Fabulous Japan – Enroute –

Dear Readers,

Being on the relatively tight budget, I decided to fly to Tokyo using North West Airlines. My seat was 23J – A good sign, Jamie’s birthday. Got on the plane, it was an early morning flight, 7 am? I basically struggled my way to the gate, saw my seat, sat down and slept.

One thing I was quite shocked about was how small the plane was, the layout was 2 3 2, so requesting for the window seat has quite little meaning (because there is no middle seat.)

The seats are quite small, and their reclining function is top class.  Here is a demonstration of the reclining seats (filmed by Andrea, while on our way to Tokyo from Kyoto, please ignore my manly croaking voice)

Anyways, I just couldn’t believe how ghetto the service was. No offense to the airhostess in charge of my area, but she was one hell of a grouchy lady.

Episode 1: Pork, Beef or Nunnery?

So imagine this, its the dinner service, and I hear her snapping at the passengers in front, “PORK or BEEF?” 
Hahahaha – ? Just previous night before, Vick was telling me how she speaks to the passengers, “Excuse me, would you like chicken masala or chicken tikka?”

So I sit up, choose pork (and live to regret it.)  And in front of me, I see alot of orange cloth.

Shit.

For those of you who are unaccustomed to Thai culture. It is a huge social taboo for a woman to sit in a near proximity to a monk. I don’t really understand why it is a social taboo? Maybe we’d seduce them, or maybe they’d be tempted to jump us. (hahahah i’m so horrible.) But anyhoo, the point I was getting to, was that I was assigned a seat BEHIND a monk, and thus this implies another X amount of years of damnation to the nunnery. CURSED TO THE NUNNERY!!! Fabulous!

Episode 2: Football-Pass Croissant

So I went back to sleep, but before doing so, I put on my diva shades (to block the light, and to also act as a Do Not Distrub sign).  And I usually sleep on my side, so I was sleeping towards the window, I hear the stewardess saying, “You want?, You want?”, I turn my body more to centre of my seat, facing now towards the left, I hear another “You want?” and I look up briefly and see a croissant being HURLED towards me!

The most miraculous thing was that I actually CAUGHT the croissant, with like a football pass!!! With my left hand!

Hahahaha!!!!

For people who know me, this was a feat in itself because I am very athletically challenged.

New tag line for North West

I will give the North West Airlines marketing Team new tag lines.

“There is never a boring moment when you fly with  North West Airlines”

or

“There is always a fun story to tell with North West Airlines”

I refuse to claim frequent flyer points with that Airline, it would imply future travels with them.

I’m an Emirates girl now,

Stacy