There will be no photos so I shall (try to) keep this post as short as possible.
After our dinner at Trattoria, we went clubbing for a while at Q-Bar in Seminyak. I did not know this was a gay bar until we went in. Well, gay or not, we just wanted to have a good time.
The next morning, we woke up late, had a late breakfast and went for a swim at the hotel's swimming pool before checking out and heading to the airport.
At the airport, something happened. I was not allowed in by the officer stationed at the entrance! Both my friends went through without problem but not me. The reason? I did not have a print-out of my AirAsia flight ticket!
I told the officer that I never ever print out my flight tickets as I usually just inform the check-in counter my booking number and everything would be automatically verified. However, this was Bali, not Malaysia, so the officer instructed me to get a print-out of the ticket.
I was fuming because I did not see the necessity of this useless exercise. Surely the check-in counter would be able to verify whether I bought the ticket or not!
Anyway, I went over to the AirAsia counter but guess what? There was a long queue there!! By the time I got my print-out, my friends had already checked in and were about to have lunch. Damn!
Before I went to the check-in counter, I encountered another stumbling block. I had to put my luggage through the scanning machine. I placed my check-in luggage but not my hand luggage into the machine. The officer in charge scolded me and instructed me to put in my hand luggage too.
I asked him why the need to scan the hand luggage twice since they would be scanning it again before I enter the departure lounge later. He raised his voice and firmly said that all luggage must be scanned there.
OK, I was not about to fight with him, but I rolled my eyes and showed him my face. I was fuming! In my mind, I was saying, stupid bastard! Even if that's the rules (and it was to me, a stupid rule!) you don't have to raise your voice! Where's the friendliness that Bali people were famous for?
I managed to catch up with my friends and had lunch at a cafe in the airport building. During lunch, we heard an announcement coming from the overhead speaker that the departure gate for our flight had opened.
So fast? I looked at my boarding pass. It stated boarding time at 1.45pm. It was only 1.10pm then.
We went over to enquire the exact boarding time and was told it was indeed 1.45pm but they were announcing it earlier. What the crap for?
The announcement continued irritatingly countless times and I wondered how many people had panicked thinking they were late!
It was my first time going through as many as three unnecessary procedures at one airport! Oh well....
Despite that, I enjoyed my Bali trip and I even bought myself a T Shirt that says ....
I will definitely visit Bali again in the near future!
And for those of you who have missed some of my Bali trip posts, here is the complete list.
1. Something Happened To Me In Bali
2. Souvenirs From Bali
3. My First Meal At Ketupat In Bali
4. My First Visit To Jenggala Keramik In Bali
5. How I Spent My First Evening In Bali
6. The Harmony Hotel In Bali
7. My First Taste Of Natrabu
8. My First Visit To Pura Taman Ayun
9. Why I Must Visit Tanah Lot Again!
10. Ryoshi, Kumbasari And Batubulan
11. My First Taste Of Babi Guling At Ibu Oka
12. Why I Must Dine At Dirty Duck Diner Again!
13. My Balinese Massage At Jari Menari
14. My Lunch At Made's Warung
15. I Didn't Listen To Rumours So I Went Trattoria!
Coming Up Next : Herbal Island At Lake Kenyir
FIRST COMMENTER
chop?
lol thr oso got Q BAR!! one of my sissy fren performing in KK here one. urgh~~
lol! so cham one. wat to do, not msia ma. next time prepare for it then. :)
omg! scolded u?! gosh. scary.. sigh. bad experience. :(
They should just let people check in without the need for a print-out! So silly and waste of time and paper!
Nice t-shirt and yea good that overall u enjoyed the trip. :)
chop???
waaahh . Caroline is so fast hehe.. Good aftie Foong!
i dont know the process and system in airport... haha no idea at all
yikes.. sounds like you had so mch trouble about that ticket
hah love the tshirt!
the I ♥ NY version of bali
oh so this is the Finale of your Bali trip... You are so amazing Foong... thank you for touring us around the Bali...^_^
I always print out my booking number. Just a piece of paper lo.
The officer was very rude. I encountered one too when I arrived at Siem Reap airport. Grrrr!
yeah because also 911 and the terrorism, so they strictly dont let people go to the airport just for security reason, but well if it's planned hundred plus ringgit enough to get and bomb the airport... anyway anyway they have their own rules... and not only indonesia, i was once stopped by the guard in manila, he asked me to print out e-ticket from airasia ticket counter ><
wut??????? gay bar? lol.. ok ok.. must continue reading :P
airasia normally no need to print one mah.. but then again.. that IS Bali like it or not...
the officer is not eco-friend;y. :D
Think of all the paper that went wasted with the insistence!
16 posts on Bali including this one! Tabik u lah Foong! :D
No one will hate Bali, i supposed :D
1 pic only? hahaha
I lup Bali 2...tQ
Eh you said there will be no photos but you put a photo of your t-shirt there :P You really had an unpleasant experience at the airport eh.. so unlucky! And I could just imagine you rolling your eyes at the officer! hahaha
most importantly u love Bali!
I always, always have my tickets printed out just in case something like what you went through happens. You're lucky that you were at the airport early. Imagine if you didn't have much time and the line to print the tickets was long. Heart thumping!! I get what you're saying about airport policies. They're different everywhere and it's so frustrating like passengers are supposed to know how each airport operate and their rules and policies.
Yeah.. Bali is one of my favorite place at all.
OMGoodness, I didn't realise there are 16 posts altogether and for just a short Bali trip. hehe... Can't imagine if you were to complete your China series, you can make a book out of them. Kidding, of course.
Thank you for the virtual tours, Foong. They have all been interesting.
I was told it's better to make a ticket printout esp for Indonesia visits.
sometimes the airport procedures are a little fussy =/
Oh... that sucks..
I think you should make it a habit to print out. I always do.. It's like a proof.. heheh! How was the gay bar? Anything interesting?? ;P
Need ticket to enter the airport? Funny. How about those who accompany their friends/relatives to airport but don't actually fly?
awww what a bummer to end the trip. but thank goodness it was still an overall cool trip
oh dear! what a bad experience you faced at the airport.
Yay! Last post already? Hmm...so little posts huh bro? Lesser than those in China o. :)
Still got time to go clubbing huh! :p War...you guys went into a gay club?
War..went swimming before check out? You guys really wanna do everything there in Bali huh!
Print out? Wow...so next time it is better to prepare the print out beforehand right? :/
Well...well...I guess it was for security purposes bro. What to do. :( He was just doing his job.
Hmm...it is very troublesome to travel by plane huh! :/
Reminds me of an incident not long back.
My friend's passport had less than 6 months enquiry at the Bintan ferry custom. The custom officer asked my friend for a fee to close one eye.
My friend didn't, and he was turned back.
Anyway, it's unfortunate that the customs put a dent on the otherwise fun trip.
haven't been to Bali, but I can already smell the fun.
YEAH!!! finally the last post for your Bali trip!! YEAH~~~ :D
but wait!!! did i see it wrongly?? you still have posts for your Lake Kenyir trip which was like N years ago?? OMG, trying to dig out your memories?? :p
i really gotta salute you actually.. 16 posts all together for 5D4N(or 4D3N??) Bali trip.. and how many Lake Kenyir posts again?? :D
hmmm, strange!! why you have so much problem in the airport?? i remember we had it super smooth, and we also have ample of time fooling around before we board the train~~ :p
but it was like 6 years ago, and maybe there weren't as many Malaysians going there on AirAsia yet.. :)
the only thing i remember was that we have to pay for the airport tax before leaving Bali.. and i nearly finished off my money and not able to pay.. but luckily i knew that from friends prior to the departure day, so i saved up a little for that.. :p
ok, so next time you gotta learn from this awful experience.. please print your confirmation slip for AirAsia.. hahahahaha!!
actually i always do that, print it as a proof that i've got the ticket.. just in case they have problem with their system, at least i have a black and white with me, they can't argue then..
wah, carol, how come you get the 1st comment, how one? RSS feed wont be so fast to let you know wor, you know what time Foong usually update blog and wait, is it?
Don't give in without a fight. So you must fight :p
that's why i always print out my e-ticket just in case this thing pop up. They are really damn silly one. Must follow strictly..
caroline ng, your sissy friend is a performer at Q Bar in KK?
Yes, I got scolded and I was so pissed off!
But overall, yes i enjoyed my Bali trip a lot! : )
mei teng, yes so silly and unnecessary!
bluedreamer27, you should go travel then maybe you'll experience the same as me, haha!
Yes this is the finale and I will resume my Kenyir Trip posts next! : )
che-cheh, I used to print out last time but after many times finding that they never ask me for the print-outs, I decided not to print out the tickets anymore!
So you encountered a rude officer at Siem Reap airport too? Gosh, I hate rude people!!
fufu, so you had the same experience in Manila? OK, I will learn from this and print out my tickets next time even though it's so unnecessary! : )
merryn, what's wrong with gay bar? : )
Yeah, normally do not require print out but I guess different countries have different rules!
lina, not only is the officer not eco-friendly, he's also not human-friendly!
Why tabik me? 16 posts only what! : )
kelvin, oh Bali is a nice place, just that the airport is not so nice! : )
manglish, yes, only 1 picture this time : )
bananaz, so you going to Bali anytime soon? : )
iamthewitch, haha! 1 picture at the end of the post as a reward for reading the whole post! LOL!
Yeah, I was really pissed off at the airport! Haha!
wenn, yes I still love Bali despite the airport incident! : )
rosebelle, yes lucky I was at the airport early or I might even miss my flight - all thanks to the silly officers there!
seminyak bali, Bali is a great place for a holiday! : )
happysurfer, haha! I think I can make a book out of my China trip too!
I will print out my tickets in future to avoid such hassles!
kenwooi, yeah unnecessary procedures just pisses me off! : )
cashmere, yes will print out my tickets in future! The gay bar was OK - I have been to gay bars in KL so it was nothing out of the ordinary for me : )
khengsiong, I don't know about that! Maybe they are not allowed in?
xin, yes overall I enjoyed my Bali trip! : )
mNhL, yes bad experience indeed! : )
tekkaus, haha! of course lesser than China posts cos this is only 5D/4N whereas China trip is 10D/9N. Btw, my posts on my China trip is not finished yet, still many more to go! LOL!
I agree the officer was just doing his job but did he have to be so rude and scolded me like that? I was really pissed off!
Well, actually not that troublesome travel by plane, but of course it's a little more hassles than traveling on a bus or LRT : )
shingo T, oh that reminds me to renew my passport before next trip!
Haven't been to Bali? Then you must go there! : )
no pictures of that bar?
The service is operated by local companies in conjunction with airport officials and is arranged prior to visitors’ arrival in Bali.
SK, haha! Actually not many Kenyir posts left so I wanted to finish them before I move on to my China posts! LOL!!!
Why I encountered so many problems at the airport in Bali? Probably I was against all those useless rules and regulations whereas you all just follow the rules like good boys! LOL!
I felt printing the ticket is a waste of paper and time! But what to do? Sigh...
saucer, Caroline is stalking me that's why. Hahaha!
TZ, yes I fought! LOL!
eiling lim, yes so silly but gotta print out next time! : (
faisal, sorry no photos of the Q-Bar. You so interested? : )
different countries different culture mah.. i think it's good to print, because some authorities might want you to produce them, eg: they want to ensure you have a return ticket, especially if you go to UK, then i think it is highly recommended that you print them out..
also the more important reason is that, i don't trust their system.. so having a confirmation with me, this is a black and white showing my ticket they cannot argue at all..
wow, still got Lake Kenyir and China post!! hmmm, why not you open another new blog, purposely for all your travel posts?? hehe..
i i do wish to travel foong... maybe someday...
oh but i need to overcome my fear of riding a boat or ship yikes... such a long process i think
You had done a great job.Thanks for sharing each and every thing that you have seen, realized.It is definitively a great place to visit.
your description are really very interesting.
Happy blogging and keep posting.
i usually don't print out my ticket!
so rude la the officer in charge!!
i never thought you had so many posts for your bali trip =P
i have airport delays and all procedures too, such a headache!
The incident that happened at the Bali airport is very sad. I have never faced such a situation in my life because I always traveled with a printed copy of my ticket. So better beware of such thing in future. Have a nice week ahead.
it must be a hassle of going through all those procedures. i've not come across such incidents at the airport though because i'll always bring a copy of my ticket whenever i travel.
SK, I am already so busy - don't think I can handle more than one blog! LOL!
bluedreamer27, you have a fear of riding ships and boats? Well, you need to overcome that fear. Or perhaps travel on land and by air - then you'll have no problem yes? : )
nike, thanks for your kind words. Glad you like my post. Do come back often! : )
monica, me too - but I learnt that if you travel overseas, it's better to have the tickets printed just in case. Yes, the officer was very rude! Hate such rude attitude!
ayie, haha now you know! I guess we had all experienced flight delays and hassles of airport procedures at one time or the other, right? : )
vernon, thanks for dropping by! Yes, I will print out the tickets for overseas travel in future! : )
life ramblings, yes it's a hassle! Good thing you print out your tickets! : )
Not a good experience, but it shouldn't stop you from visiting Bali again. And then maybe the man who scolded you has been asked the same question so many times that he got so unhappy.
Hey I was there too... I think I saw you did the pole dance! I mean at Q-Bar