Jetsetter?
Sunday, September 4th, 2005How I wish I can be considered a jetsetter…
This blog entry is long overdue. I should have written this a long time ago… when the ‘events’ were still fresh on my mind. Well, better late than never. Besides, I still remember my ‘travel adventures’ quite clearly… 
I always dreamed of going to other countries. My "I live for …" quote for my college yearbook page reads "I live for the time when I will be able to tour the world, Europe especially." So its not exactly a ‘cool’ quote but it’s the one of the things I really hope to be able to do before I die. hehe…
I don’t think I say it often enough but I thank God that within two years into the ‘corporate’ world, I was able to see Singapore twice and Slovakia (and the airports of other European countries) once.
Despite these though, I doubt that I can be called a jetsetter. You’ll be much more convinced that I am definitely not one if you knew what I had gone through during these trips.(Well, you’re about to find out… :-D)
Before I left for Singapore the first time, I did not know how I was going to get through NAIA. For someone whose last airplane ride was more than 15 years ago, I was certainly not overjoyed with the fact that I had to leave the country for the first time on my own. I then had to tell myself that if other people survived their first international plane ride, then I would too. Hehe.
My flight was scheduled for 830am (if I remember correctly) but I was at the airport a couple of minutes before 6am (nde naman ako excited noh? medyo lang… hehe). Actually, I was there really early to make sure I don’t miss the flight just in case I do something wrong. (Hehe.. talk about paranoid) So naturally, I had to wait for a few hours before I boarded the plane. I was in the waiting area, trying to guess who among those people were going to be in the same plane as I am. (All I had to do was to follow them… :)) I noticed a guy who seemed to be just a couple of seats away from me wherever I happen to sit. No, I am not talking about a stalker here, I think he realized that we were on the same flight and he was waiting for me to go through the gates so that he can just follow me. I thought then that at least I didn’t look like it was my first time to leave the country but I also thought that if I missed the plane then I would have led another to miss his flight was well. (At least there are two of us… hehe).
Fast forward to the plane ride…
Because it was my first airplane trip in a loooooong time, I wanted to sit by the window. I observed every minute detail before, during and after take off. When we finally took off and I didnt feel much the pressure in my ears (which was one of my main concerns, hehehe…), I told myself, "eto na, totoo na talaga ito…" (hahaha… pathetic ba?)
I was told that Singapore Airlines (SIA) is one of the best airline carriers. If I am to ride in economy class at least I am in SIA economy class. I had inflight entertainment right at my fingertips. I had the courage to try to understand how the controls worked and soon I was comfortable watching a movie and listening to songs. I finally began to relax and enjoyed the ride…
… to be continued…
