Making the Full Circle

Back at the Conference, presentations were made and soon its time to say good bye. We exchanged business cards and i tried to collect information and brochures as many as i can. I have a 5.00pm flight to catch from Tampa International Airport to Newark International Airport in New York.

Since i came in from the West coast through Los Angeles to Pheonix to Tampa, my flight back through Newark to Stockholm to KL made it a full circle trip. This was my second round the globe trip.

But i have a few hours to kill. I checked out of the resort at 12.30pm and booked myself a cab. SandPearl Resort

and Spa on

Clearwater is approximately 30Km away from Tampa. The cab trip over Tampa Bay was beautiful. I got the driver to drive to the Shopping complex next to the Terminal for a short shopping.

I need to find Naim a Swatch watch and thought of purchasing the iPhone.

Founf the Apple Store but was not eligible to purchase as the sale comes with purchase of the telecommunication carrier service the AT&T. I need to have a permanent address in Tampa or at least stays for three month to be eligible. So there goes my iPhone, instead i bought latest iPod Nano for Azhim and some University of Florida's Alligator T-shirts.

The flight back was unevenful, i had to wait in the plane till it was dark enough for me to

'breakfast' again. Got into Newark around 8.30pm and aboard the NY-Stockholm flight at 10.30pm. I slept through till we landed in Stockholm the next day at 7.30am. before continuing again at 11.ooam to KL.

Aboard the MAS flight back i get to have Malaysian meal again. I can't wait to be back home!

hamid