COLOURS OF THE WINGS WHEN YOU STAY AT THE AIRPORT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU ARE FROM; CLOSE YOUR EYE AND FEEL THE INTRINSIC QUALITY OF THE AIRPORT. IT IS A METAPHOR FOR LIFE. COLOURS DOESN'T LITERALLY MEAN THE HUE. IT IS THE VISUAL PROPERTY POSSESSED BY AN OBJECT WHICH CREATED A DIFFERENT PHYSICAL FEELINGS ON THE EYE. IN THE TITLE HERE, THE WORD "WINGS"IS NOT JUST ABOUT PLANE, IT MEANS THE GATEWAY OF FLIGHT.
CONTENTS MAP.............................................................................................................................PG02 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................... PG04 BEFORE THE JOURNEY.................................................................................... PG06 DURING THE JOURNEY.................................................................................... PG14 AFTER THE JOURNEY....................................................................................... PG24
KUALA LUMPUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MALAYSIA MAIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
THE GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY FOR KLIA TOOK PLACE ON 1 JUNE 1993. IT WAS CREATED AS PART OF THE MULTIMEDIA SUPER CORRIDOR. A GRAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE NATION.
THE AIRPORT'S SITE SPANS 100 SQUARE KILOMETRES OF FORMER AGRICULTURAL LAND. IT IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST AIRPORT SITES.
KUALA LUMPUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 2 NEXT GENERATION HUB
THE GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY FOR KLIA TOOK PLACE ON 1 JUNE 1993. IT WAS CREATED AS PART OF THE MULTIMEDIA SUPER CORRIDOR. A GRAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE NATION.
THE AIRPORT'S SITE SPANS 100 SQUARE KILOMETRES OF FORMER AGRICULTURAL LAND. IT IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST AIRPORT SITES.
THE JOURNEY IS WAITING FOR YOU... THE AIRPORT IS A GATEWAY, AN INTERMEDIARY STOP BEFORE ARRIVING SOME PLACE YOU REALLY WANT TO GO. AIRPORTS ARE FILLED WITH EMOTION, EXCITEMENT AND OFTENTIMES, BOREDOM; PASSENGERS SEE THE AIRPORT AS A MEANS TO THE FINAL DESTINATION. THESE COMBINED EMOTIONS CERTAINLY MAKE FOR VERY ENJOYABLE PEOPLE WATCHING.
HIGH -VIS TRAVELER THEY AREN'T PRECIOUS ABOUT THEIR COFFEE, THEY DON'T EITHER HAVE A BLACK CARRY-ON SUITCASE OR HIGH HEELS. THESE GUYS FOCUS ON WHAT THEY ARE DOING. EXAMPLES LIKE FOCUS ON FACEBOOKING
ANNUAL FAMILY HOLIDAY GOERS THEY ARE ORGANIZED AND ARRIVE AIRPORT EARLY. THEY CHECK IN AS SOON AS THEY CAN AND USUALLY ARRIVED EARLIER THAN THE REST OF THEIR FLIGHT.
INSIDE THE VAST STRUCTURES OF STEEL AND GLASS,AIRPORT BRINGS OUT THE STRESS, FEAR, WEARINESS, JOY, RELIEF AND EXCITEMENT.
IN KLIA 2, THERE IS AN OUTDOOR VIEWING AREA, WHICH IS LOCATED ON BOTH ENDS OF DEPARTURE HALLS PEOPLE USUALLY SMOKE, REST AND ENJOY THE SCENERY HERE.
READY, SET, GO!
THE JOURNEY BEGINS... "A JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES BEGINS WITH A SINGLE STEP." -LAO TZU
DEPARTURE
WHAT THE TRAVELERS BRING SOMETIMES IS MORE THAN JUST BAGGAGE FILLED WITH CLOTHES, PERFUMES, BOOKS AND TOILETRIES.
AIRPORT IS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN EXPRESS THE FEELINGS THEY GET .THE TRUTH IS THAT AIRPORT SEE MORE SINCERE KISSES AND HUGGING THAN WEDDING HALLS.
THOSE WHO ARE LEAVING HAVE TO SEPARATE THEMSELVES FROM THE PEOPLE AND PLACE THEY LOVE IN ORDER TO FLY THOUSAND OF MILES AND WRITE ANOTHER CHAPTER OF THEIR LIFE.
LOOKING AT THE PEOPLE AT THE BOARDING GATE, YOU MIGHT WONDER WHAT OTHERS CHAPTERS ARE BEING WRITTEN.
THE AIRPORT PROVIDES THE MOST INTERESTING OF BACKDROPS FOR SOMEONE WHO ENJOYS IMAGINING OTHER PEOPLE’STORIES.
ARRIVAL
THERE IS AN AMUSING SIMPLICITY IN SITTING AND WATCHING TRAVELERS STROLL BY, GUESSING WHAT THEIR BACKGROUNDS ARE, WHAT THEIR HOMES LOOK LIKE, AND WHAT THEY MIGHT BE FEELING AS BOARDING TIME APPROACHES. THE OLD LADY MIGHT BE WAITING FOR HER SON FROM RETURNING HOME FOR HOLIDAY.
THE LITTLE KID MIGHT BE ANXIOUS WAITING FOR THE ARRIVAL OF HIS FATHER FROM WORKING OVERSEAS.
AIRPORT IS WHERE EITHER PEOPLE SAY GOODBYE OR WELCOMING BACK SOMEONE. IT ALWAYS FASCINATE ME BY GUIDING MY EMOTION THROUGH ALL WALKS OF LIFE.
THE AIRPORT BRINGS ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE TOGETHER, REMINDING THOSE WHO ARE TRAVELING, THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE. THE EMOTIONS ARE FELT BY EVERYONE
THE STAFF ARE PUSHING THE TROLLEY WHICH LEFT BY THOSE WHO DEPART THE AIRPORT. THEY WILL BLOW WHISTLE WHEN THERE IS PEOPLE THAT BLOCK THE PATH
AIRPORT STAFF CAME DOWN FROM STAIRS AFTER WORKING.
THE JOURNEY NEVER ENDS... AT THE AIRPORT, WE SEEM TO GIVE OURSELVES PERMISSION TO REFLECT ON OUR PAST AND WONDER OUR FUTURE. EVERY AIRPORT ARE SPECIAL, IT HAS ITS OWN ROLE WHICH ACT AS A CROSSROADS FOR ALL OF US.