bet you'll be thinking, what if they hard sell, lock us up etc yeah? It's quite a risk to take isn't it? I was really ON for it because it is backed up by Citibank. We were invited because of Citibank too. So with such a reputable bank backing it, how bad can it be right? Moreover, they say it's obligations free, no hard sell etc.

So off we went with no intention to buy whatever they'll be presenting us. I know, we're bad! Lol.

However, what was presented was quite an eye opening. The benefits, the rewards gosh.. i was practically screaming 'i want i want!' inside me before she, the sales person even finished presenting. It was a 1 to 1 presentation.

And i'm not alone. Hb finds it extremely attractive too!

You know, whenever i switched on the telly, watching the Travel channel especially when they are recommending those beautiful, awesome hotels, i could only drool and wish i could go there 1 day too.. but i know deep down, i could only wish.

I don't think i will pay so so much just to spend a few nights there even if i'm rich.

But with what was presented to us, it seems possible!

The earlier photos that i saw earlier at the gallery at the place where the presentation was held, the 'i-wish-i-could-go' hotels which i've seen on telly.. they are not just a dream. It is possible to go too without breaking your bank's piggy.

But.

Yes.. there is always a but isn't it?

We'll have to pay a lump sum up front.

You can choose to pay it by installment, be it 5 years or 10 years on monthly basis or if u're rich, just pay 1 lump sum!

And then, the yearly maintenance fee.. which we think it wasn't too much to ask for for the next 49 years.

Uh huh.. the membership is valid for the next 49 years. We can travel and holiday like the stars for the next 49 years. You can choose to sell it off earlier if u so wish. Or you can pass them on to relatives or friends too.

Everything's flexible.

And it's not just hotel stay. You can use your points to exchange for air tickets + hotel stay, cruises all over the world, present a holiday for 2 as a gift if you can't make it that year, or just let the points roll forward then holiday longer the next year, so on and so forth.

Seriously, this is some really good stuff here.

Unfortunately, we said no. Sadly. As much as i would love to. We said no.

Because we cannot afford it now.

We can, if we really so want to. But it is not practical to do so. It will be an added burden.. to me that is, to come up with a sum every month for the next decade or less. Yes, i'm the one who settle ALL the bills every month! Ugh.

So yeah, we passed it just like that. Watching my can-only-dream-but-almost-can-come-true-dream slipped just like that. Heh.

Oh well, at least, i still got what i wanted in the end. The $200 Takashimaya vouchers :P

So for now, it will be mooncakes, here i come! :)

But hor, yesterday night after giving hb his goodnight kiss, i told hb that i will, be going for it when i turn 30... that, will be 3 years from now. An ample time for the husband to earn enough, i hope.

** a vacation club by a reputable 5-6 stars hotel group

p.s : guess what was my dream last night? Heh. Yeah.. i actually dreamed that we joined! And i was happily vacationing in one of the hundreds hotels. Ha! Yeah, dream on...