Walking Disaster #2

Posted by Ling on November 7, 2010

Every time I go travelling, I think I forget to pack my brain because I do stupid things.  I am clumsy and a walking disaster so I often find myself in silly situations.

Remember that time I had the Bangkok fiasco – I packed a wonky suitcase…and then got off the wrong bus stop…and then nearly got on a flight to Mumbai instead!!

And then, there was that time when I spilt hot scalding tea on my jeans, not once, but TWICE and had to sit in a wet seat for the entire flight.

And then there was that time when I forgot my handbag which contained my passport and check-in was closing in 5 minutes…this was followed by a crazy mad dash back home where my Dad nearly mowed over my little brother…ahem…

And then this time…

That is a photo of a bruise on my left outer thigh.  The picture quality is not very good, but it is a big ouchie dark purple bruise.  In fact, I have been limping because of the pain.

So how did I get this beautiful bruise?  The story goes like this…

The plane was jam-packed full of people and I was placed in the middle seat squished between two fat smelly men.  It was a struggle, but I finally got out of my seat to go to the toilet.  But before I could open the toilet door, there was sudden unexpected turbulence and the food trolley landed on my leg.  The end.

Okay, that was a lie.  Here’s the real story…

The plane was half-empty.  In fact, I had the whole row to myself – all four seats for little old me!!  I got up to go to the toilet.  No, there wasn’t a queue so there was no need to rush.  And that’s all I did.  I got up to go to the toilet and tripped over something invisible and fell onto my seat handle.  It was painful, but I pretended I was okay until I got into the toilet.  As soon as I locked the toilet door, I did a silent scream!  It was agony!!!

I am so clumsy!

Anyway, let me end with a photo of me wearing my sexy Emirates headphones.  (Actually, I was trying to take a picture of me and the 4 seats…but my big head got in the way – DOH!)