::*~F l y i n g O f f~*::

On the plane and about to take off...mum's gift came in handy as i really needed a pen and paper to jot my feelings at this instant. Immense feelings upon reaching the airport till now..i cried badly when i was about to go into the departure area..i thought i could be strong enough but still broke down in tears...lolz..same goes to dear..he cried more than me though...so silly..just another 4mths or so and i'll be back..however, it's acceptable cos we've never parted for so long before..longest was 3wks during his BMT.

My parents did tear too but i guess they should be pretty much accustomed to it already as my bro was there before me..Need to thank my uncle and aunty too..as they were always there to send us off...not forgetting YR too...=)

I guess i'll never forget this first trip abroad alone..nobody to help me with my luggage..no one to guide me to where the gate is..i had to fully depend on myself..so this is how i'l train up my independence..

It was hard to part...but i guess this is part and parcel of life...felt so alone and strange when i walked to the gate for boarding...I saw the departure screenings..and saw that the flight i'm taking, QF82, "Gate Closing"...so i had to hurry...to worsen things, the gate was at the very end...how nice..

When i reached the checking point, i placed my hand carry bag and laptop bag onto the roller for scanning..the police officer then told me to take out my laptop. I was kinda blur at that point and confused it with another issue in which i read frm somewhere..regarding laptops may be taxed but you can say that you're a student and they'll waive it. I was blur and just told him i'm a student..then it dawned on me that i'm supposed to just take out the laptop and place it in the tray..i don't know why for laptops it's a special case..Then that officer looked at me and said "Even pilots also need to take it out"..so he's trying to say so what if i'm a student...hah! What a blur misunderstanding..

After this point, no trolleys were allowed already so i had to lug my bag and laptop bag all the way into the plane...it was actually not a very far distance in..but i felt it was freaking far cos the bag was kinda heavy and moreover i had to walk faster...To add on, my seat in the plane was like near the end? I had to hold the bags and slowly make my way in while waiting for the other passengers to settle in their seats as well. My seat was the window aisle...which was what i wanted..I had to ask the aussie beside me to help me put up the bag to the top as i couldn't really reach plus the bag was heavy..=p

Sitting down, it all felt so strange...mostly aussies, i hardly see any singaporeans ard..there's a few..but most of them had company...

Well travelling alone can be kinda daunting but i guess there's always a first time to everything..this will hopefully mould me to be a stronger and more independent person..