Monday, July 02, 2007

Stranded

13:45, July 2, 2007

I'm supposed to be on flight JQ1 right now.
And that plane is supposed to take off for Melbourne at right about now.

But I'm not on that flight. I've been transferred to another flight that does not leave for another 3 hours and 25 minutes.
Why the deferment??

Well, I happen to leave my PASSPORT at home.

Yes, my PASSPORT. Can you believe it?? Out of all things, I had to forget to bring my passport. So, for security reasons, I can't board my original plane as it departs from the international terminal. I had to catch a plane to Avalon that takes off from the domestic terminal.

Right now I feel like Tom Hanks' character in the movie 'The Terminal'. I've been stranded only for a while but I'm bored out of my mind. Travelling alone is so not fun :(

So, a little humble advice to all:
The next time you're travelling somewhere, and people start to ask you "Do you have your passport with you?", don't get all exasperated and irritated. Just check again and reassure them. Because though it might sound implausible, some people do forget to bring their passport - as I myself know only too well...

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4 comments:

Far Azmi said...

alhamdulillah syada dh slmt smpi melb..kami pula akan menyusul lusa ini..

alhamd kat airport internet free..hehe

Anonymous said...

casper: syada boleh keeeeeeeee..alhamdulillah dah selamat sampai..klako la syada ni..tp tk bw passport tu mendebarkan ok..hihihi

Jarod Yong said...

yikes...
that is not something i'd like to get caught up in!
hope you made it out ok...

Anonymous said...

my god. there's a hikmah for what happened.

PS: i hope u have a smashing holiday.