The plane had something we had never experienced before. A live feed from some external camera broadcast in real time the takeoff from London Gatwick. And as the sparkle of a million lights disappeared into darkness and in-flight entertainment commenced, we settled in for a long flight. Three movies, dinner, several hours of sleep, more movies, more food, chat and sleep and we still had 4 hours to go. The feed appeared again but it was all gray this time. Our anxiety rose higher and higher with every inch the plane descended. We couldn't spot the runway. Thru the gray cloud we made out water. Not wanting to be first-hand witnesses of our own demise, we began to resent this technology. Thankfully, the plane's wheels collided with solid. "Oasis HongKong welcomes you to Hong Kong International
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