It is a small world (flying part one)

Last 4-5 years has seen some major changes in lifestyle of general population. Sudden advent of “mall” culture (I still am not sure what it means though) ... suddenly every kid in the block has there hands on this magical device called mobile ( something I didn’t even know existed some time ago, and today my life would be completely paralyzed if each member of my family doesn’t own one).
But “the thing” that has changed my life most is the invention of economy airlines! They have definitely made this world very small. I am one of the unfortunates who have to work away from home. Thanks to this new business mantra of low budget airlines I can still visit my family frequently enough to feel … well somewhat at home.

Anyway, the point I am getting at is, gone are the days when I used to be very wide-eyed about the whole “flying” affair. You know, when taking a flight meant, choosing that extra-special casual wear, a hint of more makeup …. Instead now I can just run out of my office, with my raffled hair, and slightly smelly from my ping pong games and stride into the aircraft without so much of a thought.

Of course I still get confused every time the flight is about to take off. How the hell did we come up with a plan of lifting such a huge mass in air!!! And no, I am not talking about my ever increasing weight; it’s the aircrafts heft that I ponder upon. Yah, that and the amazing sight of seeing cities blinking lights going away from you, or the range of Himalayan flying across you like a sidewalk. Other than these I have got the art of flying good chalked out to the minutest details. Its an easy to follow handout book really. I can actually write something like a “flying for dummies” sort of book.