So Fats was to attend an all-expense paid graduation trip in London around mid July and like almost all his previous work trips, I asked to tag along. To my surprise, he agreed. I also thought I was getting my promotion & pay increment then so could afford the 'loose change' but nothing happened since, WTF! But that is a separate story. Because it was quite a last minute trip and there's a delay in the confirmation, I missed a better deal by SQ and had to settle for more with Qatar. And because I didn't look at the dates carefully and miscalculated the time, we ended up having a really short trip and paying more for new train tickets. Another WTF. It was my first, solo & longest flight. And just before I headed to the airport, I learned about MH17 on FB. It was tragic and scary. When I was mid-air, I couldn't help but feel how vulnerable we all are and no one can imagine the moment the plane was taken down. I was very thankful to arrive saf...