I was going to Portland, Oregon last week to attend a conference (Oregon convention center). I represent my company "I" and my team to this conference. I started my trip on 3rd Aug and come back on 8 Aug 08. It was a very short and compact trip. It just 7 days but it took me 3 days for travelling on the air plane. I remembered that I plan my trip originally I wanted to travel on 2nd Aug 08 (which was Saturday) but it did not happen due to the availability of the air ticket. I was surprise where allot of people was travelling as well for the conference so I could not get the ticket on 2nd Aug 08. Also I tough I comeback on 8 Aug 08 was great to me but I must went to Oregon site for some technical pass down from US counterpart.
03 Aug 08:
This day, I started my journey to the Portland US Oregon. My flight to Singapore from Penang was 1025am. I remember my lovely girl friend and her family fetched me to the airport, before that we went for a breakfast. We had half boil egg with bread. It was a good moment. I reached airport is 1.5 hour early. I tough it is too much early but fortunately it is. because i forgot to bring my 'I" badge with me. I left it in my car. I had to get help to get it as I could not enter into the conference later in Portland. I must thanks to my girl friend father and brother to take it and fecth the badge to me personally. I appreciate those effort very much. Anyway, they seem to be free that day. I got into air plane by 10.15am and I left Penang. I enjoy a cup of coffee and a small pizza (i think) on the plane. It took me 1.25 hours to reach Singapore. I reached Singapore at 12pm. I have 5 hours to my next flight to San Francisco via Hong Kong. Singapore air port is really a world class air port and no other air part can compare at this moment. My gate was at Terminal 3 where this is a new Terminal to me. I went into T3 and I tough it was not grand as T2. However, it surprised me where it had more shopping outlets and food of choices. It event had a free cinema which play free movie for 24 hours. I watched a movie there and then spent some time for my lunch while working on my weekly report. And I used some more time for online. I went into gate and left 40 minutes. Before I boarded, of course I read some pages of my book, I like to read but I 'm not sure when I started it. It was amazing day for me. I just did not have chance to talk to any one else since every one there do not have chance sit there and wait for no reason.
On the plane, I talked to a women from US, she travelled back from India, I do not know her name (what a shame), we only have chance to talk for a while, as you know after the entertainment on in the international flight, people will just started their own business. I know she was a kid's cardiologist working allot for research and helping children to have a healthy heart. Just like me, helping people to become healthy as a health consultant. The amazing thing to me is she work in Standford University medicine of school. Haha... I forgot to get her contact and I do not have chance because I was requested to chance sit after reaching Hong Kong. However, I knew I will meet her again one day.
I sit with another black woman from US this round, from Hong Kong to San Frans. She is travelling back from Singapore and she ask me why I need to change sit? I told her because my place have two sits for a family member to sit together. Then she mind her own business until reach SF. It was 815pm at San Francisco when I'm at immigration. Luckly I change sit and get down faster that other people from the air plane, just because I only have two hours window for my next flight to Oregon. I need to pass immegration and domestic security check. The officer ask allot fo question to the person in front of me. I started to use my power of tought and think he must ask me only one or two questions instead of please do not ask me allot of questions. It took so long time until mu turn. My power of tought works well, because he only ask me "Are you come for a business trip?", The answer is yes then he chop the pass. hahaha... that is power of law of attraction. I get into my next gate 1 hour before the plane take off.
I reach domestic gate 1 hour before the depart time. Ha, I read books, while I read books, I saw some old couple (I guess is American) chit chating. What the heck I concern. I reach Portland Oregon at 12.30am. I was my first time to Portland. It was 12.30am. Without renting car, I ask the information counter. They directed me to the information counter outside the airport. I ask how can I go to Red Lion Hotel? Well, the only way transportation available during that time is to take Cap. I took a Cap and reach the hotel ~15 mintues. It cost me USD35. I get into hotel room by 1am. Cannot sleep and online doing something. I need to wake up at 6am later.
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