The Iggle Has Landed

As I say above, and in the words of my granddaughters at an earlier age, I have landed and am in my new apartment just 500 yards from the offices of Global International.  I have had little sleep but am anxious to start the day with my first cup of Starbucks coffee.

The above pic was taken at Inchon/Seoul Airport which was my last layover before arrival here in UB.  These two cheery ladies were part of the Korean Cultural Center set up in the nave of the airport to greet passengers as they arrive.  This airport has been named the number one airport in the world by various travel magazines and for good reason-because it simply is.  This spot also has smoking lounges (verboten in the U.S. obviously) at each wing of the airport and these are completely filled with smokers of all sizes, ages and sex.  They all puff away awaiting their next non-smoking flight.  Smoking in these spots is the last refuge of those afflicted by this questionable habit.

I should mention that my flight from Chicago to Inchon was 13 hours and I was seated to a Korean fellow who was suffering from a severe cold and who coughed, wheezed and sneezed consistently for the entire time.  It did not make for a pleasant meal on board, I can tell you that much.  But here I am all ready to go after only a few hours sleep. I have a meeting at 3 pm with the editor of a national newspaper who was convicted last week of criminal libel for reporting a story on the Prime Minister as to some alleged secret activity concerning his poker habits. The point of the meeting is to ascertain whether she has any appellate defenses.  Apparently she refused to reveal her source for the story pursuant to their shield law but that meant she could not sustain her burden of proof as to the truth of the article.  Quelle domage!  So good opportunities ahead.  And so it goes...