A colleague commented today that Changi Airport is one of the world's very few airports where both departing and arriving passengers can meet in transit so easily. Food for thought: Can you even imagine how dangerous it may be? All these 8 months I have been working at the airport, the thought had never struck me. I kept my rosy picture how happy and full of love the place is; it is only today I got to learn its darker side. Oh yah huh...isn't it easy to smuggle stuff with a layout like that? Example, Japanese mafia boy flies to Changi and waits at gate C to pass Irish desperado a fake Jamaican passport. Irish desperado arrives in transit, meets Japanese mafiaboy, receives the item and flies to elsewhere in the world. Colleague revealed many more dark secrets to me but I can't post them up due to _____ reasons. Anyway it's suddenly more scary working here now...to think the numerous instances where I might have indirectly facilitated an evil deed. *gasp* Maybe the old lady from Perth I helped the other day (and whom called me 'love') was a human smuggler! *gasp gasp*
Besides this, there is also a very creepy guy hanging around the airport. I get scared everytime I see him or when he sees me. You could really imagine him emitting black smoke or clouds when he is near. THAT is how creepy he is...ok I am not proud to say this but he asked me out for dinner yesterday and my hairs on my arms stood on their ends. I remember saying "ehhhh" and quickly ran away to the safety of my collegues. Everytime I work at the counter near his shop, he would stand at a corner staring at my direction. He behaves like a ghost from Ju-On and the likes! (T.T) I am really not kidding. Today I was so uneasy the whole day because it was 'dinner-day' and I don't want to be alone with him. I managed to avoid him most of the day and when I thought it was finally safe around 7pm, he suddenly appeared at my counter and asked if I have had my dinner. I really started to panic then. Then OH MY GOODNESS THANK GOD REALLY REALLY THANK YOU from the corner of my eye, I saw a very familiar sight and immediately greeted the student volunteer. He came just at the right time and I was so relieved I had tears in my eye. That dude was so creepy and any company would be great. (T.T) The creepy man eyed the student volunteer head to toe, tapped him on the shoulder and said, "Cya". Even the student volunteer felt the chills. Don't you??? Goodness he is so scary I start to dread working in Terminal 2. Luckily I am leaving in a few weeks.
To distract myself from the tramautizing encounter, I went shopping for my mum's birthday present. I have decided to get her a nice pen for her so she could sign her name in style. I walked into Mont Blanc and almost fainted when I saw one selling at $1500. What the?! I can understand if the pens are selling at $200-$500 but over a $1000 for a pen!? I walked further in and spied one selling at $12500. *whistle* Cool stuff. Since I couldn't decide between a 'screw on' one and another with a cap, I popped over to the bookshop for better luck.
Middle; but in Gold
Waterman and Parker have pretty lovely pens but for a price similar to Mont Blanc...I worry I might get it packaged in a TimesNewsLink plastic bag. Hahahahahahaha hello!? I'm not gonna spend so much to get one in a plastic bag hor! At least Mont Blanc had a boutique. I walked further into the bookshop and feasted my eyes on Namiki pens. I have seen them during Japan Hour but whoa, they cost a whopping $650-$23000 (Yep, your eyes didn't fool ya). The ink cartridge inside? $9.50 only. My eyes almost popped, talk about comparing Elephants and plankton. Check these out:
Yukari Morning Glory US$1199
Yukari Apricot Tree US$1199
Yukari Royal Court Carriage US$6500 - Look how opulent this is...waaaaaaaa
So lovely lovely lovely, these Namiki pens are to die for. I long for the day I buy one... the men behind the counter showed me one costing $18000 and my eyes almost popped. It was sculpted in gold and had dragon motifs, very beautiful but it definitely ain't made for comfortable writing. Pity I can't find the sample online but it looked like a mini samurai sword crossed with a...vibrator? Hahahahaha it was FAT. And interestingly there was a waiting list for that pen. Shoot! Are there so many rich people around? $18000 for a pen!? Isn't that a little excessive? Wow...you know you are rich if you fork up so much to buy a pen, accidentally LOSE it and yet remain cool about it. Oh yeah, I long for such a day.
And the very last one: One of my favourites:
Yukari Wave and Plover LE US$2159 (so cute~)
Heh heh, that is why rich men beat handsome men (or creepy men) anytime.
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