So it's about 2 hours to take-off now and here I am, blogging from Terminal 1, in between surfing pages on virtualtourist.com in a desperate attempt to glean bits of info on what I will be expecting 7 hours from now. Yes, I still am very unprepared about everything. The insecurity is a thrill in itself but I feel guilty that had I done more homework, I could be making use of my time there more optimally. But I guess time wasn't on my side.

The weather forecast says it will be storming in Shanghai over the next few days. Doesn't augur very well for the trip but I guess so long as it's not anything of typhoon proportions, it's fine by me. At least it should help cool the weather a little, seeing that it's currently Shanghai's warmest month of the year. Besides, I've got a windbreaker and even an umbrella ready in my luggage (yeah so unglam), among other mom-decreed items, so I have nothing to fear.

Ok this shall be the concluding paragraph. I will be blogging over the next few days (assuming blogger doesn't fail me over there) so stay tuned!