I normally don't ramble when I blog, but here I am not knowing what to do so I guess I'll do just that.
You see, I woke this morning feeling content or rather confident that I have packed everything I need for this trip and that I have my passport ready (I left my Mykad in KK). At 1.30 pm, Bo was already ready with the cats and Noah and we double checked the house to see if everything's in place and the backyard doors are locked. My luggage has been loaded into the car and we had enough time to send the cats and Noah to the boarding place. Noah was excited to be at his favourite kennel and I was happy to see him like that. He didn't like the new place I took him to and I suspected that the Bangla' worker abuses him in some way.
Anyway, we reached the airport at half past 2. Bo parked his car at the valet and said maybe we could go buy some free duty things before I board the plane. We had lot of time to spare, or so I thought. When I reached the check in counter, the lady said I missed the plane. The departure time is NOT at 4pm as I thought but at 2.15pm. Gasps!! Not to be panicked easily, I asked the MAS staff my options. As told, I went to the ticketing counter and see if I can do something about my ticket. As luck would have it, I got to change my ticket to 'open' until next year with a fee of USD20. However, all economy seat is full until 9.50pm at night. Bo & I decided that maybe I should take the business class seat. He has to leave for JB in a bit and I have about 4 hours to spare and who wouldn't want to spend 4 hours in the Golden Club Lounge where everything is free?
So here I am, typing this post from KLIA golden club lounge. A bit glad that I missed the flight. *wink*
By the way, if you have experienced missing a flight before and not ashamed of sharing the stories with us... please do so. I know I am not alone, or at least don't want to be.
1 year ago
3 comment:
i guess the Golden Club Lounge is really comfy to make you feel not so bothered about missing ur flight *hee*
i had missed flight once. on my way back to kuching for the new semester at uitm. all because i was too hungry and thought i could do with a quick bite at Burger King. So wrong! I didnt even hear my name was called for the last call for boarding. When i reached the immigration counter, they told me to run cos the boarding gate will be closed pretty soon. so i ran! but when smpai at the boarding gate...sdh pun tutup. and they wont let me in cos the pilot had closed the door.
i went to the ticketing counter and asked for another flight to kuching. the guy at the counter looked at me, smiling and said, "ko makan sana burger king kan tadi?"....and i was so damn sure he said that in a sarcastic way. :(
When I was 15, we were supposed to be flying KK-KL-Langkawi when upon reaching the airport, I realised that I din have my IC with me. My dad wanted to kill me. So my dad and I stayed behind and for the next flight, he changed us to Business Class seats. And that made him less furious with me. hehehe..
shemah & carol,
Thanks for sharing your experiences. I don't know why but lately I seem to be forgetting things a lot. Guess it's the age catching up...
cheers
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