upgraded

Calmer ride on the ferry this morning from Macau to Hong Kong; no
wave, just downpour of rain once in a while. And this time, Jetfoil
to Hong Kong.

As I was boarding my flight at the gate, my scheduled 11am flight
(departure of 11:45am, minor mechanical problem), I was handed a
different ticket. O my... First Class. Now on Dragon Air (sister
company to Cathay Pacific) an Airbus... O my... Leg room plentiful.
2 bathrooms for 4 rows of 2x2x2. Why no one told me I got a First
Class upgrade! I should have canceled my Indian vegetarian meal!

The guy next to me got a Chinese style meal. Wow. To start, Winter
melon soup IN A SMALL Winter melon! Then followed by a 2-plate course
of local Cantonese cuisine. :-( Me, a plate of Indian style of
beans, rice and cheese. Good enough actually. Good portion. I can
how easily frequent flyers get a huge muffin top in the mid-section.
Too much food and no exercise. Just sitting.

When I was sitting there in the First Class seat, there came John
Howard. He looked shorter in person than on TV. He seemed to age
quite a bit the last 2 years. Talk a bit loud, I believe it was from
the hearing aides. He was very friendly and didn't ask for anything
"fussy". Always "thank you" the flight attendants for the services.
Not unlike this other Westerner with his Chinese GF. He spoke
"fluent" Chinese and "showed" it off. Hey buddy, shut up, you were
not even one-tenth of Iron-wife's calibre. I hate that. And he
buzzed the flight attendants the most. Grrr....

I can get used to flying like that all the time. ;-) First Class.