"Alright, USA HERE I COME !!!" Hence my dream to travel the world became a reality when i board the plane to Singapore for my transfer flight to Japan. What started off to be a fantastic journey became a horrible nightmare...
*The time I wrote down is an estimated time..
*Cant really remember what time I touch down
**First day
My first stop - Singapore (MAS) - 11:55pm
Arrived close to midnight and my plane doesn't take off until 0700hours. Dragging my laptop and carryon with me I started wondering the busy airport of Changi. To my surprise there airport is not empty like I expected.. It’s busy, bustling with people walking around, sleeping on sofas, drinking coca-cola from McDonalds or kids running around the place.. I paced around until I found a spot where I can go online and waited till morning...
My Second stop - Japan (United Airlines) - 11:15am
7am, I boarded my flight directed to Tokyo, Narita Airport. The trip took 7 hours maybe a bit if you count the checking in and out part.. waiting for the boarding.. waiting to land... and there was the 2 hour wait for the transit too..I did a brief walkthrough the airport and found out that the Japanese can't really speak English very well.. BUT they are very very polite people... As I cant speak Japanese yet.. I settle down and wait for my flight...
**Second day
My Third stop - Chicago (United Airlines) - 3:15pm
Missed my transit flight to Cleveland Ohio and got stuck in the airport for another antagonizing 2 hours.. Run all the way from my arrival station and arrived at my departure lane just to see my plane taking off the runway... The reason why... Because I was stuck at the green lane... We had to check out our bags and check them in again... stupid airline..
My Forth stop - Cleveland (United Airlines) - 7:45pm
Finally arrived at Cleveland airport.. after asking my way around.. I realise that the bus that goes to Sandusky is another 1 hour away.. plus there is no midnight busses going there. "Crap, Another night in the airport... thats more then 2 days without taking a bath." and so.. I doze off on the metal uncomfortable chair..
>>> 36 Hours of Nightmare ended to start another 12 hours of pain..
**Third day
Woke up early in the morning.. around 5:00am and took the train down to Cleveland downtown. Walked another 25minutes to the Greyhound Bus Station.. The weather is freezing cold.. the manholes are steaming.. like what you see in New York on TV... manage to get to the bus station and my bus leaves at 10am in the morning..
Reached Sandusky, Ohio close to 1pm.. got picked up by a nice old lady from Cedar Point(The place I'm working to get a budget to
travel) and got processed in, checked in to my apartment and finally got to bath.. *SPLASH.. HOLY **** the water is even colder then the air outside..!!! where on earth is the water heater.... unable to find out how the shower works.. I went to the kitchen to get hot water to warm the cold cold bath.. BBBrrrrrr.... After bathing.. It's nap time at 3pm.. and I slept like a baby till the next morning....
*** JET LAG
Time difference in Ohio and Malaysia is 12 hours.. When we are suppose to be sleeping I'm awake.. The horror, The Pain... can't even keep my eyes open for my job… I cant fall asleep at night..! Painful 2 weeks till i got used to it..
*The time I wrote down is an estimated time..
*Cant really remember what time I touch down
**First day
My first stop - Singapore (MAS) - 11:55pm
Arrived close to midnight and my plane doesn't take off until 0700hours. Dragging my laptop and carryon with me I started wondering the busy airport of Changi. To my surprise there airport is not empty like I expected.. It’s busy, bustling with people walking around, sleeping on sofas, drinking coca-cola from McDonalds or kids running around the place.. I paced around until I found a spot where I can go online and waited till morning...
My Second stop - Japan (United Airlines) - 11:15am
7am, I boarded my flight directed to Tokyo, Narita Airport. The trip took 7 hours maybe a bit if you count the checking in and out part.. waiting for the boarding.. waiting to land... and there was the 2 hour wait for the transit too..I did a brief walkthrough the airport and found out that the Japanese can't really speak English very well.. BUT they are very very polite people... As I cant speak Japanese yet.. I settle down and wait for my flight...**Second day
My Third stop - Chicago (United Airlines) - 3:15pm
Missed my transit flight to Cleveland Ohio and got stuck in the airport for another antagonizing 2 hours.. Run all the way from my arrival station and arrived at my departure lane just to see my plane taking off the runway... The reason why... Because I was stuck at the green lane... We had to check out our bags and check them in again... stupid airline..
My Forth stop - Cleveland (United Airlines) - 7:45pm
Finally arrived at Cleveland airport.. after asking my way around.. I realise that the bus that goes to Sandusky is another 1 hour away.. plus there is no midnight busses going there. "Crap, Another night in the airport... thats more then 2 days without taking a bath." and so.. I doze off on the metal uncomfortable chair..
>>> 36 Hours of Nightmare ended to start another 12 hours of pain..
**Third day
Woke up early in the morning.. around 5:00am and took the train down to Cleveland downtown. Walked another 25minutes to the Greyhound Bus Station.. The weather is freezing cold.. the manholes are steaming.. like what you see in New York on TV... manage to get to the bus station and my bus leaves at 10am in the morning..Reached Sandusky, Ohio close to 1pm.. got picked up by a nice old lady from Cedar Point(The place I'm working to get a budget to
travel) and got processed in, checked in to my apartment and finally got to bath.. *SPLASH.. HOLY **** the water is even colder then the air outside..!!! where on earth is the water heater.... unable to find out how the shower works.. I went to the kitchen to get hot water to warm the cold cold bath.. BBBrrrrrr.... After bathing.. It's nap time at 3pm.. and I slept like a baby till the next morning....*** JET LAG
Time difference in Ohio and Malaysia is 12 hours.. When we are suppose to be sleeping I'm awake.. The horror, The Pain... can't even keep my eyes open for my job… I cant fall asleep at night..! Painful 2 weeks till i got used to it..
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