b) thanks for such non-stop long haul travel, I developed tendonitis on both sides of my pelvic bone (my PT and Chiropractor told me it was from extended period of time sitting uncomfortably.) Sure, I fly business, but let me tell you, it is still Painful, even on renowed S'pore airline which is surely 10 times better than United where you simply get abused after you spend $8000 on a round trip fare.
c) I knew that I took a risk with my career by taking this assignment as all assignments are contractual and there is no guarantee that I'd have a job to come to in the US. however, I was confident that I'd deliver a top-notch performance (Heck, i went over to build the whole frigging group from ground up ..) so i was confident that I'd have no problem landing a job after the completion of my assignment, or at least get my old job back (call me stupid ...)