Well, not exactly as they have done some renovations and McD’s now bigger…and the eatery on the opposite side – A Taste of Asia as well. We went to the latter for a bite and my missus had their Penang assam laksa…
…while I had their chicken rice…
I don’t know if hers was any good but she kept telling me that a doctor in the Sibu General Hospital was always singing its praises and she would insist on having that every time she took a flight at the LCCT. As for my rice, the most that I can say about it is that it was edible.
But…omigawd!!!! Just look at the flies!
It certainly seems that they are really giving visitors an authentic taste of Asia – including all those pesky insects to boot! It certainly reminded me of those fly-infested food stalls across the road from the teacher-training institute in Sungai Petani, Kedah…
I don’t know how much the two food items cost as my wife went to buy and paid for everything. She did say, however, that altogether, it was over RM20.00, inclusive of two drinks. Expensive eh? Well, don’t expect anything cheap at any Malaysian airport. The only thing cheap is the airport itself…
It was hot, VERY hot…and there were limited seats for passengers waiting for the counters to open so they could check in. I really wonder why they cannot have common check-in at any counter like MAS. After all, they do have online check-in and also check-in kiosks. Thankfully, there is a drinking fountain…so poor passengers who cannot afford to buy the expensive drinks at the food outlets there would not have to resort to drinking in the toilets or die of thirst. But look at the sign…
Why would anybody want to spit or wash their hands in those when the toilet is just two steps away? Oh! I forgot… After all, it’s the Low Class…oops! I mean, Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT)!
And talking about the toilet, I saw this sign inside…
Really? Why then did I hear endless announcements calling for this fella and that fella…alongside those announcing the flight delays? I’m surprised that they do not just take off and leave those recalcitrant passengers to buy a new ticket and catch the next flight. After all, I hear they do that to those who check in late. As for the sign itself, I don’t think I need to elaborate on the English…and the punctuation, do I? Tsk! Tsk!!!
I also wondered why there was still this mad scramble to get on board the aircraft now that passengers could pay for their choice of seats or be allocated one at random. I guess as they say, old habits die hard!
And talking about the aircraft, the rattling and the vibrations as it took off were quite nerve-wrecking…and the mechanism to draw in the wheels was extremely loud – sounding like those automatic doors in the villain’s underground hideout in one of those Hongkong-produced Shaw Brothers’ spy movies in the 60s. The aircraft looked very new but if you think you can recline your chair into a more comfortable position, forget it! The one that I flew in, I think a number of the buttons were broken…so most of the passengers had to sit upright all the way. Thank goodness it was only for two hours!
I bought the food available on board the flight so that I could post on it. You can get this nasi bryani for RM9.00…
…or the nasi lemak for the same price…
According to my missus, the nasi bryani wasn’t very nice. I had the nasi lemak and it was o.k. At least, there were some pieces of chicken compared to this one that I bought for RM1.80 at 7-Eleven…
Cooking4STP was asking on Facebook whether they sell water/drinks as she will be using the airline from Perth next month. Well, a bottle of mineral water costs RM4.00…and do not expect the usual small bottle that we usually see at the grocery stores and supermarkets. The ones they sell are around 75% of that size. Ah well…something’s better than nothing and it sure beats drinking the water in the toilet! ROTFLMAO!
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 