Things happen for a reason (1)
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“Things happen for a reason“. Ano ba sya? Alibi? Canned answers to things na minsan walang sagot? O comfort answers lang? I use it all the time as if junakees ako ni Madam Auring. Hmpt! Sa totoo lang noh! Things happen because we made it happen! Hahaha!
Eto nga, I missed my flight to Detroit the morning of Friday - May 9, 2008. Northwest Airlines gave me an 800 number to call. That 800 number’s job was simply to rebook customers unto another flight. I was pissed like crazy because not only does he have all the flight numbers with cedula included, but also, I still have to explain how the world was created in 7 days. Alam nyo yun?
Annoyed, I called my wife number sumtin’ sumtin’, Merle of SAF Travelworld in Cherry Hill New Jersey. Since she’s been arranging all of my hada flights ever since I was born, I thought she was the perfect person. Why? Because my travel agent was nowhere to be found! Grrr! A little later, Merle called, gave me some coded numbers, “O, wag ka nang umiyak! Dahil I swear an sagwa nang mukha mo! Eto, ok na!”
So the following morning, instead of flying to Detroit, I was now booked to fly to Minneapolis to catch the flight to Tokyo, business class. Wait! BUSINESS CLASS. Hahaha! An sarap nyang pakinggan ever kabisyo! Hahaha! Things happen for a reason indeed! Hahahaha! Kaya it did not matter to me na I was flying halfway around the globe bound for Davao City, which is why kaya nang lola na rumampa nang 48 hours na nakabukaka ang mga mata from Pearl Farm Beach Resort in Davao chorva.
Ayokong nasasanay nang Business Class ha? As in, indi ko to talaga ina-ayawan. Truthfulness, bagay na bagay talaga ako dito. I know, masisikipan na ako sa Economics. Yun bang “Uring Pangkaraniwan“? Dahial pinasiba at pinalamon ako nang todo-todo ni Malen, ni Pusa, ni Beng, baka di na ako magkasya sa Economics Class. Besides, nahihiya akong rumampa from my seat hangga’t dun sa Uring Pangkaraniwan line. I figured, di bale, when they start calling people to board dun sa Uring Pangkaraniwan, sana walang makakita saken. I waited for everyone to go on board. Nag-suot ako nang sunglass at pilit na binasang pahalang ang Manila Bulletin, para di makilala.
By then, binigay ko na boarding pass ko. Shock ang lola! Bigla po syang nag-nga-ngaw-ngaw! Eeeek!!! I felt like, “Ok! Ok! Magkano utang ko! Let’s make this quick! Baka me makakita, you know!” Sa totoo lang, brown na brown na ang muka ko, pero namula pa rin lola. “Are you Reyna Elena?” sabi nung stewardessness. “Yeah, I am it.” Sabi ko. “We’ve upgraded you to Business Class, Sir.” Huh?! Sinabi nya ang magic keyword? SINABI NYA?! EEEEKKKKKK!@#$%^&!!! Hahahaha!
Bigla kong naisip ang Travel Agent ko! Hahaha! Pramis, di kita nilait. Namiss lang kita kaya I say your name all the time! Hahaha! I adore you talaga!
Of course, maganda ang Business Class mga kunichiwa pag libre, especially if you’re flying for about 4 hours from Manila to Tokyo and another 12 hours to Detroit and 2 hours to Philadelphia. Di lang sya round-trip! Hahaha! Pati domestic chorva andun ako lumalagok nang syoktong sa First Class! Hahaha!
Breakfast is good.
You can stretch your feet.
You can watch Pinoy Idol, hehehe!
At bagay saken talaga. Problema to next time na umuwi ako! Hahaha!
Kaya next time you missed a flight to where ever it is you’re headed? Tumambling, tumihaya, mag-ballet at sumakay sa Tram car, kumanta nang Sound of Music at tawagan si Merle of SAF Travelworld in Cherry Hill New Jersey! Hahaha! WORLD PEACE na WORLD PEACE ever ever sya talaga! Hahaha!
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May 28th, 2008 at 4:51 am
good for you
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on May 28, 2008:
dapat lang di ba? else baka ma-bangkrap biz nila saken! hahahaha!
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May 28th, 2008 at 6:09 am
bakit ako di pa na-upgrade ever? yong kapatid ko saka asawa ko laging upgraded. hmpt!…
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on May 28, 2008:
hahaha! siguro dahil frequent flyer ang lola tsaka malakas ako sumipsip sa travel agent ko! hehehe! maniwala ka! tanungin mo si Diwa! as in loyalist pa ako sa owners nitong travel agency kaya pag me problema, ina-ayos ever nila to the max! social climbing to the stratosphere! hahaha diva???
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nina (276 comments.) reply on May 28, 2008:
sabi ko sa asawa ko minsan uuwi ako ng di sya kasabay baka ma-upgrade ako
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May 28th, 2008 at 6:09 am
“Sa totoo lang, brown na brown na ang muka ko, pero namula pa rin lola.” - bwahahahaha inperness di kita ang torture mo sa pagpapaganda
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on May 28, 2008:
anobahhh hahaha! you’ll see it! as pramised ki malen, popost ko ulit maganda kong mukha hehehe ready kayo nang nurse at baka himatayin kayo hehehe
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May 28th, 2008 at 6:52 am
Nagutom ako dun sa breakfast pic. Wah!
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on May 28, 2008:
hi fitz, sa piktyuraka lang sya maganda hehehe airplane fuud pa din ang taste hahaha walang panaman sa Seafud Island! hahaha
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May 28th, 2008 at 6:57 am
wow naman ferry gawd ninang ang shala ng flyt mo… ganyan pala ang business class…kaya pala yung original fare ko na pang uring karaniwan pauwi ng pinas na worth 2880 dhs eh naging 10000 dhs na nung iparebook ko kasi business class na lang daw ang availabong nila… pero dahil akoy isang purita asunsion pa lamang, di na lang ako nagparebook…
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on May 28, 2008:
eeekk? ganun? you’re not supposed to pay more pag pina-rebook uli nila unless na ikaw mismo ang nag-cancel or at least sa Northwest Airlines at most US airlines ganun sila. uring pangkaraniwan lang ang pamasahe nang lola. maganda lang talaga ako kaya nilagay nila ako sa business class hehehe di daw ako bagay dun sa economics hahaha
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May 28th, 2008 at 8:19 am
ay, bat ganyan ang business class nyo, mukhang masikip pa rin? lol!hinahanap ka na sa philadelphia!
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on May 28, 2008:
either that or sobrang laki nung mga nakaupo! hahaaha di ba? hahaha
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May 28th, 2008 at 10:39 am
ANDAMING POSPORO PALITO PITO!!!! mamya na ko mag kowment!!! alam ko kung san patungo tong THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON NA TO EH BWAHHAHAHHAHAHAA
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on May 28, 2008:
mahal ang business class ateng hehehe kaya ang mga pospapito happens for a rea$on hahaha
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May 28th, 2008 at 10:48 am
wow tlgang pang business class ka.. dhil nka black socks ka… hehehehe….
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on May 28, 2008:
ateng naman! socks ko po talagang tunay yan hahaha
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May 28th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
More customers for Merle *Leche hindi man ako mabahagian ng commission ng brooohaa* Ako nagbayo iba umani si SPEAK Eeeeeeee…
Maid ka na middleman kapa asus tapos masisisi ka pa lols… Pero alam mo kabisyo doon tayo mag book sa madaling ma cancel para hindi tayo mapunta sa masikip na klase *sabay kanta ng [so closeeee, but so farrrr away]* nagkatotoo kabisyo ang pangarap mong makaupo sa business class at libre pa hehehe… Ang pangit talaga ng NW! Mag Singapore ka sa susunod, balita ko magaganda pa at balikinitan ang mga babaeng stewards nila bwahahaha…
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on May 28, 2008:
hahaha O! alam mo na kung pano maka-business class na uring pangkaraniwan ang pamasahe ha? laking tipid nyan inday! hehehe!
ayoko sa singapore, bka malatigo ako nang indi oras hehehe
May 28th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
hahaha ang saya saya. pero wala ako naintindihan kungdi business class haha. sabog ang utak ko kababasa ng libro kanina LOL
ang sarap naman ng breakfast mo. nagutom tuloy ang tyan ko. hehe.
balik ako. basahin ko ulit. mukhang lumilipad din utak ko at wala ako maintindihan.. bangag siguro ako.
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on May 28, 2008:
hahaha ano ba yan wala ka nang ginawa makipag huntahan dyan sa kanto nyo? hahaha
May 28th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
isa lang masasabi ko Reynz, Panalo !$#$%$ haha : )
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on May 28, 2008:
one great tip yan brother! hahaha!
May 28th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
congratulations! hindi ka na talaga pang economics. sarap talaga sa business class, service de luxe. feeling royalty ka, nakaka adik di ba? naka ilang galong sioktong ka? enjoy talaga kaya nung nagfly ulit ako ng economics naninibago na rin ako hehe (ang sikiiipppp!!!) di pa masarap ang food.
grabe talagang kinarir mo ang picture taking! yan ang di ko nagawa, nahiya akong picturan yung food ko sa plane kasi cute at sosi yung mamang katabi ko baka sabihin bakya ako hehe pero meron din akong pics ng paa ko (parehong pareho nung pics mo) ano kaya ang ibig sabihin nun? spacious yung area or maikli ang mga paa naten? mwehehe… world peace!!!
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on May 28, 2008:
ay naku! buti kamu mi mga ibang tiga barrio na nasakay sa business class kasi nakita ko nag pipiktruraka yong mga hapon! wez! sumali ako! kinausap ko stewardesness na i-kodak ako hahahah
May 28th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
LINTE! eh ako tumatambling din naman sa harapan ng travel agent ko, pero ni minsan hindi ako nalagay sa business class. fakshet yan, ah!
time to get a new travel agent. ano number ng ahente mo? hehehehehe
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on May 28, 2008:
pag di umubra ang tambling, awayin mo ang NW at sabihin mong importante ang lakad mo at talagang royalty ang treatment ever nila hahaha
May 28th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
ganda ng lola! bagay kayo ng katabi mo. chos!
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on May 28, 2008:
hahhaha in ferness amuy pera yong katabi ko, asiwa saken dahil na-aamoy nya kamote kahit na umarte akong businesswoman hahaha
May 29th, 2008 at 3:12 am
nakakamangha ano kaya pakiramdam ng naka business class… hahahaha
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on May 29, 2008:
FEELING gab! hahah! me mga pinoy akong nakasabay sa business class minsan na akala mo mas mayayaman pa ki Bill Gates! hahaha! un pala feeling din gaya ni reyna! hehehe
Gabriel (21 comments.) reply on May 30, 2008:
ano feeling? hahahah talga napapaisip ako kung ano pakiramdam ng nasa business class… anak ng putik ang mahal mahal nya kung magpapabook…
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May 29th, 2008 at 7:43 am
hmp, ang dipresenya lang sa business class e tunay na plato at baso ang gamit mo, o ano, inuwi mo ba yun? hahaha magandang souvenirs yon ano. dapat talaga mag reklamo para ma bump up, way to go reyna elena!
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on May 29, 2008:
hahaha! hinuhuli na sila kengkay! not sure if you read yong couple na ipinasok sa carry on nila yung mga blankets kaya pagdating nang Tokyo, nagtaka ang stewardess kung bakit gaputok na yong carry on nila, pina-check, ayun, nakulong sa Tokyo hahaha indi nakaderetso nang US hahaha
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May 29th, 2008 at 10:37 am
meron din sa cathay pacific, inuwi yong life vest ng mga Pinoy. Souvenir baga. Tapos nakita sa x-ray may kakaiba sa carry-on nila kaya na-check.
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on May 29, 2008:
naku dati nung bago ako sa merika, nag-ne-nenok din ang lola, mas uber ang kebigan ko, as in pag pumunta ka sa balay nila, pati kamo tu-alya kung ano anong hotel! hahaha! pati sabon pa! hahaha
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May 29th, 2008 at 10:41 am
now I understand the whole story hehe.
mag piloto ka nalang kaya tutal naman mukhang di ka nagkakajetlag sa tagal mo sa eroplano LOL
San nilagay yung korona mong derigold? I bet hiniram ng stewardess habang nagseserve ng pagkain hehe
toto yung sabi nung isa sa taas, bagay kayo nung katabi mo, parehong pang table cloth ang polo nyo LOL
joke lang haha…
minsan naman ilagay mo kami nina malen sa maleta mo ng makasakay din kami ng eroplano, okay na ako sa baggage compartment haha
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on May 29, 2008:
napagkamalan ngang kurtina yung suot ko noh hahaha! naku wag mo nang isipin un blue, darating ka na rin malapit ka nang makasakay dyan! isang tagay na lang malapit na talaga hehehe
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May 29th, 2008 at 10:44 am
PS.. bakit may diploma yung breakfast mo hahaha
alam ko na kasi nakagraduate ka sa business class hahaha
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nina (276 comments.) reply on May 29, 2008:
hahahahah. oo nga noh? reyna, sa susunod huwag ka na magsusuot ng checkered na long sleeves - porma kasi yan ng mga itik - kulang na lang yong pabango nila
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on May 29, 2008:
hahahaha!!! if you notice, wala na akong ibang suot yan lang na checkered na yan noh dahil lahat nung damit ko, na-arbor sa pasig as in haller! hahaha! gabi gabi yan na lang suot nang lola!
naku yung katabi ko wiz ko type day, 194 yrs old na ata yan hehehe hi hello goodbye lang ang kwentuhan namen hehehe
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bluep (501 comments.) reply on May 29, 2008:
hehe reynz, kaunting pounds na lang, magka size na tayo ng damit at pwede mo na sa akin ipaarbor mga tshirt at polo mo haha
hope you gain more pounds yehey! haha joke lang.
papayat ka di bagay sayo mataba. haha nawawala kagandahan mo! LOL
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on May 30, 2008:
hahaha! yaan mo! in 4 months time! tagal na nyan! tlagang gagawin ko sya! hehehe
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May 30th, 2008 at 5:55 am
tita reynz, pakibigay nga ang pangalan ng travel agent mo at uuwi ang 2 kong binata sa pinas ngayong dec., oo, na nga at bagay na bagay ka sa business class…anyway, i’m going to see the parade on june 1 in nyc, i’ll take the 9am train from new haven , be there @ grand central probably by 11 am, magkita tayo sa may big clock or anywhere, just let me know, i don’t even know your phone #..i’ll see you then, bring some nice friends, i think i’m going solo kasi ‘yung ibang narses may pasok that w/end, yung iba naman they made plans already…till then
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on May 30, 2008:
kitty!
i won’t be able to go kasi tong promotor nang Independence Day Parade sa Philadelphia is the owner nung Travel Agency na chini-chika ko, kaya may i chuvalais ako sa kanya kaya dito na lang appear ang macho guapita, kulang kasi nang good looking people sa philly hehehe meet you up na lang next time tutal mega drive naman me sa connecticut i will email u my phone!
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May 31st, 2008 at 3:58 pm
bakit ba kase namiss mo ang flight? dahil sa bagal mo o mali ang schedule nila? pag naiwan ka pala mauupgrade ka to world class. sana ganyan din sa cebu pacific air. hahaha.
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on May 31, 2008:
2 flights lang kasi, isa around 8 at noon time. eh andun ako sa noon time para pagdating nang detroit nang 2:45 takbo at habulin ang 3:00pm Tokyo flight. eh kinansel ang noon flight at naiwan ako nung isang flight sa haba nang linya. eh di umiyak ako hehehehe
nina (276 comments.) reply on May 31, 2008:
15 minutes para sa lay-over? hello… sino ba may diperensya sa inyo ng travel agent mo?
Kahit maliit yong airport parang unacceptable considering most flights sa US ngayon nade-delay because of security checks.
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on May 31, 2008:
hahaha! kaya napagalitan yong travel agent ko, kasi di daw dapat ako ibi-nook sa noon flight dahil parating na-kakansel yon tsaka yong layover as isang utot lang eh naka alis na ang eroplano hahaha
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May 31st, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Question pala. Lagi ba through agent booking mo? Di ba more expensive sa agent? Pag may mga projects ako that require people from US to come, I book through travelocity or direct from the airline e.g. British Airways.
Ngayon, I always book online unless I need to fix my IT. Tinanggal na kasi ang commission ng agents so if through agent may 7% na service fee. Malaking savings din pag online.
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on May 31, 2008:
friend ko na kasi yong me ari nang travel agency kaya pag konti lang ang diprensya sa fare, dun ko na sa kanila kinkuha, although minsan online ako bumili kasi nga mas mura
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