With that in mind, we - at first, thought about an early flight out (naturally), but were thinking about waing up 6, and leaving at 9 - but our Cathay pacific flight coordinator politely mentioned that should we take such a flight, we might well end up in Disneyland around 2PM - half the day gone. Luckily for us, there was a 6AM flight out - unlucky for us, in this post-9/11 world, that would mean having to be in the airport by 3AM. So... we decided that despite the ungodly hour - it was worth leaving earlier.
Our ealier plan - in preparing for this early flight, was to do everything we had to, by Friday's end and leave Saturday free - possibly have a long afternoon nap and feel fresh enough for the early trip. Well, guess what... Saturday was spent in last-minute preperations. Afternoon nap? Nope... not done. What caused this? Thought Barbie and I could buy all the stuff we would need earlier - work got in the way, and the kids could hardly go out and buy stuff themselves. To be fair, I did get to but almost all the stuff I thought I'd need - btu ended up getting more while barbie and the kids had their last-minute shopping.
What exactly did I get? Two pairs of slacks (more for work, but ones I was thinking of wearing to HK), a black denim (as the blue ones could not fit me, and besides... this I could also use for Friday attire at work) and a slip on leather shoe... not too casual, not too formal (and yes, one I can use for work too).
Barbie preparing rammen for Bernice
Anyway... we do get to the airport - sleep-deprived, and all. Throught the help of modern-day technology, Barbie was able to confirm our flight - and choose seats via the internet. So we really had no worry about coming in late for choice of seats. I cannot over-emphasize this convenience, so people... please, if you want hassle free-flgiht confirmation, use the on-line option whenever possible. I think the only limitation right now is that you can only do this three day prior to departure - and I've no idea until what it can be done prior to the flight time.
From depositing our luggage, we went to the departure area and rested at the lounge - with the kids having some hot rammen (while looking like zombies, he he), until our flight was finally called for boarding... from then on, I could observe anticipation, excitement (and some worry? - nah... they were too sleepy to worry) on our kids eyes, as we boarded the plane for HK.
Barbie with a more awake Benice
Bryce and me - in plane
Hey...! I got to post several pictures in one article! Cool!
