Going home - aeroplane nightmare

I came back home at last…

(Pausing for a few moments to ponder)

The journey home was long and hard. A long 16 hour wait at the airport with a book in my hand, and talking to ‘ah moh’ strangers in between or playing cards. The experience of boarding the plane home, the excitement of it finally taking off into the air – good riddance to the exams and what is left of India, albeit temporarily - only to turn back to our initial destination at the last minute due to some technical problems.

Please la, we were already in the air. We had already kissed India goodbye, symbolically and literally brushing it off our shoulders like dandruff and blowing all the sarcastic flying kisses out of the plane window. But they had to turn back; they just had to fly back to India “just like one of those movies” commented my friend. Sakai la!!!!!!!!!!! We did the theatrics too early.

“We will rectify the problem in Bangalore (India) and probably fly off as soon as possible.”

“Nothing to worry… it is just a minor technical problem.”

“For safety concerns, please unfasten your seat belts as the plane is now being refueled.”

Being refueled? That means we are getting ready to fly again right?

Seriously, with all their sweet talking announcements floating like music in the air, I thought we were sure to go home even in all this hanky panky jumping about like devils. They sure knew how to give hope to their passengers.

… False hope!!!

It was my first time watching the pilot of the grounded plane appearing from his operation cabin and announcing to all of us that it was not possible to continue the flight. With a ‘selamba’ smile, he casually spoke, “In this situation we all know that safety comes first,” which was kind off true owning to the bad stormy night at that time; the cause for long periods of turbulence and a rough flight. “The problem we have is only a minor one but big enough a reason to discontinue the flight… and no repairs can be done in this short time.”

“erm, besides… our working hours is about to reach its end.”

The air stewardesses were all looking sad and sober… and guilty? muahahaha… jokers la.

The unforeseen circumstance made me missed my connecting flight from Singapore to Malaysia… sobs