That didn't take long did it. Already bored at an airport. And what an airport to be bored at.
Perth International... the correct superlative escapes me. Most lame perhaps? Most like an international airport you'd expect to find in a little hick town in the middle of nowhere? I think that's the one.
Sorry I should be kinder but it's just a bit sad when you get to the airport and the check in desks aren't yet open, half the shops are shut and the duty free section seems to sell mostly canned abalone and Australian flag coated neck pillows.
I can however say that all the staff I've been in contact with this evening have been really lovely. Polite, friendly and helpful. Amazing. I can't say the same about the check-in chick at the next counter though, she was spitting venom at some poor Japanese business man.
I always wonder why there are passport and immigration checks when you are leaving a country. What are they for? Surely if you're leaving it's not really a problem for the country you're leaving? Do they stop illegal immigrants at the border and say "sorry but you have to stay now until we decide to deport you"? It's all a bit weird. I suppose if you're on the lookout for a Great Train Robber then you can nab 'em at the border but surely it would be easier to let them leave and have another country deal with the problem when they try to enter? Just a suggestion. It'd save a fortune on border agents and retractable queuing guides.
So I'm now in the fancy-schmantzy lounge waiting for the flight. Actually as this is Perth, not that fancy or schmantzy. If there was a contest for most impossibly uncomfortable chairs then this place is in with a chance. I think they are left over from some CIA experiment in torture. See what I mean?
I have also had the most disgusting cup of machine made coffee of my entire life. And I remember MaxPak. It was sort of thick and gritty. Like it was made with powdered milk that they forgot to mix with enough water. Very strange. Still mustn't grumble at least there's no Christmas music playing in here.
I'll just sit here for the next two hours watching Sky News with the sound three seconds out of sync with the pictures.
Tune in for an update from Singapore. With airline food pictures just for Tim.
Last time I flew out of Perth, admittedly the domestic terminal, the television was on in the departure lounge.
ReplyDeleteNow I am not a prude and am quite comfortable with a bit of the old slap and tickle on the television. This particular evening Californication was on and aside from a very graphic sex scene there was a woman wandering naked around a house. I am quite sure that the children present saw some things that their parents would find hard to explain later on.