It's been a while that I didn't travel out from Malaysia since my HK conference in February.
As a reward for my master completion, mr. smiley had bought a travel deal from Groupon AGAIN for breakaway in Phuket. It's a 4 days 3 nights stay in Phuket together with the returned flight ticket by a 5 stars airline, Qatar.
Both of us were super excited one day before departure. mr. smiley even took a day off from his work just to pack his luggage.
Look at our happy face when we arrived at KLIA. (12p.m. day 1)
Look at our happy face when we arrived at KLIA. (12p.m. day 1)Everything was smooth when we checked in. I was wondering why the queue at Qatar check in counter was very long and colorful. After asking around, I've gotten to know that all banks from Malaysia had won a prize in an international competition. The prize is inclusive of 4 days 3 nights stay in Phuket. They are grouped under different banks such as Maybank, Ambank, CIMB bank etc. Those who joined the trip are usually the TAI LAP YEHs (people from the high management).
I thought the journey to Phuket would be smooth as we were sharing flight with the 'ONG' people since they are working in money industry.
It's raining cats and dogs that day. The sky was dark.
The flight to Phuket should be departed at 320pm. However, the cabin crew which was sitting next to us at the boarding gate took their luggage and went away when the clock showed 315p.m. All passengers had no idea what's happening and there wasn't any updates from Qatar about the delay. Some of the passengers said the flight was delayed to 720p.m., so we waited.
This is how we looked like at 5p.m. Starving, thirsty and exhausted... Handphones and Ipod all tarak battery...
I thought the journey to Phuket would be smooth as we were sharing flight with the 'ONG' people since they are working in money industry.
It's raining cats and dogs that day. The sky was dark.
The flight to Phuket should be departed at 320pm. However, the cabin crew which was sitting next to us at the boarding gate took their luggage and went away when the clock showed 315p.m. All passengers had no idea what's happening and there wasn't any updates from Qatar about the delay. Some of the passengers said the flight was delayed to 720p.m., so we waited.
This is how we looked like at 5p.m. Starving, thirsty and exhausted... Handphones and Ipod all tarak battery...As compensation, Qatar crew started distributing refreshment vouchers at 6p.m. It's a voucher of Burger King. The crew asked us to eat fast so that we could be on time for the next flight at 8. The passengers including fred and I were like hungry ghost rushing to the BK counter. susahnya...
We returned to the gate after our dinner and waited again. I didn't see any sign of Qatar planes landing or taking off that day. I knew something was wrong yet the ground crew said there's no updates from the Qatar management.
Finally, the ground crew announced that the flight to Phuket was canceled at 830p.m. And, they would send us to the nearest hotel until further notice. The crowd was noisy and not under control. The passengers were spilted into different groups and we were sent to Putrajaya Marriot hotel.
This is fred when he collected our luggage before we were sent to Putrajaya Marriot hotel.
We returned to the gate after our dinner and waited again. I didn't see any sign of Qatar planes landing or taking off that day. I knew something was wrong yet the ground crew said there's no updates from the Qatar management.
Finally, the ground crew announced that the flight to Phuket was canceled at 830p.m. And, they would send us to the nearest hotel until further notice. The crowd was noisy and not under control. The passengers were spilted into different groups and we were sent to Putrajaya Marriot hotel.
This is fred when he collected our luggage before we were sent to Putrajaya Marriot hotel.
That was my FIRST TIME experiencing flight cancellation. SUPER SAD... one day gone..
mr. smiley didn't smile liao...
The coach which was supposed to send us to Marriott was delayed again.
It's already 1020p.m. when we reached our destination.
The rooms for the passengers were not ready so the crew asked us to have our buffet dinner while waiting for the room assignment.
Tapas and Cold foods
Nyum nyum shrimp salads
Smoked salmon
eating ice-cream will make people happy...
Each passenger is allocated a single room. I takut hantu so I shared a double room with mr. smiley.
5 stars room @ Marriot
bath room
We had a sleepless night that day. Everything was uncertain and there wasn't any feedback from Qatar about the flight.
The person in charge just said, "Please go to sleep. Everything will be alright tomorrow. Confirmation will be sent out at 10am".
We woke up early the next morning for the breakfast and waited for the updates. Some of the TAI LAP YEHs were sent to LCCT to depart to Phuket via AA. But the SAI LAP YEHs like us had to stay in Marriott until further notice.
So, balik room and waited again.
While we were resting, the tour guide of the bank groups called us and asked us to pack fast to rush for the flight to Phuket, transiting at Singapore. We had 1 hour left so everyone was rushing and running again...
Yeah, finally can go Phuket liao..
We thought the drama would stop at that moment but it didn't...
In the coach, the tour guide told us joke that she missed flight at Singapore airport because the ground crew @Changi is super strict.
I personally don't think it is funny.
Our SriLankan flight to Singapore was delayed AGAIN!
Therefore, the arrival at Singapore was delayed and there was only 5 minutes left to issue transit boarding pass to us (70 SAI LAP YEHs).
Needless to say, we could not make it. We were stranded at Singapore airport. No check out.. sat there until further notice AGAIN.
Some of the passengers had given up, some wanna stay in Singapore, some said they wanna go home, some slept on the couch... There was a flight to Phuket from Singapore at 635p.m. but only 2 seats left.
mr. smiley and I thought we could fly without the ONG people but SUPER UNFORTUNATELY, our luggage are tagged with the bank people!
!@##$%^&*(()
We could not fly unless they check out at Singapore or we say bye bye to our luggage. DILEMMA! nyny already feel like crying at that time.
Out of the blue, the Qatar crew said there was a SIA flight back to Malaysia. We have 20 minutes left to proceed to the gate.
nyny & ff were the last of the queue. It's almost time when we got our boarding pass and the boarding gate was super far from the counter.
Both of us had to run like being chased by dogs. I was almost dead when I reached the gate.
So, we flew back to Malaysia.
Dramatic or not? Free return flight to Singapore? Geng chou or not?
When we got back at KLIA, each of us was given a RM40 voucher to have our dinner at the airport.
Nothing else could make us happy except the food @Jalan Alor KLIA.
Look at the food which nyny had ordered! :D These costs Qatar RM80.
Melepaskan geram dengan makan banyak-banyak!
The food was super delicious too. Perhaps, it's due to the fact that I was starved for 1 day liao..
That night, we took 10p.m. flight to Phuket. The flight was delayed till 11p.m.
QATAR LIKES TO DELAY FLIGHT DE HOR?
Finally, yes finally, we reached our comfy Seeka hotel at 12a.m. local time in Phuket.
Tell you what.. The drama didn't end yet... Stay tuned for more funny stories that fred and I encountered in Phuket.
Ini trip manyak adventurous and challenging.
p/s: how many 'delayed' in this post ah?
mr. smiley didn't smile liao...
The coach which was supposed to send us to Marriott was delayed again.
It's already 1020p.m. when we reached our destination.
The rooms for the passengers were not ready so the crew asked us to have our buffet dinner while waiting for the room assignment.
That was the happiest part of our day 1 trip. Finally mr. smiley smiled. ;)
Nyum nyum shrimp salads
Smoked salmon
eating ice-cream will make people happy...Each passenger is allocated a single room. I takut hantu so I shared a double room with mr. smiley.
5 stars room @ Marriot
bath roomWe had a sleepless night that day. Everything was uncertain and there wasn't any feedback from Qatar about the flight.
The person in charge just said, "Please go to sleep. Everything will be alright tomorrow. Confirmation will be sent out at 10am".
We woke up early the next morning for the breakfast and waited for the updates. Some of the TAI LAP YEHs were sent to LCCT to depart to Phuket via AA. But the SAI LAP YEHs like us had to stay in Marriott until further notice.
So, balik room and waited again.
While we were resting, the tour guide of the bank groups called us and asked us to pack fast to rush for the flight to Phuket, transiting at Singapore. We had 1 hour left so everyone was rushing and running again...
Yeah, finally can go Phuket liao..We thought the drama would stop at that moment but it didn't...
In the coach, the tour guide told us joke that she missed flight at Singapore airport because the ground crew @Changi is super strict.
I personally don't think it is funny.
Our SriLankan flight to Singapore was delayed AGAIN!
Therefore, the arrival at Singapore was delayed and there was only 5 minutes left to issue transit boarding pass to us (70 SAI LAP YEHs).
Needless to say, we could not make it. We were stranded at Singapore airport. No check out.. sat there until further notice AGAIN.
Some of the passengers had given up, some wanna stay in Singapore, some said they wanna go home, some slept on the couch... There was a flight to Phuket from Singapore at 635p.m. but only 2 seats left.
mr. smiley and I thought we could fly without the ONG people but SUPER UNFORTUNATELY, our luggage are tagged with the bank people!
!@##$%^&*(()
We could not fly unless they check out at Singapore or we say bye bye to our luggage. DILEMMA! nyny already feel like crying at that time.
Out of the blue, the Qatar crew said there was a SIA flight back to Malaysia. We have 20 minutes left to proceed to the gate.
nyny & ff were the last of the queue. It's almost time when we got our boarding pass and the boarding gate was super far from the counter.
Both of us had to run like being chased by dogs. I was almost dead when I reached the gate.
So, we flew back to Malaysia.
Dramatic or not? Free return flight to Singapore? Geng chou or not?
When we got back at KLIA, each of us was given a RM40 voucher to have our dinner at the airport.
Nothing else could make us happy except the food @Jalan Alor KLIA.
Look at the food which nyny had ordered! :D These costs Qatar RM80.Melepaskan geram dengan makan banyak-banyak!
The food was super delicious too. Perhaps, it's due to the fact that I was starved for 1 day liao..
That night, we took 10p.m. flight to Phuket. The flight was delayed till 11p.m.
QATAR LIKES TO DELAY FLIGHT DE HOR?
Finally, yes finally, we reached our comfy Seeka hotel at 12a.m. local time in Phuket.
Tell you what.. The drama didn't end yet... Stay tuned for more funny stories that fred and I encountered in Phuket.
Ini trip manyak adventurous and challenging.
p/s: how many 'delayed' in this post ah?
2 comments:
hey why this kind of things always happen to u ar?
luckily is not happen to me and Leo.. had u ever seen ANGRY LEO b4? hahahaha can u imagine? :P:P
@xweing I also don't know why.. My life is just dramatic.. :D but fun
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