Everything went smoothly today in San Francisco: the plane landed safely, and I got out of the airport quickly, except that luggages arrived very slowly. Leaving mother has never been easy. This time it wasn't so bad because we both have things to do on either sides of the Pacific. I haven't enjoyed the 11 hr. flight much. It always becomes dry, crowded, and stuffed. Now with the new security measure, I can't bring any moisturer for my bloody nose. Fortunately, it occurred in neither of these two flights across the ocean. Now it's the time to work hard again.