Kid in a Candy Store

I am not new to flying.  I am not new to traveling in Business Class. But I do like new toys...

My travel involves several legs and stops.  In the domestic portions, I fly with the common folk.  When I have a choice, I prefer an aisle seat.  I have flown enough that I really don't want a window seat.  It has nothing to do with the view; it has everything to do with climbing over people if I need to address the call of nature.  On the first leg of the trip, I had a middle seat.  Not the best situation but the flight was short; I didn't drink anything.

The second leg of the flight provided me an aisle seat.  I still didn't drink anything mainly because I used this flight to try to catch up some sleep.  How do people sleep sitting up?  I can't.  As I nod off, my head tends to roll back a bit causing stiffness in my neck which wakes me up.  I adjust my head position and eventually start to relax again.  The stiffness and pain take over, and the cycle repeats itself.

So far, I had traveled in the economy section of a typical airplane.  Then the third leg of the trip began...

The international portion of the trip began with me boarding a ginormous (is that really a word?) plane - Boeing 777-300ER. This plane is very impressive to me most likely because I haven't flown Business Class in several years and I just completed a leg of this trip in a cramped full plane.  In this leg of the journey, I had a seat in the Business Class section.  All seats are aisle seats.  All seats have many amenities to make anybody happy: personal TV/monitor; mini-table; seat that folds flat into a bed; many computer-type connection outlets; power outlet including converter for international or US electrical connections; noise-cancelling headphones; soft pillow and comfortably warm blanket; drinks as soon as one entered the plane; individual overhead storage bin; remote control for TV shows, movies, music games, shopping; and individual storage area for storing shoes (I guess its a big thing for people in expensive seats to take off their shoes during a long flight); and on and on.  So even though this leg of the trip is long,  almost 15 hours, it is certainly comfortable.  I feel sorry for the people in the cheapo seats!

I am writing this about 5 hours into the flight.  I have already had a comfortable nap in my "bed"; no stiff neck here.  I am drinking a lot of water and getting up and stretching when I want to without climbing over people.   I have used my desk to jot down some work thoughts on my iPad.  While taking my nap, I missed the first round of food.  When I awoke, the flight attendant came over and asked if I wanted anything to eat.  I didn't.  She then asked if I wanted any dessert.  I did.  So I had some chocolate ice cream.  I wonder how people in the economy section are doing...but I don't wonder too much!

Only ten more hours to go before reaching Hong Kong.  I think it's time to flatten my chair into a bed and take another nap...