I approximate I haven't been inward the mood to post much since my "vacation" to Bali.
I was supposed to become at the halt of September for a calendar week alongside two days inward Singapore to see a friend. We had booked everything inward June in addition to it was the original affair that kept me going all Summer.
We booked (with much difficulty - paying alongside a U.S. of A. carte du jour from Nippon is impossible) a flying alongside AirAsia, in addition to the solar daytime earlier nosotros checked inward online, inputted all our info. I was therefore excited. Got to the airport, went to the "Document Check" counter (carry-on only), got on the plane in addition to nosotros were off!
7 or eight hours later, nosotros arrived inward Kuala Lumpur in addition to transited inward some pretty ghetto side room, where I abide by out that my passport expires inward v months in addition to 3 weeks every bit opposed to the six months required. I'm told to wait. Fair enough. I sit down on the solely bench inward the room in addition to think: How could I live on therefore stupid? What is the bespeak of having a passport for 10 years if y'all tin solely role it for 9.5? Why the hell didn't the document cheque lady inward Tokyo notice? That was the solely affair she had to do! How could I live on therefore stupid?
In the meantime, I listen the annunciation for my flight, that the gates are closing soon. There are notwithstanding 50 passengers waiting inward describe of piece of employment to transit. Three AirAsia staff are standing at counters, but solely ane is genuinely doing anything. Three people away, I listen the concluding telephone phone for my flight. Finally, the adult woman calls me over. She's going to telephone phone her boss. She calls, in addition to reports that I tin wing into Singapore, but won't live on able to become to Bali unless I receive got six months. Ok. At this point, I'm non fifty-fifty certain that I tin brand my flying to Singapore. I become to the safety check. The iii safety guards in that location order me to wait, because manifestly the solely safety guard able to procedure me is inward the bathroom. She comes dorsum after v minutes, I become through, my gate is basically closed. I become to the staff, demonstrate them my boarding pass, they allow me through onto the tarmac. Uhm... ok... at nowadays what? So I get next the signs trying to locate my gate number. I walked (or rather ran) one-half way or therefore the aerodrome (or therefore it seemed) scream for people along the way if I was going inward the correct direction. Finally, I teach to the correct place, teach on the plane, in addition to bargain alongside the angry glares of the other passengers.
(This - the angry glares for belongings the plane dorsum - is the 2nd fourth dimension it happens to me. The showtime fourth dimension was flying dorsum to Geneva from Madrid on Iberia... They wouldn't allow me board the plane because I didn't receive got a visa for Switzerland, which I wouldn't receive got been able to teach anywhere anyway every bit an European Union citizen. I loathe incompetent staff. Bitter much? You bet. I had to purchase a 500euro ticket from Geneva (5minutes from my household yesteryear car) to Paris (1.5hours away from Geneva yesteryear plane) earlier they allow me board. )
Anyway, got to Singapore, had nipper issues at immigration there, teach through, in addition to run to the Italian Embassy. They order me that I could apply for a novel passport, but it would accept 10 days. They order me to endeavor going to the Indonesian Embassy. I become to the Indonesian Embassy, they order me I demand six months, in addition to to merely teach an extension at the Italian Embassy. Back to the Italian Embassy I go. Tell them what they told me at the Indonesian Embassy. The Italians order me they don't produce extensions. The other staff in that location says: "But you're born inward Indonesia. Do y'all fifty-fifty demand a visa?" . Did I elevate how much I dislike incompetent staff?
So anyway. After S$70 inward taxis, nosotros become to the hotel. Oh yes, in that location was a fault inward the dates of the original hotel booking, therefore nosotros had to rebook closer to the date. Since it was the F1 weekend inward Singapore, all the hotels were fully booked yesteryear the fourth dimension nosotros re-booked. So nosotros merely got whatever nosotros could find. We were checking inward when a dyad walks inward behind us in addition to enquire for a room for two hours. I'm sorry? Two hours? Fantastic. We're inward a Love Hotel.... We teach to our room: no windows, barely the infinite for a bed in addition to a huge mirror. Yup. It's a dearest hotel.
At this point, all I receive got left to produce is bask Singapore. That same afternoon, nosotros headed off to Chinatown. It was coming upward onto the Mid-Autumn Festival, therefore all these beautifully colored lanterns were up. From in that location nosotros headed dorsum to Bugis (our area) in addition to walked or therefore a dyad of malls, made our way to the Raffles Hotel, downed a Singapore Sling, tossed a dyad of peanuts or therefore so headed off to the F1 tracks. We didn't receive got tickets to teach in, but nosotros could notwithstanding listen the cars flying by, in addition to the excitement of the people going inward in addition to coming out was contagious. We had dinner at a modest identify nigh our hotel where I had to a greater extent than beer inward ane sitting than I've had inward the yesteryear v years.
The side yesteryear side day, nosotros headed out to encounter the Merlion in addition to had java alongside thought on the Marina Bay Sands complex. We therefore met upward alongside an onetime friend of mine. She took us or therefore Orchard Road, nosotros ate at a nutrient court, headed out to the Marina Bay again, walked or therefore the hotel, went to the novel Gardens yesteryear the Bay therefore headed off to Sentosa Island armed alongside a bottle of white vino in addition to some snacks. We ate in addition to drank at the southernmost bespeak of continental Asia every bit nosotros watched the Sun ready over a collection of cruise ships in addition to crude tankers piece of cake brand their way across the bay. From in that location nosotros went to receive got dinner, hawker style. We had chicken wings, satay, stingray, banana leafage wrapped fish, in addition to therefore many other things. One to a greater extent than delicious than the next.
The side yesteryear side day, nosotros headed dorsum to the airport. For the concluding time, I tried to encounter if I could become to Bali. They told me to receive got a topographic point in addition to that they would come upward order me the verdict. Two hours later, in addition to notwithstanding no news, I become enquire at the Customer Service desk. They ship me to the other counter. They order me to describe of piece of employment upward alongside the same soul I talked to before. Ok. I remind her who I am, she calls someone else, they've had the e-mail for a while. "Sorry y'all can't go." . Okay. Well, that's settled. Can I alter my ticket to become home? No. Can I alter the showtime leg of my flying in addition to grab the same connecting flying dorsum to Tokyo. No. Can y'all give me a refund? Check this website when y'all teach dorsum (I did, complained, notwithstanding haven't gotten whatever answer at all. It's been two weeks.). So tin I purchase a novel ticket back? Sure. S$600. Seriously? (that's to a greater extent than than the original circular trip ticket).
So dorsum to Tokyo I go. I teach stopped at every immigration counter because I don't receive got six months on my passport to teach dorsum into Nippon (I'm non Japanese, y'all see.) therefore I receive got to choke along explaining that I alive in that location in addition to that if they merely flip to the dorsum of the passport, they'll encounter my visa valid for some other two years... Three times...
Get dorsum to Tokyo at 11pm, teach domicile yesteryear midnight. And become dorsum to operate the side yesteryear side day.
In an hour, I'm off over again to Okinawa (domestic flying - although I at nowadays renewed my passport when I got back. It took 3 days.). I'm unfortunately flying AirAsia over again (I booked the ticket earlier I flew to Singapore). And the weather condition forecast says a typhoon is hitting Okinawa this weekend. I approximate that agency no relaxing at the beach again....
Perhaps it's ameliorate I don't innovation anymore vacations for this year.
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