81A

i turn to the right
on the entertainment screen
aizen is getting demolished by fatima
he tells me later that's his handle

i woke up 7am
ran around shinjuku before the streets got busy
it’s golden week
if you haven't experienced it before you don't understand
if you have you know

i tried to shake fatima's hand to congratulate her marriage
but she had to tickle her husband's right shoulder instead

handed the menu
moët chardonnay

it is their honeymoon
but 2k emirate dollars is too much for premium economy
plus they already paid for our extra 10cm
i paid nothing extra
took the late check-in and smooth talk at the counter
it worked
i'm here with my extra 10cm
i shouldn't be here but it feels good

next course
edamame and corn
two things i haven't eaten for three weeks
or when i think about it in three months

i make countless typos
every autocorrect is wrong
i miss my keyboard

1837
the aqueduct was built then

i didn't get headphones
but now i do
slightly easier without the arabic subtitles

i focus harder on typing
is it three beers or the turbulence
i don't care
ai will fix my typos

two bags of green tea powder
i returned one
but i still have two

japanese hospitality
i will miss it
it's kinda fake
but this time it some hoe felt more genuine
24 days with my mum
fukuoka to tokyo
we said goodbye yesterday at haneda
i could come again
i miss her

the curtains come back
let's see what is coming

a cup of sliced lemon falls on me
hanging off a metal ring on the cart
it popped out
landed on top of me
the hostess is sweet
too sweet
she offers a new blanket
i tell her it's funny i don't mind
she comes back with a brownie
just for me
a very small brownie
i eat it in front of my friends from saudi
on their honeymoon
they look over
as if it is a piece of their cake

dutch movie
moroccan and turkish detectives find some efforts of smuggling
it's all too cliche

i look to the right
the haram sections of the mask by jim carrey are getting skipped
my childhood movie on vhs
those were the best bits

old woman next to me
phone font triple xl
i can't ignore it
she's drafting a complaint to expedia with her friend

58 hour work week
two 11 hour shifts
two 10
5 guys
the nepalese self appointed manager invited me in
said have some free peanuts
and sit down
+ wait for your flight

the lights wouldn't turn off
we had no dish cloths
couldn't turn the hot plates on
mohammed
as i read over an old lady's shoulder
written in XXXL on her phone

rotterdam rascals tshirt
size XXL

i walk through the ticketing gates
manually checked for exit row
behind me a bag hits the ground
duty free
smashed glass contained in a sealed bag
looks expensive
i turn around to catch the smirk
of disappointment

boarding pass rejected
but i know why
i've been upgraded to infant leg room
on the legendary 81a seat

landed in schiphol
i cradle my laptop in my tired arms
watch the luggage belt rotate
the crowd drags broken suitcases
seized wheels skidding
complaining in dutch
fifteen euros
you get what you pay for
toward the douane

instant message
website cart is down
pull up terminal and check the logs
ecwid api updated
and now it's failing