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February 28, 2006
The Fruits of My Labor
January 12, 2006
2:39pm (international waters)
I can see how one could really get used to this. The fully reclining electric sleeper seats, a 4-course meal served with great care, staring up at a soft-white ceiling flooded with ambient aquamarine light while you take an afternoon nap . . .
In this business class cabin with about 50 seats, 6 are occupied. I'm quite certain that the other passengers here paid in excess of $2000 for this flight, yet I'm seated in the same cabin having spent a mere $33.84 in taxes and 30,000 WorldPerks miles. It’s great knowing the ins-and-outs of something and being able to exploit it (within the rules, of course).
After a rather restless night in Osaka, I'm on my way to Kuala Lumpur for another "transit stop" -- this time for about 15 hours. The schedule of Malaysia Airlines does not allow for a same day connection in Kuala Lumpur for the Osaka-to-Bangkok legs, so I have to overnight in KL, much in the same fashion that I did last night in Osaka. We should get into KL around 5pm, so giving another 30 minutes to clear customs/immigration and 30 minutes more to take the express train into downtown KL; I should be arriving at my hotel for the evening around 6pm. This should afford me at least a few hours to wander around the city and see what it's like. I think I'll be up by 6am to make my 10am flight, so I won't be able to stay out too long if I want a good night's sleep. Last night's poor sleep wasn't so much the hotel or the surroundings as it was my own jetlag. I seized about 4 hours and then I couldn't sleep any more.
I'm going to get back to enjoying Malaysia's business class now.
. . . mmmm, only 30k WorldPerks miles . . . sweet . . .
Posted by Derek at February 28, 2006 06:00 PM