I recently got into graphics (GFX) and started a lot of work. Some of my good outcomes have been uploaded to my photobucket account and I wanted to share it, so I linked it over here. Just working out the kinks, kinda covered. It will be updated automatically when I add a new pic into it. Hit the play button.
Yes, I know, Im self-centered. Sue me.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Skipping Security
Funny thing happened to me the other day.
My flight from India to Kuwait on the 29th had a stop in Qatar. The flight to Qatar was pleasant, the seats were comfortable and there was ample leg room too. New standings, Emirates > Qatar Airways > KU Airways >Oman airways. Food was good too. Looked a few months old, but nonetheless delicious.
Now, to our story. The flight was scheduled to land in Qatar and take off to Kuwait from another flight all in a window of 50 minutes. It reached on time, but for some odd reason, we were let out only after 20 minutes. Meaning, when I reached the transit lounge, I had 20 minutes before my next flight left. Conveniently, I had no idea of all this. Funnily enough, as soon as I reached the transit lounge, 4 flights exited simultaneously resulting in a massive crowd there. Thats when I noticed the Kuwait flight on-screen blinking LAST CALL. Thats when I started to think something was wrong. But thats all I did, think. To make matters more confusing, my watch was on Indian time and my cell phone on Kuwait time and I couldnt find a darn clock anywhere that mentioned the local Qatar time ( I had 7 min before the flight left)! There I am fumbling with a number of time-telling devices when the overhead speaker blares my name. All I could say was, "wtf?".
This was the only message the speaker was announcing and finally it took me a minute to realise what was happening. Thats when a security dude passes by me and I say," I think Im the person on the speaker". The guys stares for a few seconds and then he shouts into his portable radio just like a war movie mission," Subject theata 1 located! I repeat Theta 1 located in sector 4-6-D-2! Accompanying to destination!". All of a sudden he pulls me out of the queue, removes all those barrier thingys (I dont know what to call them, so heres a pic:
We cut across the whole baggage screening line, cutting through everything. Next thing I know, Im passed like a baton to another security dude who asks me, " Wanna run like theres no tommorrow?". The only thing that I picked up from that sentence was, " Whoa! A cliche from a security dude?".
And with that we run across half the airport onto a waiting bus which was waiting just for me. Eventually, everything turned out well. It was later that I realised, I was the only person connecting from India to Kuwait, so they held my India flight longer before disembarking. And thats why they held the other flight too.
Ah, the best way for instant recovery from a jetlag: A casual obstacle course around your local airport for that adrenaline.
My flight from India to Kuwait on the 29th had a stop in Qatar. The flight to Qatar was pleasant, the seats were comfortable and there was ample leg room too. New standings, Emirates > Qatar Airways > KU Airways >Oman airways. Food was good too. Looked a few months old, but nonetheless delicious.
Now, to our story. The flight was scheduled to land in Qatar and take off to Kuwait from another flight all in a window of 50 minutes. It reached on time, but for some odd reason, we were let out only after 20 minutes. Meaning, when I reached the transit lounge, I had 20 minutes before my next flight left. Conveniently, I had no idea of all this. Funnily enough, as soon as I reached the transit lounge, 4 flights exited simultaneously resulting in a massive crowd there. Thats when I noticed the Kuwait flight on-screen blinking LAST CALL. Thats when I started to think something was wrong. But thats all I did, think. To make matters more confusing, my watch was on Indian time and my cell phone on Kuwait time and I couldnt find a darn clock anywhere that mentioned the local Qatar time ( I had 7 min before the flight left)! There I am fumbling with a number of time-telling devices when the overhead speaker blares my name. All I could say was, "wtf?".
This was the only message the speaker was announcing and finally it took me a minute to realise what was happening. Thats when a security dude passes by me and I say," I think Im the person on the speaker". The guys stares for a few seconds and then he shouts into his portable radio just like a war movie mission," Subject theata 1 located! I repeat Theta 1 located in sector 4-6-D-2! Accompanying to destination!". All of a sudden he pulls me out of the queue, removes all those barrier thingys (I dont know what to call them, so heres a pic:
We cut across the whole baggage screening line, cutting through everything. Next thing I know, Im passed like a baton to another security dude who asks me, " Wanna run like theres no tommorrow?". The only thing that I picked up from that sentence was, " Whoa! A cliche from a security dude?".
And with that we run across half the airport onto a waiting bus which was waiting just for me. Eventually, everything turned out well. It was later that I realised, I was the only person connecting from India to Kuwait, so they held my India flight longer before disembarking. And thats why they held the other flight too.
Ah, the best way for instant recovery from a jetlag: A casual obstacle course around your local airport for that adrenaline.
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