back in Canada after a long trip

well my journey to Canada actually began Sunday morning in Korea where I woke up around 9 to start my move (or well, moving my stuff in to storage). I hopped on the overnight bus to Incheon and then headed to Narita airport in Tokyo for a seven hour layover, of which I spent most of the time pumping yen in to massage chairs and drinking Japanese micro-brew and eating teriyaki chicken in the airport pub. After that was nine hours to Vancouver to arrive at 1040am. I made it back to my dad's place and ate, now at about 48 hours without sleep.

I had about a 20 minute catnap before my Mom, sister and cousins arrived for visits and food. My cousin Graeme leaves tomorrow for Toronto and then Singapore and won't be back until after I am gone again, which is too bad. I was able to give him a few do's and don't's (don't go to Toronto, it's a shithole, do stay in Thailand, the weather is warm there and the food is cheap :P). Most was just a few places to get a cheap nights sleep and a few sights he hadn't heard of. I kinda feel that that is the sort of thing you have to do and explore for yourself though, as the blooper reel can often be the best stories in years to come.
I finally fell asleep around 11 after 55 hours awake. I woke up at 8 but didn't move til almost 11. On the plus side, it worked and my jetlag is minimal (anyone who tells you to sleep on the plane will also tell you about how much they suffer jetlag).

Anyway, time for some breakfast. I was thinking kimchi and rice.