it was an 8 am flight to chicago on july 20th, 2009. we were at the pearson airport around past 5 am and we checked in as soon as we arrived. girls were all hyped-up about the travel. for us who were super anxious to get to manila, 3 hours of wait seemed forever!!! there were no delays and hassles. we boarded american airlines on time heading to o'hare aiport in chicago. after the 2-hour flight came the longer one going to narita airport which was 13 hours. girls were geared-up with whatever possible gadget to entertain them. turned out that the miniature lcd tv infront of them was enough to keep them busy. narita to manila was much tolerable. girls and i freshened up for our last flight. we were really impressed with the airport's washroom facilities. there was a tickle in my heart as i boarded japan airlines heading to manila with my girls. at last, we're going to see our loved ones again!