Performance athletique a faire palir la femme bionique!

Me voila de nouveau en transit a l'aeroport de Singapour, pour rejoindre cette fois une bien plus grosse ile, l'australie! Je serais bien tentee d'entreprendre une excursion a la decouverte des jardins aux cactus, mais ca risque fort d'etre trop juste. Faut dire que le jardin aux papillons a bien failli me couter mon dernier vol, y'a qqs semaines... Ayant qqs heures a attendre entre les 2 vols, je suis donc partie faire du tourisme dans les autres terminaux de l'aeroport. Relax, je me balade, surfe sur le net, m'extasie dvt les papillons du jardin tropical que je photographie sous tous les angles. Bref, a un moment donne tout de meme un affreux doute m'envahit...Je ne me souviens pas d'avoir change lheure de ma montre et si mes souvenirs sont bons, Singapour est a H-1 par rapport a HoChiMinh..... Oooouuuups......Je cours au tableau des depart du terminal 3 qui me confirme que mon vol est non seulement au terminal 2 mais surtout "Gate Closing"!! Une goutte de sueur commence a perler avt meme d'avoir commence mon semi-marathon. Un skytrain m'amene rapidement au T2, et alors que ma course folle etait sur le point de court-circuiter l'immense tapis roulant, j'arrive quasiment au niveau du portail d'embarquement quand une hotesse m'apercoit, court vers moi en me demandant : "Miss Thomas ???" Un 'YYEEEESSS' de soulagement est sortit avec mon dernier souffle! L'avion n'attendait plus que moi pour decoller!!

Here I am again, transiting in Singapore Airport, on my way to a much bigger island this time.. Australia! I'd be well tempted to go and visit the cactus garden, but got too little time ahead. I should precise that the butterfly garden nearly made me miss my flight a couple of weeks back. Having a few spare hours to kill I indeed decided to go sightseeing across the different terminals of the airport. So I was pacing up and down the big open spaces, quite chillingly I must say, enjoying the free internet access, taking thousands of pics of the butterflies in the tropical garden.... All of a sudden, a dreadful doubt got hold of me... I couldnt remember changing the time of my watch and as far as I could remember, Singapore was H-1 with HoChiMinh..... Ohhhh...... I ran to the departure boards of terminal 3 just to find out that my nightmare had turned into reality... My plane was indeed leaving from T2 and also "Gate Closing"!!! A quick ride on the Skytrain brought me to T2. I had been running hectically for ages (at least thats what I felt!) and I was nearing the boarding gate when an hostess spotted me, ran to me and asked :"Miss Thomas??". YYEEEESSSS!!! I said totally out of breath! The plane was only waiting for me to take off!!!

Comments

[Auntie Gwen]

Sian has had the same experience of nearly missing the plane when she was doing a familiarisation flight in the cockpit with the pilots. She had by law to disembark, in order to get back on the same plane for the return fight, but the was hardly enough time to complete all the formalities. Just to let you know that the funeral service for your cousin Claire was very well attended and Luke and Leah were very dignified. Nigel conducted it brilliantly and gave a very fitting tribute to his sister.The service was full with about 70-80 people (as my estimate). Enjoy Brisbane - it is a super city. Go for a walk along the river and swim in the long open air beach pool alongside the river.
Love, A Gwen

[elwyn thomas]

Hi Sweetie, just a quick line to say hope you had a good flight to Australia love dadxxxx

[stef et elo]

Coucou!!!
Ben ça va si tu te met au sport de haut niveau pour les prochains jeux olympiques c'est bien!!!
On espere que tu es bien arrivé et on te fait plein de gros bisous!!!!

Elo et Stéphane

[laurie]

J'espere que tu vas bien
tu as vraiment eu beaucoup de chance que l'avion t'attend ! plus de peur que de mal
les photos de bali & gili island sont encore une fois magnifiques.
je suis impatiente pour la suite du prochaine numéro
isa en australie!
gros bisous
laurie