8440 miles...

8440 miles…


Eight thousand four hundred and forty miles. That is how far I traveled to today. I have to say that flying business class is worth it’s weight in gold. The first time I realized this was when we got to SFO. I jumped in the back of a really long line to check in. Fortunately, before I waited too long I saw a tiny little line marked ‘business class’. The seats in business class are awesome. You can recline all the way to a laying postion which makes sleeping much easier. There is a TV with tons of movies and tv shows that are free and on demand, so you can watch them whenever you want. The food is great too and they give you lots of it. I was one of the lucky ones and I was able to sleep for a long time which made the flight a breeze. I ended up sitting next to a lady who was heading to Singapore and Hong Kong for business. She was very friendly and that helped a lot too. We had about an hour lay over in Hong Kong where we left the plane and went out into the main terminal. It looked like just about every other large airport but all the store names and signs were written in bothJapanese and English. Free wifi all over the airport was great too. So right now I am in the middle of the flight between Hong Kong and Singapore and I really feel much better than expected. A shower will be very welcome but I got about 9 hours of sleep (thanks to a little Nyquil nighttime cold medicine) and I feel pretty good. Time is a little screwed up for me but I am sure I will make the adjustment somehow. It is a 10am on Sunday here and back home it is 7pm on Saturday.

I just met up with my coworkers and we went out for a little lunch. Pretty hot here and definitely muggy. I found myself without any Singapore money so I had to venture out to find an ATM. They aren't on every corner here like in the US. There is a mall close by so I finally found on there. Hopefully the exchange rate isn't too bad through the ATM. We are going to meet up again for dinner and then go on a night safari at the Singapore zoo. Not quite sure what to expect but I guess the animals are more active at night.

I included a couple of pictures but since this is my first post I am not sure how they will work. There is a Burger King everywhere. This picture is from the Hong Kong airport. The picture of the buildings is from my hotel room. The other picture is me and a couple of my coworkers. The guy in the middle is John Knoll won an Oscar last year for Pirates of the Carribean 2. The guy on the right is my travel buddy, Pat Tubach. I will try to post more tomorrow and let you know how the night safari went.

-Mike