Trip to Atlanta, Georgia (June 5,2010)

Manila to Japan

Guess where I am - in the Delta SkyLounge. Today is my flight to Atlanta. I am still depressed over the fact that I was not upgraded to first class *sigh. The 'kuya' behind the checkin counter kept convincing me to volunteer in bumping off my flight sched in exchange for $600, I don't know why the effing hell I said no to that offer. To add to the awesomeness of my day, the local immigration almost held me up!!! CRAPPPPP!!!!!!! I can feel my insides turning upside down when she said she needed to 'refer me' coz I know that it will take a long time because of a lot of stupid questioning. It turns out someone with the same first and last name as I has a pending case (eventhough our middle name are DIFFERENT, grrrrrrrrrrrrr. Seriously, a normal thinking mind would think that two people with DIFFERENT middle name are two DIFFERENT people!!)..Luckily, the immigration officer saw that due to my birthdate, she can't hold me up since I am still a minor when the the case of the person with the same first and last name (I'd like to again emphasize that we have different middle names) was submitted.

So here I am in the Delta SkyLounge, trying to relax while using a Mac desktop. My flight to Japan is around 7:40AM (boarding time of 6:45AM), we'll arrive there around 1:10PM (12:10PM Manila Time). The flight going to Atlanta is 3:55PM (2:55PM Manila Time) so I'll be roaming around Japan airport for more than 2 hours. I hope I can meet a lot of anime guys again (right JC Honeycutt? *fangirl scream)

I just remembered, the airlines have this policy that the checked-in luggage should match the number of passengers. In other words, the plane won't leave unless all passengers with boarding pass are already in the plane - like the incident I had in Detroit where a passenger went missing and the pilot had to turn around the plane just to pick up that passenger's sorry a*s (who was still at the airport). What if I do the same? *evil smirk

Our flight is delayed by 1 hour, argggggggghhhh!!! Eventually, the pilot informed us of the reason why we're delayed. Here's what the pilot said:

"I know you're tired of hearing my voice over and over again but you might want to know why we're still here. Apparently, 10 of the passengers are....misbehaving. My eyes are directed by the entry doors waiting for them."

LOLZ at the "misbehaving" part. On a different note, my seatmate on the plane just kept on bugging me.

Japan Layover

I ran out of the plane and ditched my seatmate. The espionage novels I read was put to use when I tried to evade him every now and then. I used the reflection on the mirrors and stuff. When my peripheral vision winds up on his yellow bag, I immediately changed on a diffent line to get through security.

BUT, I still bumped into him. Crapness... He even asked for my number (which I did NOT give). I just made up a very lame excuse that my line was cut. But he insists on giving his number. WHAT THE.... Dude, can't you take a hint?

Japan to Atlanta

Fortunately, my seatmate on the longest leg of my flight is nice. To top it all, we have overhead monitors and a selection of movies and tv series we could watch!!! It was a comfortable travel and I did not get bored as I watched Asian Movies like Kaiji, Jump and Go Find a Psychic and a Hollywood movie Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Lightning Thief.

Kennesaw, Georgia

I could never get used to the size of food here in America. I went to Burger King and ordered a whopper combo. The guy asked me what size of drink would I like - small, medium or large. I went for a large drink. He then gave me a BUCKET! Seriously, the glass is bigger than my arm! Oh man...Here in the States, when they say LARGE, they really mean it. Back in the Philippines, large drink is just enough for one person. Here, it's enough for an entire family.

My hotel suite is nice and comfortable. And the people are nice too. I just met Jim, Jimbo, Claire and Jessica. They've been around here for a while.