mood: spoiled music: 'talk show host' by radiohead

ok, 15 hours into my trip and already it's a hell of a lot better than i expected. i'm posting from the hong kong airport after having sampled each of the complementary food and drinks they've supplied me. oh yeah, and they have showers here too. and you people know how i love showers. the shower heads are those 'waterfall' types that are directly installed into the ceiling. ooh la la. right now i'm posting from an uber posh computer room with apparent dsl or cable or t1 connections and guess what's on my right... an indoor pool/zen meditative plant garden thingy. i thought we had it good back in the states.

i think i'll just live here in the airport. i already look like a local anyways. and the job opportunities for english speakers are more abundant. the only problem is the intense heat and humidity, especially during this time of the summer. we arrived at about 6am and it was raining. a huge thunderstorm. and the temperature at 6am during a storm was eighty-freaking-four degrees fahrenheit. but that's why i'd stay indoors in this swanky business class lounge.

oh, and oddly enough i'm pretty well rested. normally, i can't sleep a wink on the plane, but my dad, being the businessman he is, travels almost constantly and had enough miles to get me upgraded to business class. so i got the stereotype california star treatment. hehehe.

my flight to jakarta leaves in an hour at 9am, so i think i'll tire myself out by walking around and through the 'free duty' stores, as they like to call them here. i'll post again once i'm in indo.

---Goei---