Eventful first solo flight

Last thur i travelled alone, first time i went overseas alone. Was quite excited at first. It was quite fun to be alone. Gosh, the ground crew of cathay pacific wrote the wrong timing on my boarding pass. So i didn't know what time i have to check in. In the end I boarded a little late, cos i didn't know wat time to board. I tot 30min before flight time is enough and also the ground crew wrote the wrong gate number!!! Gosh. When i was at the boarding gate the ground crew stopped me. Apparently the ground crew at the check in counter checked my luggage into the wrong flight!!!!! The counter checked my baggage into an earlier flight to HK, when my baggage was supposed to be checked in to the amsterdam flight directly.

When i was boarding the plane, this big ang mo guy ran ahead of me to get onto the plane. At first I was like this ang mo v kiasu. More Kiasu than singaporean, must get on faster than me. After I boarded the plane i know y he wanted to be ahead of me. Apparantly, i was the last passenger on board the flight, they were waiting for me to take off. When he got on he apologized to everyone. I honestly didn't know what i should do so i just went to my seat. My seat was quite good i got a window seat and the two seats beside me were empty. I was actually quite happy and the in flight entertainment was not bad.

When we reached HK, the ground crew paged for me over the intercom the lines were something along, the lost and found counter is looking for you. Gosh, and some other passengers on board the flight started mimicking my name. Gosh.. wat so funny about my name!!! when i reached, a cathay ground crew was waiting for me. She explained to me what happened to my luggage. Well so she explained to me i have to go lost and found collect my luggage, go into HK and check in the luggage again. So she brought me to the lost and found counter then we checked the luggage through and stuff. The immigration office ask where i was from i told him singapore, then he asked me wat i was in hongkong for, i told him i don't really want to be in hk i want to go amsterdam. He laughed and let me enter. Funny immigration officer.

After i was about to check in for the amsterdam flight they said that the flight is cancelled and i have to go get my hotel accomodation. Gosh. I checked in my luggage into the amsterdam flight already. Gosh i shouldn't have checked in, but at that point i tot it was only for a day so i tot it was ok to be without luggage. I met a PRC on the queue to get hotel accomodation. He was quite nice and chatty... His flight to London was cancelled. Only at that point of time did i know it was a volcano eruption. I tot it was a strike at first.

Later, while waiting for the airport transfer to the hotel, the PRC asked me if i would like to share cab with him, since they say can claim. Since he was paying and claiming so I went along with him. Hahahha.. He was quite an ok guy, quite independent. His sirname is LEI thunder LEI, i nv heard of such a name. I didn't mean to laugh at his sir name, but my reaction when he asked me if i know anyone with sirname LEI i said other than LEI GONG i don't know whose sirname is LEI, come to think of it LEI Gong's sirname is not LEI ba... hahahha..

The next day the plane did not fly, due to the volcanic eruptions. Gosh, at this point i really wanted to cry, cos i don't have my luggage, and my hp battery charger is in e luggage and i don't have clothes, nor cosmetics. Urgh!!!! After all the trouble i had lunch with the PRC and after that i decided to shop for some toiletries alone. Gosh, but then again I have never been to HK and the guidebooks from the hotel sux. I totally don't know where to go!! All i felt, was confused and lost. and with my phone running low on batt, i don't want to call anybody to ask, in case someone urgently call me.

I was really lucky, at this point of depression, this dutch lady, she is actually a chinese, can only speak canto, dutch and eng. Well anyway, i asked her where she is going and she was actually in the same situation as me. So she brought me to Mongkok to do some shopping. Hahahha.. she treated me to fries and lemon tea, but i treated her back with coffee. Quite happy. Actually i was quite pai sai to buy lots of clothes with her around, but i like that at least i managed to go somewhere. The lady was 28 years old, and working for G-Star, damn cool. At night i want to Avenue of stars alone!! The view and weather was great!!!! cooling, but it was a bit foggy though so didn't manage the see the light show that clearly, but still the scenary was breathtaking enough!

The next day i met a dutch old lady, she is 60 years old, she got a kidney transplant and needed some medicine or else her body would start rejecting her kidney. She tot her medicine would last her till she go back to holland, so she didn't bring enough. Anyway, I volunteered to accompany her to the hospital to get her medicine, cos i can speak mandarin and i understand canto. So I went on HK hospital tour. Hahahhaha.. We went to a govt hospital, but they say they don't have the medicine unless she is hospitalised, so they gave us some address of a private hospital, so we went to the private hospital instead. After much hassle, managed to get the medicine. She met me for dinner that night. so one whole day was gone.

The next day the dutch auntie brought me out for lunch. Actually breakfast, lunch & dinner is sponsored by cathay, so i could have jus had lunch in the hotel. Anyway, we had dim sum. I honestly didn't know how to order, i order some stuff it was quite delicious. That noon, I went to the peak myself. The peak was beautiful!!!! And the weather there was great! hahahhaha.. Foggy again, but luckily it didn't rain. to get to the peak went to central to take bus, central on sunday is like maid paradise, so many of them and they were all talking v loudly.

The next day the dutch auntie asked me if i want to go out with her. Actually i wanted to go shopping alone. She told me her relative from HK will take her to HK island and asked if i wanted to go. So well... I nv been to HK island and it would be great if someone who knows hk brought me around so I said ok. They were really nice!!! They were like 70year old and they bought me an octopus card and a idd card to call back home. ahhahahhahaha.. they brought me to stanley. Hahahha.. the sea at stanley was nice, a little like east coast park though. They brought me on board JUMBO to have lunch! Gosh.. The food was ok, quite delicious for some, but wow i nv had food on a boat.. ahhahahah..

Last day, the ground crew confirmed i can go back to singapore and get a full refund for my tickets which was good news for me. My mum told me to come back instead of waiting to go amsterdam. she thinks it is not safe there now. If i get there, i might not be able to come back and stuff.. So well I had to be back to the hotel by 3pm. I went to mongkok to do some shopping. Very strange the flower street that the lady brought me to, i can't find it at all, i only went to mongkok centre. Urgh.. Not enough shopping!! I like HK a lot really want to go back to shop again. The shopping is really good!

When i was at the airport, the ground crew were quite rude. Cos again my baggage was at the lost and found. Then the lady was scolding me she said my flight cancelled i should take my luggage along. Gosh, i didn't expect it would be cancelled. Anyway went to lost and found again. I bet they were like you again. ahhhh.... then had to go lost and found take my luggage and check in luggage again. wa lao.. super irritating!

Actually i really enjoyed HK, but i would have enjoyed it better, if there wasn't anything to worry about at the back of my mind. I was constantly worried about what will happen the next day, whether i could go back to singapore or whether i can go to amsterdam, and i had to cancel a lot of stuff in Europe.

Urgh.. Actually now being in Singapore is making me feel super depressed. It was really strange the moment i decided and had a flight back to singapore the europe airport were all opened. I think i must be a curse to Europe. The moment I reached the airport all europe airport was closed, then the moment i said that i m goin back to singapore all of it was open. ahhahahha.. Ahhhh...

If i didn't choose to come back to singapore i would be in amsterdam now. Gosh, I hate being in Singapore now!! It is honestly giving me a bit of depression, like i totally cried without any reason. I hate not having a fully "rested" vacation, i hate having to deal with the cancellation of the stuff, I hate being here, being with this ppl, i hate that the shipping assis is no longer in e office to play with me. I hate facing reality. Gosh.. I hate life now!!!

Actually at some point of the trip i was really afraid of all the uncertainty and started to cry, I honestly feel like such a failure. Like I am growing older each year, but i have not grow guts and courage and i have not become more independent. I really wanted to be independent so that I know i will be single in the future, so that i will not have to rely on anybody in the future, but honestly no matter how long, i don't think i will ever learn to be independent. When you are young and you cry ppl will come console you, help you and ask you wat the matter is. But when u r old, who will come forward to help you, they will start laughing at you. Urgh!!! When will i ever grow uP??? I don't want to always depend on someone and i know i won't always have someone to depend on. That's y i must learn independence!!! Gosh.. Actually at some point i felt rather lonely too, and i told myself i must get used to this feeling, cos it might be something i will feel more often in the future. Gosh jus thinking about this is depressing enough. I wish i could run away from all this forever. I don't have anywhere to run to now. I want to escape!!! Find me a hiding place please!!! I hate being this emotional. I want to snap out of this soon. Snap out snap out!