Rays of light were swimming through my eyelids. My iris muscles started to contract to stop the rays from entering my pupils. I felt their fortitude. It was as much as my reluctance to wake up.
I slowly opened my eyes, and turned my head to the window. The sky was bright! In shock, my eyes opened big. There was a sudden rush of blood to my brains. I turned around and quickly searched for my watch.
I closed my eyes and breathed a sigh of relief. It was 4.30AM.
With all the rock climbing, soccer and gym this week, combined with yesterday's Kamikaze shots and Jagger Bomb at Grevey's, I totally passed out once I arrived home yesterday. In this condition, I guess I totally forgot that my lovely sister's birthday was yesterday.
I am still trying to get used to the summer at a high degree of latitude. Sunrise at 4.30AM and sunset at 8.30PM, the day just feels so long. And it doesn't give me the urgency to go to bed early. The art stays with me, and I am sure I will be battling with its aftereffects at work later.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Journey to the East
I must give credits to the Wright brothers for their great invention, but I have never really enjoyed flying. And on May 25th, it was one of the worst flight experience I have had. Nonetheless, and most importantly, I arrived safe and sound.
It all started when I was 2 minutes late to my United Airlines flight's latest check-in time, which, I did not know, was 30 minutes before the departure time. As a result, I had to pay $100 from my own pocket to catch the next flight. And instead of taking a non-stop flight and arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport at 3.55PM, I was then scheduled for a stopover in Denver, Colorado and to arrive at my final destination at around 7PM.
The Tucson-Denver flight was dreadful. There were so many instances of turbulence that it was the first time I've had airsickness. I was holding the airsickness bag and could have thrown up had the flight stayed in the air for another 5 minutes.
When I arrived at the Denver airport, there were bad news and good news. Bad news was that my flight to the final destination had been delayed by more than 2 hours. Hence, that meant that my arrival wouldn't take place until after 9PM. That had totally ruined my plan to visit some attractions in Washington, DC. Good news, was that I got to see some interesting things at the airport. The first was the game booths, at which we can pay and play games such as World of Warcraft and Halo. Then, I started seeing signs around the airport that says "Tornado Shelter". Apparently, they get so many tornadoes in the Midwest that they have places within each building that is technically safe to stay at in cases of tornado. Well, most interestingly, as shown in the picture below, there were many shoe polishing service sections in the airport. Shoe shine service in an airport?
Anyway, once arrived at the Washington Dulles International Airport, I was supposed to go to the Grand Hyatt Hotel to meet Gavin, who happened to be in DC for an after-graduation vacation with his family. I took an airport shuttle bus to the L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station, which is in DC. From there, I took a Metrorail subway to the Metro Center station, which is just in the basement of the hotel. Well, at least I got to go around the Chinatown in DC and had my dinner there.
Next morning, I took a 20-minute subway ride to where my internship is - Fairfax, Virginia.
Alright, that was a recap of my journey to the East coast, and I know it is a freaking long-winded one.
It all started when I was 2 minutes late to my United Airlines flight's latest check-in time, which, I did not know, was 30 minutes before the departure time. As a result, I had to pay $100 from my own pocket to catch the next flight. And instead of taking a non-stop flight and arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport at 3.55PM, I was then scheduled for a stopover in Denver, Colorado and to arrive at my final destination at around 7PM.
The Tucson-Denver flight was dreadful. There were so many instances of turbulence that it was the first time I've had airsickness. I was holding the airsickness bag and could have thrown up had the flight stayed in the air for another 5 minutes.
When I arrived at the Denver airport, there were bad news and good news. Bad news was that my flight to the final destination had been delayed by more than 2 hours. Hence, that meant that my arrival wouldn't take place until after 9PM. That had totally ruined my plan to visit some attractions in Washington, DC. Good news, was that I got to see some interesting things at the airport. The first was the game booths, at which we can pay and play games such as World of Warcraft and Halo. Then, I started seeing signs around the airport that says "Tornado Shelter". Apparently, they get so many tornadoes in the Midwest that they have places within each building that is technically safe to stay at in cases of tornado. Well, most interestingly, as shown in the picture below, there were many shoe polishing service sections in the airport. Shoe shine service in an airport?
Anyway, once arrived at the Washington Dulles International Airport, I was supposed to go to the Grand Hyatt Hotel to meet Gavin, who happened to be in DC for an after-graduation vacation with his family. I took an airport shuttle bus to the L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station, which is in DC. From there, I took a Metrorail subway to the Metro Center station, which is just in the basement of the hotel. Well, at least I got to go around the Chinatown in DC and had my dinner there.
Next morning, I took a 20-minute subway ride to where my internship is - Fairfax, Virginia.
Alright, that was a recap of my journey to the East coast, and I know it is a freaking long-winded one.
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