12th of September: Our flight was scheduled to take off at 6.40 am, early in the morning at LCCT. So, that meant we had to arrive at the airport at 4.40am. Luckily, Air Asia's bus service to LCCT from KL Sentral begins as early as 3.30 am. Thus, we managed to board the 3.30 bus and arrive at LCCT at 4.3o. Just nice.
Since this was Air Asia's first flight to Manado, there were not many people. We didn't have to wait in a long line such as those people who were travelling to Kuching, or Terengganu, or Miri. That meant 2 things. Either the other travellers came earlier /will be coming later than us, or there were less passengers! I hoped that it'd be the latter reason.. so the plane wouldn't be so crowded.
At the LCCT, There are not many places for people to sit and rest. All seats were taken. So, I decided to have McDonald's Big Breakfast set and read through all the articles of the Friday's, 12th of September, The Sun Daily.
At exactly 6.40 am, we boarded the plane. As the flight stewardess announced where we were heading to that morning, a young lady suddenly ran up to the head of the stewardess crew. Her eyes were filled with tears, ready to cry any minute, begging the air stewardess to stop the plane. The chief of the air stewardess looked really annoyed and told the girl that she should have been more careful. I can still hear her telling the girl in a rather high pitched tone, "Please don't repeat this again the next time. Not every plane will wait for you, you know. 'coz we all have schedules to follow. We have to call the bus again, communicate with the tower again, etc. etc. etc. However, considering that this is your first time, we will wait for you. Please hurry."
The rest of us passengers just looked on curiously as the scene unfolded in front of us, each of us speculating what had just transpired between the two. Thankfully, the pilot was quick to in clearing the air. Just about 2 - 3 minutes later, he announced, "Ladies and gentlemen, one of our passengers has apparently left her passport somewhere in the airport. We are going to have to delay our departure so that she can regain her passport. Let's hope she finds it soon. This is our first flight and we certainly don't want to be late."
As we sat there in our seats, we too hoped that she'd find her passport soon. After all, she had paid quite a large sum to go on vacation, just like the rest of us. I was about to bet with my friend, whether the young lady would be able to find her passport, when she reappeared after what seemed like hours. With that, the pilot announced for all of us to be seated quietly, buckle up, and be ready to fly to Manado! "Yes!" We're finally leaving!
At 7am, we left the airport. I was so tired that morning because I had not slept since 2am. so, I slept throughout the whole journey, undisturbed by the calls of the stewardess for food or for the sales and purchase of Air Asia merchandise or goodies.
Finally, at 11am, we arried at the Sam Ratulangi Airport! Everybody clapped 'coz the pilot made such a good landing. All of us had arrived in one piece, and that was definitely a reason worth celebrating!
It had begun to drizzle slightly outside and most of us were worried, wondering if our plans to visit Manado would be disturbed. I was unperturbed. Since I'd be here for only 2 days, rain or shine, I would stick with my plan just to see how Manado looks like.
Since this was Air Asia's first flight to Manado, there were not many people. We didn't have to wait in a long line such as those people who were travelling to Kuching, or Terengganu, or Miri. That meant 2 things. Either the other travellers came earlier /will be coming later than us, or there were less passengers! I hoped that it'd be the latter reason.. so the plane wouldn't be so crowded.
At the LCCT, There are not many places for people to sit and rest. All seats were taken. So, I decided to have McDonald's Big Breakfast set and read through all the articles of the Friday's, 12th of September, The Sun Daily.
At exactly 6.40 am, we boarded the plane. As the flight stewardess announced where we were heading to that morning, a young lady suddenly ran up to the head of the stewardess crew. Her eyes were filled with tears, ready to cry any minute, begging the air stewardess to stop the plane. The chief of the air stewardess looked really annoyed and told the girl that she should have been more careful. I can still hear her telling the girl in a rather high pitched tone, "Please don't repeat this again the next time. Not every plane will wait for you, you know. 'coz we all have schedules to follow. We have to call the bus again, communicate with the tower again, etc. etc. etc. However, considering that this is your first time, we will wait for you. Please hurry."
The rest of us passengers just looked on curiously as the scene unfolded in front of us, each of us speculating what had just transpired between the two. Thankfully, the pilot was quick to in clearing the air. Just about 2 - 3 minutes later, he announced, "Ladies and gentlemen, one of our passengers has apparently left her passport somewhere in the airport. We are going to have to delay our departure so that she can regain her passport. Let's hope she finds it soon. This is our first flight and we certainly don't want to be late."
As we sat there in our seats, we too hoped that she'd find her passport soon. After all, she had paid quite a large sum to go on vacation, just like the rest of us. I was about to bet with my friend, whether the young lady would be able to find her passport, when she reappeared after what seemed like hours. With that, the pilot announced for all of us to be seated quietly, buckle up, and be ready to fly to Manado! "Yes!" We're finally leaving!
At 7am, we left the airport. I was so tired that morning because I had not slept since 2am. so, I slept throughout the whole journey, undisturbed by the calls of the stewardess for food or for the sales and purchase of Air Asia merchandise or goodies.
Finally, at 11am, we arried at the Sam Ratulangi Airport! Everybody clapped 'coz the pilot made such a good landing. All of us had arrived in one piece, and that was definitely a reason worth celebrating!
It had begun to drizzle slightly outside and most of us were worried, wondering if our plans to visit Manado would be disturbed. I was unperturbed. Since I'd be here for only 2 days, rain or shine, I would stick with my plan just to see how Manado looks like.
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