One last post for tonight

See that?

That is a beauty. So divinely glorious. A brand new Boeing 777-300ER (extended range) from Cathay Pacific. Note the brand new paint job. Look at the swept-back wings without winglets. Wings that can withstand a elastic limit of 35 degrees. This means that the turbulence can practically throw the wings up and down with the fuselage remaining at the same altitude (remember Newton's 1st law: a body moving in a linear blah blah law of inertia whatever cos physics is freaking tough). Ok, the wind can throw the wings up and down while the body remains at the same position, and the wings can be pushed up 35 freaking degrees. OMG. a piece of genius really...

With the arrival of the b777s, Cathay can now specialise into its long haul operations, hence being able to compete with the likes of my beloved SIA and other long haul operators like United, Lufthansa, British Airways, etc. But seriously, i think the only airline that SIA should fear is Cathay. and perhaps Emirates. But i'm not too concerned about Emirates tho. Emirates is not established through hard work, it just has rich owners pumping money into it. It's just like Chelsea. SIA is like Man Utd. Cathay, perhaps Real Madrid. and British Airways? maybe Liverpool. Chelsea is good, but once Jose leaves, ohhh, GG. So SIA go go go, I will always support you. Just dun increase fuel surcharge too much.

But at the same time, the jet is perhaps one of the most pollutive machines on Earth. How ah? I also dunno leh. I am facing a dilemma. But actually, there's a solution to this. The answers lies in politics (aka Structuralist Geography). Politics? How the hell is it even related? Let me slowly explain...

The reason why jets consume so much fuel is because they are unable to take the shortest route to their destinations. Some countries refuse to open their air space, resulting in airlines having to plan their flights around a certain country. So, if the politicians open up their airspace, we can save a lot of oil. Simple? yea.

And add that to human ingenuity. Jet designers are now able to use composite materials to build more efficient jets, hence consuming less fuel.

Ok, enough of talking. My keyboard just told me it's getting tired.

Sigh... I shall end now with a wishlist. I wish, i had S$1,000 now. For what? For:

1. A good bicycle with front suspension, shimano click gears, shimanov-brakes and titanium frame. Actually aluminium alloy frame will suffice. Cost? $400

2. A nice sony ericsson 3.2 megapixel cam new phone. cost? dunno leh. should be around $300 (sign contract lor)

3. A model 15:1 scale full metal 747 Cathay, 777 singapore airlines and concorde British Air planes from takashimaya. $1,00.

4. Free cash so that i can go borders and spend $pend $$$$pend. One full day at borders, cost $2,00.

That should settle it. Crap. Why am I sounding like sis ah? so spendthrift-.- Heck. My sis is one happy person, and the reason behind her smile is not a fat bankbook. It's cos she buys happiness (literally)