Singapore Proceeding .....
We arrived in Singapore in good shape. In the shuttle bus to the hotel, some already wondered whether to visit Orchard road or not. I told everyone they were all were free that evening, whether to explore Orchard (which was a good chance for those who had never been to Singapore before), or simply hang around, but with a strong note not to be late to catch the shuttle bus at 3 the next morning.
Checking in to Changi Village Inn, names of the 11 grantees were not listed. Only Jenny and I (we got aour tickets from AMEX), got ours. I contacted Diana from IIEF to settle the problem. Finally the hotel people agreed to simply giving them rooms while settling the matter with NOrthwest airline, but they need to swipe our cards as a guarantee. Deal. However, most of them did not have credit cards. So, finally I gave the hotel my credit card to be swiped as their guarantee. Then I called Diana to really settle the problem with Bayu Buana Travel at that very night. I understand the extra work Diana had to do on a Sunday like that.
When all settled, once again I reminded everyone that they were free for the evening, but they needed be ready at 2:45 AM the next morning because the bus was scheduled at 3 AM. Then, with Pak Jati and Pak Harsono, I just walked to the nearest chinese open restaurant, had a simple dinner, then rested.
2:45 the next morning I checked out. Most of them were ready, except for Jenny and Wulan who were sharing room. I asked the receptionist to wake them up, and she said 'Already', and asked her to do it again, and she came back saying 'They are getting ready, Mam.' The bus was ready, and it was quite full. By 3 o'clock, when the bus started moving, Jenny and Wulan were not there. Well, it's not personal shuttle. I smsed Wulan to simply take a taxi to the airport.
The security check was as always, so scrutinizing, but it all went well. Too bad, that the seating arrangement Bayu Buana set was not as we expected. We were all scattered, with two or three side by side only, and all in the middle. I asked the airline to change but they said it was already set by the travel agent, and the plane was really full. It was not possible. Well... you could not always got what you wanted. The long, painful trip then begun...
Checking in to Changi Village Inn, names of the 11 grantees were not listed. Only Jenny and I (we got aour tickets from AMEX), got ours. I contacted Diana from IIEF to settle the problem. Finally the hotel people agreed to simply giving them rooms while settling the matter with NOrthwest airline, but they need to swipe our cards as a guarantee. Deal. However, most of them did not have credit cards. So, finally I gave the hotel my credit card to be swiped as their guarantee. Then I called Diana to really settle the problem with Bayu Buana Travel at that very night. I understand the extra work Diana had to do on a Sunday like that.
When all settled, once again I reminded everyone that they were free for the evening, but they needed be ready at 2:45 AM the next morning because the bus was scheduled at 3 AM. Then, with Pak Jati and Pak Harsono, I just walked to the nearest chinese open restaurant, had a simple dinner, then rested.
2:45 the next morning I checked out. Most of them were ready, except for Jenny and Wulan who were sharing room. I asked the receptionist to wake them up, and she said 'Already', and asked her to do it again, and she came back saying 'They are getting ready, Mam.' The bus was ready, and it was quite full. By 3 o'clock, when the bus started moving, Jenny and Wulan were not there. Well, it's not personal shuttle. I smsed Wulan to simply take a taxi to the airport.
The security check was as always, so scrutinizing, but it all went well. Too bad, that the seating arrangement Bayu Buana set was not as we expected. We were all scattered, with two or three side by side only, and all in the middle. I asked the airline to change but they said it was already set by the travel agent, and the plane was really full. It was not possible. Well... you could not always got what you wanted. The long, painful trip then begun...
posted by Kun Herrini at 1:03 PM
1 Comments:
Mbak Kun, you forgot to mention a wake up call for the "vice president of Indonesia" .... more stories should come from Pak Harsono.
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