First post on my US trip
3 Feb
15:36 JFK local time
For those of you who are wondering why I haven’t updated my blog in recent time, I’ve been occupied with my trip plan to the United States for the HNMUN.
I’m writing this post on a flight to New York. Still 4 more hours to JFK.
Its quite an experience to have my first trans-atlantic flight. I think the last time I had a long flight was when I went to Europe ten years ago. 18hours straight and I was just a kid at that time, so I wasn’t quite paying attention to the flight.
Now I’m having my 14 hours flight from HKIA to JFK. At first I thought this will be a devastating flight, because my Jakarta-Hongkong plane was a bit uncomfortable. Fortunately, Cathay use a different plane to take me to JFK. Its packed with great private entertainment system eventough Im in the economy class. You can watch their vast collection of movies, TV drama and news with your own LCD and remote. I spent my early hours watching FRIENDS and the Simpsons. You won’t notice that you’ll be flying for 14 hours across the arctic outskirt.
As I check the inflight information, the temperature outside the plane is now -64C. I’m near above the border between US and Canada now. Its getting freezing inside the cabin. Just before I started to write this post, I put my winter gears on to avoid long-line outside the toilet before the landing.
Anyway, my trip plan for the next 2 weeks would be packed with interviews schedule for my thesis. I decided to write about the US foreign policy decision making, so I wouldn’t waste this opportunity to get the words from the source.
The last days of my 2 weeks would be in Boston as I will be attending the Harvard National Model United Nations. Delegates form UNPAR got to represent Senegal in this year’s HNMUN. And me myself will be in the Historical General Assembly, simulating the past UN conference. What makes me so excited about this MUN is that the topic in my committee would be the Arab-Israeli Six Days War in 1967 which I think pretty much relevant with present condition.
Well, I think that is all for now, hopefully I can continously documenting my trip to this blog as soon as I can find internet connection to send my post. I’ll spend my last 3 hours in this plane to watch Eagle’s Eye. 
Bek, Goodluck for your journey..
Marendra Cahya
4 Feb 09 at 2:19 pm
interesting, I demand regular report from now on
(btw, this post is still uncategorized)
Calvin
4 Feb 09 at 2:46 pm
“Anyway, my trip plan for the next 2 weeks would be packed with interviews schedule for my thesis. I decided to write about the US foreign policy decision making, so I wouldn’t waste this opportunity to get the words from the source.”
Would you please give me the details?
Cherika
4 Feb 09 at 6:12 pm
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4 Feb 09 at 10:12 pm
bek, please bek..please buy me the things i want from thinkgeeks.com!!
please!!!
I WANT THOSE STUFF!!!! GODDAMN THAT WEBSITE!!! GODDAMN!!
Ben Laksana
4 Feb 09 at 10:33 pm
@Bogel
And good luck for your *love* journey too..hahaha!
@Calvin
You should come here, Vin, pasti lu bakal jingkrak2 *mengingat lu seorang yg menganut paham narsistik tingkat tinggi*
@Cherika
I’ll give you the details as soon as I get the clearance for the interview honey..
@Ben
Me too!!! But I couldn’t find time to take care of those stuffs! mudah2an nanti sempet ben..gw juga pengen sih..haha…
Andika
5 Feb 09 at 6:22 am
jadi bek, ceritanya mana? ^^
hapsari sekar adi
8 Feb 09 at 1:36 pm
jadi, gimana disana?
HNMUN ini kalo gak salah even tahunan ya?
wennyaulia
10 Feb 09 at 12:16 am
Wow…no, I mean: WOW
I always want to step foot on New York’s ground. How does it feel anyway? (*ndeso mode one*)
Good luck for the conference and searching materials for your thesis study.
Don’t forget to upload scenery pics of NY and Boston and other places you’ll visit (*ndeso tetep mode on*)
yonna
10 Feb 09 at 11:36 am
wow..must be a great thesis
boy
11 Feb 09 at 7:53 am
it was good talking to you at vancouver.
*makes it sound like i was actually there*
Irene
19 Feb 09 at 10:57 am
wow.. cool.. mm
waiting for more stories.. haha
iman
25 Feb 09 at 6:23 am
we want more. .
we want more. .
good luck for everything though.
Anggi
1 Mar 09 at 11:58 am
I thought HNMUN was hanimun…. hahahahha
kapan kawinnyaah??
good luck and enjoy your time there!
rima fauzi
6 Mar 09 at 8:11 pm
A bit late, but want to say good luck for you. It must be an unforgettable great experience
bung tobing
9 Mar 09 at 8:50 am
anyway, how was it? i read somewhere and found out that you won the honorable delegate award or something. Hehe..
michaeljubel
30 Mar 09 at 4:34 pm
Goodluck for your journey…. enjoy your time there..
waiting for more stories!!!
Lukisan Minimalis
21 Jun 09 at 7:56 pm