Last minute preparations

Leaving tonight at 2345!! And naturally I've been doing those last minute preparations - buying some Rescue Remedy (thanks for the reminder Deb) - and then while in the pharmacy, hmmm better get some paw paw ointment, ah, and some paracetamol, ah yes, some betadine ointment might be good too. And then off to get the pegless clothes line. And a strap for the camera could come in handy, yep, got that too.

Deb and Kris were shaking their heads at breakfast I'm sure - being Virgos, they have no conception of leaving things until the last minute like that. They would have had everything packed a week ago.

Heading to the bus stop to go home - whoops, I was going to get noise cancelling headphones. Right, into JB HiFi - there's a pair that seems pretty good, I think Sennheiser's a good brand; damn, I was interested in getting a Bose set that I read about. Well too late now, it's either this pair or nothing, just hope that they're as good as the blurb and the price tag suggest. The credit card sure is taking a pounding. Glad I thought (only after suggestion from somebody at one of the banks) to notify my credit card institutions about travelling, as they might just cancel any further transactions if they can't get in touch with me to check that it's really me using it in India and Singapore.

Yesterday was getting the travellers cheques and the US dollars cash. I was feeling smug about the fact that because the US dollar is so low at the moment, I got more dollars than I would have otherwise. Until this morning when I saw the headline on somebody's newspaper that said the greenback is in freefall. Took a while to sink in and then realised, that means I get less back when I cash the cheques and cash. Ah well, no point stressing about it - won't be huge amounts of difference.

So, that's all I can think of for now. Next entry probably from Singapore airport, unless I'm moved to do another one before I head off tonight.