Leaving the Country....
Departure time came….
Everyone promised to meet at 11:45 at the entrance of the departure gate.
I left the house 10:00, feeling a little regret having to leave the house too early. But 5 minutes later, even before we were getting out of the housing complex, I got an sms from a couple of the TESOLers, reporting they were at the airport already. A couple also reported they were approaching the airport. I smiled. Some people there were too excited, apparently.
11:30, I met everyone except one Pak Hilal.
We waited while teasing each other of sizes of each other’s luggage. I reminded them once again, that there would be no porters helping us around with our luggage, as the luxury we always enjoyed in Indonesia. I mentioned this in the tips I sent through email prior to departure.
12:15, We decided to proceed with checking in, anyway. No more time to wait. Pak Nuryasik was so nice to make a call and check, and we got an answer Pak Hilal was was just about to leave the house. Some shook our heads unbelievably.
No big deal in the checking in process, we were just disappointed that Jenny and Wulan just went ahead checking themselves in while the others were still trying to set with the luggage arrangement. We did decided to check in as a group, actually. As the result, the seating arrangement already set by the travel agent chosen by IIEF was released. Jenny claimed not to know the arrangement, and it was understandable since she was not in the orientation. Still, the rest was disappointed and started making a fuss of it. I told the others it was OK, since it was only the arrangement to Singapore, not all the way to the US.
Immigration procedure was smooth for everyone. And from the other side of the immigration area, we saw our beloved Pak Hilal checked himself in. When we saw him queuing at the immigration booth, we were all relieved. But then, he was again out of sight. We wondered. After a short searched we knew that he was filling out the immigration. I smiled, I knew the form was given during the orientation already, and Diana explained thoroughly about it.
I mused..."The travel is just beginning ........."
Everyone promised to meet at 11:45 at the entrance of the departure gate.
I left the house 10:00, feeling a little regret having to leave the house too early. But 5 minutes later, even before we were getting out of the housing complex, I got an sms from a couple of the TESOLers, reporting they were at the airport already. A couple also reported they were approaching the airport. I smiled. Some people there were too excited, apparently.
11:30, I met everyone except one Pak Hilal.
We waited while teasing each other of sizes of each other’s luggage. I reminded them once again, that there would be no porters helping us around with our luggage, as the luxury we always enjoyed in Indonesia. I mentioned this in the tips I sent through email prior to departure.
12:15, We decided to proceed with checking in, anyway. No more time to wait. Pak Nuryasik was so nice to make a call and check, and we got an answer Pak Hilal was was just about to leave the house. Some shook our heads unbelievably.
No big deal in the checking in process, we were just disappointed that Jenny and Wulan just went ahead checking themselves in while the others were still trying to set with the luggage arrangement. We did decided to check in as a group, actually. As the result, the seating arrangement already set by the travel agent chosen by IIEF was released. Jenny claimed not to know the arrangement, and it was understandable since she was not in the orientation. Still, the rest was disappointed and started making a fuss of it. I told the others it was OK, since it was only the arrangement to Singapore, not all the way to the US.
Immigration procedure was smooth for everyone. And from the other side of the immigration area, we saw our beloved Pak Hilal checked himself in. When we saw him queuing at the immigration booth, we were all relieved. But then, he was again out of sight. We wondered. After a short searched we knew that he was filling out the immigration. I smiled, I knew the form was given during the orientation already, and Diana explained thoroughly about it.
I mused..."The travel is just beginning ........."
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