My Brasilian Flightplan

[dotinthesky]

Thank you to everyone who wished me a happy flight in my previous post. You have no idea how much power you hold:

• KLM air stewardess: "As you can see, you are sitting right beside an emergency exit. There are a few things you need to know: if the plane crashes, you must pull this tag and the door will open. If the door doesn´t open, you must push it. However, you must only open the door once the alarm bell stops ringing. If you open the door before that, you will be sucked into the engine, and that wouldn´t be very pleasant."
  
• Out of all the passengers boarding the KLM flight to Brasil, I was one of the few to be frisked by the security guard. I love it when people think I´m dangerous/dodgy-looking.
  
• As soon as the plane took off, one of the air stewards skipped down the aisle. Not run. Not walk fast. Skipped.
  
• There were over 50 movies, 50 CDs, videogames and even Sudoku games to play. I could watch new fair like Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, as well as the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy. I fulfilled one of my lifetime dreams: I watched an airplane thriller inside an airplane (including bombs, shootings and the kidnapping of a little girl - Flightpan). I thought there was an international law against undue passenger distress? Perhaps passengers are now allowed to sensibly stress themselves out?
  

I´m now at the farm. My aunts, grandmother and brother are here. It´s sunny and I´ve been taking photos of the dogs drinking water from the pond. When I went to hang my towel to dry in the morning, a great kiskadee flew over me. Apparently, toucans have been flying down the mountain during certain times of the day. We are going to leave some seeds and fruits out for them.

At the moment, because of my family being around, I don´t have time to catch up with LJ. I´ll try doing so in a couple of days. I hope you are all well!

Comments

[greenteablack.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear your flight went well. I sat once at the door and got that little talk from the flight attendant but she didn't mention the "being sucked out into the engine." Maybe mine wanted to see just what would happen if I did it. Sadistic bitch ;)

I'm amazed at how much entertainment flights offer now. It's shocking.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I was amazed too at the amount of entertainment available. It made for a fairly good trip, and the stewards were also very attentive, bringing drinks around all the time. I think they get paid well in that air company because they seemed quite happy with their jobs.

[greenteablack.livejournal.com]

That's awesome. I've been on a few flights with some miserable people and it's never fun to spend 7 hours with someone with a chip on their shoulder