It's next year

2011 passed somewhere over the Pacific at 38,000 feet. I thought it might be an event, but passed unnoticed.
2012
We left Vancouver 2 p.m. Saturday, (1st class upgrade which my back and shoulders appreciated to the full) and 10 hours later were in Narita (Tokyo). Had to do customs and the whole schmeel to then try for a flight for Singapore. Our dilemma was #1, we were exhausted, and a hotel overnight seemed very attractive. #2 a hotel room would be expensive and push us to trying on Jan 2 where the flights were much fuller and chances not so good. So we ended up buying tickets on Singapore Air,(kuching kuching) to get out at 9 p.m. and get in to Singapore 3 a.m. Not a great arrival time, but it worked. The Changi Airport is amazing, huge, spacious, easy, and after finding the separate taxi line for those with way too many bags for a regular (little) taxi, we got our van and arrived at Norm's 4 a.m. What we would do without Norm, I do not know. Keys and entry worked, and by 5 a.m. we 'd had a beer on the deck, and crashed. For 2 hours. We don't feel too badly now. Me 2 pain killers, and a sleeping pill helped. We also tried "No Jet Lag" homeopathic pills and we will see how we fair with them.
Watched a movie on AC documentary channel on Chauvet Caves in France. Pristine cave paintings from 32,000 years ago, found only in 1994. Amazing.
While waiting to arrange tickets for Singapore in the Tokyo Airport they were playing Mozart Clarinet Quintet. Classy.
Singapore Air flight attendants are GORGEOUS. I wonder where they farm out the ones that pass the age of 30. They are exquisite in floor length slim skirts and the most beautiful sexy but modest neckline on their top. They are heavily made up, but beautifully and tastefully so. And gorgeous hair, very neat. We in North America and Northern Europe Airlines could take some pointers.
Tokyo/Singapore we were on an Airbus 380. It is a monster. 470 passengers. Quiet engines, very, decorated with Christmas decorations along the interior!
This morning we await our real estate agent who is delivering the key for our apartment upstairs. Our apartment will be on the 23rd floor of the building we are in now at Norms. We will be his neighbour! With the key we will check out our blank palette of an apartment and then will see if IKEA is open Jan 2 and head out for stuff- mattresses, beds, LR chairs, lamps, bed tables- etc. I won't bore you, I will photo what we do with the place.
So, we are here, we have truly started the adventure. With a sunny 26' on our balcony, things seem pretty good. Pretty good. Mighty fine.