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2012 2nd trip...Bali...in Fish-bone Biz Class...and sneak view of CX Long Haul Premium Economy Clas

Sat, 19 May 2012 08:16:10 GMT

My very first time visit and a Solo trip to Bali, Indonesia on CX's very own Fish-Bone Business Class..

Signature welcome drink....Oriental Breeze

After take off drinks and Lunch services..

Main course stir-fried prawns in Sambal with plain steam rice accompanied with Okra in Coconut sauce, fresh cut fruit

Too full for Cheese and crackers, so umped to coffee and dessert...

Landing into Bali airport

Staying at the Alam Ubud Villas I chose to stay far away from the more popular places like Kuta, sanur....just to avoid the crowds....Ubud is about 1 - 1 1/2 hrs from the airport...giving me a very quiet, relaxing reflection retreat!!

Welcome by the villa's staff with flowers, a flower foot soak, and a refreshing drink...lemon grass and ginger....

Villas Kunti which I stayed...with a private pool

Since I was travelling alone, I'm afraid I don't have too many food pics cos I could only have soo much food on each meal...

Satay Combo as my dinner...

Good Morning forests....

Breakfast

a short walk near by the Villa, wow this Salak fruit is sooo sweet and crunchy

After an hour swim, I had a 2 hours massage at my own Villa

Tea time at the lounging area, deep fried bananas

Dinner, Amuse Bouche egg rolls with rice, a warm Chix Caesar Salad

the Villa version of the Bali style Crispy Duck

after a good night rest, Breakfast time again.....

Then a full day tour around inner Bali, Monkey Temple.....what the hack they kept on staring at me......

everywhere around you can find those sculpture manufacturer

Elephant Cave

another temple.......where people can rinse their body and mind with the holy water...

Buffet lunch over looking the active Volcano Mount Batur

The visiting the Coffee plantation and finally saw this little creature who helps to create the expensive Luwak Coffee

Coffee sampling.........

Rice field visit, I eventually had to walk and crawl to the opposite....to take picture..

in the mid-way...having the fresh coconut juice....?

back to the Villa having a refreshment a deep fried veggie spring roll

Dinner Amuse Bouche Salmon skewer and a chunky Tomatoe soup

Morning on the day of departure, Breakfast, the Villa version of the Bali style Nasi Goreng

Finally seeing the sea again on the way to the airport the Kuta beach well known for the surfers

remembering the victims of the 2002 incident around the Kuta Beach area

Heading back to Hong Kong, the common use lounge

they loves singing.........so much..

meal on the returning flight

nearly an exact meal the only different was the fish....and the heating skill of the crew has lots of room to improve....

Fish in Sambal, dessert Apple pie with clotted creme

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the evening retuning back to Vancouver late night snack at the Wing - CX Business Class Lounge

Premium Economy Class for long haul flight

Own menu

an after take off drinks a choice of Champagne or Juices, a noise cancelling Headphone same as Biz Class

The first row is the best, more leg room and the seat with leg and foot rest...just like the very old Biz Class seat just not as wide.

First Meal....the entree is actually the Biz meal.....with 3 choices...

over night kit...and I looked wired after a good 6 1/2 hours rest......

2nd meal a breakfast......with a jar of preserve as Biz class.....

RIP Disco Queen

Thu, 17 May 2012 19:44:25 GMT

Donna , gonna miss you and the Disco Era very much.....!

Bride Wannabes 盛女愛作戰

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:01:42 GMT

The most talked about Reality Show in Hong Kong over the past 2 weeks , talking about 5 single girls who want to find a boy friend or eventually a husband, very entertaining and what they have done in the show is also very debating within the Hong Kong community, because while the show is actually projecting what is actually happening : people tend to concentrate on the appearance of each individual rather than other factors. The local thinks that the show is promoting a wrong message.....

I my self I love the show since it's entertaining, becos I have been trained by the Hollywood type of Reality Show I know that this kind of show is actually not that real......and it also gives us a chance to face the Reality to re-evaluate the Value of life like which I've been told since I was kid...like people only appreciates or respects who looks good.......

From the show:

"“When you don’t speak, you look like Central, but when you speak you look like Mongkok,” one woman is told. For those not familiar with the city, Central is a sophisticated business district, whereas Mongkok is a dense, chaotic neighborhood on the other side of the harbor."

Bride Wannabes 盛女愛作戰

Glee - the TV series

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:01:50 GMT

It's such a popular TV show for the past 2 seasons. I, though not a big fan, still watch it whenever I'm free. So this is what I think about 'Glee' after this past Sunday.

I was watching an episode on Season 3 called 'Detention Class' where the main theme was about experiencing your first bouts of 'passion'. Essentially, talking about adolescent sexual experiences. What kind of message is Glee trying to convey here? That it is alright for high school kids to have sex? Yes, you have to be at least 16 to watch Glee, but we all know how accessible the series is to kids below 16 what with youtube and all. How can a society preserve morality when having sex while one is still in school is promoted so freely. One may say that the episode simply accepts that adolescent sex exists and all the episode is trying to do is to promote doing the responsible thing. But the message can so easily be construed as condoning adolescent sex as well. Call me conservative, but that's just how I feel.

Filial piety

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:44:41 GMT

I am touched by this picture I saw on a FB page about Filial Piety ....it's like a son looking after his old mom.....though no details of when and where this picture is taken....

Chinese New Year and Penang 2012

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:59:34 GMT

Havn't been spending the CNY in HKG for a long long time, this year, because of the last minute standby duty call from the office, I am managed to have one.....

Arriving HKG around 1900 on the CNY eve, after checking into the hotel, had a quick dinner with a couple of my fellow crew members at the food court of City Gate Tung Chung.

CNY decoration at the Novotel CityGate, and my Korean dinner set....

It's cold and raining I didn't go out, but stayed inthe room watching those TV CNY variety show just like when I was a kid. On the first day of CNY, non-stop Whatsapping with friends in the morning, then heading out to meet up with my cousins and went to visit my Auntie at noon, didn't have any breakie or lunch, cos I knew that I would be served with of the CNY goodies......

all those nibbles and the gadget which helped me ate a lots of those melon seeds...

all those goodies, sweeten coconut flavour rice cake, water chestnut cake and turnip cake.....

Dinner with friends at a popular local Chinese BBQ shop Tai Hing, nowadays lots of shops open for business just to entertain the tourists from the Mainland....Years before, nearly 95% of the restaurants and shops would have closed for business from 4- 8 days....

my BBQ goose and pork on Rice.....

On the 2nd day of CNY since I needed to fly back to Vancouver in the afternoon I treated my self a big Buffet breakfast at the Hotel's cafe as my Open Year meal....

Once I was back to Vancouver, did some banking stuff and prepared myself to get on the flight at night to HKG, arriving HKG on the early morning of the 4th day of CNY, it was such a chilling day with only 8C, I was shivering right after my shower at my friends' home and had to turn on the Fan type heater which I found it's quite useless.....

The Sun....I haven't seen for a few weeks!

At night a gathering with some old school mates and had a very nice meal at 名門私房菜

want to try this Duck feet.....?

The Deep Fried Lotus root is a must try, 2 big piece of Lotus Roots stuffed with minced pork, crispy on the outside and moist and soft in the inside.....

On the 5th day I flew down to Penang via Kuala Lumpur on MH Malaysian Airlines.for a very short eating trip.....

again my last experience with MH was in 1991......and I was upgraded to Biz class, so cannot really compare with this trip...

the travel agent got me a nice leg room seat though!

oh there were crew Duty Travel on my flight! and sitting in Economy Class only, today there was 0 in their Business class, I just feel that the Biggest airlines in Hong Kong does really spoil their staff, cos they will be sitting in Biz whenever the seats are available.....

quite a colourful cabin and they do have the broadcast entertainment.

I still prefer my own Angels accompany me....as usual after the drinks and nuts, here come they Breakfast...

Transiting at the KUL airport to Penang, this B737-800 with new interior and AVOD TV, but the flying time on this flight is only 35 minutes.....

and sneak view of their domestic Biz class

cool they still using Silverware in this cabin....... and even for this ultra short flight, drinks and nuts being served!

Lobby of the G hotel with welcome ice-cream!

Early dinner at 5pm...Nasi Kandar, South Indian style mix rice.....

Roti accompany with the dishes..

After the early dinner driving around the city, and haha you can still find this within some area...........

At the new developing area, this is called the Straits Quay with a modern shopping mall, and high-end condos and housing area

later in the evening met up with a local friend and had something light at this delicious

a pesto pasta for my friend, and I have the green salad

the most delicious are their cakes

Sticky Date pudding , Berrilicious Chocolate Pavlova,Peach Frangipane

6th day of the CNY....went to for a 1 1/2 hours swimiing before heading out for breakfast......

Bfast 1 Hokkien Mee(prawn noodle) and

Wonton Mee

Bfast 2 Soft broil egg n charcoal grill toast wz teh Tarik

this is the stove making the toast!

Lunch...... see how busy they are serving drinks..... and Taro cake

Penang Char Kuey Teow

afternoon snack......I usually don't like the KFC in North America, however whenever I'm in South east asia I will have one

A Chinese Dinner.....for the CNY the Malaysian/Singaporen Chinese love to have this dish Yusheng a prosperity Toss, since it is the first dish of the dinner over the CNY everyone on the table will use their fresh clean chopstick to toss and mixed the ingredients then eat....for a good year!

Other dishes though taste good, really cannot compare to the Hong Kong ones....

Tofu with dried scallop sauce, steamed Cod fish

Fried onion and Chicken

after a full dinner, a cool drink under a warm night would be great!

Winter warmers, hahah having the iced fruit tea with this cute champagne glass

Back to Hong Kong for one night and headed back to Vancouver, before getting on the flight stopped by the newly renovated Business class lounge The Wing

The main dinning area

the lounging area, now come with extra food as well.....

last but not least , I just love the new item onthe Biz Class menu, the Bircher Museli

Quite a long one, if there are any typo error, I will update it later....... :P

2012 Keeps on happening.....

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:47:10 GMT

It's hardly been two months.....I have already heard of soo many Sad news....either my own friends, someone who I don't know in person, or celebrities...

Last night the captain of my flight from Hong Kong told us that he was being called out to operate the flight because of the original one was sick. 11 hours later after we arrived Vancouver, and being told that he passed away in the hotel room even before we took off.....Captain Mike, though we don't really know each other that well, I will remember all those Ups and Downs over the numerous flights we flew together!

May you Rest In Peace.......

Food on a particular flight CX888

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:45:09 GMT

Browsing the internet and found this blog talking about the food on different classes of the CX888 flight which is soo familiar to me ......I just post the pics regarding the first class(if you are smart enough you know the reason behind), the rest you can go to the blog directly and read however it's in Chinese.....enjoy..... Bosco's Food Blog

everywhere got talent..

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:48:43 GMT

it's such a popular show around the world, and there are more and more younger or I shd say kid contestants...?

this round, Australia, an 11 years old boy....

40 Years

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:32:42 GMT

What good is sitting alone in your room, come hear the music plays, Life is a Cabaret old chum, Come to the Cabaret!

13FEB2012 marks the 40th anniversary of Cabaret the movie......