Day 1 - Off to Paradise!

Date:  January 15, 2012 (Sunday)
Time:  7:38 AM (PST)

Early early early!  So early in the morning.  Only got about 3hrs sleep last night, but its probably from the excitement.  Heading to Hawaii for the first time!  Gonna be living there for a week.  I'll write more when I get on the plane, a little distracted.

Time: 10:03 AM (PST)

On the plane.  Been about an hour and 15 min so far.  I think?  Flight sucks so far.  Not the plane or service.  Just people on here.  Or just at least a crappy passenger with her annoying, bratty grandson or whatever.  Talk about temper tantrums, I swear.  Everyone in our area was hella peeved.  All because of a window seat.  Now they're all trying to buy an in-flight package for movies and stuff.  At this point the window seat isn't even a concern which pisses me off even more.  They've been bothersome since the terminal waiting area.  Anyways, I shouldn't go on about this anymore (unless they do some more crazy stuff).  Food is about to be served.  Been hungry since 7 haha!  Breakfast burrito!  I still miss that nut cluster bar from the Japan trip.  That was hella good.  A lot of the things I miss about Japan is the food, it's ridiculous!
[Kids throwing another tantrum].
I'm liking that the plane got a USB port for me to listen to my phone and have it charge :)

Time: 11:14 AM (PST)
Halfway there!  Keeping the TV on the destination map just so I know how far we are.  Kid threw another tantrum that finally people were complaining, even one of the stewards.  Kid wouldn't be quiet until they got the TV working.  Grandma doesn't seem she has a handle at him and her scare tactics are lame.  Anyways, I feel like continuing story writing but I'm going to need to write in the back of the notebook.  I really should have brought the other notebook with my story ideas.  I'd write in my phone, but typing everything is a pain.  I also need to list who I need to get stuff for on the trip.  I can do that later.

Time: 1:25 PM (PST)
Going to land soon.  TVs have turned off.  Turned my music off.  Doing a last minute charge on the phone and hope for a smooth landing.  The seat belt announcement just came on.  Time to start landing soon.  See you later at the condo.

Time: 11:11 PM (HST)
The day is over :(  boo I know.
Where did I leave off?  Well, once we landed, got our luggage, got the rental van, headed to the condo.  The condo is a small, but cozy 2 bed, 2 bath place.  I'm currently living in the 2nd bedroom, up until my brother gets here.  We rested a bit before heading out.  Took an hour nap or so.  Got zippys for the first time which I was excited about.  Got my chili cheese fries.  next time I want a hamburger steak :) (me and my hamburger steaks haha!)
Stopped at a Starbucks then to Costco.  Already got some shortbread cookies for the coworkers at the cake place.  Still got to make a list of people I need to get gifts for.
Spent the rest of the night planning the week.  I should sleep soon too, since we got a full day planned tomorrow.  Until then.. good night!
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 (Left: Current traveling notebook!!, Right: My plane ride view)

 

(View heading towards the condo)

 

(My bedroom for the first few days)

 (Top Left: Zippy's Chili cheese fries, Top Right: Box from Napoleon's Bakery, 

Bottom: The pastries we bought)

Day 1 - Off to the East Coast

Date: August 16, 2010 (Mon)
Time: 5: 33 AM

Yes!  Another travel vacay to go on.  On the way to Baltimore for a week.  Yeah I know our flights hella early, but we get to the East coast at around 5pm so good compromise.  Just waiting to board.  Chokee's gone to the bathroom so what a better time to write.  NVM he's back.  I'll update on the plane since we'll board soon. Btw, first stop over in Denver, Co!

Time: 6:51 AM PST
On the plane chilling, waiting for snacks.  Completely booked flight so not much room unfortunately.   Getting me some coffee soon.  Trying to stay awake, don't know why, just feel like it.  Heard we're landing in Denver early, maybe 15-20 min.  Hope that means our other flights get early too.  So we can get to Baltimore early!
I'm going to rest for now.  Gotta use the bathroom soon, but you didn't need to know that.

Day 1 - Traveling.. OH SO EARLY

Date: June 9, 2010 (Wednesday)
Time: 7-something am
Destination: Seattle, WA


So, here I am, off on another trip.  Rocky morning that's for sure.  
Woke up at 3:30am, about 3 hours of sleep I'm running on.  Flight at 7 and here I am on the plane.  But let's back track a bit.


We thought our flight was with American Airlines, so we headed to terminal 3.  Turns out our flight was with Alaska Air in terminal 2, so we had to walk outside all the way to the next terminal.


Checked in my bag and off we headed to the security check.
Boarded at 6:30 and here we are on the plane.  I want to sleep, but that seems unlikely right now.  I'm already annoyed by the people around me.  Quit moving around damnit!
Maybe I'm irritated because lack of sleep.  I'll go and try. haha.


Time: 7:42pm


Just took a shower and ate dinner.  So let's recap what happened after the last entry.


I think I only got about 15-20 minutes of sleep on the plane.  I was completely sandwiched between Deanna and the Lolo on the other side of me.  So sleeping was a bit difficult.


Picked up the car and upgraded our economy to a Prius, which I think sucks.  We'll see what happens after I drive it tomorrow.


Went to get food immediately after. Headed to Kent and tried to go to "Kent Station."  Ended up at Kent Commons and ate there instead.  Panera haha.


Drove around a bit to get used to the car and headed back towards the airport toward Tukwila for the Westfiled mall.  It was HUGE!  And twice as nicer as Valleyfair.  Walked around a bit to kill time.  We also got Starbucks because we started acting loopy from sleep deprivation.  
Had my first coffee since before lent and I must say, worth the wait for a fresh Seattle taste. 

Trying to kill time, finally it hit 3pm so we headed back to Kent.
Stopped at Safeway to buy some tea and microwave food for dinner, then off to check in at the hotel.


Our hotel room, or should I say SUITE is completely outrageous!  Amazing outrageous!  It's a 2 bedroom condo with a full kitchen (thank you priceline!).  It's 2 stories, my room's upstairs and we both have our own bathrooms as well.


Took a shower, yet i'm still sleepy.  Can't help the deprivation.  Even coffee didn't help.  It's only 8, but I'm sleepy.  Maybe I'll hit the sack early since I did wake up super early.
It's going to rain tomorrow (btw, it's raining..or was..here -_-;)


So decided to save Seattle for Friday since we're mainly walking.  Tomorrow we're hitting up Federal Way.  Hopefully the rain won't be too bad.  Federal Way is supposed to be super pretty with all the gardens, parks and beaches.


Anyways.. till later (or tomorrow)...

Day One - Travel Day!

Date: August 9, 2009 - Sunday
Time: 11:30AM - 12PM

This is the start of my travel log. What's my destination? TOKYO, JAPAN.
That's right! After 5 years of dreaming and planning to go, it finally happened. My planned travel buddies always changed, but I finally found one on such a whim too.
It all started (and ended) like this:

Me: I wanna go to Japan.... Let's go this summer!
Deanna: .... Okay!
Me: You think i'm kidding? Im not
Deanna: ... Okay!

Haha! Yeahh... not the exact convo, but pretty close.

My original idea was to go for Arashi's 10th Anniversary. Turns out they're celebrating in the winter than their usualy summer concerts... booo... BUT i'm happy and super excited despite haha.

I'm actually on route to Japan as I'm writing this. The view at take off was amazing. I couldn't believe how much prettier San Francisco was until that aerial shot. The fog was rolling in (or maybe even away) and engulfed the Golden Gate Bridge. It was such an amazing shot. Too bad no camera or electronics could be turned on...

So, Flying United Airlines, not an empty <--Ha! I mean not a full plane. Got myself a little extra room to stretch .. next to the window with Deanna falling asleep at the other end haha.
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So, Just had lunch or dinner or whatever, ginger chicken salad and an oatmeal bar, which was actually super yummy! (love & quiche haha)

I feel bad cuz we kicked some guy out of his seat, then it happened 3 times cuz of Lady.

It looks like it's bed time even though it's day out. They turned off all the cabin lights and told us to close our shades. 10 minutes later, they turn them back on and now we're in turbulence mode. Seat belts back to buckled. Btw, I'm still hungry Haha.
*Buckles off again Haha, never ending process.

David Archuleta's "Crush" is playing on the planes radio. A little fuzzy but still sounds good enough to listen to.

I Just found an 80's station, i think, sweet!

Okay, right now i'm wondering what time it is. It's crazy not knowing what time it is... I'd say we were in ehre for at least 2 hours, but it sure doesn't feel like it.

Judging by the video we're being shown, we're heading up North and are about where Oregon and Washington is. Still a hefty chunk left for the flight. I'm worried about when we get there. My Japanese isn't the best and my skills are dreadful... I'll be lucky to remember stuff...

The in flight movie is on, but I didn't see what it was. Paul Giamati and Julia Roberts is in it. I wonder. I'll just keep listening to music Haha. I think i'll end this for now. Be back when we get to the hotel.
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*The view from Narita Express train from the airport to Tokyo Station. 
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Notes:
There are 3 seats per row on the sides of the plane, so me and Deanna had some guy with us. He ended up moving to an empty section since there was plenty of space available (1). He was kicked out of the section he moved to sit somewhere else (2). Later, he was asked to move again because some lady needed the whole row to lie down due to motion sickness (3). I felt bad for him =(