Bringing this back to the top.

Also, wanted to provide the link to the picture gallery of fellow FlyerTalkers.
HTTP://members.aol.com/flyerpics/wanted.htm

I know this link has been posted elsewhere, but tonight, when I actually went searching for it I had difficulty finding it, and "logically" I thought it might belong in this thread. (BlondeBomber - maybe you could edit your kickoff message to include the link as well?)

Done http://talk.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

I'll be adding some pictures to the photo gallery over the next few days...I have pictures from Brian, Hammertoad, Wanderlust.

Any others? Please feel free to e-mail them to me.

Hi all. Guess it is time to post all about me. I admit, I still have to go back and finish reading WWAA2, actually i'll probably reread all of them as time goes by, quite a good idea baobob.

Anyway, I was born and raised at the end of the runway in STL. Well, actually at the top of a hill, making me so close to the planes I could almost jump onto the wing. Now the whole neighborhood except oddly my hilltop is gone, as the expansion plan will mean my house too will be under a new runway, or at least the approach. At 15 I moved to a chicago suburb, and didnt sleep for months without those planes. Anyway, went to university in chicago, got my dog Lucah a few weeks after getting robbed in 1991, worked a few years and went back to STL for grad school, taking Lucah and moving in with Dad. Made my first trip to Asia on a summer break, fell in love with the place and went back every chance I had. Started accumulating miles, and they come in handy living 20K miles from family. oops, left that out, graduated and moved to work in Bangkok, just as the asian economic crisis took off. My beloved dog is still in st louis, my dad would have killed me if I even mentioned bringing him, and well now my sisters dog moved in too while she is in the UK for a few years. I've been making 4-5 transpacific flights a year, and traveling around asia whenever i can get a few days. Used some of those miles for mom to visit last year, and now using some more to send my adopted thai parents to boston and chicago next spring.

Oh, and my mom laughed when I suggested she buy 67 cases of diet coke and ship them to me (while we have something called diet coke here, well, lets just say drinking diesel fuel has to be better) said I was crazy... so anyone so inclined as to enquire about shipping 67... oh never mind even you guys might think I'm nuts on that one.

So that's me, anyone else lurking out there, step up and lets hear about you.

cheers
tummyg

thank you tummyg http://talk.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Hi! I'm relatively new in posting here although I believed I officially registered late last year. Anyway....

Born in Singapore 32 years ago. Working as Financial Planner for 4 years after 4 years with a bank. Met my wife in the Singapore's U 10 years ago. Been married for 6 years and blessed with a 5-year-old boy.

I travel mostly on my own expense (with the family, of course). Although occasionally, the co. will send me to seminars.

Never was a FFP member because the now-discontinued Passages was lousy (my opinion). ... UNTIL I stumbled into this forum. I learned a lot from day 1 - lurking and reading the posts in this wonderful forum. I didn't know back then there are so many ways to earn miles AND without flying, too!!

So far, from 4th quarter last year, I became members in the following:

MP for star (coming to 20K)
AA for ow (to take advantage of 100K Promo soon)
CX as above
MH for M'sian domestic travels
NW (to take advantage of KLM Asia - Europe Promo - in dilemma after AA & CX introduce the 100K promo)
Hyatt - Platinum (I'm partial about GP like Beckles)
Hilton - Gold

I think that's all folks! http://talk.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif



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Regards & Seize the Day,
Kal

Kal: I'll be (for one night, my first) in SIN, arriving sunday aug-29 with LH 786 at 16:05 (from FRA), staying at the Marriott, leaving on monday aug-30 with TG 404 for HKG at 12:55.

Do you mind showing me the long bar at the Raffles for that classic drink (be my guest)? (I already asked SinFlyer, but I am without latest news from him.)

Rudi: If the timing doesn't clash with my appointment with my client, I'll be more than happy to show you our overhyped, overrated & overpriced (if you ask for my frank opinion) Raffles Hotel. I'll show you the Long Bar & Ah Teng's (a 'cute' old-Singapore-type coffee shop). Just tell me the time.

I'm (almost) 23 and I work for a large computer company for which I travel extensively domestically. I live in Pittsburgh (but only technically since I spend much more time in Raleigh and other cities), and have been married for nearly two years. My wife doesn't like all my travelling but she's definitely beginning to enjoy the extra service I get for being elite.... she's going to refuse to fly coach soon enough http://talk.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

I also have three cats (two for a while, got the third just recently) named Slash, Dash and Jackie and no kids. Internationally I travel to Canada often and been to Paris in February this year for Valentine's Day. Next year I hope to hit London and the year after that Rome (I don't particularly like international travel except for the mad miles).

dg1

Welcome to the boards. So your from Pittsburgh eh, baze and I will be doing some installation work at the Seagate facility in Pittsburgh on the 19th to 24th of Sept, and staying at the Hilton. Would like to extend an invitation to you and all FTer's who will be in the city during that time to join us for a cocktail or dinner during that stay. Just let us know what if any time is convenient for you and we could make it happen. http://talk.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Cheers Scott

Kal, thank you, I just emailed you and hope something works out for you (and me).

Just like you apparently, my wife loves to get a Singapore Sling at Raffles, despite knowing that she can perhaps do better with price and quality both elsewhere! Enjoy the Marriott and all of Singapore.

Hi there. Thought I would put my first post in here. I'm from Ottawa (YOW), Canada. I have lived here or nearby for most of my life. I'm 28 and will be happily married next summer. I am a database administrator, currently working for a large company, hoping to go independent. I have done some international travel but mostly domestic.

If anyone is ever in this great capital, let me know!

Steve

Scott

Pittsburgh mini-meet sounds good. You should probably start a topic on Flyertalk community so folks know. I know Indogulf is also from the area and we wanted to get together some time.

I'm coming back from LA the 21th at 6am (red eye) so Wed or Thu the 22/23 is good for me. The 24th I'm attending dinner with my wife (for hre work) at either the Westin William Penn or the Airport Marriott (the latter being five minutes from my place -- here's hoping).

I assume you mean the Hilton next to Point State Park downtown, right?

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dg1

Yes it's the Hilton next to the park. The 22nd or 23rd sounds good to us as we leave for the Seattle get together with Punki et all on the morning of the 24th. I will post a thread under Itinerarys in the coming week.

Cheers Scott