Voyager's Chronicle: Greetings from Hanoi

Xin Chao! Hello from Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Oh yea! In case you are wondering what am I doing here, I am here waiting for my next flight to Korea.

YES! THE DAY IS HERE. THE LONG AWAITED AND MUCH ANTICIPATED DATE IS HERE FINALLY!

So, I started my journey from Changi, alone! Haha, my first time travelling alone, as in without any friends or school mates. Well, it's kind of emo thing man!

So, my journey was unique. And for the first time, I had quite an unique experience at Changi. First I went early to airport for early check in so I can get my choice of seat, which I did anyway. To my dismay, the system was down, have to wait about half an hour in queue to wait for the check in system to start working again.

After much delay, I finally got my boarding pass, seat 15A! Without further ado, I immediately went into immigration so I can spend some time at transit area.

Just fuck my life! I was stopped by the custom officers to do a spot check on my belongings, another half an hour wasted. I shall not go into detail but it's just FML! hahaha!

So is it over? NO!

After I passed the Automated Clearance, the officer at the end escorted to the immigration counter, for 'some security reason'. They said that they will conduct a random check once every 20 passengers. So, your truly is the "lucky" guy who strike the ball!

*As I was typing this, my plane to Korea, Korean Air has arrived! WHEEE, I JUST SAW IT LAND! AHHAHAHAHAHAHA*

After much angst moments, I went to boarding gate, just to get stopped by security officers again. Hahahah, man! Why so "lucky"! Just FML! Haha

If not for the friendly officers, I sure would have get pissed and angry!

Yes, I finally boarded the plane! It was a three hour journey to Vietnam, then I will transit to Korea.

I made friends with two passengers besides my seat along the way! Hehe! ^^

So, I arrived Vietnam, looking real lost, not understanding a single Vietnamese besides Xin Chao and Cam An. And people kept speaking to me in Vietnam, haahha! Cute or what!

Oh yeah, I managed to use the lounge, at 20 USD. Okay la, I would say worth it! (Oh yea, I paid VND instead of USD, cuz I want to keep USD first in case I might need it, so 20 USD = 420000 VND, almost half a million, haha).

Since I have about four hours to spare and Noi Bai Airport has poor facilities, using the lounge is a good idea.

They have comfortable sofas, free buffet, internet connection, friendly and gorgeous staff at the lounge.

If you are in Hanoi for transit and you have some times to spare, I would recommend you to use the lounge. The staff here are really nice! And the food is awesome too! Not forgetting to mention spacious area and comfortable seats, well, it is worth spending 20 USD here. OH THEY HAVE SHOWER HERE! HAHAH

Alright, I shall stop here. I gotta board soon. Meanwhile, shall enjoy my last serving of the lounge food. I seriously have no idea how many servings I had eaten here. OOPS! Cheapo King really lives up to his name. Hehe!