One morning, one and half months before my birthday, upon waking up, I came up with my usual routine, as same with you guys is to check my social media accounts, there I saw one of my twitter friend’s photo. To see an amazing photo with my half opened eye was really the most exciting morning in my life; him sitting in the edge of the crater of the volcano, the Mt. Bromo – that was the twitter photo.
My turn: Dreams do come true. Happy Birthday to me!
I began researching where that mountain is and why I didn’t know about it. I found out that the Mt. Bromo is actually located in East Java, Indonesia. I thought to spend my birthday too in the Wonderful Indonesia.
A Manila – Jakarta round trip flight would cost me a lot so I decided instead booking a round trip flight, I’ll just spare my Manila to Jakarta flight by usingManila – Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur – Singapore, Singapore – Jakarta flight. Well, Manila – Jakarta flight is freaking 6000+ Php and I couldn’t find any promo fare because December is coming too soon, and I wanted to go there so bad. I booked my Manila – Kuala Lumpur flight for 900Php, Kuala Lumpur to Singapore flight is around 600Php and Singapore to Jakarta flight is around 700Php; so I spent 2200Php going Jakarta my sparing my flight into more toxic but cheaper cost. I saved 3800Php. Well, basically that’s additional passport stamps, oh yeah!
December 4, my flight to Kuala Lumpur, I went to Terminal 4 bagging so much anxiety for the Immigration Officer will throw me again series of questions about my job, how I get income and so on and so forth. As expected the Immigration officer bombarded me his suspicious questions and I answer it all with so much grace and confidence with my face and voice while my feet shaking tremendously. So I got my exit stamp and he let me passed to boarding gate. Nirvana!
Kuala Lumpur was just a transit to me, for I only spent a 3 short hours to accomplish all the things that should be done. The queue to their Immigration was again a frightening moment; my concern is my itinerary, flying in, flying out! The officer might ask me why spending 3 hours only at KL, luckily the officer didn’t ask me any question and let me passed. I checked in my Kuala Lumpur – Singapore flight after that, and hell another Immigration for my exit to KL, all went well until I boarded the plane to Singapore.
Manila - Kuala Lumpur flight itinerary
Kuala Lumpur - Singapore flight itinerary
Finally, I landed to Singapore and that was my first time there. Again, my phobia to the Immigration Officer started to kill me. I queue in to the Immigration Officer 2 because she is a she and might be mesmerize by my sweet puppy eye with my flamboyant smile. She searched my disembarkment form, questioned myself why I didn’t have it, so she pointed the area where it is located and I started to fill it up while trembling for apprehension. I queued in again to her and again tossed serious of questions and after answering that all she stamped my passport, the entry to Singapore, Hurray.. Swoosshhh!
Singapore Terminal 1 Arrival Immigration
I stepped in Singapore past 4:00PM and went straight to my hostel, what made me chose the hostel is because of their capsule type bed which I’m dying to experience. I was accompanied by my good friend, Ron to tour around the Marina Bay that night.
On the next day, December 5, my flight out to Jakarta. I woke up early to catch my 10AM flight, rode the MRT straight to Changi Airport, feel so comfortable with no nervousness to pass immigration anymore. Landed Jakarta around 11AM and again welcomed by their immigration and completed. No, I didn’t go out of the airport for I have again my flight to Yogyakarta at 3PM. Yes, I enjoyed the plane ride; it was my 4th plane ride in 2 days and the overly bloodcurdling Immigration Officer of each country. I got my flight to Jakarta for around 1000Php only. Mostly the same rate with the train traveling for overnight.
Singapore - Jakarta flight itinerary
Jakarta to Yogyakarta flight itinerary
To be continued…
