Bon Voyage Janine... FAIL!!

When you have already cried in the airport because your sister is leaving... It turns out that she'll be rebooking on the other day *face palm. Here's the story behind this.

March 25, Tuesday. It is one normal day. Everyone is out. My brother who just left going to his girlfriends house. And I who is taking a rest from fever..

My sister the one leaving, who is chilling out there and waiting for the update of her ticket..

We all know that that her schedule will me May 31. And we even plan to have despedida party for her on Sunday. You see this everything is plan.

Until...

It was 5:00pm, I was busy in noise and we just suddenly heard my sister crying outside. She told us that the agency called her and she'll be flying 'TOMORROW' which is March 26, Wednesday. At 12:35pm in the noontime.

Our reaction was like... WHAT?!

She was crying out of pressure and stress. She don't know what to do, she's not yet complete, her clothes and shoes. The clothes she ordered in online shopping haven't arrived yet supposed to be on thursday. And the shoes she will used there and her eyeglass and a lot. Plus the swab test. She was supposed to have a swab test on thursday so, she will get it on Monday.

They start panicking. We called our 4th sister to come home as soon as possible. They rushed to SM supermalls to buy all the things needed.

Our first cousin from my father's side who is living and working in Saudi called us and heard the news that she's also included in the flight of 26. She was surprised too. She told my sister if she's not complete on things, she will take care of the rest..

We had no choice.. There will be no party anymore and... No preparation at all. Lol.

At night, they have arrived. Mama wasn't able to cook for dinner anymore since mama and papa and her went to the SM and I'm the one left to look after the house. I can't cook haha even if you told me, I might even burn the house lol.. So they have arrived at home and we just ordered food outside and they start packing things.

The room became messy and we're helping her packing up things.

We just ordered Jollibee and this. Since as I said, no one was able to prepare dinner and I CANNOT COOK. Hahaha..

After packing up things, we sleep early. We have to leave before 5am.

Honestly... I wasn't able to sleep. Even mama. In a things like this, I cannot sleep well and mama who is more worried about my sister. This is our first time having one of our siblings leaving and going to work abroad. Well my brother is excepted since he only work in a cruise and still coming home. He only worked every 2 years only and rest of 1 year before going.

Ready to go...

We leave the house before 5am and we have arrived in the medical at around 6am I think for his swab test.

Swab Test was supposed to be 3-4days business but since it was sudden and rush, they have to pay a rush fee of 6,500 pesos or $135-$140. If normal days its worth P3,500 or $75. She have no choice.. we had to wait 2-3hours before the result came out. And I became the watcher of the car lol.

Good thing mama brought boiled eggs. And I got hungry waiting for the result lol.

8:45am, result is out and we are going to the airport.

We have arrived in the airport Terminal 1 at 9:30 am. Early than expected.

We went down, we had a taking picture our brother wasn't there he wasn't able to present... Tho he also know. We have also told him, he was surprised too hearing those sudden news that she's leaving .

The one leaving is the one wearing purple shirt. After taking picture she suddenly start crying. I know... We all know it was really so sudden and... Really hard to say goodbye.. But this is all for the sake of our family, to work and to earn.

After this crying moment, we bid farewell and she now went inside the airport.. since her flight is 12:35pm and they need to checked in at 10:30am.

After taking her in the airport, I thought we're going home. But mama said we have to wait until she leave.. my reaction was like what? Are we going to wait here for 3hours?

We parked in the parking area near the airport and we had a lunch first there.

Kfc! Lol.

We waited for her to say they're done in checked in. We waited inside the KFC for 1 hour. And our sister message us that, they're still waiting for the hotel voucher.

What is this Hotel Voucher. This is where you're going to show to the checked in airlines where they are going to stay-in hotel in Saudi. But it seems, they haven't send it from the hotel of Saudi to the Agency.

We had a bad feeling for this. So we waited a little more. We went inside the car and waited there for another 2 hours.

Our sister messaged us again, that the agency are trying to contact to the HQ and contact the hotel in Saudi but it seems they weren't able to reach them. They had to wait a little bit more.

Until... They were told that if they didn't able to checked in 30 minutes before their flight, they will be going to rebook. The 5 other people who is also leaving going to Saudi same agency group of our sister start crying and panicking.

Can you imagine? They even came from the far places provinces. And this is the only way to survive. We heard from our sister, the 3 of them only borrowed the money for their pocket money and fee for their hotel and the van service fee. The 5 of them, even stayed in the hotel the night before they went to the airport then even paid the rush fee of swab test plus the van service fee. It's like 3times the amount that my sister paid.. we felt pity to them.. they are poor and now they're worrying were to stay. Since the van service that they used has already left and they paid. That's super hard really. If I were also in that situation, I'll go crazy. Imagine, I only borrow this money just for this and that... Sigh...

12pm, the airlines told them that they will be rebooking on next 2 days. Their agency called them and told to the 5 of them they will just have to book hotel for 2 days... Ugh... It makes me cry... Really feel sorry for them...

We went back to the airport to get our sister... After she went inside the car, my father and our 4th sister joke "Welcome back to the Philippines! Hahahaha!"

I know its stressful, plus the money waste and the time wasted.. But we just think like nothing happen. We don't want to think negative, we focus on positive vibes. So they just joke like really nothing happen. But seriously for those 5 of them... We are really sorry for them... Its hard...

So we went home and my auntie was there and said the same thing to her. "Oh welcome back to the Philippines." Hahahaha. Oh well.

That was really the epic fail and stressful day...

Update... Last thursday night, there is a Travel Ban in Saudi. Meaning, my sister and the others cannot leave and go to the Saudi for a meantime. Well its fine with us tho but those 5... I wonder... Who will going to help them...

Another update, they are still going to leave and on hold, but there's no specific date when. It might not long. But we heard the officer here in the Philippines and the agency will do everything to let them fly going to Saudi.

We do really hope this will going to be success and of course for their safety as well...

This is the end of our epic fail departing day..

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