Spotting my seat, I first pick up the disposable cushion and throw it in the overhead storage along with my backpack. Sitting down on my seat, I take out a book, a notebook, and my pencil case from my tote bag before storing it away under the seat in front of me. These three items go into the pocket under the foldable table for later usage.
Settling on my seat with a blanket in my lap, I instruct the little screen in front of me to show the flight maps. Immediately, the animation of an airplane flying from the airport of origin to that of destination begins. Good. The screen shall remain this way until the end of the flight.
Now comes the most important part. Reaching for the pocket once again, I grab the illustrated in-flight safety pamphlet. It doesn’t matter how many times I’ve read it before. I go over every single picture again, committing them to my memory afresh.
Once that is done, I’m finally ready to relax, Making sure that my seat is upright, I put on my earphones to play some music.