On the plane

Tue, 12:50pm. Just watching them load some cargo containers onto the plane, which is something I haven't seen before. We are on board now, I am watching through the window. Unless there is a sudden rush of late boarders, the plane (oddly, given how full the one out here was) is half empty. I have an empty seat next to me and the two middle groups of 3 I can see from here are totally unoccupied.

Tue, 3:40pm (Easter Island). We just got asked if there was anyone with medical knowledge on the plane as a passenger needs assistance...

Tue 4:30pm. Just watched 'The invention of lying'. The premise was not applied very consistently and I thought the ending sucked (it wasn't very interesting, plus I was hoping he wouldn't marry whats-her-name insofar as I could bring myself to care) but I did snicker out loud (a bit embarassing on a flight) at the scene where he was addressing the crowd about religion, and also (oddly) when he did the "what's that over there" bit in the casino.

Abuja in Africa has been promoted to world prominence on the inflight map along with Brasilia and Washington.

Was vaguely tempted to watch Gran Torino, but being a smart chap I checked and realised there isn't enough flight time remaining. If I watch half of it I will never watch the entire thing.

Oh, I asked at reception this morning and they said yes, I had paid. So although it's annoying I forgot to write it down (or it got lost afterwards), that was OK.