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**Kyo** · 9 July 2010, 12:08 AM

Originally posted by Maxie773 View Post

Anyone knows a better way of uploading pictures than this way, because the pictures won't show if I enter the URL of my picture into the 'add picture' button. (Visitors cannot see my pictures.)

Thanks again!
Max

Thanks for the quick and breezy TR, Max - enjoyed it

If you click on any of the individual photo links in your photobucket account, you'll see a field in the left 'box' saying IMG CODE. Copy and paste the text in that field into your reply on SQTalk like so:

**Maxie773** · 9 July 2010, 11:24 AM

Wow. Thank you, Mr Kyo!

**Maxie773** · 9 July 2010, 11:37 AM

Here are the pictures again. Sorry for the trouble!

**Maxie773** · 9 July 2010, 11:37 AM

**Maxie773** · 9 July 2010, 03:30 PM

Heading back to reality: CX & KA in Y from SIN-PVG (Part 2)

Hi everyone! This is the continuation of my trip from Singapore to Shanghai. As the Chinese New Year holidays are about to end, it is time for me to head back to reality.

After disembarking the aircraft which took me to Hong Kong, we had to go to the transfer room to go through another round of security checks before we could proceed into the departures area.

Sistership B-HND parked beside us:

B-HOX. Looking strong and mighty.

The staff at the transfer area were very friendly. When my younger brother told us to take out our boarding passes for our onward trip, a staff praised him and kept saying "good boy" to him. Very nice staff indeed!

After the security checks, we proceeded to our gate.
B-HYJ will take us to Shanghai today

As we still had plenty of time before boarding, my brother and I went off spotting aircrafts. Hong Kong International airport has one of the best windows to take pictures of airplanes!

Japan Airlines B767-300

As I was about to take a picture of this aircraft, the friendly captain waved at me! We waved back and it really made my day.

This aircraft was going to Nagoya.

Note the captain's hand.

SQ A380 going to Singapore

Hong Kong International Airport departure area

Soon enough, it was time for boarding. We had to queue up for about 20 minutes as there were lots of passengers on that flight. As we were queuing up, the ground staff checked out boarding passes to check if we were boarding the correct flight.

China style business class seats

Bright and colourful economy class

**Maxie773** · 10 July 2010, 12:47 PM

I always like to sit behind the wing as pictures like this would be nice.

15 minutes after boarding, we commenced our pushback and started taxiing out to Runway 7R.

This picture is one of my favourites:

Took off and ascending through the thick clouds

The cabin of this A330-300

After the seatbelt sign was turned off, the flight attendants started to serve the meals, with special orders being served first.

On offer was Beef with rice and I think� Dim Sum. Desert was Haagen Dazs ice cream!
I chose the beef.

After the meal, I played with my iPod for a while. No PTVs on this aircraft�

Sneaking a shot of the galley with the flight attendants too busy to notice me.

The flight passed uneventfully and we started descending towards Shanghai very soon.

Speedbrakes deployed partially to slow the plane down for landing.

Shanghai hiding underneath the clouds

The landing was firm and the plane kind of swerved left and right a bit. After turning off onto a taxiway, our plane followed a �follow me� truck. I only noticed this when the truck drove off after we arrived at the gate.

I wanted to take a shot of it but it drove off too quickly� awww�.

Not sure why we had to follow the truck. Maybe the lights of the taxiway signs are not working?

We taxied to a gate at terminal 2 and the engines were shut off.

The usual rush to collect the carryons occurred and we waited for about 5 minutes before we could disembark the plane.

And this concludes my first ever trip report. School is tomorrow and at least I have something to talk about with my friends, the hard landing at Hong Kong and the meal on the first flight�

Thanks again to Mr Kyo for helping me with the pics.
Comments are appreciated.

Thanks for reading.
Max

**SQflyergirl** · 10 July 2010, 02:24 PM

Thank you for sharing your report young Maxie

**sqdazz** · 10 July 2010, 03:46 PM

Thanks for the report! I enjoyed it.
keep up the good work

**Kyo** · 10 July 2010, 06:58 PM

It was a good read

Thanks for contributing!

**Maxie773** · 12 July 2010, 03:35 AM

Thank you all so much for the wonderful comments!

**Pinkfloyd** · 12 July 2010, 05:11 AM

Good work Maxie773! Man I could never write like that when I was 13... Wouldn't have known an Airbus from a Boeing

**Maxie773** · 12 July 2010, 01:31 PM

Haha. I bet you could write like me when you were 12, Pinkfloyd.
Thanks for the positive comments.

**willio773** · 15 July 2010, 01:55 PM

Nice report Maxie773.

**soarbeyond** · 16 July 2010, 11:16 PM

Great Job!
I admire your passion for aviation!
Brings back memories when i was 13,i was exactly like you!Documenting and taking loads of pics on every flight! The irony of it all is that we both share the same name