Elle Marie's First International Trip Part III: Bangkok Airport adventure

Noy, Elle and I really enjoyed our hot and full of surprises trip in Bangkok!

Just for everyone's information... our itinerary is Bangkok-Hongkong-Macau. Being the OC and OA me, I have been working on this itinerary as early as March?! I did researches and even went up to the extent of emailing friends and new friends (new friends in HongKong introduced by another friend) BUT! as my new motto states, "always expect the unexpected; there is power in losing control!" on the night that we were supposed to take our plane to HongKong (Bangkok-Manila{stop-over}-Hongkong), we were not allowed just because the electronic ticket that we were holding was not confirmed by my credit card!!! I checked the email i got again and indeed it was pending and the only confirmation i had was for the transaction!!! which i find SOOOO weird because all the other electronic tickets we have were confirmed! Our Hongkong-Manila ticket was confirmed sooo how can we have that ticket if we don't have a ticket to get to Hongkong?!

Anyway, things happen for a purpose... Maybe God wants us to experience how it is to be in the reality show "the amazing race" :-) or maybe... God just wants us to know our strengths and wearknesses and eventually be proud of our selves in how we handle things like that... Noy and I did not panic. While Noy puts elle to sleep (inside the airport!!!) I went to look at all the airlines with flights to hongkong (told you... things you learn from watching the amazing race!) i checked their rates and time their plane is leaving Bangkok. Let me just reiterate that I am doing this around 12:00MIDNIGHT in bangkok! meaning it is 1:00a.m. in the Philippines! When I finally found the most affordable flight that can bring us to Hongkong just in time for Noy's 6:00p.m. meeting I flashed my standard chartered card (not the one that declined our purchase) and ZIP! Tickets for me, Noy and Elle:-) Nothing more to worry about!!!

Hehehe from 12:00p.m. June 2, 2008 flight to HongKong, we took the 1:45p.m. June 3, 2008 flight... That's just 13.45 hours inside the airport, not included the 3 hours waiting period before the 12:00p.m. flight (hehe we were too early, too excited and it's good at least we learned about our situation earlier) When we were already in the boarding area... I told Noy, "aren't you proud of how we handled this?! You have to give me credit because I did not panic". I have to say that I was in control of my thoughts and emotions. And I was focused on our goal which is to get to HongKong before his 6:00pm meeting... I reminded myself that this is our first Hongkong trip as a family and I will not let my credit card ruin it!!! Anyways, Noy answered "Of course I am proud of you, you are my wife" Gossshhhhh! I hate my husband for always making me kilig! Hehehe BUT the challenges did not stop there...

When we got to HongKong, we were on the air for 45 minutes because there was a typhoon and it was not safe for the plane to land... ENDING: Noy did not make it to his meeting but spent the night with me looking at elle hehehe...