The Cathay Pacific flight landed on time at 12:15 am. We didn’t manage to get to Jay’s home until about 2:15 though. We breezed through duty-free with a bottle of Scotch and bourbon for Jay’s dad. Coming through immigration took at least a half hour though. Why is it that we always seem to choose the slowest line in all situations? It doesn’t seem to matter if we’re checking out at the grocery store or waiting in queue for a 30-day visa!
The thing that also made us slow was cashing a few traveller’s cheques, arranging for an airport taxi, and most importantly, waiting for the Dialog guy to finish a tea break. Eventually he returned but of course, contrary to all company emails from last week, did NOT have a rental USB G3 Internet modem. He was like totally surprised and had not been prepared for my arrival although I had been assured by the customer reps. I don’t know when I will actually have the opportunity to upload these entries to my blog and Facebook, but I’ll keep writing every single day.
The ride back on the deserted roads was very quick, almost too quick to be safe. Everybody had stayed up and even though finding the way in the dark, were waiting to help us with the luggage. We didn’t spend a long time talking but got right to bed.
Four or five hours later, we got up for the day. The first day is almost totally a write-off. I wondered if the night in Bangkok would make things easier. They may have but the half bottle of arak before lunch didn’t help to make anything clearer.
We’re going to bed in a few minutes. I am having a terrifically hard time keeping my eyes open watching TV.