RUN, RUN, AND RUN SOME MORE

After a lot of talking and a few drinks, we suddenly noticed we had lost track of time and it is time to board. At the gate my BP doesnt read properly in the machine. Is it an op-up? But no, just a jam in the reader. Never mind as I had managed to snag (by pre-selecting) the best business seat 17A - exit row and window seat (the exit row aisle seat has limited storage). Not as good as first but the next best thing.

Here is the menu for the Singapore Airlines flight to Singapore.

DINNER menu

A Savoury Note

Mesclun with marinated Greek seafood salad

The Main Event

Salmon trout fillet with garlic puree wrapped with bacon, pak choi, puy lentil-white broad beans and beetroot, warm extra virgin olive oil vinaigrette

Thai style red curry duck, seasonal vegetables and steamed rice

Braised beef in Chinese wine-spcies with vegetables and steamed rice

Saltimbocca of pork in marsala wine sauce, carrot, and gnocchi

The Cheese Board

Gourmet cheese with garnishes

A Sweet Note

A selection of fresh fruit

Vanilla-coffee ice cream

A Connoisseur's Choice

Gourmet coffee

Selection of tea

and pralines


BEFORE TOUCH-DOWN menu

A Fresh Start

A choice of apple, tomato or freshly squeezed orange

Fresh fruit

A Healthy Note

Choice of cereals or yoghurt

The Main Event

Tomato-cheese souffle with spinach and roasted potatoes

Braised egg noodles with chicken and mushroom in Oriental sauce and vegetables

Parsley omelette with medley of vegetables-potatoes

From the Bakery

Assorted breakfast rolls

Butter - Fruit preserve

A Connoisseur's Choice

Gourmet coffee

Selection of tea

Your Breakfast Choice

This convenient breakfast option lets you enjoy all the sleep you want, uninterrupted. Please inform our crew of your choice before lights out - if they do not receive your selection, you will be awakened in time for the complete breakfast.

The complete breakfast - take your pick of the Main Event from our scrumptious selections (served earliest 2.5 hours prior to arrival)

Continental breakfast - delight in this simple yet wholesome meal (served earliest 1.5 hours prior to arrival)


BEVERAGES

special cocktail

Orange Cooler

cocktails

Singapore Sling
Silver Kris Sling
Gin Fizz
Cloud Nine
Screwdriver
Bloody Mary
Daiquiri
Red or White Wine Cooler

aperitifs
Campari
Dry Vermouth

non-alcoholic cocktails

Citrus Royale
Tropical Sparkle
Golden Spice
Fruit Spritzer
Sunrise Surprise

spirits

Cognac XO Otard
Chivas Regal Scotch Whisky
Johnnie Walker Black Label
Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey
Gordon's Dry Gin
Absolut Vodka
Bacardi Carta Blanca

liqueurs

Cointreau
Tia Maria
Baileys Original Irish Cream

beer

International Selection

stout

Guinness Stout

champagne

Charles Heidsieck 1995
Piper Heidsieck 1999

white wines

Kloster Eberbach Riesling Kabinett 2003 Rheingau
Montagny 1er Cru 2002

red wines

Chateau Cissac 1998 Cru Bourgeois Haut Medoc
Nipozzano Riserva 2001 Chianti Rufina Docg Frescobaldi

port

Taylor 2000 Late Bottled Vintage Port

tea selection

Pure Ceylon Tea
Earl Grey
Darjeeling
Camomile
Decaffeinated Tea
Japanese Green Tea

chinese tea selection

Oolong

gourmet coffees

Brazil Santos Bourbon
Colombian Supremo
Kenyan AA Kilimanjaro

specialty coffees

Brewed Coffee
Cafe Royal
Espresso
Cappuccino
Decaffeinated Coffee
Mocha

other beverages

Chocolate
Milo

mineral water

Carbonated mineral water
Non-carbonated mineral water

fruit juices

Apple
Orange
Pineapple
Tomato
Cranberry

soft drinks

A range of regular or low-calorie drinks is available

iced drinks

Iced Tea
Iced Coffee
Iced Mocha
Iced Chocolate
Iced Milo


I had a few drinks and passed the time watching the remaining few shows I havent yet seen, and doze for a while. With more overnight flights to come I am not too worried about how much sleep I get on this sector.

Just after breakfast I get a visit and asked if I want to move to F for the approach and landing so I can be next to zvezda. Umm let me think about it ... seriously no thinking required I am out of my seat and grabbing my bags before you can say peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. I get lots of stares from the rest of the cabin but who cares I am moving to F

I decline the offers of champagne but we do talk a lot for the rest of the flight. On arrival at Singapore, slightly late, we have a moderate taxi and get a gate in the F50's range - ie a long way from the lounge but could be worse, it could be F60 or F58 which I seem to get with depressing regularity.

We quickly deplane and race to the lounge, for I have a tight connection and am still to be checked in on the next flights.