Fleeting thoughts in learning

Image via WikipediaSometimes we learn in fleeting thoughts when we make connections in the unlikely places and time. As I was taking a shower, I remembered not seeing the Furama hotel in Chinatown. Earlier in the day, a colleague asked me about the Furama being in the Havelock area. I told her that it is in Chinatown to the best of current knowledge. Then it dawned upon me that I did not see the hotel there in Chinatown and perhaps it has moved to the Havelock location. My colleague could have been right. I checked the internet and found that there are two Furama hotels in Singapore - one in Chinatown and another in Havelock. This is a short episode of learning. How did the learning happen?

1. I had prior knowledge of the location of the Furama hotel from my personal experiences.
2. I thought that maybe I could be wrong as I have not noticed it in my last trip. It challenged my prior knowledge.
3. I tried to make a connection to my previous conversation with my colleague about the location. Maybe I was wrong and the hotel may have moved.
4. I checked my hunch and verify it on the internet to see if I was right.
5. I found that there are two hotels which caused me to modify my understanding to create new knowledge.