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Back on North American soil, wahey!

Travel was a bitch, seeing as every single flight I hopped on was delayed, grr. Had packed till 4am before crashing for three hours or so. Woke up, threw everything else into my backpack, and left for the airport at 9. Dad missed the turnoff to KLIA, so we drove all the way to Seremban instead, lol. My final adventure with the 'rents before I left ;D Mom and 7th aunty were panicking, dad was speeding, and I was left to reassure everyone that I was not going to miss my flight (seeing as the plane didn't leave till 12.40 :P). Yup, mom made us leave home almost four hours in advance, hah! It was probably because the last time I left the country, I almost missed my flight, hehe. Anyway, back to story. So dad was speeding like a maniac, mom was grumbling to herself, and I was half asleep. We finally got to the airport with plenty of time to spare (we got there at 10.40) and after checking my bags in (56kg!!), we had breakfast at McD's. Phew.
Said g'bye to the family, hopped onto the 'plane and promptly fell asleep. It was packed, and the flight was delayed by over 30 minutes *grumble* Tell me, what is it about the Chinese that they don't like to queue up? After two years of flying back and forth, I'd figured that people actually boarded the 'plane in a orderly and sensible manner, instead of squeezing in like there's a chance you'd be left behind! but I digress. Touched down in Hong Kong about four hours later, and walked about the duty-free area. I have no idea what's the RM - HKD exchange rate was like, so I didn't buy anything, although I did see a pair of shot glasses I'd like for my collection. Will pick it on when I get back, I guess.
Killed over two hours just walking around before I boarded the plane for another long haul - about 14 hours - to Vancouver. Made friends with the guy I was sitting with (don't know his name); seeing as we were both travelling alone and heading to Toronto, we decided to watch out for each other. The crowd at the Vancouver airport was insane, and Kai was right when he said they were really strict about baggage and stuff. Almost had a heart attack when one of them asked me what was inside a huge box wrapped in plastic, lol. I had Daniel's games, spices and kitchen utensils in it. The games would have put me in deep water, but luckily, there were so many people milling around that he let me through without much hassle *phew* However, it still took us a good two hours to get through the lines, check-ins, security measures and whatnot before making it to the departure gate.
Transferred our bags and boarded the 'plane after a 20 minute delay, due to some other flight heading to Toronto being cancelled. To top it off, the 'plane flew off course because of bad weather, and we got to Toronto late. As if that wasn't bad enough, someone pushed the emergency button at the baggage claims area and stopped the carousel, hence another delay before I could go see Punky and her dad. Bloody hell, the whole trip was one delay after another! :P
Good news is, I'm now at Punky's place, still awake but feeling pretty good. We got back to her place at about three in the morning, eek. I miss the family, but it's great being able to catch up with Punky about summer and stuff. Can't wait to see the others.

Things I left at home:
1. Panasonic 2.4GH 'phone
2. Cooking for Dummies
3. home-made fruit cake for Christmas (*sobs*)
4. Penguin-shaped aromatherapy kit

I want my stuff!! :(

Currently listening to: nothing
Current emotion: .
Random observation: Need someone to bring my 'phone over for me!