Posh Plane

I've never been on a posh plane before.　

I had to keep checking with the air stewards that stuff was free. It was. Bonza. (Strictly speaking it was subsidised by the cost of the ticket but whatever, it felt free.)

The flight was about 12 hours and took us over northern Russia and then down through China to Tokyo.

I got a free upgrade due to over booking or because I'm cool I don't know which.

My seat neighbour was a Japanese guy covered in Tats that it turned out made goth jewelery. Tattoos are massively taboo in Japan. (Check Things Overheard) It is usually a sign of the Yakuza, the japs see it as a defilement of the skin. I'd read this in the guide book so I pointed this guy out whilst on the phone to Helen before take off. It was a slightly scary moment when he sat next to me but if he was a part time gangster he failed to do anything particularly criminal.

I busied myself watching movies. New Star Trek, Wolverine, An interview with Daniel Radcliffe (Don't quite know how that came up), Monster Vs Aliens and a Japanese film.

Description of the Japanese film:

Four kids join a secret society at one of Kyoto's four universities. They discover that the purpose of this group is to battle with little Oni spirits in a Napoleonic platoon style. These Oni can also be revived with raisins. It was bloody stupid but highly entertaining. At one point a kid pisses himself through fear.

Oh, the Devils anus is also highly involved.

I should have slept on the plane but it didn't quite come.

I'd pay for this later.