After Spain, I went to Las Vegas on a business trip to attend the International CES show. On the way to Vegas, I transfered in Philadelphia and because of the strict immigration with such a long line, I miss the connecting flight. So I had to stay over night in Phila. Very tired and stressful after the long flight, long long waiting in line and terrible customer service. Terrible. All the other staffs were already in Vegas but I was 1 day late for the show... Plus, my luggage was not there (I knew it) so I had to go to the airport in midnight to pick it up. I am so tired of airplanes now, especially going to US.
Unfortunately, I couldn't enjoy Vegas much because I was so tired by the end of the day. I did have hotel buffet every night though. If you've been to Vegas you probably know, but there's only 4 things to do here. Casino, Show, Shoppping or Buffet.
After Las Vegas, our company headed to San Francisco for the MacWorld 2008. We had the weekend off so I get to enjoyed the city. Very beautiful city, nice people, diverse, good food, good shopping, I was very comfortable staying here. Also, Mac World was interesting. So many Mac geeks!Everyone was carrying Mac PC and iPhone in their hand. Mac fans are addicted to Apple products...
Since I was away from Japan for about 1 month, I feel strange to be back. I don't feel like I belong to anywhere now. Maybe because I was moving around like this since I was little and also I love to travel around. Where is the best place for me?? Where am I in 10 years??
5 comments:
I am glad you liked San Francisco. It is a great little city. And it looks like you had good weather (it is raining here now).
Hello,
Nice pictures, I especially like the Spanish village!
It is indeed difficult to compare the levels of service in the US and in Asia. Good to be reminded how much spoilt we are sometimes :)
As for your last comment.. you are following a standard track .. "where do I belong?" that many expats experience after having lived in 3-4 countries. I think you will find that you will change slowly your way of thinking from "I belong to this place" to "I belong with these people" .. your family and your dear friends especially. As a bonus, you will start seeing the beauty of the places where you live in a way you have not seen before..
At least both my wife and I experienced the same feeling :)
any other experience anybody would share?
P-A
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peterd,
yes, the weather was beautiful. I was there 1 week and everyday was sunny blue sky. I remember last time it was so foggy that you cant even see.
p-a,
very nice comment.
You're right, it's not the place, it's the people, who you're with what makes "your place".
Nice to see you made it back safe and sound. The pictures were beautiful. I saw some of the CES footage on tv. Very interesting. Lots of neat stuff coming out.
Take care and I hope you got some rest after your busy month!
Sassy,
well, it's been hell at work since I came back. Imagine you were out from the office for 3 weeks...
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