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Deep Airplane Thoughts by Brian Gagnon!

Friday, May 12th, 2006

So i had about 9 hours on the plane between Sydney and Singapore so it gave me some time to ponder a few of life’s more important things:

What is the meaning of life?

Where do babies come from?

Do extra support jockey’s really give extra support?

These next two i would like some feedback on if i can get some.

When bottled water lables say “bottled at the source” what does that mean? Where and what is the source? Could it not be a toilet or a faucet? Are we supposed to be impressed with this? They really do need to be more specific about the source because it could mean so many things. But let’s say we assume the source is a mountain spring, are they really out there with bottles and labels? No freaking way.

The other thought i had is about beer’s saying they hand select their hops and only use the finest ones. So what. Are there beer companies that don’t use the finest hops? Do they use lesser quality ones and they are not telling us? I think i would love to brew a beer and have my slogan be something like this, “We use the hops those other beer companies refuse to use, no hop is too bad for us.”

Ok, i’m officially losing my mind.

Crikey…I’m leaving Australia!

Tuesday, May 9th, 2006

Here are some final thoughts on my first month of traveling. Why the hell didn’t i do this sooner? Why didn’t i bring more clean underwear? Ok, on a serious note, the first month has been alot of fun. Met a ton of amazing people, most of them doing just what i’m doing. Seen some pretty amazing places that i never thought i would have seen again. I’d have to say that the best part of my day are when i stop for a second and think how fortunate i’ve been to be able to do this. I’m gonna say this a million times so ignore it if you don’t want to hear it, but those of you who still have the opportunity to do this, please do it. I’ve met people of all ages doing it so there is no excuse. Anywhere from 18 to 61.

I’d have to say that the most frustrating part of the trip is not being able to speak a second language. I know everyone speaks english but i feel really stupid that i can’t speak two languages as almost everyone else can. I’m definitely gonna polish up on some language skills while i’m out here but i would love to be fluent for my next trip, yes, there will be another trip.

So i have a month under my belt and i’m heading to what could be the hardest part of my trip, Southeast Asia. I’m looking forward to all that lies ahead and like i’ve said before keep the comments coming because it does make me feel a little closer to home. Goodbye for now…i’m off to Singapore…Woo Hoo!

Alice Springs to Darwin

Monday, May 8th, 2006
Holy Turd Mongers, i've finnally made it all the way up to Darwin from Alice Springs. It is a ton of driving, almost 1500 Kilometers, that's about 900 miles for all you metrically challenged individuals. Driving from the ... [Continue reading this entry]

I’ve got some great news….!

Monday, May 8th, 2006
I got some photos up...I'm still working with this crap as it is a hassle but i've managed to get a few posted.  Just go to this website to look at them.  I may change blogs if this one works ... [Continue reading this entry]

Can you smell what Ayers Rock is cooking?

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006
San Franciso has their version of the rock. One that people did not want to visit and couldn't even escape from, allegedly. The WWE also had a version of the rock who at the time was the most electrifying ... [Continue reading this entry]