Yeah! Never thought that I would be here on an unplanned trip albeit it's for work purposes... Anyway, it's been a long while since I thought anything worthy of blogging it down...
It was a pretty horrendous flight that I took, considering that it took 19 hours to reach Newark (New York) for a connecting flight to Washington. By the time I reach and checked into my hotel, The Fairmont, it was a good 24 hours since I took off in the plane in Singapore.
It was a pretty sight, when I first saw Washington from up in the sky, from the plane. Plentiful lights... and the song comes to mind... "One small child in a land of a thousand..."... Hrrmm.... makes me wonder why too but it just happens...
Reached my hotel last night at 11.30pm (23rd July). That would be Singapore 11.30am (24th July). My hotel's pretty decent. In fact, I thought it more than decent. It has a rather 'English' feel, with nicely cushioned sofas, and wooden furniture in the room. The bed's high and huge, with somewat like a bedpost. Pretty decent place to be staying in for 5 nights!!
However, it was a bad night last night. I tried to log into the Internet but failed. Spent 2 hours of the night ironing all my clothes as there was meeting with the Ambassador scheduled today. Thought I better appear as decent as I could, with the limited work wear that I have, while being away from home. Tried to sleep by 2.30am but woke up consistently every other hour, and gave up sleeping by 6.00am. Ask anyone who knows me well, waking up at 6.00am and not going back to bed's pretty much an miracle.
Am feeling rather 'stoned' now, and it feels exactly like I've not slept for the entire night. Jet lag I believe....
I can't wait to be able to explore more of Washington. Feels like I've got so much to see, a pity I've such little time. Drove through Georgetown on my way to the meeting with Amb, and it sure looks pretty! Oh! Another thing... I'm going try my best to find Krispy Creme donuts to try! Everyone's raving about it at home... time to try it for myself if possible! Heheh....
Can't wait to actually take photos... Haven't been able to take much pictures cause most trips out of the hotel so far, are pretty official... ALSO, the real reason is because my two bosses seem so familiar with the place, like it's so 'normal' to them that it seems weird for me to be clicking away, taking loads of picts when everything seems so normal to them! I would definitely be known as a 'sua ku'!!!
Oopppss... Boss' knocking on my door... time for dinner now...
Will blog more... I'm sure.. everything's new, refreshing and an eye-opener for me!
See ya in a while! :)
My Room
Fairmount's Garden
Georgetown
