7 Hours and 45 Minutes...

OK here I am, started off at 5am this morning and boarded the birtish rail from Ilford station at 6:09 am and then 1hr and 30minutes of a train trip to the heathrow terminal 5. I had already printed my boarding card at home (yes you can do that, like you can print an e-ticket), and the baggage checkin and security clearance was fast. It was a rountine, keep all your hand carriage baggage in a tray for x-ray, yes you have to remove your shoes too. I heard Israel has developed a new security system where in the passengers might not have to remove their shoes for security clearance.
My flight is due to depart from London at 10:50 am and since it is 10 minutes to 9 am there is no sign of the gate I need to go. I found a very interesting place here, it is called the Multi faith room - " a place for prayer and reflection", I like it.

Its 9:20 AM and call for my gate, I have to take a Terminal Service to my boarding gate or a 15 minutes walk (a healthy option but not for me). Its 9.30 am and I am at my gate waiting for further information to be displayed soon (I hope sooner).

Its 10:42 am and I am inside the plane now, pretty sleak so far. People are still walking about finding their seats or maybe just for the heck of it. I have a window seat and the gentleman next to me has been busy on his blackberry ever since he boarded the flight, you know what that means :) I guess its time to logoff now and enjoy the flight, see you soon.

The terminal looks clean and sleak and as long as I don't lose my luggage I am all praises.

11:35 am (US time), 4:36 PM (UK) Back again! I am trying to have a nice time here, watching the inflight movies, drinking orange juice mixed with lemonaide, atleast a nice way to spend the time. The view outside hasn'd changed for a long time now. We are still flying over the Atlantic ocean at about 40,000 ft and almost approaching Halifax having passed over Sydney some time back (relax, we were not flying over Australia...I am talking 'bout Canada).

1:30Pm (US): The flight just arrived right on time and it has been a pleasant journey. It took me another hour for immigration check and luggage clearance. The actual immigration time was just around 3 minutes but the ques are so long it takes time.

I just had a shower and am trying to rest for a while now. The laptop battery it seems won't last long and the charging unit doesn't fit the US system, so that is the first thing I need to figure out. Second, my T-Mobile UK prepaid sim doesn't work here, although it was supposed to be on roaming.