boon's log 1409.06: Transiting in HK

Homeward bound. And looking forward to it. The past one month was truly stressful both work-wise and non-work-wise. On one hand things were backed up at work due to tight (and unbelieveble) schedules and screw-ups in timelines, while on the other hand, being away from home is not really helping. Skype-ing did not really help either.

Anyways, that month's passed and now i am just hours away from the warm comforts of home - 4 more hours of transit in HK and ~3 more hours in the air. And what else is there to do in HK during a 4-hr-transit other than to eat, right? ;) And what else to eat, if not the famous HK WanTon Noodle and wash it all down with their Iced Milk Tea. Ahh... simply, heavenly...


King's Palace Noodle at the HK Int'l Airport

Especially after enduring an awful 13+ hour flight with Cathay Pacific Airlines. Cathay Pac seemed to have refurbished the interior of their older 747s. All I can say is that it is (very) possible whoever they hired as the interior designer - does not have a backbone (!). The new seats are non-reclinable. Yeah, non-reclinable seats. Instead of reclining, the bottom part of the seat actually slides forward creating a pseudo-reclining posture. Imagine being stuck in that for 13+ straight hours. It is really absurd for anyone to come up with this sort of design. Really, really awful. Apparently it creates more leg-room, but I do not see how anyone would trade leg room for non-reclinable seats.

Anyways, I would strongly discourage anyone from taking Cathay Pac. I would not want anyone to endure this, first hand. I was actually given a choice between SIA or Cathay Pac - but I decided to take Cathay Pac as it was (supposedly) slightly cheaper than the former, thinking that it could not be that bad, plus it can save some bucks.

Well, despite the unergonomic experience, perhaps there is one plus to the new interior - their entertainment system. It comes with an 8in LCD screen and a pretty cool controller system - this may be the only win against SIA's entertainment system.

Even so, nothing can possibly make up for the seats. The seats, man... them lousy seats!

Alright, done with my wonton noodle from "heaven" (and complaining). More blog and pics later.

boon out...