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JustPlaneCrazy Part II
Posted in Aviation
JustPlaneCrazy
I’ve finally managed to assemble the entire fleet of airplanes I flew during my trip to Thailand. Here are some pictures, for anyone who’s interested:
Here’s an overview of the fleet. There’s an Eva Air B747-400, Airbus A330-200, and B777-300ER, an Emirates 777-300, and an Alaska Airlines 737-900.
A closeup of the Alaska 737-900. Alaska was the official launch customer for this latest version of the venerable 737. This was my first flight on a B737-900, and I flew this bird from SEA-LAX.
Eva’s new and immaculate B777-300ER. Those engines are huge and they’re specatular (and also the most powerful turbofans in the world). This was my first flight on a B777-300ER; I flew this bird from BKK-TPE.
My (and Eva’s) first A330-200. I’m not a huge fan of Airbus, but the A330-200 had quite a few creature comforts that I’ll admit Boeing’s planes seem to lack. I flew this bird from TPE-BKK.
No Asian airline is complete without a 747 for transoceanic routes. To prove it is a -400, you can make out a winglet just above the vertical stabilizer. I flew this bird from LAX-TPE and TPE-SEA.
This was my first flight on Emirates, and its high marks for service are truly well-deserved. As an added bonus, it was the first time I’d flown on a B777-300. I flew this bird from BKK-HKG.
Yeah, this is probably my favorite model in my collection right now (although I do have rarer and more expensive ones…)
Posted in Aviation
Updates
After only a week at my externship, I can easily say it has been, and will be one of my best experiences in law school. The projects are challenging and interesting, the people are great, and I find that I’m experiencing a sense of pride and satisfaction working in chambers. I’m so happy to be externing at federal district court, and I can’t think of a better way to spend my final semester of law school.
I bought a new wireless router today. It’s the Linksys WRT54GC and it is absolutely awesome. It’s compact, easy to setup, and has amazing range for an internal antenna. I fully plan on packing this baby with me when I travel so I can always have a wireless internet connection with me wherever I go. It replaced my old and crusty Netgear WGR614 which, for some inexplicable reason, constantly stopped broadcasting its wireless signal, forcing me to reset the router everytime I wanted to connect to it with my laptop. It’s had that problem ever since I got it, over two years ago! Good riddance!
I realize I haven’t reflected very much on my recent trip to Thailand and Hong Kong on my blog. The fact is, however, that I have reflected on it a great deal with my friends who have been interested to know about it. But, since I can do anything I want with this space, I will say that it was probably one of the best, if not the best, vacation I’ve had. There are many reasons why this was such a good trip, but the most important reason has to be seeing family. Except for my parents of course, I grew up pretty separated from extended family. I never had a grandparent or an uncle or even a cousin “over the river and through the woods.” We always had to trek across long distances to see family. So, needless to say, it’s always enjoyable to be in a place where you’re literally surrounded by family members. In any event, I plan on making some progress tonight on uploading some pictures.
In other news, I’ve actually (finally?) decided to expand my diecast collection beyond United. I’ll certainly still collect her, but there’s no point in denying it any longer: this hobby has addicted me. 
See if you can spot the other airlines I’ve added to the collection…
Posted in Geeky, Life happens, Work
Brief Sampling of Pictures
I have over 4 gigabytes of pictures from Thailand and Hong Kong . . . we’ll see if and when they end up online. In the mean time, here are a few to appease:
A shopping mall in Bangkok:
Hong Kong Skyline:
Me, my niece, and some of my cousins:
Me and my mom:
On a somewhat unrelated note, for those of you “in the know,” as I arrived at Hong Kong International Airport’s baggage claim area, I was greeted with EARTH-SHATTERING, HIGH-PITCHED SCREAMING from about 10,000 girls, not unlike something The Beatles probably experienced in their heyday. Given my rugged, handsome looks, I was naturally not too surprised by the welcoming party – but then I realized it was for a rather famous Korean Actor named “Rain” who was apparently walking right behind me the entire time.
Well, maybe some of them were cheering for me.
Posted in Trips