well, even if what i have been wearing for the last few years counted as shoes that is... anyhow, packing things up to come up north (korea, japan), i learned that those what i was calling shoes were lost, and not anywhere to be found... so, here i am in the midst of the global corporate world, shoeless! i know silly, but i did laugh when i realized the situation...
now onto the fun of getting a plane ticket out of indo... one would think it would be the same, go to travelocity or whatever website and get the cheapest ticket... well, that process just does not seem possible, or at least i could not find how to, when starting the journey in indo... off i go to one of the many places with airline billboards on the outside of the office... it turns into a mix of computer, phone calls, and them pulling books off shelves to look up prices - the stuff on the computer is not accurite? anyhow, i finally get settled on a flight from bali to korea, and a return from japan to bali (getting from korea to japan once i get there)... well then it turns to payment, and the credit card machine being broked (of course!)... off i go with one of the travel agents to another travel agents office that has a credit card machine (walking in i notice both visa and amex signs...). it turns out that they are not allowed to book a ticket starting in japan... ok - so now i figure ill do a round trip to/from korea, and get a round trip korea-japan-korea once i get here... it comes to the point where we are ready, but i dont have my passport with me, so again with my travel agent buddy by now, off we go to my hotel (about 20 minutes away), get the passport, and return... now, off go my credit card, and passport for a series of photo copies, and finally i get my ticket (of course the amex machine was broken, so had to use visa!)! so instead of 10 minutes on the computer, this took about 4 or 5 hours and required 2 travel agencies and at least an hour of driving around with my initial travel agent friend on the motorbike....
now in korea, feeling crummy due to the redeye (left at midnight, arrived at 9am)... at least i scheduled my work for tomorrow here, not today.....
guess i need to schedule japan still... maybe a nap first!
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TJ, That is so you losing your "shoes"! Did you replace them yet? How's the fishing going? Missing the good ole USA yet?
nah, not gonna just yet - dont need them right now...
not much fishing, and do not miss the us whatsoever!
Wow TJ, what a rigamaroll (sp?). Well I hope you at least get to see a bit of Korea. Take some vitamin C and try to get some sleep. Keep us posted. xoxo
You'll have find a sanuk dealer as soon as possible.
hey kryss - i think a few beers and some sushi would do me fine!
actually feeling a bit better, in japan now.. thanks for the wellwishes!
as for the sanuk dealer - no need - i dont want to own shoes! well have to go to hong kong in about a month for a business meeting, probably will not fly with flipflops!
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