Culinary Trip to South East Asia and Japan

[Lobster]

Thanks for the great trip report, looks like a very memorable journey you had.

[mraquinas]

Thank you for sharing. Great report so far!

By the way, did you leave Apu somewhere in Japan? He was last spot in the toilet shot of you trip.

Yeah, we forget Apu and left him behind at the ANA Lounge at NRT T1

[UMD]

Yeah, we forget Apu and left him behind at the ANA Lounge at NRT T1

Kasihan Apu....

Well, at least he was left at one of the nicest lounges in Japan.

[j.lin]

Nice, thanks for sharing.
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Cheap style airsoft spring powered rifle

[mraquinas]

Air Canada In flight Meal


The Menu that never change – borrrriiinggggg……


Main Appetizer – the salmon is not bad at all


Steak was way too over cooked….


Air Canada International Executive First all you can eat snack and booze


Very strong tail wind which makes us landed almost on time over the 60 minutes delayed


Breakfast before we are landed in Narita


Narita City Classic ….

[mraquinas]

Additional Photos while in Osaka dan Kyoto:


Welcome to KIX


Yummy Tuna for Breakfast before starting of our first day in Osaka


That is about my 6th Miso soup on that morning breakfast



Japanese Pizza….we love you….


We don’t really know what kind of meat is this but it taste delicious so we don’t bother asking


The soba and tempura is beyond this world



Beautiful Rice Bowl


NH 763 KIX - PVG


Interior of NH 763 that flew us to PVG


Japanese meal option at NH


In Jakarta we stayed at the Grand Hyatt in the city centre of Jakarta. Amazing Hyatt property and service is bar-none the best of all other 5 stars hotel in Jakarta. However one very disappointing incident that I was kicked out by the lounge staff on the first night due to me wearing a flip flop – they don't seems to give a damn that I am a Hyatt Diamond and also staying at their executive suite room, rule is a rule - I hated it due to the incident but at the same time I like this new Indonesian attitute …. I honestly do not know that such 'flip-flop' rules existed, the manager came and very apologetic while offering me any kind of food or beverages from the lounge to be deliver to our suite and I respectfully declined.



Our living room at the Grand Hyatt Jakarta


Nice dining table


Powder room at the living area on our suite

[mraquinas]

Once again we did not take any pictures of our Air Asia Flight from CGK to DPS.
CGK new Terminal 3 for Air Asia is amazing and without a doubt much cleaner than the old T2.
The overall flight (Pilot and Cabin Crews) was very good and friendly, but the seat pitch is terrible and they only offered a single class.

We will definitely take Garuda on our next time flying domestically……



Heaven Food in Bali


No chicken for my wife, just the fishes …. Taste like heaven

On the way back from DPS heading to CGK via SIN with SQ, we are accompanied by my wife’s entire family from Bandung. We don’t take any pictures on that regards – too much trouble if you know what I mean 

Time has passed so quickly and its time for us to go back home to Toronto.

We used a red eye Air China Flight to Beijing via. Xiamen to take our Air Canada flight back AC32. AC uses a narrow body 738 for this flight, only 8 seats on exec.class and we got seat 2A and 2C. The seats, services, meals are simply TERIIBLE.
No food whatsoever from CGK to XIAMEN, begitu boarding, minum orange juice dan langsung lampu dimatikan….no personal tv or nothing special…all crew just went zzzz zzzzzzzz……. It should be rated 2* airlines …..

We have few hours until our next AC flight, so we decided to go out to the city…for my wife to get some last shopping and I do my nice spa and massage (real one)


Beijing Capital Airport transit yang mengantarkan kita ke kota Beijing


Beijing Transit system map


City that makes us confused….

We finally found a taxi driver that can speak and understand English and we hire him to take us around for the entire afternoon.

Time elapse so quickly and its time for us to go back to PEK and catch our flight

Good bye my beautiful Asia… …[:@]


AC32 and we are seated at 11 K and 11G


Back to life and reality …….