Killing Time @ LAX

Well, after standing at the Qantas counter for more than an hour encountering, we've calmed down and at the lounge. This anxiety with qantas is is something I ALWAYS go through when I'm flying to Australia. I don't know why. I can't possibly be the only Singaporean in the US traveling with a Singapore passport with a Chinese name as well as an English name!?! Well either way, they can't ever seem to find my ETA (electronic visa thingy) despite printouts (in the past) and last night, we actually called Qantas USA and they did it for me over the phone. They changed my two word Chinese name to one word. Ok, whatever works as long as I get a visa. So we tell the gate agent what we went through and he did what we were adviced to tell the gate person... nope nothing. This went on for 30 mins... usually the guy I deal with just gets me a new visa. Unfortunately, the guy today just starred at the monitor like some miracle would happen if he starred hard enough. AIYOH! I wanted to vomit blood! In the end, he had to call Qantas USA himself and of course, they could rectify it and told me which was my first name and which is my middle. DUH!? I know, it's my phucking name for almost 40 years for crying out loud!! For $20 to get this ETA, it sure isn't 100% proof. I mean, how can it happen to me EVERYTIME!? Worst, when I get to Oz, we're gonna' have to go through this again. I try to stay calm but you know once I see my parents, I'll tell them to sell the bloody house there LOL!

So we're finally relaxing at the American Airlines Flagship Lounge - the 'secret lounge' so the king calls for people who travel way too many miles (like we do - last year I flew more than 120,000 miles lol) or for people (or their company) who pay way too much money for their tickets lol! I guess it sieves out the fools who would come in here and take total advantage of the free booze (uh huh free alcohol!), free food, free every bloody thing. Guess what they don't have for free?!?!?! Free wifi LOL! Apparently they ran out of password cards - whatever that means. Fortunately for us, we have T-mobile hotspot... thus, I'm happy again :) I guess it explains why the few businessmen around are either reading the papers, eating or both and not on their computer which is common when it's free wifi :) ...crap so much bloody space in this place and this loud mouth has to come sit next to us - GO AWAY LAH!!

So we have another good 5 hours to burn. Five hours is nothing... the last time I flew to Australia, I had a 10 hour layover here and boy did I enjoy it in this lounge lol! Like I said, barely anyone is ever in here when I'm here and there are more people to service you then you need. Once your plate is empty, the staff comes out from nowhere and clears it lol! Just the way I like it... no... just the way it should be :D

I just called my dad to tell him what time we're arriving. He sounded a little discombobulated since he and mom arrived some five ago :) Apparently, he's already gotten some vendor at Victoria Market to get lobsters, oysters and king prawns delivered - I guess that's what we're having for breakfast when we arrive lol! That's dad for you! He don't play no games when hosting lol! Mom, according to dad, has checked-in to work after he told me she wasn't around to come to the phone. That, in our family terms means 'mom's gone to the casino' lol! Yes, when in Melbourne, mom joins the ranks of all other Asian aunties at Crown Casino clocking in at 10 or 11am and getting home before dinner time. I think as long as she's out of his hair, dad's happy she's doing something, anything. Maybe my husband will feel like that too after we've been married for 40 years... ok, maybe he already feels like that lol! No, not that funny...

I kind of want to talk about this family who was going through security ahead of us in Seattle. A mom, dad, two teenage kids and one below ten. OMG the mother who's gotta' be at least in her late 40s kept bending down and showing her purple thong lacy panties! I kid you not! Those jeans were SO low rise I could see her ass!! Even my straight laced husband couldn't ignore the unattractive sight. Well, ugly to me at least lol! What made it worst, she did this constantly and her ass was in our face at least four times! I was SO looking for my camera phone hahaha! That was amusing and disgusting at the same time. I would be SO staying away from her if I was one of the kids... bloody embarrassing man! ...then there was the mother with her 18 month old kid flying from Seattle to Los Angeles in first class seated right in front of us who wouldn't stop chatting to a fellow passenger - not traveling with her. ARRGH! Thankfully, for once, I had my ipod with me and boy did I blast it 'coz she was talking over all the airplane noise. Uh huh - LOUD! Her baby was more quiet then she was - imagine!

Right, time to have a snack :) So much to choose from - I almost want to ask if they can make me some stir fry HAHAHAHA! Yes, of course I'm exaggerating lol!