Never seen an airline map like that. Everything is pitch dark and no land to be seen. Consulted Google maps and realized we are hovering near Kiribati. Which means we are literally near a point that divides western hemisphere from eastern hemisphere (the 0 deg and 180 deg latitude) and the northern hemisphere from southern hemisphere (equator).

Moreover, you can see how the international date line strays from the 180 deg latitude here to save nearby islands from being on different days. But, that also means, if you travel at the right angle, you can cross the Date Line thrice or even five times. That would be one whiplash of “Today is the 5th… no it is the 6th… no, no, we are back to 5th… wait, now we are 6th of August”.

It is like my luggage confusion all over again…