I can see my house from here

Ever wonder how things always seem to come up at the last minute? As I'm writing this, I'm sitting in a bus heading for work. After that I have a workshop and some stuff to pick up. And the flight leaves in 7 hours.

It's somewhat surprising how much work is involved in arranging such a trip (and not just talking about myself here). I'm hugely happy to realize that the brunt of it is done, and after these seven hours, all that remains is the trip itself. Yay!

Food, scenery, people, WARMTH, culture -- I suppose that covers all the clichés. It's my first time in Asia (Turkey doesn't count), so I totally have the right to be excited about them.

Checklist:
[x] Chopstick practice so I don't starve
[x] Home and office printer out of order simultaneously so I can't print
[x] Shaolin Soccer dow^H^H^H bought in preparation
[x] Four hours to go, still stuff to do

Sounds pretty much like my usual trip start.