currently sitting in a cafe, working on my own laptop, drinking a nice cabernet. It's nice to have fully restored my "got no strings" life... laptop, wireless network card, and a wireless network at home. Slowly exploring all the cafes in the city that offer wireless DSL.

I have to admit that it was more than a little disorienting to see that a bomb was exploded in the airport out of which I had flown only 2 days earlier. A convoluted sentence for a convoluted situation. Four bombs went off in the greater Davao area that day. Not a good time for my family to be in the hotel business there.

Desperately trying to get oriented. I'm behind in work and distracted by everything that's happening in my world. Must focus on something.

Currently at the Tokyo Narita airport. I think I've just discovered the breaking point in the ratio: 96 hours on the ground is not enough to balance out 48 hours in airplanes and airports. Next time I break 100.

Looking forward to a little G&T and some shuteye on the next flight. Tummy's all filled with yummy unagi and soba... mmmmmm.....

rereading my last post...clear that I'm trying not to get maudlin. working on that a lot right now. Most of the time it works. This morning spent a long time looking at Mt. Apo, watching the clouds gather. Taking that space felt good.