Detailed update part 1...

Ok people, as promised, here's a more detailed update to my going ons...
First I took the bus and left Montreal at 11:30PM on monday night toward New York. The bus ride was quite uneventfull and I arrived in New York at roughly 7:30AM.

New York:
Now I didn't get to check out New York much, because, on arrival there, I noticed that the lens of my digital camera had broke! So I had to struggle to purchase another one before having to catch the shuttle to JFK airport. So I was running around Manhattan trying to find a store that sells my camera. Finally managed to buy one (at Best Buy), get the defective one shipped back home and catch my shuttle to the airport. It was also interesting in the fact it was the first time I did some decent walking with my full pack on my back and found out that it wasn't much of a problem at all.

Thoughts on New York:
- The buildings that you see from the Bus leading into Manhattan look for the most part really shabby and decrepit. The newer ones look just plain tacky. I also think mobil has a monopoly on gas stations on that highway because I only saw those along the way.
- Manhattan was a different story, practically every building looked nice, especially the older ones.
- Time Square was...flashy...
- It gave me the interest to check out Manhattan in more depth at a later date...

Thoughts on JFK Airport:
- I got to the airport 2.5 hours early expecting the worse. I turned out that it was a breeze for me to get through customs and was waiting at the gate with over 2hrs to go before my flight would depart.

Update for the flight, Hong Kong and Bangkok in Part 2, stay tuned.