In order to marry my beloved fiance, I have to move to the USA. How great is that? :) That's why in the last few weeks Popnicute hasn't had any new items yet. I've been busy preparing my move, packing, and make sure I had everything i needed. I had a very long flight from indonesia to USA with three stops and in total 37 exciting hours. My parents, grandma, and sister sent me off at the airport.
My route was Surabaya - Singapore - Tokyo - Chicago - St. Louis.
SINGAPORE - Changi International Airport
Loved singapore’s airport! I'm glad I followed my aunt's suggestion to take the flight that stops in Singapore. Great, shiny, and big! Super clean even though you don’t see any janitors around. it’s so huge and almost like a mall inside an airport! Scrap that... It's like three different malls within three terminals in an airport. I called a friend in singapore for an hour or so FOR FREE. Internet was free too but has time limit of 15 minutes each section and doesn’t have tabbed browsing system. It was overall a pleasant experience. i’m most impressed by Singapore’s airport! It even had computerized foot massagers lining up in front of each gate if not every other gate. Free computers with internet are abundance and easy to find. There are sleeping area for transit passangers, fun wall games, food court, water fauntain which water tasted good. Fantastic! It didn’t feel at all that long the whole 9 hours waiting in it. I had fun strolling around the "malls".
The inside of Singapore's mall airport.
Skytrain that takes your from terminal to terminal
Computerized foot massager
Sleeping area with provided big pillows and bedding
Gravitram - fun wall "game". The metal ball is dropped to go through several different passages. Once it hit the bottom, one of the "lifts" will take the ball and bring it back to the top again.
TOKYO - Narita International Airport
Narita airport was not impressive at all. I was expecting something better being in japan. But it had cute souvenir shops and sushi take out booth on the other side of the gates. I picked up some gifts for Steve’s sisters and mom. My only regret is that I didn’t eat sushi while in Japan. Not enough time to pick up any although they did have some kind of sushi take out in the airport next to the souvenir shops. My camera also acting out while in Japan so no photos. Two hours of transit has proven not long enough. haha.. But to Tokyo's defense, I didn't have time to be further out than the gates area. So maybe the other sides of Narita was better. Chicago O'Hare airport is big, long lines of people going through immigration. But it has this “cold” feeling. Unlike Singapore’s that’s so colorful, bright, warm, and welcoming, Chicago’s airport was almost scary. Nothing impressed me but the long lines of people at the immigration. Just a big architecture with blue and steel themed interiors and lines of seats. St. Louis airport was not any different. Just a smaller version of the O’Hare airport. I had to pick up my own suitcases in Chicago Airport to be transferred to St. Louis. Good thing they were already out of the moving wheels. But still, lifting them up to the trolley by myself was not a nice experience. 50+ pounds weight times 2! No one was moved to help this little girl. LOL. However, I found a nice airport worker in chicago who lent me his iPhone to call Steve since the frickin' pay phone ate up my quarters! Jerk! One suggestion for American airports. Give free calls within USA. Not everyone is ready with quarters. Especially for first timers like moi.
ST. LOUIS - Lambert International Airport
My last stop. This is where Steve and his mom and sister picked me up. They're nice people that made me feel welcomed and made me feel like home immediately. We all hugged and later stopped by Cracker Barrel to have some dinner. It's a pretty good place with good food. I had chicken grill with mashed potato and some biscuits.
GOOD TO BE HOME d(^_*)b
My first impression of North America? Huge parking lots are everywhere!!
Sounds very exciting. I wish you all the best for the future.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Kay! Sounds like an exciting air-travel adventure. And, yes, we have lots of parking lots here in the USA.....sometimes they are on highways.
ReplyDeleteHated Ohare airport with a passion,in fact I dont think I've ever been to one I liked. Sounds like you had a bit of fun! Good luck in the good ole U S of A
ReplyDeleteWow you had a long journey from Indonesia. I would have loved to seen Singapore. Never been to O'Hare Airport but Dulles Airport here in VA is pretty nice. So glad you finally made here and that the US will now be your new home.
ReplyDeletethank you for reading. it was a fun trip and not too exhausting cos i was enjoying the whole thing :D
ReplyDeletei'm touched by y'all's sincere supports <3
Wow, what an epic journey! Singapore airport looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteI had to change at Chicago O'Hare once going to the US from the UK and hated it too. Had problems as I had to go and check in again which I've never had to do anywhere else and nearly missed my connection!
Hi Kay, I know you from Artfire!
ReplyDeleteWishing you a very happy life in America! :D
Welcome to the USA Kay! I hope that you find many things to love here. I can only imagine your excitement at the onset of your new adventure.
ReplyDeleteEver heard of that song that goes "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot!" LOL Don't worry though, you'll find lots of things to love about America too. :)
thank you guys! hope i can enjoy living in a small town for a while. definitely no glitz and glamor as in big cities but it has some interesting places.
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