Ok, so yesterday I'm all checked in at Johannesburg ... waiting on my flight to Singapore.  I'm watching my watch and the monitoring board to see when the flight was open for boarding ... recognizing that there is a 1-hr time change from Angola to j'burg ... and although I thought I had changed my watch ... you know .... things happen.

So, when it appears that it is time to board, I start walking to my gate. Suddenly the monitor changes ... and shows that the gate is closed (ergo the plane is ready to depart) ... so did I or did I not adjust my watch?  Don't know now ... run run run ... as fast as I can to the gate ... only to see 200 people in line ... getting ready to board.  Guess some ying yang accidently selected "closed" instead of "boarding" ... well, he certainly suceeded in getting my heart rate up.

Now, having arrived in Singapore ... it is very clear I am back in civilization ... and VERY CLEAR I am in Singapore ... welcome 78 degrees and 90% humidity .... at 645 am.

Got checked into the Grand Hyatt.  Handed over my passport to the VISA expeditor (should get my passport/visa back today about 5pm).  Now ... what to do to stay awake.

Went for a walk.  Went shopping ... Scotts Road & Orchard Lane ... yahoo .... a woman's paradise (but I'm not a woman).  Ran into a food court and ate "Hot & Spicy Beef" noodle soup ... sorry, wasn't hot enough for me ... so I added chilis ... wonder what all the locals thought when they saw me slurping up all that stuff.

Made contact with my good friend James.  We will meet up for dinner 630pm.

Wake up call already set for 345am ... and I am also going to set my PDA for 400am.

... now to stay awake ....

ciao ciao