Monday, June 17, 2013

Macbook Air (Mid 2013) unboxing / Macbook air 11" & 13" size comparison

Here's the new Macbook air, just released June 2013. It looks the same as the previous model, so brace for boring pics. The retail price for this 11" is $999, but luckily I got a student discount :)
 
 Specs:
Processor  1.3 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory  4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics  Intel HD Graphics 5000 1024 MB
Storage: 128GB!

  

Since I also own a 13" air, so I did some size comparison shots. The 13" is from 2011.
The 11" is very cute and compact (great for school, travel), but I would say the 13" is more useful.


Friday, June 14, 2013

Asiana Business Class Airbus A321

Here's a look at the Asiana Business Lounge at Incheon airport.


Beautiful Grand piano right in the center.


The food at this lounge is pretty bloody terrible. Hot foods were not served until 7AM, so I waited hoping for at least a western breakfast. Nope, all we got was soggy potatoes covered in some sort of white cream, and some meat mixed in some other sour red cream. On top of that, there was cold/hard bread, cold pasta (yuck!), and salad which was GONE because that's the only good thing there. I rather spend money to get something more delicious. A lot of people just got themselves instant noodles. What a shame. A beautiful lounge, but a poor selection of food!!




Now here's a look at the business class seats on Asiana Airlines airbus A321.
The business section on this plane is very small, running at only 12 seats. There was only 5 other business passengers on my flight, so we each happily got our own rows.













Friday, May 31, 2013

Asiana Airlines Business Class 747-400

 Star Alliance business lounge at LAX



 Flight OZ 201: Los Angeles to Incheon, Korea

Checking in for the flight at the airport was fast, but finding the business lounge upstairs wasn't. I accidentally walked to another lounge that belonged to some other airline, so they politely redirected me to the correct one. After finally finding the Star Alliance lounge, I was greeted by the front desk and was asked to show my boarding pass. The entrance to the lounge was a long walkway, and on the left were brochures, newspapers, and random (but boring!) magazines.
The lounge looked very modern and felt very cozy. There were only a few people there when I came in at about 9-10 AM, so I loved the peacefulness. Too bad it didn't last long. As the hours went by, more and more people started to walk in, and this cozy private lounge turned into a high school cafeteria.

The buffet was set up at the end of the lounge. It offered fresh fruits, 2 types of soups, hot foods, instant noodles, cheese & crackers, drinks and more.







First look at the business seats.
Honestly, it was a little disappointing when I first saw the chairs. The seats were pretty old looking, and it looked like it could use some updates. Since it was spacious and had a very flexible reclining feature, I shouldn't complain. Love that the seat is able to turn into an angled bed...so much more comfortable than having to sleep up straight for 12 hours.




Food on Asiana Business Class

Meal time is what I looked forward to the most! :P
The setup was like a restaurant!
 Here's the first meal during the flight. I had a choice of a western meal and a Korean one. It started off with 3 appetizers before the main dish, and ended with 2 desserts. A lot of food, yes.




 Korean cookies.

After meal time, it was movie O'clock! And sleep afterwards, of course.


After about 8-9 hours, it was meal time again. The attendant walked around to take our orders. This time I chose western food, so I had a more fancy set up. :)