30 August 2006

Super sleuth on the prowl

On the 23rd August, Ace Detective Heza Buraisu-san began her assignment monitoring a flight from Nagoya to Kuala Lumpur:

08:40 - A.D. Heza arrived at the Nagoya International airport, and lined up to check into her assigned flight. 20 min early, so she could monitor passengers as they arrived.
But just ahead of her, she noticed two shady looking characters had already arrived!! Terror Suspect 1 (TS1) was about 175cm, and of thin build, with dark hair and a small mo. Terror Suspect 2 (TS2) was shorter, a little chubby, and blonde. They were speaking a funny language, and so A.D. Heza knew that something was a bit strange.... these two would be worth keeping an eye on...

08:55 - with a small line already forming, and the checkout counter due to open in just 5 minutes, an announcement was made that due to complications (the system was down) check in would be delayed!! *Gasp* Could this be the work of terrorists??

09:20 - check-in begins manually. Ground staff appear stressed, and relax a little with certain checks as they try to process waiting passengers as fast as possible. Hmm, not good for security, but great for A.D. Heza's overweight suitcase, which slides through without the blink of an eyelid.

10:00 - passengers are weaving through the lengthy security check line. A.D. Heza keeps an eye on TS1 and TS2, a tricky thing, as they keep separating and re-meeting... strange behaviour indeed! TS1 is particularly intent on prolonging goodbyes with a teary family... could it be he knows it is his last goodbye?

11:00 - boarding the plane, A.D. Heza finds her seat the opposite side of the plane and a few seats forward from the terror suspects. However, the seat beside her is empty, which should make discreet monitoring a little easier. Ripped off! If it was my last ever flight, I'd demand my boss fork out for first class!! Maybe there are no plans of disaster for this flight after all...

11:05 - A.D. Heza holds her breath for take-off (a long-standing family tradition)

11:15 - TS2 has the window seat, and seems to be loving the view... his nose is glued to the window. Unfortunately, the view of TS1 is blocked by a tall, unusually large-headed man in the centre aisle.

11:45 - a yummy lunch is served. TS1 & 2 are unobtrusively eating their meal.

13:45 - A.D. Heza flicks her head around, breathing a sigh of relief when she notices terror suspects still quietly in their seats - she got engrossed in a movie and forgot to monitor the suspects!! If anything had happened in this time frame, her supervisor would have had her head for sure! (Assuming he could find it amid the wreckage.)

14:53 - doing a random check, A.D. Heza catches the eye of TS2!! He eyes her suspiciously:15 then gives a knowing nod! Oh no! Is her cover blown??

16:15 - TS1 rises to go to the bathroom... or is it for a more sinister reason??

16:23 - TS1 returns to his seat... either there was a line, or...

16:33 - nothing blown up yet, so obviously it was just a call of nature.

16:47 - A.D. Heza decides to check out the Master Instruction Manual for any possible guidelines for future actions. Guidelines:
Leave your country, your relatives, and your father's house, and go to the land that I will show you. (Odd! I'm only just on my way back there!! Should I be leaving already??) I will cause you to become the father (??) of a great nation. I will bless you (yay!) and make you famous (no thanks!), and I will make you a blessing to others (cool!).*
Hmm... strange instructions... oh, wait, they're addressed to A.L. Abraham!
17:00 - just when A.D. Heza thought she was about to perish, yummy chicken rolls were handed out - thank goodness!!
17:11 - all is quiet as TS2 takes a nap, and TS1 is still out of vision due to Big Head.
18:25 - as the plane touches down, A.D. Heza holds her breath (family tradition, remember?), then lets out a big sigh of relief... another mission over without any casualties!
18:31 - TS1 & 2 (who are no longer actually terror suspects) disembark. As they pass by, they give A.D. Heza a knowing smile... as if to say, you escaped without harm this time, but you may not be so lucky next time! Maybe they were terror suspects after all!! (Or, maybe they were innocent passengers, who were saying with their smile... yeah, we know you were checking us out!)
18:50 - A.D. Heza thankfully finds a bookstore in the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, so that she can have something to do on the next flight besides freaking out all the other passengers with her weird behaviour!
Yeah, so I'm weird... but seriously, travelling for hours by yourself, unable to sleep on planes, you have to have something to amuse yourself! And the whole searching for terror suspects kept me so entertained!! (I spared you the details of all the other TSs...)
So, I'm back. Doing nothing. Took me a few days to celebrate birthdays with my sister (25th) and mum (26th), unpack and all that good stuff. Next week, I'm going up to Broken Hill to visit dearest Tab, who I haven't seen in like, a year and a half, so I'm looking forward to that!! And the week after, I guess I'll get my bum into gear and get serious about getting a job.
Anyway, I'll keep ya'll posted if anything exciting happens!! :)
*Genesis 12:1,2

4 Comments:

At 31/8/06 10:53 am, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Welcome back Heather! We've ordered the sun to shine just for your benefit :)

I can't wait to catch up with you - and know that I'm not the only one - can you drop me a line when you're free so we can arrange something? If we get a group of us together, we can have an all-round good catchup!

In the meantime, keep looking out for more TSs!!! Constant Vigilance!

 
At 31/8/06 4:06 pm, Blogger Bethanois said...

Yay, welcome home Heather! You have a very good imagination, I think you should write a book or something! Can't wait to see you soon xxoo

 
At 4/9/06 2:05 pm, Anonymous Anonymous said...

WELCOME BACK AD Heather :D glad to have you back in the country! cant wait to catch up!! (and bore you with wedding photos HAHAHA!)

 
At 9/9/06 12:33 am, Blogger Alrischa said...

Ha ha; you're a nutter, Heza!

But who knows? Maybe the terrorists were thinking, "Oh, no, She's onto us, which means that she was looking for us, in which case she came prepared, and thus she'll probably survive to send us to jail... better wait til the return trip. Hang on, why did we get return tickets?"

sigh. Terrorists!

 

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