Singapore Trip 2008 in Pictures

last SG · 2008-07-18T11:38:17+00:00

Good eye as always, MG. Hope things are okay with you.

Meia Gisborn SG

hey how long r u going to stay at orange?

Mmm... about a week.

littlestream SG

nice pics, MG......thanks for sharing! :)

returning to minisoda soon?

Meia Gisborn SG

nice pics, MG......thanks for sharing! :)

returning to minisoda soon?

No prob.

Just got back yesterday afternoon, after a series of arduous and painful flights from Singapore. I'm telecommuting today, since I'll be pretty much useless in the office from the jet lag.

littlestream SG

oh, u r back!!! welcome back! :) *patz* cheer up hor.

that's nice, that u r telecommuting. rest well. but it's been really hot and muggy. i can't believe it that i am wishing for winter. :P actually, i don't mind winter. just don't like driving in winter.

Meia Gisborn SG

oh, u r back!!! welcome back! :) *patz* cheer up hor.

No kidding! At least there was no readjustment needed to cope with the weather here after getting back.

Expected high today of 81°F. Muggier than hell, too.

Meia Gisborn SG

A couple of pictures taken from the Singapore Flyer:

jetta SG

Good to be home, MG? Did you take care of all that you needed to while in SG? How's your mum coping? Hope all is well.

littlestream SG

wow......MG.......nice view leh. thanks for sharing! :)

Arapahoe SG

No prob.

Just got back yesterday afternoon, after a series of arduous and painful flights from Singapore. I'm telecommuting today, since I'll be pretty much useless in the office from the jet lag.

how many hours on the journey? hope you had a good time. Did you loose weight or gain weight?

Meia Gisborn SG

Good to be home, MG? Did you take care of all that you needed to while in SG? How's your mum coping? Hope all is well.

Yah, it's good to be home. I miss my guns!

My sisters and I did what we could to take care of matters in Singapore and make things as easy as possible for my mother. She's undoubtedly going to have to get used to living alone, but the frequent phone calls will hopefully help alleviate some of the loneliness. We also plan to have her spend up to three months a year with my sisters in California.

Meia Gisborn SG

wow......MG.......nice view leh. thanks for sharing! :)

U R > welcome!

Meia Gisborn SG

how many hours on the journey? hope you had a good time. Did you loose weight or gain weight?

Let's see... 8 hours from SIN to NRT; 3-hour layover at NRT; 10 hours from NRT to SEA; 2-hour layover at SEA; 3 hours from SEA to MSP. Total travel time (inclusive of layovers) would therefore be about 26 hours. Not fun, as the economy class seats on the Northwest A330s used on the transpacific and Asian routes are narrow and have next to no lower back support.

Given the purpose of my visit to Singapore, I can hardly say I had a good time. About the only positive outcome was that I lost over 15 pounds from all the stress, heat and humidity. Now if I can only keep that weight off...

Arapahoe SG

ha well when u come to orange you can eat somemore and replace the weight loss.

不如就死 SG

is that the most direct route??

Meia Gisborn SG

is that the most direct route??

No, it isn't. The most direct flight in Northwest's route structure would be MSP/NRT/SIN (and its reciprocal, SIN/NRT/MSP), which is very convenient for me.

However, as I had to return to Singapore ASAP and did not have the luxury of time to make a booking sufficiently in advance to obtain that routing, I took whatever they had, which turned out to be MSP/SEA/NRT/SIN.

Meia Gisborn SG

ha well when u come to orange you can eat somemore and replace the weight loss.

Not if I can help it...

Arapahoe SG

No, it isn't. The most direct flight in Northwest's route structure would be MSP/NRT/SIN (and its reciprocal, SIN/NRT/MSP), which is very convenient for me.

just a thought was wondering since you were out from mid west would it be faster if you took the Russian route?

Meia Gisborn SG

just a thought was wondering since you were out from mid west would it be faster if you took the Russian route?

I'd thought about that. The route back to Singapore via Europe is actually marginally longer than the transpacific route. It'll also be more convoluted and less convenient as it involves more stops and airline switches, as there isn't a single airline whose route structure links Minneapolis and Singapore going that direction.

jetta SG

How much did your flight cost? Way more with the gas increase? Did they charge you for stuff we normally get free? Have they lowered the baggage weight allowance?

Arapahoe SG

don't you have Houston - Moscow - Singapore via SQ? Next trip Lah!

SQ61 
 (B777-300ER)
SQ61 
 (B777-300ER)

Travel Time Houston George Bush Intercntl. – Moscow Domodedovo 11:20 Layover 01:10 Moscow Domodedovo – Singapore Changi 10:15 Total 22:45 return trip

SQ62
SIN 02:15
DME 09:00
1  SQ62
DME 10:30
IAH 13:50

but also realized very expensive...

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