Saturday, June 29, 2013

en route to Paris

sitting here in the Emirates lounge in Singapore, waiting for the flight to Dubai which leaves at 0140. Have a nice glass of Moet to dull the pain (LOL) but bloody tired and just want to go.

It's been so hot here in Singapore, alternating with the frigid airconditioning of the lecture rooms at the University. Outside, drenched with sweat, then inside to have it evaporate and leave you freezing. Rinse and repeat 6 times a day until you collapse in the hotel room.  The haze from the fires in Indonesia has largely abated this week, and it's just been the usual haze from other things, probably mainly humidity.  We went to the new Gardens by the bay, which were spectacular. Loved the design, the supertrees, just the fact that everything is environmentally sustainable. Beautiful architecture.

The conference has been good, catching up with old buddies that I see at various events and meetings during the year, others whose paths I only cross every few years.

Now back at Changi, waiting for the A330 to dubai then the A380 to Paris. We (Lisa and I) have a couple of days there this time before catching the train to Liege, in Belgium. 


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