Hongkong Birthday Trip Day 1
If I have the time and money, birthday celebration means travelling. This year, Rayo and I went to HK!
November 8, 2014: Taking the early flight out to HK, the scents and sights of NAIA T3:
Of Breakfast: Tapa Flakes from Tapa King = SCENT BLEH
How sad that there aren't that many choices after immigration.
Photo grabbed from http://tapaking.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/tapaflakes.jpg
- toasted meat note - I think the tapa was overcooked
- rancid oil - yeah, pretty much strong
- sour & spicy acetic acid - your typical sawsawan
- sweet and sour pickled tomatoes with onions - the only thing that saved this meal
I was very much hungry hence the rating. It could have been Scent Agnostic. I should have opted for a pandesal from Bo's Coffee instead.
Of NAIA Terminal 3: SCENT BLEH
- of cold concrete and metal
- dusty, earthy note mixed with faint coumarin-tobacco note
- morning dew
Photo grabbed from Wikipedia
This airport is cold, lonely, sad. It's not giving you that happy vibe, that feeling when you go on a vacation. It is poorly lit and ventilated. The commercial spaces are still vacated. I wonder why nobody's renting. It should be good business now since SQ, Delta, Ana and I think even Emirates are already there. Plus the fact that the PH tourism industry is growing.
Of My Scent: Lanvin Avantgarde = SCENT NEUTRAL
I got this fragrance from the Gilt app. I had no idea how this smells like until I received the package. I don't think it is a good travelling fragrance. For party, night events and something formal, this fragrance would be perfect.
- oriental woody fragrance
- warm and sensual
- heavy sweet mixture of woody and ambery notes
- with citrus spicy notes of bergamot, pepper and nutmeg
When travelling, I recommend something light, fresh, citrusy fragrances or light floral fruity fragrance for women and fougere green fruity fresh or woody aromatic fragrances for men.
Of 5J 108 Flight: SCENT NEUTRAL
We took the earliest flight out to HK from Manila via Cebu Pacific flight 108. For me, Cebu pacific is super fun when the FAs start offering items for sale - "for sale noodles, chips, coffee, tea, premium items". The tone, diction, delivery - very consistent to all the flights I had with them.
- Heady mixture of perfume aroma - Woody, tobacco, whiff of floral fruity note and strong amber and sweet citrus (I think I was smelling myself more than the fragrance of other passengers, LOL)
- Industrial scent of jet fuel, carpet and seat cleaner
- Garlic savory noodles with beef and chicken notes
- Brewed coffee
- Synthetic leather
Up Next........
Scents and sight of Hongkong International Airport
