So I went to the airport to catch my flight from the capital city’s airport, CGK, to JOG at 05.55 today. Quickly finding any trolley for my heavy cardboard box & luggage once I arrived there, rushing to the check-in counter, getting scolded by a middle-aged woman (“do you know queueing?” Of course I do ma’am. I’m not cutting the lines anyway, I’m just drawing my trolley near to yours, so relax), and at last, safely landing on the check-in counter. My clock is 05.05 when I came there (they said 45 mins prior to the take-off time is the allowed check-in time). Turns out the officer said that my clock is 10 mins late, they couldn’t do anything about this and lalalala… end. I talk to the supervisor and he said the same. No, they won’t let me pass. Might be different case if I’m from those important positions in the goverment. LOL
Then here I am, paid for another US $42, sitting in the airport’s Starbucks and waiting for my next flight at 10.30. Even called mom, really early in the morning, to transfer some money so that I can pay for another tickets. There she is, the super mom that every kid should be calling in times of trouble. There she is, the one whose voice will turn your made-up strength into bursting tears of guilt.
“I’m not mad, don’t cry. I’ll transfer the money. Go buy the new ticket, get some food and have fun there.”
Saying “I am not mad” was certainly not helping. Please mad at me, that would be better.
(Oh great, now I’m crying in Starbucks. Maybe I should explain to the barista that their coffee tastes so great that I cried for not be able to buy it.)
Mixed feelings.
In one side, I admit that it’s my fault to depart from my boarding house at 04.30. But… that wasn’t my first time and I still get the flight! I don’t know. Either I’ve been so lucky for so many times before, or the regulation has changed, like that officer keep mentioning to me
In the other side, I kinda feel annoyed because they don’t even direct their eyes to me when I talk to them. Again it happened. When someone take down of me. It’s okay, it’s just a matter of time. Also, the funny thing is, sometime they did 2 hrs flight delay and they don’t do anything as a replacement.. what a contrast.
Lesson buddy, lesson. Learn how 10 mins difference could make you spend another US $42 for nothing and wait for another 4 hrs. There’s actually so many things to complain about. I’ll just cut it here. As long as I make a mistake, I don’t think I should complain too much. Next time, I should have departed 1hr earlier then.
The other thing is, just because you often get God’s favor, doesn’t mean that you can get it anytime you’re in trouble.
Lastly, stay on schedule and cheers!
Icy Delight 