Day 92 of OBO (1 December 2007)… Pattaya here I come!!!
December’s finally here… The month of much anticipation! Today marks the first day of my mission trip… It was filled with lots of travelling…
I woke up at around 0845hrs today… I went to wash up and got ready to head down to the airport… Nat was also coming on this mission… After washing up, I did the final bit of packing… Just to make sure I had everything… At around 0930hrs, Mum, Dad, Peter, Nat, and I left for the airport…We reached there at around 1000hrs…
When we reached, almost everyone from the group was there… We went to join them… I found a few familiar faces… Well, there was Gerard, who’s from my group, there was Rachel, who’s from my church, and there was Trini, who’s from my choir… Not to long upon our arrival, we had to give our passports so that we could check-in as a group… Once that was done, I followed Mum down to the supermarket to get the international adaptor for our handphone chargers and my laptop AC adaptor… After that was settled, we collected our passports and boarding passes, and checked-in our baggage… Guess what… I got the kinkiest seat on the plane – 69F… LOL… Anyway, after all the logistical stuff was done, we went into the departure lounge… It’s really very pretty in there now… Everyone’s in a Christmassy mood… Well, Nat, Gerard and myself went around together… That’s ‘cause we were the only ones he was familiar with… When we entered immigration, I got to use the scanner for the first time!!! That’s ‘cause I had the biometric passport… It was so fun… OK OK… It’s just a cheap thrill… LOL… But it was FUN!!! Anyway, we walked around DFS for a while… Nat went to get a roll of cigarettes… It’s really cheap… One of that costs only $20… That works out to $2 a pack!!! Anyway, after that, we went to Burger King to grab a bite… That’s ‘cause the gates weren’t open yet… Anyway, after we finished the snack, we went to the gate to get ready to board the aircraft…
For some reason, our flight was delayed by 15minutes… It was supposed to take off at 1225hrs, but we only took off at 1240hrs… But that was not too bad… Everyone boarded the plane relatively quickly and orderly… While on the aircraft, we made more new friends and by the time the aircraft took off, we were chatting like as though we knew each other for years… It was really a very friendly atmosphere… That’s good… Like all flights, we had our meal on board… I had a beef and rice… The taste was good... But the beef was like rock! I had a tough time chewing it… The chicken and fruit salad and the yam dessert were yummy… So that’s not too bad… The whole flight took about 2 hours… The entire flight was rather bumpy… Quite a few air pockets here and there… But we still landed safe and sound… We disembarked the aircraft and headed to immigrations before proceeding to the belt to collect our baggage and then to the bus to bring us to Pattaya… The bus ride was about another 2hours, of which, I slept for a good half of it…
We reached the Redemptorist Centre at around 1730hrs… We collected our keys and went up to our rooms… The rooms are like hotel rooms! In fact, they are much bigger! It’s very spacious… And for the price we paid (internet published rates are USD35/night), it’s really very luxurious… Well, I hope to bring you up here sometime… It’s a very beautiful compound… Anyway, at around 1800hrs, we went to the dining hall to have dinner... Dinner was scrumptious! The fruits were very fresh and the chicken, asparagus and spaghetti Bolognese was fabulous!!! It’s really top notch cooking! Here’s the best part… There’s no MSG! Anyway, after dinner, I had to collect the passports from my group members to pass it to the coordinator for safekeeping… After that, we went to the chapel for briefing and also a prayer session… The chapel is another unique feature of this place… It is built in the form of a temple… But the furnishings on the inside are that of a chapel… Really awesome… Well, after the briefing and prayer session, Nat, Maria (our roommate) and myself took a walk around the compound… After that, I went to get the network key for the internet (it’s free if you brought your own laptop)… Well that’s ‘cause I brought my laptop… So at least I’m able to blog and upload stuff… And that means less work when I get home… Anyway, after obtaining the network key, we went back up to the room and then went to wash up to get ready for bed… Me being me, I obviously went to get my laptop connected to the internet… Well, it was alright for a while, but after that, the internet connection was cut… Oh well… I got sick of figuring out what was wrong, so I decided to wash up before I came to write my blog on MS Word…
I woke up at around 0845hrs today… I went to wash up and got ready to head down to the airport… Nat was also coming on this mission… After washing up, I did the final bit of packing… Just to make sure I had everything… At around 0930hrs, Mum, Dad, Peter, Nat, and I left for the airport…We reached there at around 1000hrs…
When we reached, almost everyone from the group was there… We went to join them… I found a few familiar faces… Well, there was Gerard, who’s from my group, there was Rachel, who’s from my church, and there was Trini, who’s from my choir… Not to long upon our arrival, we had to give our passports so that we could check-in as a group… Once that was done, I followed Mum down to the supermarket to get the international adaptor for our handphone chargers and my laptop AC adaptor… After that was settled, we collected our passports and boarding passes, and checked-in our baggage… Guess what… I got the kinkiest seat on the plane – 69F… LOL… Anyway, after all the logistical stuff was done, we went into the departure lounge… It’s really very pretty in there now… Everyone’s in a Christmassy mood… Well, Nat, Gerard and myself went around together… That’s ‘cause we were the only ones he was familiar with… When we entered immigration, I got to use the scanner for the first time!!! That’s ‘cause I had the biometric passport… It was so fun… OK OK… It’s just a cheap thrill… LOL… But it was FUN!!! Anyway, we walked around DFS for a while… Nat went to get a roll of cigarettes… It’s really cheap… One of that costs only $20… That works out to $2 a pack!!! Anyway, after that, we went to Burger King to grab a bite… That’s ‘cause the gates weren’t open yet… Anyway, after we finished the snack, we went to the gate to get ready to board the aircraft…
For some reason, our flight was delayed by 15minutes… It was supposed to take off at 1225hrs, but we only took off at 1240hrs… But that was not too bad… Everyone boarded the plane relatively quickly and orderly… While on the aircraft, we made more new friends and by the time the aircraft took off, we were chatting like as though we knew each other for years… It was really a very friendly atmosphere… That’s good… Like all flights, we had our meal on board… I had a beef and rice… The taste was good... But the beef was like rock! I had a tough time chewing it… The chicken and fruit salad and the yam dessert were yummy… So that’s not too bad… The whole flight took about 2 hours… The entire flight was rather bumpy… Quite a few air pockets here and there… But we still landed safe and sound… We disembarked the aircraft and headed to immigrations before proceeding to the belt to collect our baggage and then to the bus to bring us to Pattaya… The bus ride was about another 2hours, of which, I slept for a good half of it…
We reached the Redemptorist Centre at around 1730hrs… We collected our keys and went up to our rooms… The rooms are like hotel rooms! In fact, they are much bigger! It’s very spacious… And for the price we paid (internet published rates are USD35/night), it’s really very luxurious… Well, I hope to bring you up here sometime… It’s a very beautiful compound… Anyway, at around 1800hrs, we went to the dining hall to have dinner... Dinner was scrumptious! The fruits were very fresh and the chicken, asparagus and spaghetti Bolognese was fabulous!!! It’s really top notch cooking! Here’s the best part… There’s no MSG! Anyway, after dinner, I had to collect the passports from my group members to pass it to the coordinator for safekeeping… After that, we went to the chapel for briefing and also a prayer session… The chapel is another unique feature of this place… It is built in the form of a temple… But the furnishings on the inside are that of a chapel… Really awesome… Well, after the briefing and prayer session, Nat, Maria (our roommate) and myself took a walk around the compound… After that, I went to get the network key for the internet (it’s free if you brought your own laptop)… Well that’s ‘cause I brought my laptop… So at least I’m able to blog and upload stuff… And that means less work when I get home… Anyway, after obtaining the network key, we went back up to the room and then went to wash up to get ready for bed… Me being me, I obviously went to get my laptop connected to the internet… Well, it was alright for a while, but after that, the internet connection was cut… Oh well… I got sick of figuring out what was wrong, so I decided to wash up before I came to write my blog on MS Word…
Well that’s pretty much my day… I’ve got an early day tomorrow… So I think I should get going to sleep… So good night… Sleep tight… Sweet dreams… I love you baby!!! Miss you lots!!!
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