Jul 05 2012.
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“Henchmen Aboard!”
There are days that I don’t even remember where i went, these are the days that my body clock has turned completely upside down after continuous shift work. However I was coming back to Sri Lanka. Finally, I am going to get some homemade food. Oh! how much I wish for a reunion with my good old friends and end the day with Kottu & an ice Milo; unfortunately this wasn’t going to happen, for after the flight my only desire is going to be a nice warm shower, and hibernate.
This was a flight everybody loves to do. We Sri Lankans are infamous for our politeness, hospitality and patience (Except at the rush hour traffic). And the flight was a light load as well, thus less passengers in business class. I was overwhelmed with work for the past few days, so it was a great relief to have only a couple of passengers to look after.
After boarding commenced, I noticed there were some extra passengers seated in Business class, who were not mentioned in the Passenger List I received. Not having enough meals for all of them, I went looking for the purser, who looked slightly perplexed as well. I went up to the passengers and requested for the boarding pass.
It didn’t take much time for me to figure out that they were from Economy cabin, and I thought it was a genuine mistake. As they spoke Sinhalese well, I explained to them that it is not possible for them to sit in this cabin as, you will have to upgrade by paying if they wish to do so. One guy looks at me and goes “Why? you don’t know who we are?”, “You know who you are talking to?” With this aggressive response, I had to be assertive as well as I explained the procedure once again.
Then he went on relating his most intimate relationship that they have with a certain guy who’s a politician. Being a straight ‘A’ student for political science back in the day, this was the most hideous theory of power related to me. Machiavelli must be rolling in his grave now, I thought to myself, and said the most polite way I could “Maybe you got into the wrong aircraft, I can arrange to offload you and your baggage right away and I have been informed that a private jet to Welikada is waiting for you outside!” One by one they followed each other back to their original seats.
Love, Dany
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firoz says:
Jul 05, 2012 at 04:25 pm"We Sri Lankans are also infamous for producing such arrrogant , ignorant politicians plus associates "
Well done to you Dany , lets not get intimitaded by swollen headed numbskulls