Inspired by a trip to the airport today.

The airport is a place full of emotions. One may say you can actually get enough footage to create an entire drama series if you stayed at the airport for a day or two. Oh, by the way, I just want to say that Changi Airport and Singapore Airlines offer some of the best facilities and services in the world.

Airports are sometimes happy places. At the arrival hall, people wait eagerly outside the gates even before the "landed" status of a flight is indicated. There are some who are carrying flowers, some boards with names, and some even babies. All these people only have one thing in mind, and that is to wait for the arrival of their loved ones abroad. Huge smiles, big hugs, warm kisses, excited chatter and even tears of joy; these are what we can all observe at the arrival hall.

We move a level up to the departure hall, and things may look a little less cheerful. Sure, those going on holidays will be happy, but there are others who've come to send off friends and family away, probably for work, probably for studies. Whatever the reason, they're saying goodbye and are going to miss the other party for awhile. I saw a lady crying quite terribly when I stepped into the departure hall earlier. People give a final hug for a few days, weeks or months to come, and they let go unwillingly right outside the check in gates.

Airports can be places of hope and joy or places of frustration during different instances. Although I myself do not have much of airport drama to share, I did ever wait for the 'departed' sign to appear on screen before leaving the airport when sending someone off, and I have also secretly went to the airport just to see if someone has come out from the gates to know that someone has landed safely.

There is no real point of this post, just that for those of you who've just sent someone home, fret not, because sooner or later, another of those flying turbines will soon bring those close to your heart through the arrival gates again.