Malaysia Airlines have a new Boeing 737-800. I've fly with this Boeing family. From 200 series in the early 90s, to 400 series from mid 90s to early 2010s. I've fly with 800 series 4 times already. It's different. Fresh. Mood lighting and better in-flight entertainment.
So the youngest in the fleet, 9M-MXY. I was watching the news, and saw this new plane. I quickly look for the registration number, to cyber-stalk this particular plane. As soon as I saw XY near the nose gear, I quickly search for 9M-MXY in Flightradar24 (Malaysia Airlines registration always starts with 9M-M followed by the 2 letters near the nose gear. 9M is the code for Malaysian aircraft.
From Seattle to Kuala Lumpur via Honolulu in Hawai'i, Majuro in Marshall Islands and Guam.
Last year, Garuda Indonesia was still rated as 4 star airlines by Skytrax. Improving rapidly from a 3 star airlines to 4 star airlines within a decade. This year, GA is rated as 5 star airlines joining flag carriers from neighbouring countries (Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines*) . This rapid improvement earned them the worlds most improved airlines 2010 and best regional airlines in 2012.
To some, this is not may not be a big thing. Considering Garuda is an Asian airlines. And 5 star rating is 'almost exclusive' to Asian airliners. But to somebody who follows the aviation industries, it's a very good example from underdog to hero.
In the past, the Indonesian flag carrier was plagued with delays, cancellations, and poor air safety. That's in the 90s. Flying with Garuda back then is a hassle. Plane crash.
The situation worsens when the European Union banned all airlines from Indonesia due to poor safety in 2007. This is after several incidents by other Indonesians airlines, particularly Adam Air and an air crash by Garuda. Thus, Garuda have to axe their CGK-AMS route. This was a big hit to Garuda.
A lot of improvement was done since then. Fleet revitalization, new uniform design, and better services. 2 years later, after improving it's safety standard, EU lifted the ban.
Acquiring a few 777-300 in it's fleet, they started a new class of service, The first class. Which according to Roni Hawi, an airline reviewer, is among the best service he had ever experienced. A momentous improvement.
Garuda is also a Skyteam member. Gaining international recognition.
Congratulations Garuda Indonesia! You did it! Like Phoenix reborn from ashes
To someone who cooks and bakes, silicone spatula is a wonderful kitchen utensil. It scrapes better, it doesn't scratch and it's flexible. I use them to mix and also to flip food in the frying pan. When mixing any batter, the silicone spatula is superior than other spatula in scraping the edge of mixing bowl.
I had one cute red spatula which I use very often. So in 9 months, it started to tear a bit. The small tear soon become a big tear and rendered the spatula useless. It's my favourite, the size is just fine, so I screamed. I told my friend this incident. and she replied, "That's so Nigella Lawson". For those who don't know, Nigella Lawson's kitchen is the envy of most women (and some men too!). It's complete with everything a cook/baker needs. So I responded her text "That's so Saatchi and Saatchi" I wish!
Nigella Lawson's ex hubby was one of the Saatchi brothers. Well, I knew about the advertising agency from a British Airways advert. The face. One of my all time favourite advertisement. The other is KLM swan advert.
