it took me seven hours passing above bandar seri begawan and manila before eventually entering japan air space. since it was an overnight flight, dinner was not served at all. luckily, a flight attendant gave me a warm english muffin to fill my empty stomach before sleepiness took me to a dreamless land two and a half hours after the plane took off.

it wasn't a good rest after all.

a passenger snored loudly and a baby cried for what it seemed - hours.

but then, before i knew it, the plane started to descent and there it was -- the land of the rising sun.

after flying above the sea all the way, this picture depicted the first time i saw a land mass before arriving at narita airport in a cold christmas morning.