Greetings from Hong Kong!! I arrived this afternoon after a super bumpy touch down.. I think this is one of the worst touch downs I've experienced.. Maybe the captain is a "new bird"!
During the 3.5 hours flight, i watched one movie, played few rounds of Ninento Mahjong and flipped through a few magazines. Lunch sucked. Had some cheese omelette with hash brown and sausage. Lousy. Plus, the guy in front of me had his seat reclined, and because he was sleeping, the stewardess couldn't ask him to put his seat upright. So i had to eat and watch my movie in a super uncomfortable position.
While flipping through the magazines, i realized that the ranks of the male stewards are actually reflected on their ties. SIA changed their uniforms recently for the male stewards. So now they are wearing the same color jacket and pants regardless of ranks. Previously, the pants and jackets were of different colors for different ranks. In addition, i learnt how to differentiate between the various pilot ranks. Captains have 4 "Gold bars" on their shirts, Senior First Officer 3 bars, First Officer 2 bars and Second Officer 1 bar.. Something like that!
Movie was "Righteous to Kill" starring K's 2 favourite actors: Al Pacchino and Robert De Niro. It's about this cop who took matters into his own hands, and started killing scambags / criminals who are not in jail.. Very interesting twist towards the end.. And of course, great acting from the two veterans..
I slept in the cab on the way to my hotel. I wanted to have a chat with the taxi driver, but as usual, my Cantonese sucked so i gave up and slept instead.
Checked into Grand Hyatt and immediately started work to clear some emails.. I'm actually very impressed at the organization and layout of my hotel room.. Everything is so well-hidden, even a seasoned traveller like me had difficulty finding some stuff like the power points and the in-room dining menu!! haha.. Everything seemed to be kept inside a box or drawer.. Quite a pity that i only get to stay 1 night in my room.. this must be one of the most expensive rooms i've stayed in! 2200 HKD a night leh!! Si beh gui! Then again, not my money.. haha.. = P
My colleague brought me to this chinese restaurant for some yummy dim sum at around 3pm.. They had some promotion for afternoon tea, so we ended up paying less than SGD 20 for the both of us.. Damn cheap loh! And the food is very nice.. I still prefer the authetic Hong Kong tim sum.. After lunch, we parted and I walked around Causeway Bay until i started to feel sleepy.. Nothing interesting to me at all.. and the things here are not very cheap. At first, i thought i could find some nice jackets for my Tokyo trip next month, but their fashion here quite messy to me.. so in the end, i took the MTR back to my hotel. Lost my way a bit and had to ask around before i found the hotel..
Just finished watching one whole hour of Fashion TV, and 30 minutes of National Geographic while having my in-room dining.. I learnt that Mumbia is becomming the most populated city in the world, and 3500 peole died on the railway tracks in Mumbai every year. One lady who was interviewed said in Mumbia, time is so precious that you see people running every minute. In fact, time is more precious than life. Such that people run across the railway tracks, into the platforms just so they could catch the train. Also, I finally learnt what the meaning of "Haute Couture" is.. There's always so much to learn!! = )
During the 3.5 hours flight, i watched one movie, played few rounds of Ninento Mahjong and flipped through a few magazines. Lunch sucked. Had some cheese omelette with hash brown and sausage. Lousy. Plus, the guy in front of me had his seat reclined, and because he was sleeping, the stewardess couldn't ask him to put his seat upright. So i had to eat and watch my movie in a super uncomfortable position.
While flipping through the magazines, i realized that the ranks of the male stewards are actually reflected on their ties. SIA changed their uniforms recently for the male stewards. So now they are wearing the same color jacket and pants regardless of ranks. Previously, the pants and jackets were of different colors for different ranks. In addition, i learnt how to differentiate between the various pilot ranks. Captains have 4 "Gold bars" on their shirts, Senior First Officer 3 bars, First Officer 2 bars and Second Officer 1 bar.. Something like that!
Movie was "Righteous to Kill" starring K's 2 favourite actors: Al Pacchino and Robert De Niro. It's about this cop who took matters into his own hands, and started killing scambags / criminals who are not in jail.. Very interesting twist towards the end.. And of course, great acting from the two veterans..
I slept in the cab on the way to my hotel. I wanted to have a chat with the taxi driver, but as usual, my Cantonese sucked so i gave up and slept instead.
Checked into Grand Hyatt and immediately started work to clear some emails.. I'm actually very impressed at the organization and layout of my hotel room.. Everything is so well-hidden, even a seasoned traveller like me had difficulty finding some stuff like the power points and the in-room dining menu!! haha.. Everything seemed to be kept inside a box or drawer.. Quite a pity that i only get to stay 1 night in my room.. this must be one of the most expensive rooms i've stayed in! 2200 HKD a night leh!! Si beh gui! Then again, not my money.. haha.. = P
My colleague brought me to this chinese restaurant for some yummy dim sum at around 3pm.. They had some promotion for afternoon tea, so we ended up paying less than SGD 20 for the both of us.. Damn cheap loh! And the food is very nice.. I still prefer the authetic Hong Kong tim sum.. After lunch, we parted and I walked around Causeway Bay until i started to feel sleepy.. Nothing interesting to me at all.. and the things here are not very cheap. At first, i thought i could find some nice jackets for my Tokyo trip next month, but their fashion here quite messy to me.. so in the end, i took the MTR back to my hotel. Lost my way a bit and had to ask around before i found the hotel..
Just finished watching one whole hour of Fashion TV, and 30 minutes of National Geographic while having my in-room dining.. I learnt that Mumbia is becomming the most populated city in the world, and 3500 peole died on the railway tracks in Mumbai every year. One lady who was interviewed said in Mumbia, time is so precious that you see people running every minute. In fact, time is more precious than life. Such that people run across the railway tracks, into the platforms just so they could catch the train. Also, I finally learnt what the meaning of "Haute Couture" is.. There's always so much to learn!! = )
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