They were telling me the other day that soon an overweight passenger will have to buy two tickets if he or she were to fly in a plane. What the ****!!! Discrimination! I protest!
For one thing, we do not have a choice! Our so-called trans-Sarawak/Borneo highway comes nowhere near those that they have in the peninsula…and if I’m not mistaken, it would take around 8 hours to drive from Sibu to Kuching and only 40 minutes or less by air…even if it means flying in a dilapidated Fokker (*correct spelling) being held together using masking tape…
Well, I chose MASwings on our return flight from Kuching to Sibu last Sunday as the timing was just right and the fare was only RM28 (exclusive of airport tax and all that stuff). The air-conditioning was not switched on when we boarded and it was scorchingly hot inside the plane.
What’s worse was that when I got into my seat, I discovered that the safety belt was kind of short, way too short for me! So I had to press the bell to call the air stewardess to ask for an extension belt…
She got me one all right…but luckily I’m not the type to resort to violence! Otherwise, that cynical grin on her face would have resulted in her losing her two front teeth and with Christmas still 11 months away, she can’t jolly well be singing that silly song – “All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth!” at this time of the year.
So there I was…going home to Sibu with two buckles…
…and don’t you dare laugh or you’ll get two knuckles, see if you don’t! ROTFLMAO!!!
Well, I was NOT occupying two seats (even though it WAS a “perfect fit”) and surely they cannot expect me to buy TWO tickets just because I need an extension belt!!! And just in case the idea happens to cross your mind, NO…my predicament was definitely NOT the consequence of all that feasting in Kuching. Tsk!!! Tsk!!!
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 