Tuesday, July 3rd and Wednesday, July 4th: Fly from Manila to Hong Kong, then Hong Kong to Toronto.
Thursday, July 5th: A day to get re-adjusted to Eastern Daylight Time and do laundry, because…
Friday, July 6th: Hop on another plane, this one bound for Tampa. Thankfully, my NEXUS card means I clear customs in seconds and all those miles I racked with Air Canada means I get to chill out and get some breakfast in the lounge.
I land around noon and meet Anitra, take her out for lunch and then take a quick nap before I watch the wedding rehearsal (she was a bridesmaid) and attend the rehearsal dinner.
Saturday, July 7th: The wedding! Anitra’s a beautiful bridesmaid, and I’m doing my best not to look too jet-laggy.
Uh-oh — she caught the bouquet.
Luckily, I went to Crazy Go Nuts University, where you learn that most important of coping techniques, pictured above.
Sunday, July 8th: One day of downtime…
Monday, July 9th: …and then it’s off to another plane, this time bound for San Francisco, the destination of my secret (well, not anymore) side trip. That’s three time zones in a week: UTC+8, UTC-4, and now UTC-7.
Tuesday, July 10: Dressed up nicely to met with one or more prospective employers.
Wednesday, July 11th: Lunch with more prospective employers.
Thursday, July 12th: More dressing up nicely for more prospective employers, this time in “The City”.
I stayed with my cousins, who lent me a car to get into town. I have got to get me one of these.
I took this after another lunch with a different set of prospective employers.
That night, I had a lovely dinner — shabu-shabu — with some Toronto friends who’ve recently moved out west, namely Tom Purves, Michele Perras and Adam Schwabe. Great seeing you guys!
Friday, July 13th: A 6:00 a.m. flight back to Tampa. I wasn’t thrilled about the departure time…
…but luck was with me. Not only did I get put in an emergency exit row (extra legroom), but I got the row all to myself! I arrived in Tampa in the late afternoon to take Anitra out to dinner. The next day…
Saturday, July 14th: …well, that’s another blog post.
The ridiculousness continues. So much that this is just the third of three Sunday picdumps…
The ridiculousness continues. So much that this is just the second of three Sunday picdumps…
The ridiculousness continues. So much that this is just the first of three Sunday picdumps…
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