I've been back from my trip for almost a week now. I keep trying to think of something interesting post about the experience, but every time I try I just feel tired. I'm sure that Singapore and Hong Kong are fascinating places but I didn't have any time to see any of it. The work schedule was relentless, leaving me little time to do anything of interest. I do gotta say, if ever you need to take a 16 hour plane ride, make sure you fly at least business class and under no circumstances take an American airline company. For some reason the US doesn't know how to make people comfortable on long flights. I had to take a United flight from Singapore to Hong Kong, the shortest flight of my trip at 4 hours. The trip was no uncomfortable, I had lots of leg room and the plane was also basically empty. But compared to the amenities on the Singapore Air and Cathay Pacific flights I took, it was like riding a bus across the ocean. Cathay Pacific in particular provided individual chamber-like seats that basically force you to lie down and watch movies for 20 hours straight, while stuffing you full of food and offering you a selection of whiskeys. If I win the lottery, I'm booking a series of consecutive flights, so I can spend weeks in this state, without ever getting off the plane. Even the turbulence felt pretty good.
Anyway, now I'm back and have exponentially more work to do, plus I'm feeling residual jet lag effects, and the construction work on the floor below my office continues unabated, the pounding and drilling louder than ever before. I should have stolen those noise-canceling headphones they handed out!
