Last June 6th, my wifey boarded a Cebu Pacific Flight to Kuala Lumpur. This trip was part of her birthday gift (I pray that I will be able to give more!)
Her flight was scheduled for 8:55PM but for some reason, NAIA 3 seems to be already lacking the counters to accommodate the flights and the number of passengers.
It felt heavy inside. I wish I could go and join her and have a small break as well after all these youth camps. When I booked her tickets online, I realized that I had not renewed my passport. There was no way for me to go with her.
After that I did send for my passport to be renewed. It arrived last June 9th and for a brief moment there, I entertained the thought of following to KL. I checked online for seats – but the website said there were no more seats left. I checked the amount and the ticket was already more than P3K than what I paid for her ticket.
It was a good thing that when I took her to the airport, NAIA 3 has a space where families could wait with their loved ones. The set up was better but it can be improved on. The travel tax terminal was too far from the counters. Check in your luggage and walk more than 200 meters toward the opposite direction to pay your travel tax (why are we taxing travelers now?) then back to the airline check in counter. Then pay your airport fee of P750… I have not heard of any nationalities paying airport fees in their country… it seems like we are being charged for every thing here.
I took her to the airport terminal fee booth station – and that was the farthest I could go in with her. My wifey was leaving and I could not help but feel a huge sense of sadness enveloping me. I told myself that 2 weeks would go by so fast. I guess so… but when you are going through the moment by moment of actually being away from her for 2 weeks….then it could seem like eternity.
She got past through the immigration and looked back and waved her small hand. Her long recently rebonded hair following the wave of her motions. I waved back.
And suddenly, I was alone.
And suddenly, I did not know where to go.
It was as if time stood still for awhile.
I was about to find my way back out of the terminal building when I saw this. I could not help but take out my camera phone to snap this picture.
I guess in a way, it reflected how I felt inside.
Empty.
I miss my wifey…..
:0)
She will be home this Saturday! Finally I will be able to sleep and eat normally again!