Sometimes things are unintentionally funny. A recent discussion of a mistake fare on FlyerTalk is a good example. KLM have botched entering the fare from Helsinki to Singapore (and other Asian destinations), leading to the unbelievably low fare above. Regrettably, it’s a V class fare, so gets only 25% miles on Flying Blue.
However, some Americans on the forum were really excited about this fare (since it give 100% miles in some frequent flyer programs). This led to discussions about the cheapest way to go to HEL. It’s even funnier since this fare requires a connection in Amsterdam. So now you know it: The best way from HEL to SIN is via Amsterdam, but you must first find a way to go to HEL.
January 14th, 2008 at 03:42
Posted by
epsalon |
Funny Stuff, Frequent Flyer |
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I know I haven’t blogged in a while. There was not much to write about, and I skipped writing about some interesting stuff, but anyway I have something to write about today.
Last night, as was walking to my car like any other day, except that I had dinner with a visiting professor. I didn’t want to be late so I left half an hour before the meeting, even though it was 5 minutes away from campus. On my way to the car, I keyed in the location into my GPS just to be sure. Trying to type while walking, I dropped my iPAQ (which is also my GPS). The drop did not damage the iPAQ, but it did separate the screen cover and the stylus, which I have easily recovered, and kept on walking. After a few meters, I noticed that the GPS software wouldn’t work. After another try I realized that my miniSD memory card was gone.
Now, you should understand that a miniSD card is only 2cm x 2cm large, about the size of a SIM card. Looking for the card on a sidewalk in the darkness, when I did not know where exactly it fell was not an easy task, and indeed I did not find my card.
As time was running out, I decided to head for dinner, without a functioning GPS. It shouldn’t have been hard since it was basically one right turn in a major intersection. I missed the turn. If I had GPS, I would have known exactly where to go. Being GPSless, I decided to take the next right turn. Unbeknown to me, that road did not intersect with my destination road. Anyway I had to turn several times until I finally reached my destination. Google map of my path.
Today, I looked for my card in daylight and I couldn’t find anything, so I restored my backup into my old 1GB card, which am using now.
Lesson: Always look for your memory card if you drop your phone.
January 11th, 2008 at 03:06
Posted by
epsalon |
Tech stuff, USA |
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