Sunday, February 6, 2011

Lost And Found

I lost my Calvin Klein umbrella in Taiwan.

Technically, it was the airline’s fault.

Raft3r is pissed.

I almost lost my passport in Malaysia.

We got to our hotel almost 4 in the morning. I was tired as hell.

Since we would only be staying in Kuala Lumpur for a day, my travel companions and I decided to just pay for one twin sharing room.

We were a group of five. I was handpicked to just sneak in after my companions register.

As soon as I stepped inside the hotel room, the phone rang. It was Front Desk.

Front Desk: “Is Mr. Raft3r there?”

Female Travel Companion (in a very unconvincing voice): “No.”

Front Desk: “Are you sure Mr. Raft3r from the Philippines is not there?”

Female Travel Companion: “Wait.” (Handed over the phone to male travel companion.)

Male Companion (in a quite nervous tone): “Raft3r is not here. He only accompanied us to this hotel and left right after we checked in. Why?”

Front Desk: “Oh. He left his Philippine passport in the lobby.”

We all heaved a sigh of relief.

On both occasions, I flew Cebu Pacific.

Sometimes being cheap is not that practical.

As God as my witness, I will never fly budget again.

51 comments:

bulakbolero.sg said...

one of the longest post by Mr. rafter. lol.

next time ser. double check mo muna gamit mo bago umalis. ;) sayang pang mayaman pa naman yung mga pag-aari mo. nyahaha.

pag gusto mo iwala. ibigay mo lanag sa akin.

Raft3r said...

bulakbolero.sg, Hindi kasi ako pala check-in. Lalo na kung CebuPac lang. Ito kasi payong lang. Walang kasama. Kaya paniguradong mawawala. Hehe

Wendy said...

LOL. So payong lang ang chinek in mo pagpuntang Taiwan? Parang check in counter ng supermarket a. BTW, your closing sentence is a testament to your wealth. Hehehe.

Raft3r said...

wendy, Pwede din sign of arrogance. Hehe

Wendy said...

Haha, sign of anger na lang. You were angry kasi when you wrote this post. I wouldn't say arrogance because I associate the word arrogance with a-holes.

Raft3r said...

wendy, Hindi ako asshole? Hehe

hitokirihoshi_kawaii jr said...

mas napansin ko raw na humaba ang blog post mo dahil kay female travel companion at male companion.

fly fly ka na lang ulit. hehehe

Raft3r said...

hitokirihoshi_kawaii jr, Hehe. Kaw talaga, oo!

Anonymous said...

ang haba ng post sumakit mata ko kababasa, lol! payong at pasaporte. ano kaya ang p na susunod na mamimissplace mo?

Raft3r said...

prinsesamusang, Syempre. Nauna na si Junjun. Hehe

escape said...

kala ko nawala talaag passport mo. delikado yon at di ka kaagad makabalik.

Raft3r said...

dong ho, Hehe. Oo, dagdag gastos pa!

uno said...

ingat nalng po asi s agamit hehehe

ask ko lng anu ba work mo?

Raft3r said...

uno, Noted. Hehe. Work ko? Check old blog entries. Nandon lang. :)

pete said...

ano sabi ng cebu pacific?

Raft3r said...

pete, Hindi ko naman sila ibla-blog kung umaksyon sila eh. Hehe

Eternal Wanderer... said...

naku, one time binump-off ako sa ceb pac kasi overbooked yung flight. nalaman ko lang kasi nung nasa loob na ng cabin. aba e akalain mo, e may kapareho akong ka-boarding ticket na nakapwesto na sa upuan.

buti na lang cutie yugn f.a. kundi naghuramentado ako ng husto lolz

Raft3r said...

eternal wanderer, Nyahaha. Ikaw talaga, oo.

Anonymous said...

ay buti nalang nagpakitan ang passport... nako gumala mag-isa... wahehhee

glentot said...

Naku passport napakahirap mawala kasi mahirap kumuha... imagine having to pose for a picture where smiling is prohibited...

Raft3r said...

kikomaxxx, Hehe. Mas gala pa sakin ang passport ko!

glentot, Mona Lisa smile pwede. Hehe

jr said...

sayang ang payong

Raft3r said...

jr, Nakaw. Sinabi mo pa! Hehe

Anonymous said...

kaya ayoko mag-budget airlines kung out of the country!!! nakakatakot!
-charlie mama

Raft3r said...

charlie mama, Not everyone is as rich as you. Yun ang problema namin. Hehe

brando said...

isama mo kasi kami next time

Raft3r said...

brando, Sa Bohol magkakasama tayo. Hehe

Baby Francine said...

They do give bad service.

Raft3r said...

baby francine, Ayaw ko na talaga! Hehe

Anonymous said...

umaasa ka pang maibalik payong mo?
tsk tsk tsk

Raft3r said...

anonymous, Habang may buhay may pag-asa. Nyahaha

mel said...

nasaan na yun blog mo about your friend?
nalagay mo na ba?

Raft3r said...

mel, Meron na. Hindi kasi naghahanap maigi, eh. Hehe

emmanuelmateo said...

nahanap nio rin ba yun?nex tym, double check ung gamit mo pra wlang mkaligtaan.

Raft3r said...

emmanuelmateo, There is nothing to double check. Kasi hindi naman umabot yun payong sa destination, eh. Hehe

honey said...

you will never get your payong back
amusta pala concert ni janet

Raft3r said...

honey, Take that back. Hehe. Concert was off the hook!

gillboard said...

Kasi naman, kaya lumipad ng business class, nagbubudget pa din.

Raft3r said...

gillboard, Nyahaha. Sana nga magdilang anghel ka. Biz class lang ako pag work related. Hehe

len said...

Ayan, di mo kasi yata binalik sa isang friend mo iyong CK jacket. nyahaha

Raft3r said...

len, Sige na nga. Ibabalik kona sa kanya. Hehe

Anonymous said...

rich your face! tse! lol!
-charlie mama

Raft3r said...

charlie mama, Naku. Hwag na kasing mag-deny! Hehe

Mary said...

Gosh, you're never around ! : (

Ok, I will mark my calendar.

See you soon.

Raft3r said...

mary, Yeah! See you around.

Visual Velocity said...

Sayang naman yung Calvin Klein umbrella! Di na bale, worth it naman siguro yung trip and concert ni misis. :)

Raft3r said...

visual velocity, Sulit nga. Pero sayang padin! Hehe

eden said...

Yong passport ang importante bahala na yong payong.. bili ka nalang nag iba..hehehe

Raft3r said...

eden, Mas mahal yun payong kesa sa passport. Pano na yan? Hehe

Anonymous said...

why not try airphil express? we do the publicity for airphil express and they have some promising travel services like web check in, seat selector, etal.

problem is they only fly mla-singapore and cebu-singapore for the international flight. ehehe.

so better siguro yung sinabi mo na "never fly budget again". mutan mo na mga sinabi ko kanina. ihihi.

Raft3r said...

msbolin, Nyahaha. Bigyan mo ko discount and I'll reconsider. Hehe