I am an icecube & other updates!
Posted: December 15th, 2009 | Author: Thomas | Filed under: My life & general musings | No Comments »Some of you know that I just arrived in Europe from Singapore so here are some life updates!
I left Singapore at 1am on my way to Dubai (Flying transit flight).
Slight problem with baggage due to being over the limit by 4kg but some helpful smooth talking by Uncle Bernard & an agreeable line manager allowed me to carry on without losing any of my stuff, thus success!
After a brief but heartfelt goodbye to Auntie and Uncle Koh I made my way to the gate, the original plan was to go to and warm up but it was out of service and was overflowing with tourists so no go for me. 
At the gate I chilled for 1hour and then when through the superbly efficient set up that is Changi airport and thus I was on my way to Dubai!
I was sitting next to an Australian couple (I presume husband and wife) on their way to India for a holiday, had the usual Emirates gastronomic fare which was as usual rather palatable and downed a few Irish whiskeys while nestling in my seat to try to catch some sleep.
4 hours later I reached Dubai.
I previously mentioned how much I loathed Dubai airport partly due to how pointlessly spread out everything is but the one reason why I truly hate it is based on the shitty customer service from the fuck ups manning the desks.
Just thinking about it now my blood boils so I wont waste anymore time on them but needless to say it was not amusing- the customs guy at Dubai was a Saudi who studied in France and we had a nice time just chatting which was the only positive note from my brief stay in Dubai.
Then I headed to Europe, the flight was nice thanks to a friendly Hong Kong resident who was sitting next to me, 5 hours of pleasant conversation was great.
And finally I am back in the EU, nothing much to add beyond the obvious. Its very cold and my skin is cracking! Looking forward to some long walks in the near future and some bugging out.
One of the first things I did was to drown my boots in so now my Doc’s are everything proof and I am ready for adventure!
Besides that I have been drinking copious amounts of coffee & chinese black tea!
Since returning to Europe I have been planning to bulk up.
Currently on a high protein diet with daily carbs & weight training regimen every 2 days. Hopefully I will regain some semblance of heft!
I will be returning to Asia in a few months, most likely HK or Japan but maybe somewhere else- we shall see.
New post in a few days!
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