Darned Terrorists Ruined Flight Comfort and My Eyebrows

Whoa nelly. Have you seen the news? News about a foiled plot to blow up US-bound planes have been plastered all over TV and print news media since last night.

An extract from an article from Channel News Asia reads: "Following a request from the US Homeland Security department, many countries prohibited passengers flying to the US to carry any liquids such as beverages, shampoo, sunscreen, facial lotions, gels or toothpaste."

Lovely.

These aviation people are determined to make all air passengers emerge from their flight looking down-right haggard with smelly breath.

Then again, not that many passengers will actually attempt to wash their hair enroute to the US. But at least a number of us would like to brush our teeth before we alight from one hell of a long-haul flight, especially after all those free flow of peanuts and booze.

After the horrendous 9-11 incident, the aviation people prohibited sharp objects in hand-carry lauggage.

I will understand if the security smacks air passengers who try to be funny and bring scissors, paper-cutters, knives, Samurai swords or Barney the Horrigible Singing Dinosaur on board. But why did they confiscate my beloved eyebrow tweezer when I passed through the customs at Perth? *Sob*

My eyebrow tweezer is one in a million - it has a pretty gunmetal shade, was easy to grip and clasped perfectly at the tips so no stray brow furs will ever get missed out. Plus it costs me over 30 bucks.

I asked the security, "But what sort of damage can I do with eyebrow tweezers?"

Despite being a woman herself, she refused to relent. Bugger. With that sort of bushy, unkempt eyebrows that she has, it's no wonder that she does not comprehend my heartache. It is SO hard to find the perfect eyebrow tweezer!

*Sob*

My eyebrows have never been perfect after the loss of my beloved tweezer.

Alright... I'm just being whiny. My eyebrows are fine actually.

But really, what sort of damage can I do with eyebrow tweezers? Threaten to pluck the pilot's pubic furs till he becomes as smooth as a five-year-old if he refuses to fly me to the Carribean instead of boring Singapore?

Airlines have allowed bawling babies and passengers with poor personal hygiene on board. I think relentless bawling babies and smelly-O passengers are more dangerous than eyebrow tweezers and shavers!

What if the crying infant refuses to shut up and you went deaf at the end of the four-hour flight?

What if the smelly passenger sat with his/her arms up tucked behind their heads throughout the flight, allowing his/her armpit stench to flood the whole cabin and suffocate all passengers?

Tsk tsk! Sometimes aviation experts overlook more crucial matters like these. Eyebrow tweezers are nothing dangerous actually.