Absent

Yes, I was absent from my blog for a while. A bit busy wrapping up the last week of our Credibility, Influence and Impact conference. 3 times to Boulder/Denver this year. Weather was perfect. This latest trip to Boulder was Niiiiccceeee... Weather was so warm, we overpacked with warm clothing. 24C, blue sky and dry. The hotel we stayed at was one of the oldest hotel in Boulder called Boulderado. We splurged a bit. Took a deluxe suite. Still about 1/3 of what we paid in May. And food cost, much less. We did our own dinner and lunch. Healthier. Jill's at St Julien Hotel & Spa offered 1/2 portion and light heather appetizers such as Apple, Cheese, raisins and dates. Price was right too. USD 60.00 for two included appetizers, 1/2 portion entrees and desserts. O yes, my Martini and a coffee. Not a bad price. Then there was this Middle Eastern lunch place called Arabraques. Friendly, all home-made hummus, bread, grape leaves, lentil soup. For once, I didn't feel bloated or "greased" up.

One night we went to Brasiere Ten Ten. It was a pub. So so.... Not my type of food I guess; but the Scotch, now that was a full selection to choose from. McCallen 12 years. Wednesday night we went to The Kitchen. Good flare but food wasn't a lot to choose from. 4 entrees. However, all ingredients were from local farms. Support the local economy, why not.

The closing dinner on Thursday night was at a place called 4285. A pub/restaurant. Cool food. I had Buffalo steak. Nice... Finger food. I couldn't remember as I was too busy engaging people to talk. This was the kicker. I went out for a drink back at the hotel afterward, I had to get a chicken sandwich. Did I not eat enough during the week?

I had to say, I was happy w/ my Martini and Scotch there. No complain or disappointment!

The only disappointment was when we picked up our bags at Seattle Friday night after our Denver flight. All our locks were busted or lost or worst, I had to get a new suitcase in Seattle because some idiots decided to bust all my locks as well as zippers. I did have TSA approved locks! There were no paper in the suitcases saying we opened your bags. Ridiculous.

O yes, Seattle.... It was like Vancouver we visited at the beginning of the week. Friendly, warm and sunny! We got upgraded when we arrived. The Fairmont Olympic was overbooked. Wow... Economy downturn? Where?

The flight back from YVR to HKG was brutal. Packed. People didn't know how to "aim" in the bathroom or flush! When I went in there, I had to flush first before any little air turbulence spill the bodily discharged bubbling liquid to the floor. Seriously people. Not that I am generalizing, a plane load of our motherland population. The seat were so uncomfortable, I had maybe 2 hours out of the 13 hours. Iron-wife was beaten down too. She was so tired, her body started rejecting all the nutrient after lunch in Macau. Still was as I was typing this up. Yeah, that sliding seat went nowhere with me. 90% of the flight I did not incline more than 3 degrees worrying my ass would have been in the space between the seat cushion and the flat metal area. O yeah, the non-adjustable headrest. Now, that's the diff between USD 950 econo one way vs USD 4,200 Biz class one way. Sorry, I would suffer rather than paying that much. At least I have something to write about. Ha!

Now, I am sitting in the W Hotel in Hong Kong. High price due to the fact that the Climate Change meeting had taken all the hotel rooms from Central to Causeway Bay! This room rate hurt. Hurt alot but no choice. A very excellent Starwood hotel. A must stay actually.