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Old Jan 1, 2014 | 2:49 pm
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mandraskim
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Thank you kindly to nanyang and exbayern thanks heaps for these replys. It is why nice people do care to help. And my flight is coming real soon now in january. I'm so joyful and excitement about it specially on the plane.

Thanks exbayern, I think i might not bother wearing thermals anywhere soon. I just dont want to sweat out. However When i reach to berlin. I must pickup my luggage... note: i would have not step outside as yet. Ones i get my luggage i might relax take it very easy and seat down at the airport to make important calls and eat breakfast inside the airport or something to relax. Due to the fact hotel isnt until 2pm but ill just go in alittle earlier. However ones i be at berlin airport the old airport for the last 1 or almost 2 hours there. It is time to catch a taxi. I was hopeing to catch a private car driver but that be far too much. The moment i step out these doors i will feel the very cold feeling. Even wearing just jeans in australia is very cold in winter. So not sure if thermal legging will be a good idea before catching a taxi bounce to hotel in the city of berlin.
Yes i will have my winter goat jacket with me.

By the way thanks for the website link.

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Yes with this getting used to the time zones on the plane can lead nausia or alittle confusng. I know i would want to sleep well the night before i travel. I must get up early and fresh so in this case around 7am on the day of departure. But then again i dont go to bed until 10 or 11pm And dinner is around 7 o 8pm.

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Q1: So having said that from australia to singapore will be breakfast or lunch or dinner ? if the plane departs from 1030am and gets to singapore at around 4pm does this mean im having breakfast/lunch or dinner on board ?

Q2: I have ask this before but then i have a flight to catch at 1155pm singapore time bounce to Helsinki by finnair and get to hel at around 630am. So by the time i get on the plane it be midnight (night time mode) So it be quite unusual and strange if finnair feed all passangers (dinner) around 1 or 2 am in the night which is for me horrible because i be extremely tired and maybe sleepy to even bother eating. So if they turn the lights off when do they do that ? 2am ? 3am something like that ?

Q3: Then i reach to helsinki no time wasted i have less then 1 hour and 20minutes to catch the next flight to berlin by flybe. People say (dont worry there will be flights during the day) But if for example the long haul flight from singapore to hel got to helsinki very late. I would miss the flybe. So how do you know they would put me on the next flight ? My price ticket to all this was the cheapest posible from expedia. So not sure they would put me on a second flight because the cost of the type ticket!

Anyways about the cold feeling i think ive learn that i should not wear the layers in and or out from airports and just wait till i reach to the hotel. Ill catch a taxi from berlin but the only time ill be outside is waiting for a taxi at berlin airport bounce to hotel. Thats when i will feel the very cold feeling hope i dont freeze. But i will begin to wear all that when im in the hotel room and sort things out. I would need to go buy groccery to survive at the hotel room thats for sure. I might end up feeling oddly and nausia been in a diferent country to begin with. Almost like lost by seen everything and stuff on my mind.

Just one last thing is i dont want to feel nausia nor headaches no dehydrated or tired and ittirated to and from. This is why i brought TRAVEL CALM tablet. It says (non drawsiness ) its ginger stuff. I will take that a few times on the plane at times. But i know the major part when im on the plane is headaches and dehydrated mainly.

And good point there exbayern
About the edjust the time zones. But as you know 1155pm bounce to helsinki from singapore. How am i suppose to actually edjust on this flight ? i bet the plane does not leave until 1220am at night and then what? they going to feed people 1 or 2 hours later and this means i must stay alert and awake to bring me food. And yet i dont no what meal session it is.. and this time mode is like i should be in bed by now. Or should i remain fully awake all the way to helsinki? I just dont want the idea to be horribly tired and irritated when i reach to berlin. I might start wanting to enjoy the wonderful city. Well... at singapore hotel i might end up having dinner around 7 or 8pm then i have a flight to catch at 1155pm.. i wonder if im expected to have dinner number 2 on board as this will be quite strange for me and i normally end up in bed around 10 or 11 pm but in this case i have a flight to catch at 1155pm.

By the way we should celebrate this the day of travel. I think there are wonderful nice people willing to share and help here. I thank you for these kinds words about (safe travel) its nice. Happy new year to everyone. Anyhow at this stage i have a few questions so ill wait around to get answered.

P.S i just dont no how im going to "edjust" the time zones on the long haul flight. either i must sleep at the hotel first for alittle bit or wait and sleep on the plane because singapore to helsinki is the one with the most long haul hours.

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