Here We Go Again

Current Stats: Time To Destination = 3 Hours, 53 minutes
Outside Air Temp: -45 Deg F
Miles to Dest: 1981
Basically over the ocean between Japan and Guam

I figure I’m close enough to Asia I can fire up the blog again. My coke/caffeine body regulation scheme didn’t work as well this time as I fell asleep by 4am Los Angeles time and quit sleeping about 8am Los Angeles time. That translates into going to bed in Hong Kong at 7pm and waking up at 11pm. Basically, I think I’m going to get my trash kicked by jet lag this time. We’ll see…
The flight has been pretty good for not sleeping as much as I wanted to. When I checked in the ticket agent informed me that he hooked me up with an emergency exit row. Even though I’m in the middle seat the unlimited leg room easily makes up for it. I think there might be a couple empty seats on the plane but the coach section is close to 100% full. Good luck with your flight Mom and Don!. In the future I think I’m going to be investigating Dramamine or whatever the popular sleeping pill is that lots of people use for transoceanic flights. My neighbor to the left is a guy named Derrick who works for Qualcomm and is coming to Asia on business. He is nice and hooked me up with his iPod recharger cord as I packed mine in my checked baggage. Lifesaver! To my right is a nice lady from Vietnam. She has some awkward sleeping positions but is cool. Across the aisle we have an unhappy baby and a poor grandma who somehow got the duty of taking care of him flying across the Pacific. Needless to say, when I’m not sleeping I’m pumping the iPod and drowning out the baby, jet engines, and air conditioning. Occasionally I mix in laps around the plane and steal snacks from the food galleys. It’s amazing what flashing a smile at a flight attendant will get you.