Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Fly Away to Sweden
I believe that the habit of doing things last-minute will eventually result in my failure in some things… and it did. I procrastinated my packing of the luggage till the very last hour before I leave for the airport. Ok, there is nothing wrong with it at first. But when the old Samsonite luggage handle couldn’t handle the weight of my stuff; it broke. What the hell! All my stuff have been packed and the handle came right off when my dad picked it up and try to leave home. Wah lao… I had to go to Mustafa Center to buy a cheapo luggage at the last minute loh. Mustafa was super crowded even at 2200+; I promised to meet those who are seeing me off at 1015 the situation is made worse by the long queue at the cashier.
In the end, I arrived at the airport at 2245 with most of my friends waiting. So while my dad, mum, uncles repacked my stuff from the old Sam to the new Polo luggage, I caught up with my friends (Thanks for seeing me off even at this odd hour : ) Checked in the luggage with Jerald and my total luggage was a whooping 50 kg (Jerald’s was only 25 kg).. Is it that heavy? I don’t know how on earth I managed to pack so many things into my luggage. I thought I was to pay for the excess baggage, but the person at the counter was very very kind to let me through without a charge. Though the luggage was heavy, carrying it was not that difficult. A 85-litre back-pack took a lot of weight; a large luggage and another cabin trolley took all my belongings to Sweden.
The flight to Copenhagen was pretty good. I slept for a good 8 hours out of the 13-hour flight. Jet-lag? At least I don’t feel it. Watched Shen2 Hua4 by Jackie Chan and some Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The gentleman next to me is a Swede and he told me some geography about Sweden and Europe in general. Pretty informative.
Touching down at Copenhagen Katsup Airport was smooth. The collection of luggage was quick and we hurried to the luggage lockers. Though the temperature is a cold 2 degrees, it feels rather warm inside the airport; probably I am lugging all the bags and that kept me warm. After the lockers have been secured, we went outside the airport to experience the first breath of cold air. Brrr… Just like a giant freezer. Shiok at first but very chilly after a while.
The next stop was checking in the hostel. The location was super ulu like some industrial out- skirt area. The hostel is cozy and we (the three guys: Don, Jerald, Alec and me; the two gals: Janice and Grace) were split into two dormitories.
We proceeded to Copenhagen city centre for a meet-up with the pilot of our flight. Interestingly, his daughter happens to be on exchange in Lund and we had the pleasure of meeting them for a lunch together with first officers and pilots. Lunch was a Vietnamese restaurant.
The rest of the afternoon was spent touring the little mermaid and the Copenhagen bay area. Very very cold: -2 degrees. With wind chill: worse! All I remember was the long walk we which eventually ended with a coffee at MacDonald’s. Miserable and memorable.
In the end, I arrived at the airport at 2245 with most of my friends waiting. So while my dad, mum, uncles repacked my stuff from the old Sam to the new Polo luggage, I caught up with my friends (Thanks for seeing me off even at this odd hour : ) Checked in the luggage with Jerald and my total luggage was a whooping 50 kg (Jerald’s was only 25 kg).. Is it that heavy? I don’t know how on earth I managed to pack so many things into my luggage. I thought I was to pay for the excess baggage, but the person at the counter was very very kind to let me through without a charge. Though the luggage was heavy, carrying it was not that difficult. A 85-litre back-pack took a lot of weight; a large luggage and another cabin trolley took all my belongings to Sweden.
The flight to Copenhagen was pretty good. I slept for a good 8 hours out of the 13-hour flight. Jet-lag? At least I don’t feel it. Watched Shen2 Hua4 by Jackie Chan and some Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The gentleman next to me is a Swede and he told me some geography about Sweden and Europe in general. Pretty informative.
Time after we got our luggage at the airport
Touching down at Copenhagen Katsup Airport was smooth. The collection of luggage was quick and we hurried to the luggage lockers. Though the temperature is a cold 2 degrees, it feels rather warm inside the airport; probably I am lugging all the bags and that kept me warm. After the lockers have been secured, we went outside the airport to experience the first breath of cold air. Brrr… Just like a giant freezer. Shiok at first but very chilly after a while.
Along the way to the hostel
The next stop was checking in the hostel. The location was super ulu like some industrial out- skirt area. The hostel is cozy and we (the three guys: Don, Jerald, Alec and me; the two gals: Janice and Grace) were split into two dormitories.
Room of the hostel
Famous mermaid of Denmark
Oldest amusement park of Europe
We proceeded to Copenhagen city centre for a meet-up with the pilot of our flight. Interestingly, his daughter happens to be on exchange in Lund and we had the pleasure of meeting them for a lunch together with first officers and pilots. Lunch was a Vietnamese restaurant.
The rest of the afternoon was spent touring the little mermaid and the Copenhagen bay area. Very very cold: -2 degrees. With wind chill: worse! All I remember was the long walk we which eventually ended with a coffee at MacDonald’s. Miserable and memorable.
# posted by William : 11:42 PM
