My OperaThere and back again 2.0 - part 1 .................. (maybe I should call it 2.0.1 )
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 9:23:07 AM
Yep, that is it I am going to the far end of the ocean again. All the way to China.
At least this time I am closer, from Netherlands it is just a 10-hour flight or something like that.
The weather here is weird... But that is Netherlands, right?
The thing is my neck hurts as if there was no tomorrow, I travel in 4 days and I have to prepare a presentation I am REALLY uninspired to give.
Allow me to elaborate the picture...
Monday morning my boss pops up on g-talk:
boss: Hi Luana, you got the lucky number your talk will be the first and maximal 30 min
me: you call that lucky?
boss: shure come on
me: no comments
Now, a few more details really add to the drama... I will arrive at Beijing on sunday, after a night at the plane, with a 6-hour jet-lag, with a bunch of crazy dutch who will give no importance to rest (no offense, the dutch are brilliant, but they are in fact crazy and that is probably why I find them brilliant). We get the NIGHT train to Shenyang on the next day, arriving there around 6 in the MORNING, and my presentation is first on the workshop that starts at a quarter to nine of THE SAME DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, I am sorry baas, but I do NOT call that lucky.
I would call that:
Never mind...
It seems to be a rule, last time I did such a long journey (to Japan) I had a presentation on the next morning with 12-hour jet-lag hangover, at which (Murphy you bastard!!!) a very grumpy russian was not so amused about.
Oh well, at least I will be able to do some bargain therapy (which is far better than retail therapy, believe me)... Specially when that involves silk, jade, pearls, coral, woolen scarves...
At least this time I am closer, from Netherlands it is just a 10-hour flight or something like that.
The weather here is weird... But that is Netherlands, right?
The thing is my neck hurts as if there was no tomorrow, I travel in 4 days and I have to prepare a presentation I am REALLY uninspired to give.
Allow me to elaborate the picture...
Monday morning my boss pops up on g-talk:
boss: Hi Luana, you got the lucky number your talk will be the first and maximal 30 min
me: you call that lucky?
boss: shure come on
me: no comments
Now, a few more details really add to the drama... I will arrive at Beijing on sunday, after a night at the plane, with a 6-hour jet-lag, with a bunch of crazy dutch who will give no importance to rest (no offense, the dutch are brilliant, but they are in fact crazy and that is probably why I find them brilliant). We get the NIGHT train to Shenyang on the next day, arriving there around 6 in the MORNING, and my presentation is first on the workshop that starts at a quarter to nine of THE SAME DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, I am sorry baas, but I do NOT call that lucky.
I would call that:
Murphy you bastard!
Never mind...
It seems to be a rule, last time I did such a long journey (to Japan) I had a presentation on the next morning with 12-hour jet-lag hangover, at which (Murphy you bastard!!!) a very grumpy russian was not so amused about.
Oh well, at least I will be able to do some bargain therapy (which is far better than retail therapy, believe me)... Specially when that involves silk, jade, pearls, coral, woolen scarves...
