Passport (Travel)


What I hate most about the airport nowadays

The waiting

Sometime you have to wait in queue like forever just to get your passport stamp or check in and by the time you get there they close the gate and open the next one.

Waiting for the next flight, I hate long wait for transit, cos I end up paying over price meal like today in Paris, 22 Euro (120 RM) for a sandwich and a can of coke.

Going through Immigration in some backward country, especially mental backward or racist country.

The worst is when the immigration department or the custom decided to do a check on you like today in the old Moscow airport.

Apparently they can’t differentiate Malaysian Chinese is not a Chinese from China holding a fake Malaysian pass board.

“ You spikel er English, no?” Russian hooligan (Russian always like to end a question with another question, dun know why?)

“huh? English yes ofcos” Me

“English no?” repeat the hooligan

Me……. (is he asking me whether I can speak English or he is telling me he can’t speak English)

“I can only speak English and no Russian” me

“okay…..okay……you Cina (Russian for Chinese)?” Hooligan asked

“Yes, I’m Chinese” Me

“This is not your document (Pass board in Russia)?” Holigan

“Yes, It is mine” Me

“You Cina” Holigan

“I’m Malaysian, Chinese” me

“No Cina?” Holigan

“Yes, I’m Chinese, a Malaysian” Me

Hooligan was like checking my pass board like it was fake or stolen…..

“I’m a Malaysian” I repeat again.

“no Cina” Holigan….

“I’m a Malaysian.” I decided not to confuse him further.

He let me go finally…….with the look “ Dun come back again you Cina”

There are many Chinese all over the world and not all Chinese are bad people and not all Russian are Hooligan…..

Security check

Now days, security checking is such important procedure like they want you to strip naked and do some inner checking to be sure, I mean they do all this even to a some little kids and old folks. They even come up with this x-ray screening now and it is such a big issue in Russia as you will be fully expose (naked) on screen when u go through the x-ray. For guys like me ok la but for leng lui how???? Rugi la like tat…………Dun know they got job for operator or not?

Look like a Prison Check Point

Soon it will be like this………Susah…….

The New Xray Scan Machine in Moscow Airport

No liquid for hand carry

Really stupid idea, if the passenger can demonstrate by drinking abit of the content in the bottle to show that it is safe, why must you force me to finish it???? You like to torture Asian is iZ you sick Hooligan…………and It is a toothpaste in a bottle, you can smell it you moron and you want me to throw it away, you sick sick hooligan….I can brush my teeth and show you la. What can I do with the toothpaste? High jack the plane with it or brush the captain teeth if he dun give me control of the plane?

But funny thing they allow me to carry my lighter, and my little Swiss army knife, smart right???? So smart……….

I think this is getting too much on the security issue, if some one want to highjack or boom the plane, they will do it anyway and no freaking way you can stop it, they are professional.

Aeroplane food

Well actually I like most of the flight especially Asian operator like SQ, Cathay, JAL, Thai and ofcos MAS la, the food is alright. The American and European “feigai chan” sucks man……….

“Chicken or Fish” Pretty air stewards ask

“Chicken Please…” Me

“Sorry sir, we only have Fish” She replies with a nice smile

“Then Fish, Please…” Me answer, in my heart (D*W……dun have why give me option????)

Dun understand? They give u this fancy menu and later tell you that you choice are what even left of it………….

Aiya good or no good, still got to eat rite, it is included in the airfare………jangan Rugi la………

No Smoking

Well done Charles de Gaulle, the first airport I been to that totally cut off smoking. I mean 110% off not even a small little tiny none ventilation room with no sitting. Even worst then Malaysia….This is so shit……

I have not smoke for 6 hours from Moscow to Paris and I have to wait like another 5 hours in the airport without smoke and another like 15 hours on flight………..shit. No more Air France and no more stop over at Charles de Gaulle.

People sleeping in the airport

Well this is a common sight la, I do that sometime between long transit but one place you should see is Dubai airport, the floor is full of people sleeping, most of them are labourer from Indonesia la, Thailand la, Philippines, Chinese and including “gua” (Malaysia), why???? Cos there is not enough chairs provided for people to sit so all end up sitting and sleeping on the floor. Such beautiful airport but not enough sitting place.

The airport I like most

  1. Changi – the best as it really focusing on the people using the facilities, nice resting area, excellent landscaping, a lot of activities, good shopping, internet and most important the best smoking area with indoor and outdoor option, I just love it.
  2. Hong Kong – Great place to makan and shopping , always get good bargain, the smoking area just next to star buck, great.
  3. Japan – So classy, the Japanese really understand quality and the way the build thing you just have to “kau tao” and yes a very nice smoking area with running water.

The airport I hate most

  1. Charles de Gaulle– No smoking, end of story……….
  2. KLIA – why there is only one smoking room for such a big airport and located such far places, no cow senses one.
  3. Moscow – hate their racist on Asian but still I can smoke in many places in the airport la, so ok lor.

Is getting colder (-1, today) each day now and I will be leaving back to KL tomorrow….

I can’t wait to have my roti channai and teh tarik and the warm weather back home.

Date 6th November 2007

Been working and staying in Moscow for the past 2 months working for an international company as Business Development. Was excited to have an opportunity to work in another part of the world with so much history and controversial.

Didn’t visit many place but I will attach some photos I took during my stay so far.

Basilius Cathedral – The famous Tetris building la….Nice place and I been there many time as I like to have coffee at the Red Square

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Basil%27s_Cathedral

Red Square – Also call Kremlin (Where Purtin Work la)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Kremlin

The Park at Moscow State University – I like to take a walk there in the surrounding parks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_State_University

Cathedral of Christ the Savior – A nice Cathedral just near by Red Square

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_Christ_the_Saviour_%28Moscow%29

Victory Park – This park is an ample demonstration of the place of those events in the national consciousness here. There are plenty of fountains, a memorial church and a tall angel-crowned obelisk by controversial city-sponsored artist Tsereteli. In the western section of the park you will find the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War.

 

Gorky Park – Went to the Gorky park with a friend, the park is big with proper walk way and it is good for the family outing but not much stuff to do when it comes to amusement

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorky_Park_(Moscow)

Izmailovsky flea market – China Market, I like going there on Saturday to get my goeseies and have Chinese food for lunch. Busy and dirty place to be but it is fun.

http://www.fodors.com/world/europe/russia/moscow/entity_133703.htm

Weather

 

I arrived in autumn and it is beautiful, this is the picture I took from a lake nearby where I stay

 

 

The daily Life of Moscow

The traffic in Moscow is horrendous as Moscow is a big city with lighting speed development due to rapid economic growth. I hate traveling by car as your can see below

The metro in Moscow is beautiful and efficient, many of the underground metro station is architecture marvel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Metro

The Pepople

Typical Russian Girls

 

 Russian Girls Chukotski Peninsula

Russian Girls Chukotski Peninsula

The Russian billionaires club: Oleg Deripaska (left) with his friend Roman Abramovich

 

 

Will be updating when I find the time……….just too much stuff