{"id":12443,"date":"2014-06-08T10:00:57","date_gmt":"2014-06-08T02:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/?p=12443"},"modified":"2014-06-07T11:49:28","modified_gmt":"2014-06-07T03:49:28","slug":"six-tips-for-a-painless-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/?p=12443","title":{"rendered":"Six tips for a painless trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>By<\/em> Shawal Ras<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Semester vacation is on the horizon as we complete our final examination. Are you planning for a trip home? Don&#8217;t worry, we&#8217;re going to help you arrive at your<em> kampung<\/em> (or your destination) feeling uber rested, ready for that wholesome reunion with your family. Forget about whatever you&#8217;ve packed in the last four months and read these tips:<\/p>\n<p>Tip 1: Take a good rest the night before your trip. Going out on the night before will make minor matter (noisy kids, anyone?) seems like a major annoyance.<\/p>\n<p>Tip 2: Go ahead and book yourself a good seat. A seat next to the aisle means convenient bathroom access (yay!). Honestly, you&#8217;ll be happy not to be seated by the window next to newlyweds. Too much PDA (public display of affection).<\/p>\n<p>Tip 3: Don&#8217;t just sit around, get up and move! On any long flight, any movement is good for your body. Our advice, take a quick walk after a few hours to get that blood circulation flowing.<\/p>\n<p>Tip 4: If you&#8217;re on special diet, make your request to your airline in advance. Vegetarian or halal fare is hard to find when you&#8217;re on the air, buddy.<\/p>\n<p>Tip 5: Bring a travel pillow. This super cosy extra will give you maximum relaxation quicker than your flight&#8217;s seat.<\/p>\n<p>Tip 6: Bad breath after sleeping? No worries, bring your trusted basic toiletries: deodorants, mouthwash, etc. The people sitting next to you will appreciate it.<\/p>\n<pre>Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Shawal Ras Semester vacation is on the horizon as we complete our final examination. Are you planning for a trip home? Don&#8217;t worry, we&#8217;re&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":12444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"nelio_content":{"isAutoShareEnabled":true,"autoShareEndMode":"never","automationSources":{"useCustomSentences":false,"customSentences":[]},"followers":[],"suggestedReferences":[],"efiUrl":"","efiAlt":"","highlights":[],"permalinkQueryArgs":[]},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1024px-AF_Tempo_cabin_777.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12443"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12443"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12572,"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12443\/revisions\/12572"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}