At the HK International Airport

So I'm off to Seattle today. My flight takes off at 5:10pm but I'm already at the airport at noon. The gate hasn't even been assigned yet so I'm just sitting somewhere near the UA gates (hopefully) and I thought I might as well start blogging. I've thought of leaving the AC adapter and the battery with my check-in luggage so I had less weight to carry. I'm glad I decided to take the battery with me or I could only read now.

The whole HK International Airport is supposed to be covered by free wi-fi as offered by PCCW. For some reason, I can receive strong signals from PCCW but I couldn't get gateway access (or whatever the problem is... I'm just getting these terms from the MSN troubleshoot guide). What I'm doing now is just stealing the signals from Cathay. Again, I don't understand this. Cathay should be able to see the problem of people abusing their wi-fi network. Why don't they block their signals? Anyways, I'm not complaining about Cathay. Maybe PCCW.

This is my second business trip, and my first travelling on my own and on long-haul. I have no problem with flying alone, of course. I'm just not really sure what to do once I get to Seattle. My flight will arrive at 12:30am. I think I'll just hop into a taxi (or cab) and hope they can find the way to the Hyatt. I've got a very simple map on me anyway. My stay in Boston is even weirder. I have no idea what to do after I arrive at the airport. I'll arrive at 6am after a redeye. I have no idea where I'm staying and where I'm going. Hehe... We'll see how things go.

I had a very enjoyable hike yesterday, though toward the end we got poured on and the pair of hiking boots I was supposed to bring with me today were soaked. I ended up only bringing (and wearing) my new Salomon trail runners. I hope I don't sprain my ankles. The hike yesterday was nice. I'm kinda wanting to do Trailwalker again next year, with better time management next time. Let's see if I still say the same thing after this year's race. =) I'm thinking of doing the half marathon (21km) next March too, instead of 10km. Unfortuately, I got a tan on my arms from yesterday. I did put sunscreen on before I left home. But I never re-applied and I sort of forgot the whole thing completely. I think it's inevitable that I get darker as we train more. Oh well.