Oh NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
In the end it boils down to Swine Flu. Why...must this happen? Is someone trying to stop me from going to Italy? I shall whine about it below.
1. I already wanted to go for a holiday to Italy like since forever, so when forever started, I was already looking for friends to go with me.
Result: None of my friends can afford it. Even the cheapest tour package will drain them.
2. Took up Italian Language course since October 2008 and met some great friends. Met a nice lady who so wanted to go to Italy and kinda agreed that June 2009 will be a good time to go.
Result: She's working for a lighting company contracted to F1 race and has a damn busy schedule. Cannot go for holiday.
3. Met a couple at Italian class who invited me to join them for their Europe trip in May 2009.
Result: Its their honeymoon...how can I intrude?
4. Met yet another friend from Italian class, a fashion designer (woo!) who initially was able to go with me to Italy in the first 2 weeks of July, but now his company cannot let him go for holiday until 3rd week of July.
Result: 3rd week of July will be Orientation week for Dentistry. TOO LATE TO GO!! :(
5. Fuck it. Decided to go ALONE. Fashion designer friend suggested I get a Lonely Planet: Italy travel guide.
Result: Borders - SOLD OUT. Kinokuniya - SOLD OUT. MPH - 1 last browsing copy left. What is wrong? They are STOCKPILED with lonely planet guides for all countries BUT Italy! Never mind, got my mildy distorted travel guide at a discount.
6. Spent a few days planning my trips, booking hotels, and buying my plane ticket.
Result: This is the only "win" for me. Got a round trip plane ticket to Milano (Malpensa Airport) and back. Got a domestic flight ticket from Milano (Malpensa Airport) to Roma ( Fiumicino Airport). Both on Lufthansa. Trip will go like this: Singapore>Milano>Roma>Firenze>Pisa>Milano>Verona>Milano>Singapore. AWESOME!!! Excited.
7. Trip was planned to coincide with Laura Pausini's Concert at Arena di Verona, Verona, Italy, on 29th June 2009. Decided to buy the ticket online.
Result:
a. All numbered seats totally SOLD OUT. Mind you this is 2 months to the concert and they are all SOLD OUT. No choice, gotta settle for the free standing "Unreserved Stone Steps" ticket that costs 41 euros.
b. Official ticketing site is Ticketone.it. Guess what? Account registration error. Multiple attempts to fix the "Invalid Username" error failed. Fucked.
c. Tried to book ticket at yet another ticketing website. Now what? Credit card error. All my cards encountered the same stupid error. Even with paypal.
d. Emailed my hotel in Verona and they were kind enough to direct me to the Arena di Verona ticketing website and finally bought my ticket. Woo!
8. All set and ready to go! Just need to wait for 18th June 2009 to come so I can fly!!
Current Status: FUCKED. The first swine flu case has been suspected in Italy. Swine flu is spreading all around the world. Could it have come at any WORSE time? Pwned.
Good luck world. :)
In the end it boils down to Swine Flu. Why...must this happen? Is someone trying to stop me from going to Italy? I shall whine about it below.
1. I already wanted to go for a holiday to Italy like since forever, so when forever started, I was already looking for friends to go with me.
Result: None of my friends can afford it. Even the cheapest tour package will drain them.
2. Took up Italian Language course since October 2008 and met some great friends. Met a nice lady who so wanted to go to Italy and kinda agreed that June 2009 will be a good time to go.
Result: She's working for a lighting company contracted to F1 race and has a damn busy schedule. Cannot go for holiday.
3. Met a couple at Italian class who invited me to join them for their Europe trip in May 2009.
Result: Its their honeymoon...how can I intrude?
4. Met yet another friend from Italian class, a fashion designer (woo!) who initially was able to go with me to Italy in the first 2 weeks of July, but now his company cannot let him go for holiday until 3rd week of July.
Result: 3rd week of July will be Orientation week for Dentistry. TOO LATE TO GO!! :(
5. Fuck it. Decided to go ALONE. Fashion designer friend suggested I get a Lonely Planet: Italy travel guide.
Result: Borders - SOLD OUT. Kinokuniya - SOLD OUT. MPH - 1 last browsing copy left. What is wrong? They are STOCKPILED with lonely planet guides for all countries BUT Italy! Never mind, got my mildy distorted travel guide at a discount.
6. Spent a few days planning my trips, booking hotels, and buying my plane ticket.
Result: This is the only "win" for me. Got a round trip plane ticket to Milano (Malpensa Airport) and back. Got a domestic flight ticket from Milano (Malpensa Airport) to Roma ( Fiumicino Airport). Both on Lufthansa. Trip will go like this: Singapore>Milano>Roma>Firenze>Pisa>Milano>Verona>Milano>Singapore. AWESOME!!! Excited.
7. Trip was planned to coincide with Laura Pausini's Concert at Arena di Verona, Verona, Italy, on 29th June 2009. Decided to buy the ticket online.
Result:
a. All numbered seats totally SOLD OUT. Mind you this is 2 months to the concert and they are all SOLD OUT. No choice, gotta settle for the free standing "Unreserved Stone Steps" ticket that costs 41 euros.
b. Official ticketing site is Ticketone.it. Guess what? Account registration error. Multiple attempts to fix the "Invalid Username" error failed. Fucked.
c. Tried to book ticket at yet another ticketing website. Now what? Credit card error. All my cards encountered the same stupid error. Even with paypal.
d. Emailed my hotel in Verona and they were kind enough to direct me to the Arena di Verona ticketing website and finally bought my ticket. Woo!
8. All set and ready to go! Just need to wait for 18th June 2009 to come so I can fly!!
Current Status: FUCKED. The first swine flu case has been suspected in Italy. Swine flu is spreading all around the world. Could it have come at any WORSE time? Pwned.
Good luck world. :)
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