Lost in Chicago!

What a great time in Atlanta..... Unforgettable 6 days 5 night.... :)

Time ran so fast, until we woke up at the last day and had to be ready to face the REAL life! The new life was about to begin :) We all had to go to the college where we're placed..... Either do I.... :)

Times to say goodbye.... and time to start another exciting journeeeey :))

All Parkland students were scheduled to fly from Atlanta to Chicago and continue to Champaign. Yeah, Illinois here we comeeeeeeeeee :). Four of us: Me, Razid, Pricila and Pavan were scheduled to depart at 11.50am so we have to be ready in the morning. The rest, Alex, Fabio, Murtaza and Irfan will depart at the afternoon. I remembered it was 09.00 AM when we all were ready with the luggage in front of our temporary lodging house at Atlanta.... We were with some students that were also having morning flight (luckily, not really early morning :p) to another states... (well I only remembered Iowa :p)

Wearing CNN T-SHIRT: FULL SPIRIT to start the new adventure!!!
While Never knew we were heading to the unplanned adventure ;0

OK!! Let's START the new adventureeeeeeeeeee!! I was never realized, this SUPER EXCITING spirit really brought us to an unforgettable journey: "LOST in CHICAGO!" :DDDD It was indeed an adventure, an unexpected adventure ;p

 Goodbyeee Atlantaaaaaaaa :)

Atlanta, GA to Chicago, IL :)

Take OFF :)

Fly American Airlines...

Morning Meditation :)

Damn! Never seen clouds like this before!!

Hellaaaaaaaaa...welcomeee to Chicagooo, The Windy City...:)

Landed Safely :)

One hour 45 minutes flying :)

Prepare to transit, BUT WAIT!!! Champaign Urbana : CANCELLED!!!!!!!!!! Whaaat??

Shocked but still: pose ;p Honestly, I was exciting to have the  flight cancelled. I LOVE those kind of surprise and spontaneous adventure ;)

O'Hare Lounge

 YESS.. You got it. Yes it is. The unexpected adventure was FLIGHT CANCELLED!! First time in Chicago and know nothing! Don't have cell phone nor much money. Tried to call Susan (Our project coordinator) but always failed. Tried to make complain to the Airlines, but all we got only meal coupon and NO HOTEL. Because (the officer said) all hotel was fully booked (the officer said so BUT hey we knew it was so so so  IMPOSSIBLE, c'mon this is CHICAGO man, C H I C A G O!!)

Meal Voucher. Good deal tough ;p

The next flight where the rest boys were was FULL. No more seat lefted. SO, we have to WAIT until tomorrow afternoon (the fastest next-flight) in ................................ the airport!! What the.....?? Are you kidding me?? 24 hours waiting??? Really??? Sure??? Y.E.S! Ohmygosh! Yeah whatever...the other possible possibility was: Go to Champaign by BUS. The Bus was about to left at 5pm! We had 3 hours to get the luggage and left the airport....   but the most important thing was TRYING TO GET OUR LUGGAGE FIRST. If we got the luggage before 5pm MAYBE it will be the best option to choose. Okay Dokey! 

Ten minutes.... 15 minutes..... 30 minutes.... 45 minutes... One hour..... One thirty.... Two hours..... waiting.... and waiting... But our luggage never appear... BOREDOM was surely coming!! And we even couldn't catch THE BUS! FOR SURE! Oh NO!! From full spirit...... getting lower.....and l...o...w.....errrrrrrrrrrrr... bleeeppppp........bleeepppp.........bleeeepp... *LowBattWarning*

1st level of boredom

2nd  level of boredom

STARVING!! Need FOOD!!

Bocah Jombang MBAMBUNG! Hahaha

when stress came.... :p

3rd level of boredom

AND WAS REALLY REALLY ABOUT TO CRY!!!!!!!  T___T It was only me who got no luggage! I realized nothing about my morning meditation on the plane. I was forget and .............. worry...................and wanna cryyy! :((

Keep on smiling KEZIA, keep on smiling... :D hiks +.+

We were waiting for almost 5 HOURS!! Without hope. And ME, can you imagine?? I was the last person who got the luggage!! I went to the AA counter maybe for 10 times during 5 hours!! Asked them: WHERE the heck is my luggage???? T___T 

It was all about everyone else was ready with their luggage and to go by BUS!! And I made them wait!! It's really really unpleasant thing for me to be such a problem for other >.<

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krikkrikkrik

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finally, WE MISSED THE BUS when my luggage appeared and we already decided to sleep in the airport...

until...... Pavan found out that we could get the HOTEL and TAXI voucher!!! Another officer (the old wise-looks guy) was helping us to get the voucherss!! HUAAAAA T___T so happppy!!! At this point I realized again what I meditated in the morning... Commit to The Lord and HE WORKS out everything!! :)) Ohmygosh I never dreamed of spending ONE NIGHT at CHICAGO (for FREE!!) Crazy adventure INDEED!!! hahaha...

HAPPY FACE APPEAR AGAIN!!! :DDD LET's GO GO GO GO!!

 Jimmy from Mongolia :)
The warmly nice Cab driver who made the rest of our day!

YIPPIEEEEEEEEEEEEE.... Holiday INN at Elgin!!

 

DINNER TIME!!! Yaahoooo... :)

BENNIGAN's!!

Desert!! ;)

That night, we were sleeping with smiling :) Thanks Jesus for your wonderful shocking surprise!! :) Everything happens for a reason, and always a good one... Can't wait for another surprise tomorrow ;)

good niteee !^.^!

----- NEXT MORNING -----

Beautiful view for morning meditation :DD

Breakfast :)

------ and FINALLY, back to O'Hare Int'l Airport!! :) -------

---- FOOD food and food with piles of VOUCHERS!!! whaddalife! ;p ----

AND ANOTHER Surprise were:

1. Got the first class seat!! I had checked in the front counter, but when we were about to boarding my seat was taken. I had no idea why. But the officer got me check in again, and.............. voila............... the only left seat was 3 C which was the GROUP 1 seat (aka as first class seat!) .... hahaha... another surprise rite??? Indeed an adventure!! ;)

Pricila also got the first class seat since she was complained about the taxi voucher for Mufti..
Nice seat huh Pricila? ;p

More more and more uneatable FOOD from the voucher!! We  got almost $300 ONLY FOR MEAL!!
*glek*
Makes sense ?? LOL

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND, another good news!!!
I found a brand new C.S. Lewis "Chronicles of Narnia" on my seat!! Someone was left it behind.
AND I could GET it (again...oh boy..... for FREE!!)
What AN ADVENTURE!! hahaha... #crazy!!

Syalalalala............... good bye Chicago.... Welcome Urbana Champaign :)
Thanks Jesus..............




kezzy