Jetlagged....

As I begin to write this post, it is 0245. I climbed into bed at 2230, fully intending to enjoy a good night's rest in my own bed. 30 minutes ticked by and it was clear that wasn't going to happen. So two Tylenol PM were at the ready and I downed those. And here I am...hours later, still awake. I don't blame the Tylenol, as they have worked like magic the entire I was in Thailand and have always worked on all my other trips abroad. But not tonight...

So I've balanced the checkbook, cleaned out my Church bag in order to get ready for Church in what is now today. I couldn't help but think of the Primary song about getting ready for Sunday...c'mon, you know which one. Hum or sing along, people... "Saturday is a special day/It's the day we get ready for Sunday" Good times, people, good times. I'm also downloading all the talks from LDS General Conference onto my iPod so I hear what I missed while in Bangkok. I wish the Church made it easier to download those. Or maybe I'm wishing I was smarter because it's been a chore to get it downloaded.

Speaking of technical chores, I wanted to get my pictures posted from Bangkok and let many of the pictures capture the essence of what I did while there. My Blackberry is holding the bulk of them hostage. I've managed to get five (5) of the thirteen (13) off the device. The other eight (8) don't seem to be budging. I'm going to give it a bit of a "time out" and see if I can't get the rest of them off later today.

I think I'll try and go back to bed now. Maybe I can grab three (3) hours of fitful rest before I have to get up to get ready for Church...

From the Thai Royal Silk Lounge

My seven day trip to Bangkok is coming to an end and this is the first chance I've had to connect to the Web from my laptop. I've had Blackberry access all week so that's kept me on top of work but I've been disconnected. My flight to LA leaves in a couple of hours and I'm all checked in for that sixteen (16!) hour fiesta.

I have lots of pictures to post - Bangkok is pretty interesting (nothing like government protesters getting killed and having to walk through another protest to get to my tailor). It's different than other cities in Asia that I've visited. Had the greatest experience at the Baipai Thai Cooking School today. I'll be posting more about it when I get home but suffice to say, it was awesome! So look for more posts and pictures later this weekend.

I don't even get back to Chicagoland until 2PM local time on Saturday. I am glad to be going home. I love coming to Asia, but it's always good to get home!

Ah...Bangkok

I leave for Bangkok this afternoon, as mentioned previously. I am still hideously behind trying to get ready. I am ready for the presentations I am doing but I feel really behind in terms of what to expect (although I am completely prepped for the food and I am ALL kinds of happy!), what cultural faux pas' to avoid, etc., so I am cramming. Am wondering if I can really learn anything from Murray Head and "One Night in Bangkok"

I know I posted this back in July during the rush of 80's nostalgia and accompanying videos, but given this afternoon's destination, it seemed right to post again.

I hope to post while in Bangkok. And more than anything, I really hope the Cubbies can pull it out against the Dodgers...

One good thing about Halloween

Halloween, like most holidays, is lame. Always has been and always will be. I have discovered, though, that Halloween does bring out some cleverness in corporate marketers and it feeds (no pun intended) a certain generation's (mine) need for nostalgia. I give you Frankenberry!

I loved this cereal when I was little. It was awesome. And then either it went away or I grew out of it, but it seemed like it was off the shelves. And now, in the last couple of years, right around Halloween, look what seems to make itself back on the shelf. In its horrible goodness. Give me a couple boxes and I'll get through the Halloweenie season.

So just flew in from two days in Buffalo. Don't ask. And I leave tomorrow for Bangkok. I could not be less ready for that trip. Tomorrow is going to be challenging - making the 515PM flight to LAX is going to work my last nerve.