'I'm so Kiasu': S'pore actress Cynthia Koh buys extra Scoot ticket after Bangkok flight canceled, not knowing she had been rebooked - Mothership

After receiving no notice that her flight was cancelled, local actress Cynthia Koh rushed to book another ticket from Singapore to Bangkok.

However, that "kiasu" move cost her, as she did not realise she had been rebooked onto another flight.

Koh was scheduled to leave for Bangkok on Sep. 29, but on the morning of her flight, she shared on Instagram that her flight was cancelled.

She wrote that her flight was cancelled with no email or text notifications, and when she tried to call the Thai Airways hotline, no one answered.

"All their flights are cancelled today but the rest of the aircraft are departing... How?" She wrote.

Koh then discovered that Thai Airways had posted on their social media that certain flights were cancelled due to the flooding in Bangkok while she was asleep.

So Koh decided to buy a Scoot ticket, as the retreat she was heading to Bangkok for was not cancelled.

"I'm not upset thought, I think its good that one must experience this to handle such a situation," she added in another Instagram story.

When Koh finally reached the airport on Sep. 29, she discovered that she was put on another flight as she was a Star Alliance member.

In her Instagram story, she said she was "a bit silly" when she found out that after Thai Airways cancelled her flight, she was put on a Singapore Airlines flight.

"But, at the same time, because I'm so kiasu, I went to buy a Scoot flight. Aiya, buang (throw away) the Scoot flight."

Bangkok has been experiencing heavy floods in late September after days of extreme rain.

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt recently declared all 50 districts of the capital city disaster-affected zones.

However, he has also asked residents not to worry about any potential food shortages, and urged everyone to stay home.

Thailand has also declared a two-day holiday for civil servants from Sep. 28 to 29.

According to Reuters, the Thai cabinet approved the special holidays for Bangkok and three surrounding provinces — Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, and Samut Prakan — due to heavy rainfall and flooding.

The Thai government said that it is part of measures to reduce travel and mitigate traffic disruptions for the public, though it added that important business may still be conducted as deemed appropriate.