Itchy Toes - a Travel blog

Murphy’s Law does work! It goes “if anything can go wrong, it will.” Well, one Friday, everything that can go wrong, did.

I was to attend a funeral on a Saturday, so I decided to fly the day before. Got my ticket  the previous week, planned and packed everything I needed to take with me. Made some appointments to see friends while I was there. I had my schedule all sorted out.

The day didn’t start out right. I was way behind schedule of every possible plan I made for that day. Misplaced my house keys. Left my money at the house. No cab would take me to the airport. In the end, it was traffic and plain stupidity, and of course Murphy, that were to blame.

I have gotten so used to always being late for my flight, but never actually missing it. Since I bought my ticket a week before, I got them cheap. And boy, now I know why they’re cheap. Airlines nowadays overbook their flights, and if one stupid passenger like me dilly-dallies, then one is toast.

Moral of the story: follow the instructions your airline or travel agent gives you. Be at the airport plenty of time before departure time. I learned the hard and costly way.

What is it with indecision and travel? Why do they always go together? Well, at least for me, they do.

I didn’t have plenty of time to really mull it over. My boyfriend called me up this morning and asked me if I wanted to meet him in Singapore on Monday. Wow. Hang on. That’s three days away. Well…okay!

Before i realized the impact that decision will have on my wallet, i was looking up flight options on the internet, and I mean all the airlines that go through Singapore, and I was calling my travel agent. (My travel agent is the best! She always manages to get me the flights i really, really want for the cheapest fare.)

Waiting for a call from my travel agent the whole day (she already gave me a preview of how much the fare would be…definitely much cheaper than online tickets), my fingers never stopped tapping on the table, unless i’m biting my nails off. Lo and behold! She came through.

So, off I go to Singapore on Monday, leaving my kids with the nanny again, to see my gorgeous boyfriend. The story on that trip will come to you next week. Catch you on the flipside!

Ooh, by the way, do you have any must-see suggestions for me in Singapore? Quick, give me tips!