{"id":614,"date":"2009-02-22T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2009-02-21T23:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/2009\/02\/22\/checklist-before-the-long-awaited-day\/"},"modified":"2022-04-23T12:04:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T12:04:32","slug":"checklist-before-the-long-awaited-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/2009\/02\/22\/checklist-before-the-long-awaited-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Checklist before the long awaited day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Yeesh! We had waited patiently for this day since November and it&#8217;s finally almost here! This is the first time that so much planning has been done way before our trip&#8230;<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 77px;\" border=\"0\" width=\"716\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200902Tokyo\/tick.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"57\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"600\" valign=\"top\"><strong>1. Accommodation &#8211; Done on <\/strong><strong>09 Dec 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hotel room reserved! We will be staying at <a href=\"http:\/\/www1.hilton.com\/en_US\/hi\/hotel\/TYOHITW-Hilton-Tokyo-hotel\/index.do\">Hilton Tokyo Hotel<\/a> at 12,000 YEN a day.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"height: 78px;\" border=\"0\" width=\"717\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200902Tokyo\/tick.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"57\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"600\" valign=\"top\"><strong>2. Flight &#8211; Done on <\/strong><strong>22 Jan 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our FIRM air tickets have been confirmed! This will be our first time on board the Airbus A380!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200902Tokyo\/tick.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"57\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"600\" valign=\"top\"><strong>3. Itinerary &#8211; Done on <\/strong><strong>16 Feb 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Other than the air tickets and accommodation, the next most important thing that we have to prepare for our F&amp;E trip is the great itinerary. I won&#8217;t confirm that it is the best one, but we will try our best to spend all our 8 days there wisely. <em>Thank you Celene, Shiao Harn, Lynn, Regina &amp; Kim Kee for your itineraries!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200902Tokyo\/Itinerary.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My &#8220;great&#8221; itinerary &#8211; total 87 pages, which include maps &amp; daily plans.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"height: 71px;\" border=\"0\" width=\"716\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200902Tokyo\/tick.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"57\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"600\" valign=\"top\"><strong>4. Pre-booked Activities &#8211; Done on <\/strong><strong>17 Feb 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Booked &amp; confirmed our Mt. Fuji-Hakone 1 day Tour <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jgl.co.jp\/inbound\/contents\/fuji.html\">here<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200902Tokyo\/tick.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"57\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"600\" valign=\"top\"><strong>5. $$$ &#8211; Done on <\/strong><strong>19 Feb 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>16.75, 17.2, 16.8&#8230;.Finally bought our YEN at 16.41.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200902Tokyo\/money.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"height: 86px;\" border=\"0\" width=\"717\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200902Tokyo\/tick.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"57\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"600\" valign=\"top\"><strong>6. Internet Check In &#8211; Done on <\/strong><strong>19 Feb 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CHECKED IN! We had managed to select our seats and checked in via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.singaporeair.com\/saa\/en_UK\/CheckIn\/nruCheckIn.jsp\">SIA Online Check In<\/a>. This can only be done up to 48 hours before the flight.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"height: 75px;\" border=\"0\" width=\"717\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200902Tokyo\/tick.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"57\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"600\" valign=\"top\"><strong>7. Travel Insurance &#8211; Done on <\/strong><strong>20 Feb 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Bought our travel insurance from AIG.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200902Tokyo\/tick.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"57\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"600\" valign=\"top\"><strong>8. Packing up &#8211; Done on <\/strong><strong>20 Feb 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finally completed our packing. We are now all prepared for the trip.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200902Tokyo\/IMG_7817.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Say Bon Voyage to us!<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/travel\/\">View my TRAVEL list<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yeesh! 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