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  1. So funny and cute… Thank you for the inspiration… I will start documenting what my kids say in every trip coz they are so clever and funny:)

  2. This is such a cute post. I am a teacher of 4 and 5 year olds and always think i could write a book about all the things they say. And i totally agree, long plane journeys are the best for sleeping!

    1. Thank you! It must be fun and amazing to hear what your student said though you wish you wouldn’t hear some of them. 😉

  3. What an interesting perspective from a kids point of view. I love the simplicity of his language. Sleep, sleep and more sleep! Seems like the long flight wasn’t too difficult for him. Cheers!

  4. First of all, kudos for being able to take a kid on such a long flight. I love his answers about sleeping and being able to watch tv to his little heart’s content. I wish I could sleep like that on a flight, but I’m one of those people who can’t fall asleep on a plane!

    1. I think I didn’t have a choice since all of my family live in Indonesia. I even took him by myself 2 or 3 times when he was between 2-5 years old. Eeekk!!

  5. The flying time was pretty brutal for your trip. I am done after a 14 hours trip. It is just hard on the body. I envy your son since he was able to sleep. I cannot sleep on planes and that makes things very difficult for me. Overall, I think you son handled the situation well (and with a good mood). Bravo for him!

    1. The individual tv with movies he could pick and games he could play really helped him a lot. And, yes… Asia is really far from the U.S. It’s no wonder not too many American traveling to Asia because of the distance.

  6. He’s not wrong. Long flights are fantastic for sleeping and watching films. And I bet you’re glad he did some sleeping! I disagree about the food though. Love airplane food.

    1. Do you love airplane food? Well, I hope he will change his mind about it in the future. At least he will eat more. I personally think it depends on the airlines.

    1. I think I never finished the food they served. Sometimes I only ate the roll. I think his body rhythmic still called for sleeping. 🙂

  7. What a wonderful post. Movies, sleep, books. I love the simple yet so honest answers from children. Yesterday, as we were sitting on a plane awaiting push back from the gate, we were behind a mother and her two boys — clearly in the midst of a long journey but also clearly at this point veteran travelers, even at their young age (probably 5 or 6). One boy remarked, “can we please stay overnight in London this time mom?” Answer “Maybe on the way back.” After about ten minutes and as folks on the rather warm plane were getting a bit agitated about the wait, the other boy proclaimed, loudly, “are we THERE yet?” Laughter echoed up and down the aisles.

    1. Yes, children just say whatever they have in their mind. Aren’t you glad to have that kind of kids in the plane? One time from Taipei to LA, this little girl who sat behind me kept kicking my chair but the parents didn’t say anything until I turned around and warned the girl and the parents.

  8. It’s always interesting seeing the world through the eyes of a child!
    I had to laugh, because I’d also have said that I like about long-haul flights that I can sleep… The difference is just that I’m often away on business, mostly on exhausting flights of up to 3-4 hours, which is not long enough to catch some proper sleep. That’s why I like those flights of 10-12 hours, especially those on business where the company pays for the business class tickets, because I can really catch up with some sleep…

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