Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Seven Three Seven

Today... I went up the Boeing 737 BBJ, which was parked at my company's tarmac. It's freaking awesome, I tell you. FREEEEAKIN' AWWWESOME! The cabin---looks like a hotel. Well, BETTER than a hotel.

After morning tea break, I followed John Peter and Peter into the cabin. It was hot and stuffy and dark. Cos the weather was hot. And the portable air-con wasn't installed. Nor the electrical power was on. So we walked though the cabin with my phone light. That 2 minutes or so inside there was memorable!

You go in from the main door, which is at the front. You'll see the cockpit on your left. Well maintained pilot seats and flight panels and buttons. But it feels like a sauna in there. Walk to the back a little bit and you'll see leather seats. About eight of them. Arranged like a conference room. In fact, it IS a conference area. With a small flight table in the middle!

Oh wait, before you see the conference setting, you'll pass by the toilet first - The Forward Cabin Lavatory we call it. Then after the conference thingy, you'll see somemore seats and a sofa. Then a room with 2 sofas with cushy cushions on them. People can do something something in here eh!!

Another lavatory.

Then comes.... THE BED ! Queen size I think. It's big. It's soft. It's looks really comfortable. Too bad I can't touch it. I know it's soft by the way it looks! And for the FIRST TIME in my life, I see a bed with seat belts on them. Two sets. HAHA! Flight seat belts, yeah.

Lastly, I see the Rear Cabin Lavatory. Behind also got toilet eh. Don't expect the guy to walk all the way to the front just to do his business huh!

So many words to describe one aircraft. A private B-737. Heard it belongs to a filthy rich Indonesian guy. Yeah, I assumed he is SUPER DIRTY LOADED! Cos this big baby costs about US$300 million!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looks like I can only afford the tap inside one of the toilets! =p

mikhail penned his thoughts; 11:53 PM