the stewardess welcomes all passengers on board with a smile in her voice. mabuhay!! she says it with so much life befitting a word that literally translates to 'life.' it is the local counterpart of 'viva' or 'cheers.' you are seated in coach, ever careful not to extend your elbow too far lest it encroaches on your seatmate's space. it is time for the safety reminders. you have memorized the instructions but you look up and listen anyway. you think it is rude to keep your eyes on the book you are reading while someone is talking.
you never fly on business class. your budget does not allow you to. you have seen one of those traveler's kits given to the privileged few in business class. you wonder what is inside the kit until someone gives you one as a trip souvenir.
favorite item in the kit is the eye mask. comes in handy on your next trip. lights are out but the one seated beside you switches his lights on. he insists on reading the in-flight magazine from cover to cover over and over and over again.
small things most often tossed aside or discarded are rendered useful in the hands of appreciative coach travelers. when joyfully simple things turn to simple joys. isn't that awesome?
I do like those travelers kits. I can't say I have ever used the eye mask, don't seem to need one when you can sleep like me :)
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