Expectations

A young man in a black jacket with earphones stands typing on his plastic covered device, looking up occasionally to find his targets. A family overlooks and the mother tries to restrain her boisterous children. Some well dressed men holding placards (some electronic) strained their necks, ever watchful of their incoming clientele - whom they probably only know by name and not by face.
You can probably guess the location I am describing - the arrival gates of the Used-To-Be-No.1-In-The-World-Airport

It's quite interesting to see the reactions and the actions happening here. The hugs and kisses, the relentless waving of hands, the anticipation and the weariness of waiting.
It is a common sight to see passengers and their families/friends clogging up the pathways, unintentionally in the midst of a catchup by friends or a full body inspection by worried parents.

But here I am, the black jacket one (quite easy to guess I was so narcissistic to describe myself first hehe), just standing here chilling, and not exactly being a giraffe or conducting an observation post like the many others here on the same mission as me.

Is it a sign of boredom? I doubt so, I very much anticipate their return. I have questions to pepper, loot to collect and a government to look over me.

More of, I know they will appear, it is simply how long they will take. So has this "rationality" clouded my "feelings" for my parents? Even I am not sure.

But another question that actually incited me to begin this post is: "Who will come to receive you?" Your family would most likely be the one fetching you, but who else? Spouse-to-be? How about friends? Who else would be so willing to travel to one of the obscure places (yet relatively accessible) of Singapore just to merely see you land safely?
You might think that I am attributing too much emphasis on such actions, but don't such actions (the act of coming to the airport to receive you) say a lot about your relationships with your friends? Of course this is not the sole indices in determining the depth of your relationship (whether platonic or romantic), but I'm sure you can agree it is one. If you were the passenger leaving the arrival hall, who else other than your family would you love to see?

I would love to see some friends, but I don't wish to trouble them too much. However, innately I still wish for your close friends to be there at the airport, it will be so heartwarming.

My two cents worth, how about yours?

(I am lucky to have and would like to thank a certain eye candy for "accompanying" me for a large portion of my waiting time)