(12:40 am January 16th)
Touchdown! Arrived in Phuket without a hitch. Although the flight time to get here was exhausting and there was little room for sleep everything went smoothly.
Why little sleep you may ask? Well it could have had something to do with the chorus of crying children suffering from the pressure change but more likely do to the drunk in the row behind trying to rationalize to the flight attendant on why he should have another mini bottle of wine.
At one point the attendant was threatening to tell the Captain to touch down. All “Selfish Mike” could think about was “ does that mean I’m going to miss my next flight.
But everything worked out just fine.
On an un-related note; I had a bit of a chuckle on the way to the hotel.
You see when I take a cab in Toronto I am always annoyed by the Cab Drivers talking on their cell phones while they drive through the city streets.
In Thailand they take a different approach. Once in the cab the driver started talking in his native tongue and not to me. I just assumed that he was talking to a friend or loved one on the cell. It was after about 5 minutes that I realized that he actually had his Girlfriend with him sitting in the passenger seat. Obviously the Thai people have a much more civil way of looking at the work/family lifestyle and balance.
They are also very good at hiding.
Hope everyone is well.
