6.319

20 (Fri) November 2015

Seared Seafood with Coconut Sauce Served with Pasta and Assorted Vegetables

1.0

on Korean Air – KE 138

-Nadi to Incheon-

solo

Mission to Fiji : Day 6 (see previously 6.318 Flash-Fried Bugs…).

Leaving Nadi, following a workshop on tobacco control, Tuesday to Thursday.  En route to Seoul.

On the road for two weeks, two missions, back to back, Switzerland, then Fiji.  Both trips involve long haul flights, inherently difficult due to travel time and time difference, but the business class compensates somewhat.  Arranged the itinerary — MNL > ICN > GVA > ICN > NAD > ICN > MNL — to allow for three consecutive weekends at home, the final one starting tonight, though only for a day and a half.  I’ll take my blessings however they may come.

LUNCH

Overall, the meal service turned out to be disappointing.  Lunch was okay per se, but the bibimbap is really becoming a tiresome — if tireless, as it stands strong as the better option in most cases — cliché.  Dinner — the seafood pasta, one of the most unoriginal dishes that I’ve ever experienced in flight, business class or otherwise — was crap.  As a result, I’ve dropped Korean Air down a notch on the Best in Class rankings.

Notwithstanding my humble proclamation below about the gratitude and respect for the opportunity to fly business class — which remains true — I’m painfully aware that the ever-dwindling opinions concerning the meal services result — as with everything in life — from getting ever-spoiled by the frequency of the experiences.

DINNER

As always, I am grateful for and respectful of the opportunity to travel internationally, whether for fun or for work, especially via business class (see BEST IN FLIGHT), including airport lounge access (see in BEST IN LOUNGE).