Monday, August 14, 2006

So....u must have heard by now.
Consequential to the foiled(Alhamdulillah!) attempt, at detonating some kind of active liquid reactants, at London Heathrow International Airport, the aviation authorities have made sudden, real stringent regulations about the carrying of liquids of all sorts on flights into and out of the UK and US. And this had to happen while I was convalescensing from a stuffed nose, throbbing temple, gasping air from mouth for dear life, like a dysfunctional goldfish (reads: nasty flu), in a hotel room, somewhere, in downtown New York. (...excessive mucus doesn't count, Thank God, or I would have been off-loaded, myself...I believe...) So while memos were being circulated amongst us crew for immediate compliance, I was silently hoping that it would be lifted soon enough before our flight is due homebound. Unfortunately, it wasn't and wouldn't till I-hope-they-come-up-with-something-standardised-quick! Like a true-bloo law abider who still cringes everytime I go through the scanning gantry, I unpacked my carry-on luggage, emptying it off all of my liquid essentials. Compressed, scented, emulsified or jellied. I didn't realise just how much my life evolves around liquids and its deriviants. And I've never felt quite as vulnerable, ever, on a flight. I was, literally, stripped off my very necessities. 18hrs of flight time and feeling naked without even having to undress! Imagine that. (I don't mean the naked or undressing part OK!)

Urs, and only Urs, truly, 10:22 PM...

Comments:

Hi Nadia. Dropped by from Lin's blog coz I just love your name (my daughter's Nadya Nashyraa). I work with an airline too but I don't fly (other than flying off the handle sometimes). I work within the confines of an office but still get a lot of time outside the boring four walls in the course of my work. I am a marketing officer with SIA Engineering Company.
I like to read about travels as I do like travelling but it has become increasingly costly these days, free tickets or not, whatmore with the fuel surcharge and all. Not forgetting that when I travel it would be a party of six with the wife and 4 kids!

If you don't mind, I am linking you at my blog.

# posted by  Yara : 9:21 AM

 

hey gal, tell me abt stuffed nose! I'm having one too for more than 3 weeks already! Anyways, lots of things happening around the world ya? The bomb threats, the attacks...sigh. Nak travel pun seram kan? You take care ok gal?

# posted by  naniz : 5:53 PM

 

Yara - Hello Yara! Thanks for drpg by my blog. And thanks for just loving my name, cos I just love it just as much..hehe.. And that I hv my Mum to thank. Nadya Nashyraa's a lovely name too...very pretty I'ld say. Anyhow, I dun mind u linking me up..it's nice hvg u do that..i'll link u up just the same k..?

# posted by  nadia : 12:17 AM

 

Naniz - Ello Sis...
sho poor thing lah u...been under e weather eh??..i hope ul get well real quick okay..eat ur meds..and drink lotsa water...yes yes..I'll take care..promise!pinky promise... Thanks yah!

# posted by  nadia : 12:20 AM

 

hullo, love.

i'm back...and trying valiantly not to bang my head against the table coz of overwhelming work. bleargh...

yeah, i heard about the bomb scare whilst i was in krabi. my MIL called my husband and asked whether we were able to get the flight back to Singapore coz she heard about something in Thailand in relation to the scare. We had to assure her that we managed to secure the flight back.

anyway, as long as it's for the safety of all passengers and crew alike, better to lose all those liquid stuff than to be detained, kan?

safe flight, dear!

# posted by  Alles-Lila : 12:07 PM

 

Mahdrina - Thanks dear! U hang in there.It'll soon just cease back to normal...in no time, wokay?

# posted by  nadia : 2:18 PM

 

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