Airlines and Turbulence - what changes could and should be made?

 After two major incidents of passengers and crew injured during turbulence, on Singapore Airlines, and another Airline, airlines, crew and passengers and thinking about improving safety.

Airlines Are Considering

1 No babies sitting on an adult's lap.

2 Crew to sit during turbulence.

3 No drinks and meals served during turbulence.

What else could be done?

Easy to do.

Time for aircraft crews to manage toilet visits by rows to prevent queues. 

More long term

Redesign planes to stow lugage under seats instead of overhead.

Useful Websites

https://travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com/2024/05/precautions-to-take-when-flying.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13475407/turbulence-Airlines-tightening-rules-passengers-seatbelts-babies.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13452315/Inside-Boeing-tragedy-state-art-weather-radar-POWERLESS-stop-Singapore-Airlines-plane-flying-deadly-turbulence.html

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Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood - New Walking Tour Of The Film Locations

I returned to Wales for the annual Writers' and Artists' Holiday at the Fishguard Bay Hotel and I was delighted to see a new walking tour taking in the locations of the film of Under Milk Wood.

The whole tour takes about an hour and a half. If you are like me and have to go into shops, buy books, souvenirs and postcards, and look around, as well as taking photos, it would take much longer. That is a good thing if you are not in a hurry. You could fill a long weekend or a week.

If you are in a hurry, and don't want to bother with the places which are just facades, the best place for a one stop outing is to the pub down in Fishguard harbour.

Liz Taylor and Richard Burton who starred in the film stayed in what was and still is the largest hotel, the landmark Fishguard Bay Hotel, on the cliff above the station and departure point for the ferry from Wales to Ireland.

Go up to the hotel for a fine view over the bay to the opposite side. You can buy drinks in the bar. The hotel is open to non-residents. They also serve excellent food. (See next post.)

Author
Angela Lansbury

Ask For Drinks And Toilets in Malaysian or Indonesian Restaurants Or On The Plane

DRINKS - MINUM
ordering - memesan - ordering
I have translated whole sentences, also word by word because the word order is sometimes different.

ORDER
maaf - sorry
excuse me - permisi - (permit me)
sorry to interrupt - maaf menyela (think of men yelling)
sorry to trouble you - maaf merepotkanmu (Memory helper: 'mere'ly 'po'ssible 'can m'(e) 'you

I need a drink - saya butuh minum
I - saya
need - butuh
drink - minum

MENU
I need the menu - saya butuh menu
Do you have a menu? apakah Anda memiliki menu
apakah - is
anda - you
memiliki - have

PRICES
I want the price list - saya ingin daftar harganya
saya - I
ingin - want
daftar - list (Memory aid:  I want the list however daft the translation is)
harganya - price - which they might haggle over with you

Any wine by the glass? Anggur apa saja di dekat gelas?
glass - kaca
Anything cheaper? Ada yang lebih murah?
ada - there is
yang - that
lebih - more
murah - cheap
cheaper - lebih murah

Does that cost more?/ is it more expensive - Apakah itu biaya tamahan?

how much is it? - Berapa harganya?
Does that cost extra? - Apakah itu biaya tambahan?
biaya - cost (memory aid to the buyer)
itu - that
tambahan - additional
(not to be confused with tambaham which I typed, typo. meaning stock)
Is it free? - Ini gratis?
Is it included in the price?- Apakah sudah termasuk dalam harga
price - harga

ORDER
here it is - ini dia
this one - yang ini
I am ready to order - saya siap memesan
siap - ready
saya siap - I am ready
any problem - masalah apa saja?
what - apa
only - saja

what's the problem? - apa masalahnya?
is everything ok? - Apakah semua baik-baik saja?

PROBLEMS / CHANGES / REPEATS
problem - masalah
no - tidak
no problem - tidak masalah
too hot - terlalu panas
too cold - terlalu dingin
this one again / another one of these - yang ini lagi / yang lain lagi
that's mine - itu milikku
How long will it be? Berapa lama?
lama - long
Berapa - how many
too much (food) - terlalu banyak (makanan)
I want some more - saya mau lagi
saya - I
Mau - want
lagi - more
lebih - more
this - ini
please wrap it up (to go) tolong selesaikan (untuk pergi)
take away (said in UK) - bawa puland
take out (said in USA) - mangambil

PRAISE
That was wonderful
compliments to the chef
I want to speak to the manager
Wonderful
Wish you luck with your new business!

DRINKS
I would like a beer - saya mau bir (Malay has no words for a and the. I want beer.)
beer - bir
wine - anggur
I - saya
mau - want
I would like some wine - saya mau anggur (note the double g)
red wine - anggur merah (In Singapore Bukit Merah is Red Hill. Two different stations are named Bukit Merah and Redhill)

TYPES OF WINE
white wine - anggur putih
rose wine - anggur merah muda (Remember they murdered the red wine.)
sparkling wine - anggur soda
not gassy - Bukan mangandung gas
mengandung - contain
mengandun - nesting (I 'd nearly finished typing when the shorter word popped up. Bonus.
bukan - not

do you have (a / the) - apakah kamu punya
apakah - is
kamu - you
punya - have
local brand / national brand - merek lokal / merek nasional
merek - brand

HURRY?
Where are the drinks? - Di mana minmannya?
di - in
mana - where

We are in a hurry! - Kami sedang terburu- buru!
kami - we
sedang - medium (for in a bit of a hurry?)
terburu-buru - in a hurry

NO HURRY
No hurry - tidak perlu terburu-buru
No problem - tidak masalah
tidak - no
perlu - need

You are busy today - Kamu sibuk hari ini
Kama - you
sibuk - busy
hari - day
ini -this
hari raya - holiday
raya - highway
You are not busy today - Anda tidak sibuk hari ini
anda - you (My reminder - and you?)
tidak - no
sibuk - busy (My reminder: sibuk - so busy!)

WATER - 'AIR' (Not air in English but water in Indonesia, also spelled ayer as in Telok Ayer

The next confusion is soda. In English soda water.
UK carbonated water, fizzy water, soda water, Club Soda (brand name)
bottled water - air botol
still water - masih air
soda water - air soda
sparkling water

sparkling water - air soda
a glass of water - segalas air
segalas - a glass
air - water

cangkir - a cup
secangkir  teh -  a cup of tea
a cup of tea - secangkir teh
a cup of coffee - secangkir kopi

cold water - air dingin
iced water- air dingin
no ice - tanpa es
ice - es (same word in ice cream)
hot water - air panas (Memory aid - painfully hot)
boiling hot water - air panas mendidih
tepid water - air hangat

jug  (water jug) - kendi
jug of water - kendi air
I need a water glass - saya butuh gelas minum
cup of tea - secangkir teh
cup of coffee -secankir - kopi

PROBLEMS
sorry to trouble you - maaf merepotkanmu
no problem - tidak masalah

You are busy today - kamu sibuk hari ini
you - kamu
busy - sibuk (The English and Maly words both contain the letter pair bu and letter s)
today - hari ini (meaning day this)
You are not busy kamu tidak sibuk

juice - jus
apple - apel
apel - apple
fresh juice

USEFUL WORDS WHEN TRAVELLING

TOILET
Where is the toilet? - Dimana toiletnya?
Is it near? - Apaka sudah dekat?
Is it far? - Apaka itu jauh?
Upstairs / downstairs / at the back / over there - Lantai atas / bawah (b like in basement) belakang / sebela sana
ladies - Wanita
gents - WC pria
Which is the ladies toilet? Toilet wanita yang mana? (Toilet Wanita mana)
Which is the Gents toilet(s)? Toilet toilet yang mana. (Repeated word is plural, I rpesume aggreing with the plural noun Gents.)

Where can I wash my hands? - Di mana saya bisa mencuci tangan?
di - in

saya - I
bisa - can
mencuci - wash
tangan - hand
Thank you!

Jeruk - orange
apel - apple
campur aduk - mized together
sesuatu yang tidak biasa?
something unusual -  sesuatu yang tidak biasa
something - sesuatu
yang - that
tidak - no
biasa -ordinary
local - lokal?
Pada musim? - in season
jus segar - fresh juice

TOILET
In Malaysia and Indonesia and Singapore restaurants of Malay, Muslim and Indian management, often a washing area with sinks is before you reach the toilet cubicles or in a separate area.
Where can I wash my hands?
Dimana toiletnya? Where are the toilets?
Wanita - ladies
WC pria - toilet
Toilet wanita yang mana? - Where is the ladies?
Toilet toilet yang mana? (Literally toilet toilet which one. You repeat a word for a plural.
WC - toilet (WC are initials for water closet)

Malay / Indonesian - English
yang - that
mana - where?

Di mana saya bisa mencuci tangan saya?
Terima kasih! - Thanks.

untuk - for
ini - this
untuk - for
melatih - train

masyarakat - community
kota - city
di - in
lagi - again

rumah - home (think room)
satu - one
kanan - right
untuk - for

THANKS & GOODBYE
Thank you - terimah kasih
You're welcome - sama-sama
Goodbye - selamat tinggal
Safe journey - perjalanan yang aman

Useful Websites
visitsingapore.com
visit-malaysia.com

Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, teacher or English and other languages. Contact me if you need a lesson or workshop.

Keemala Resort and Spa in Thailand and Marina Bay Sands

Keemala Resort and Spa in Thailand is another amazing place with infinity pools. I watched a video on Facebook. I love the circular balcony style swimming pools like giant tubs, and the surrounding green vegetation. I must admit that watching people walk along the edges of the infinity pools was a bit scary.

The ininitiy pool in the Skypark. Photo by NSAA in Wikpedia article on marina Bay Sands.

If you can't get to Thailand, or it's too expensive, look for Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. We went there last New Year's Day. We spent more than you would pay for a normal pizza on one pizza and two drinks. However, it was less than the cost of most New Year's Eve meals - and a fabulous view for about two hours.

The deal is that you pay about $22 per person on the ground floor, shoot to the top in the lift, and get a voucher towards food and drink. That's slightly more than the price of the cheapest drink, slightly less than the cost of the cheapest pizza.

Check whether the venue is closed for a major event. If so there's plenty more to do in the area, talking around the bay at ground level admiring the skyscrapers, the boats, the palm trees and the people. Take your camera and your friend with a camera.

Keemala Cost?
It's pretty pricey as you might expect. I went onto their website and was quoted prices in Thai baht. The currency converter websites weren't working for this currency. At least they gave the cost per baht but not the total. So I went onto TripAdvisor to see what tye would give me in pounds sterling. Obviously, if you are looking in from the USA you will get US dollars. The result I came up with was £446 for a villa for one night, for two persons. That seems beyond my budget. However, if you were a family of four, for example, which sleeps two to four persons. If you were four adult wage earners, the price seems much more reasonable.

However, looking at TripAdvisor, I found perfectly gorgeous looking hotels with swimming pools, as little as under £50. That gives you plenty of money left over for a meal out and one of the interesting hotels.

Useful Websites

Marina Bay Sands, Singapore city, Singapore island
marinabaysands.com
https://wikitravel.org/en/Singapore/Marina_Bay

Singapore
visitsingapore.com/official/website
Singapore Airlines
singaporeair.com

Keemala Resort and Spa, Phuket, Thailand
https://www.keemala.com
https://www.instagram.com/keemalaphuket/

Thailand
https://uk.tourismthailand.org/home
https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/thai-visas-americans/

Author
Angeal Lansbyur, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.