The Flight
On May 27, 2006 I woke up excited about this
year’s trip to Hong Kong. I knew that even
though the trip would have tons of fun, we would
have to face a ling and tiring journey. As we
arrived at the airport, I wondered if the flight had
snacks.
As we approached the gate for Continental
Flight CO 1428, my stomach gave an awfully loud
growl. I smelt tongue tickling food from the food
court. As my family approached, I found a few
restaurants. I chose a restaurant called Panda
Express, because it offered the same food my
cousin’s dad sold in his restaurant.
My dad and I quickly ran to the gate, but my
mom and my sister dropped behind and looked at
the delicious Belgian truffles. They sped into the
gate just as it was closing.
Inside the plane there were four toilets, one
for first class only! The flight was a snack flight
which meant that we only got peanuts and drinks!
When the airplane took off, I chewed my gum
so quickly I thought it would blow up. As soon as
my ears stopped popping, I spat the tasteless blob
of plastic into a puke bag, I was glad to be rid of it
at last. I felt uneasy about this flight because
there were sudden freefalls and rises.
My Mom kept whispering, “Go to sleep.” I
ignored her and pulled out a magazine named
“Sky Mall” from the seatback pocket. The rest of
the flight was uneventful.
I think we walked almost a mile before we
reach the gate.
Our family had never tried Cathay Pacific
Airways before, but my aunt assured me that it
was great. As we sat in our seats I noticed a few
objects laying there: a headphone, a few
accessories, and a pack for children. In front
there was and in-flight entertainment screen. As
the flight grew to be very boring, I only slept for
four hours and watched movies the rest of the
time.
As the plane began its final descent, my ears
hurt so much that it felt like someone was truing
to pull my eardrums out! I was so frightened, and
in pain, that I did not speak for about one hour.
We were picked up at Hong Kong
International Airport by my aunt Vivian (Goo
Goo) and our adventure began…