June 12, 2013

• Pretend Luxury

  Well Well Well, I hope this will not be my last entry on Xanga, though I have not been posting as frequently as before, I do like to come here on and off browsing the posts from the people I have known for years from Xanga, or reading posts from other sub xanga community….the feeling just like visiting a community , a place after I have moved out…

  on the Flight to Osaka Japan and back to Hong Kong

  CX506 JUN2013 Hong Kong to Osaka, after all these years, I finally have this chance to try out the Frist Class experience

  First Classs Check-in Podium

  

  The Wing – First Class Lounge

  

  The Free Flow Champagne Bar

  

  The Heaven – Dining  Area Buffet Counter of Salad/ Appetizer/ Dessert and a A La Carte Menu for Entree

  

  My breakfast before

  

  The Cabanas – Personal Resting and Showers area…

  

  onboard: The B744 First Class Cabin

  

   

  

  A Welcome drink Champagne Amour de Deutz Blanc de Blancs 2005, and the after take off drinks

  

  Japanese Kaiseki style meal only available on Japan route

  

  Canapes: Eel jelly cake, salted entrails and ayu fish roe, deep-fried river shrimp,

  broiled fish, beef tataki, pickled louts root roll

  that little basket is edible…….cos it’s actually seaweed

  

  Appetizer: Red tuna tataki, marline fish, shell slice with wasabi

  served with Choya Plum Liqueur

  

  Braised Dish with Clear Soup:

  Bean curd skin tofu with soya bean paste sauce and octopus , Clear soup with fish dumpling, grape seaweed, arrow root

   

  

  Main Course:

  side Dish: Conger fish, plum and shiso dressing

  Noodle: Maten noodle

  Hot Dish: Broiled seafood with onion pepper miso sauce in abalone

  Rice served with assorted pickles and miso soup

   

  

   

  

   

  

   

  

   

  

  Fresh seasonal Fruit

  

  Pralines….

  

   

  

  on the returning sector though everything was quite good, it was some how disappointing from the ground to the air.

  maybe everything has not been done in details…..anyway

  CX507/JUN2013 Osaka/ Hong kong

  The Pacific Lounge for First/Business and Tier members, nice and simple….

  

   

  

  On day my seat is one the other side…

  

  Champagne then after take off drinks

  

  I chose the normal dinner because I deliberately want to see how the others   are doing……

  I think you don’t have to be a frequent First Class traveler to  notice what has gone wrong in this setting……

  Starter: Loch Fyne salmon with potato and dill salad and

  

  Leek and potato soup

  

  Main Course: Chinese Style Spicy and sour chicken fillet, steamed Jasmine rice and stir-fried choy sum with garlic

  

  hm…….. this is a big no no especially in First Class, if no extra at least apologize then offer other alternatives 

  

   

  

  Cheese Stitlton, Pecorino, St Paulin, Camembert, Fruits which should be served separately………unless being requested to do so which in this case I didn’t….

  

  isn’t it a bit messy……..I can’t see the full picture of the main stuff – the Cheese……

  

  Fruits..one piece of strawberries is going to fall down…….

  

  Peanut butter cake with mixed berries compote

  

  Finally Pralines and Coffee

  

  for this First Experience I will rate four out of five……

  Out of Hong Kong everything was near perfect from the Lounge to the cabin, crew members work was professional, courteous, efficient, friendly but not to causal( in term of body languages, verbal and non verbal). However returning from Osaka, the lounge was really really too simple I think it’s  just on par with the refreshment counter of Bangkok Airways  at Koh Samui Airport.  And the crew members though very polite, could not deliver a Fine dining experience , the whole service was quite  slow and seemed disorganized, and no intention to work in details….

  No matter how good  the hardware, food and beverage, and the all the amenities  are being offered, the lack of the professionalism by the people who deliver them, it really gives a very bad impression..

  I have to bear this min my mind every time I go to work, I can not let. anyone especially myself down…

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