Last flight Singapore to Shanghai

First impression of Windows 8

Just recently i just downloaded and installed Microsoft Windows 8 release preview on my desktop. The new metro UI has included Adobe Flash Player and almost complete different user experience compared to Windows 7. Although the Windows 8 Release Preview is far from finished (with more changes to the desktop user interface still to come before RTM at the end of July), this is an operating system that has matured significantly since the Consumer Preview release in February. Metro is here to stay, but there are numerous improvements to the way you switch apps and open Charms with the mouse and trackpad; significant improvements to the Mail, Calendar, People and Photos apps; the addition of Flash to Metro-style IE; more Metro apps to try out; more attractive live tiles and a better range of colours for personalising the Start screen. You may not find Metro as disturbing as you think, especially when more notebooks support the full set of trackpad gestures.Performance and responsiveness are improved from the already speedy Consumer Preview; rough edges are getting their final polish and the big picture of Windows 8 is coming together. So what does that big picture look like?There are improvements on the desktop as well, including minor interface changes in Explorer and improved multi-monitor support plus privacy and navigation improvements in Internet Explorer.

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My first landing in Hong Kong Kai Tak International Airport

My very first landing in Hong Kong Kai Tak International Airport (Now closed) on a Boeing B757-200 DHL Aviation (Air Hong Kong). This flight originated from Beijing Capital International Airport (ICAO: ZBAA) a domestic flight i suppose, took off from Beijing at 0912 on runway 18L and ascend to 37,000ft or 11277m above sea level, while the autopilot takes over most of the flight we had some Chinese meals and teas, after 3hrs of slack it's time to get serious time to get ready to land, we expected runway 09 with the world famous right turn approach on finals finals, pior to landing we flew passed Hong Kong downtown and a 270' turn to Kowloon district hovering at 3000ft before doing the famous 20 degree right turn to line up with the runway where every aircraft do when landing in old Kai Tak International Airport, i had checkerboard in sight a little late because of the visibility conditions during that time then ended up landing on the runway a soft touch down on the tarmac then it was the usual "spoilers up reverse" and so we slow down along the runway before a left turn to exit the runway, then taxi to the gate for de-boarding then our 2 days in Hong Kong starts!
Weather: Light rain visibility 13miles and wind 240 at 12 knots
Equipment: Boeing B757-200BCF