Sep. 3rd, 2006

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I'm not suffering any jet lag; my attempts to sleep on the plane seemed to work out, although i was still quite tired yesterday, and almost nodded off as i was towelling myself dry after a shower.

Incheon International Airport sucked.  People seemed unfriendly in general, and they were charging ₩2000 for a can of soda and ₩3000 for a 12oz cup of coffee, which is a lot, even considering the airport store surcharge.  If a Starbucks in Hong Kong International Airport can sell me a 16oz mocha for HK$31, i don't see why Incheon's gotta bust my balls for some caffeine.

And then there's the retarded security.  We came off the plane from Singapore and then had to go through X-rays and metal detectors before being admitted into the transit area.  Hello?  We just came off the fucking plane!  I'm pretty sure i didn't buy a gun or a stick of dynamite from the flight attendant.  Then it came time to board, and the line was being held up by one guy checking everyone's passport and boarding pass, and then another guy collecting transit passes.  How about using both guys to do both and cutting the line in half?  And to top it off, there was an actual carry-on luggage inspection right before getting on the plane.  I was seriously pissed off by the time i got into my seat.

Throughout the trip, i consumed no soda, alcohol, or chocolate, although i did have some 7Up and a Korean Snickers bar on the flight back.

korean snickers bar

Pictures next.

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I'm not suffering any jet lag; my attempts to sleep on the plane seemed to work out, although i was still quite tired yesterday, and almost nodded off as i was towelling myself dry after a shower.

Incheon International Airport sucked.  People seemed unfriendly in general, and they were charging ₩2000 for a can of soda and ₩3000 for a 12oz cup of coffee, which is a lot, even considering the airport store surcharge.  If a Starbucks in Hong Kong International Airport can sell me a 16oz mocha for HK$31, i don't see why Incheon's gotta bust my balls for some caffeine.

And then there's the retarded security.  We came off the plane from Singapore and then had to go through X-rays and metal detectors before being admitted into the transit area.  Hello?  We just came off the fucking plane!  I'm pretty sure i didn't buy a gun or a stick of dynamite from the flight attendant.  Then it came time to board, and the line was being held up by one guy checking everyone's passport and boarding pass, and then another guy collecting transit passes.  How about using both guys to do both and cutting the line in half?  And to top it off, there was an actual carry-on luggage inspection right before getting on the plane.  I was seriously pissed off by the time i got into my seat.

Throughout the trip, i consumed no soda, alcohol, or chocolate, although i did have some 7Up and a Korean Snickers bar on the flight back.

korean snickers bar

Pictures next.

rone: (quiet)

hotel room, pants, laptop
I arrived late; Gowda delivered me to the President Hotel, where i went to my room and took this picture before i collapsed.

president hotel entrance
"Valet Parking At Vehicle Owner's Risk"

president hotel building front
Not especially tall.

irresistable newage dining - isys
Food so good, it's "irresistable".

right shotmiddle shotleftish shot
Dig my l33t pano skillz.  Taken from my room window.

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hotel room, pants, laptop
I arrived late; Gowda delivered me to the President Hotel, where i went to my room and took this picture before i collapsed.

president hotel entrance
"Valet Parking At Vehicle Owner's Risk"

president hotel building front
Not especially tall.

irresistable newage dining - isys
Food so good, it's "irresistable".

right shotmiddle shotleftish shot
Dig my l33t pano skillz.  Taken from my room window.

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desolate second floor
The view from my temporary cube.

vishal, sthitha, pradeep, rone
The second floor crew: Vishal, Sthitha, Pradeep, and some idiot.  Vinay had already gone home.

satish, traffic
Satish, Visible Path Bangalore head honcho, as we walked back from lunch at Garam Masala.  I ordered "hariyali kabab".  What i got was radioactive green chicken.  Turns out "hariyali" means "green".  Who knew?  But it was good.  Also note traffic; the intersection was a nightmare at rush hour.

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desolate second floor
The view from my temporary cube.

vishal, sthitha, pradeep, rone
The second floor crew: Vishal, Sthitha, Pradeep, and some idiot.  Vinay had already gone home.

satish, traffic
Satish, Visible Path Bangalore head honcho, as we walked back from lunch at Garam Masala.  I ordered "hariyali kabab".  What i got was radioactive green chicken.  Turns out "hariyali" means "green".  Who knew?  But it was good.  Also note traffic; the intersection was a nightmare at rush hour.

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early morning traffic
Early morning traffic.  Note the quantity of auto rickshaws, the license plates of which all seemed to begin, ominously, with KA⋅05 (in some goofy handpainted font so it would look like KAOS).

long pods on a tree
Long pods on a tree next to the hotel.

short pods on a tree
Short pods on a tree on the opposite side of the hotel from the previous tree.

orange blossoms on tree
These trees were all over Bangalore.  Unfortunately, i couldn't get a better picture.

karnataka high court
The Karnataka High Court building.  Bangalore is the capital of the state of Karnataka (kar-NA-ta-ka).

karnataka high court
The High Court, again, plus tourists.

big tree
This tree on the side of the High Court building was huge.  Unfortunately, foliage blocked the trunk.

vidhana soudha
The Vidhana Soudha, the Karnataka state legislature building, sits opposite the High Court.

vidhana soudha
The Vidhana Soudha.

gowda, my driver, and his car
Gowda and his faithful iron steed.  Gowda knew exactly how long and wide his car was, and he used this knowledge to a margin of error that would make most Americans wet their pants.  On Wednesday, he took me out to do a little sightseeing, during which i saw many of the things above and also purchased my wife's sari.

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early morning traffic
Early morning traffic.  Note the quantity of auto rickshaws, the license plates of which all seemed to begin, ominously, with KA⋅05 (in some goofy handpainted font so it would look like KAOS).

long pods on a tree
Long pods on a tree next to the hotel.

short pods on a tree
Short pods on a tree on the opposite side of the hotel from the previous tree.

orange blossoms on tree
These trees were all over Bangalore.  Unfortunately, i couldn't get a better picture.

karnataka high court
The Karnataka High Court building.  Bangalore is the capital of the state of Karnataka (kar-NA-ta-ka).

karnataka high court
The High Court, again, plus tourists.

big tree
This tree on the side of the High Court building was huge.  Unfortunately, foliage blocked the trunk.

vidhana soudha
The Vidhana Soudha, the Karnataka state legislature building, sits opposite the High Court.

vidhana soudha
The Vidhana Soudha.

gowda, my driver, and his car
Gowda and his faithful iron steed.  Gowda knew exactly how long and wide his car was, and he used this knowledge to a margin of error that would make most Americans wet their pants.  On Wednesday, he took me out to do a little sightseeing, during which i saw many of the things above and also purchased my wife's sari.

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