Tuesday, August 18, 2009

The Kingdom of Bahrain (14th-17th August 2009)

Flight No: CX743/CX742 (HKG-RUH-BAH-HKG)
Date: 14th - 17th Aug 2009
Flying Hours:
9 hours 15 mins (HKG-RUH)
1 hour 10 mins (RUH-BAH)
8 hours 25 mins (BAH-HKG)

(GMT +0300)


The Kingdom of Bahrain (Arabic: مملكة البحرين‎, literally: Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Arabic island country in the Persian Gulf ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. Saudi Arabia lies to the west and is connected to Bahrain by the King Fahd Causeway, which officially opened on 25 November 1986. Qatar is to the southeast across the Gulf of Bahrain. The planned Qatar–Bahrain Friendship Bridge will link Bahrain to Qatar as the longest fixed link in the world

The Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel in Bahrain, a 5-star hotel where the Cathay Pacific's crew are staying. This is the Bedroom with a big bathroom on your left.The Living Room with a door on your left to the bedroomThis is the Kitchen on your right when you first walk in from the main door, and there's a small washroom on your leftKettle, Oven and Refrigerator This is the Bathroom in my bedroom, very spacious and comfortable The Bath Tub and Shower from the ceiling

Our allowance for 2 nights' stay in Bahrain is Bahrain Dinar 109.200, which is equivalent to around HKD 2200 A very unique building I saw in the city which reminds me of buildings in Dubai

With the lovely and nice Shannen from Penang as well, she's previously a Singapore Airlines stewardess Starbucks in Arabic letters In the Citymall "Virgin" records The gents Few nice cafes in Citymall After I tasted my mocha blended and Shannen's hot mocha, I've finally come to understand why some of the arabians are in such huge size, the drinks are way too SWEET, you can't even continue the second sip without adding some water into itWith my set of lovely crew Say CHEESE With our Arabian friend, he's wearing a LV sunglass Mission Accomplished, we've got all we need for the dinner We'll be cooking Steak, Spaghetti and fruits as desert Everyone fancies on the watermelon

The hotel shuttle we took to the Citymall

We took few shots at the hotel lobby before going back to our room for our dinner preparation I flew with a nice set of crew to Bahrain, from ISM, Senior Purser, Flight Purser to Flight Attendants, everyone is very humble, nice and helpful

Middle Service Centre (MSC) Crew : FP5 - Eva Kwong (HKG), Y1 - Raynard (M'sia) & Y2 - Stanley (HKG) The pool view The life-guard wanna be a part of us too

Finally we've back to the room and before we start cooking, we're still not satisfied with the amount of pictures we've taken, and since we have such a nice room, we decided to take more pictures in the room, and from here we start going wild & crazy.
- the Unreversable - - Reflection -

Can you feel the old times? Murder case in the room, starring Stanley as the victim and Derick as the murderer
I love this shot

A group of posers A date with the Arabian Lamp - Creepy Saturday Night -

7 of us squeezed in the small toilet, performing the pre-party safety equipment checks Evacuate .... evacuate .... initialised by Raynard

2 connecting rooms with the connecting door opened, all crew is stationed at their own door, this is what a DOOR PRIMARY should do

The Kitchen or The Galley? I am Lighting Man, my duty is to hit the best lighting on everyone's face for the best photoshoot, I am holding a big responsibility

Communications between Lighting Man and the models And this is our work with a good lighting, good job Lighting Man

My turn to SHINE Everyone did a wonderful job in this shot, especially ME

DEVIL Jumpshot I really think that the way I wear made me looks like a real lighting man

Our sexy model Katrina from Hong Kong, but all of us agreed that she looked more like taking a porn shot

All of us on Stanley's bed Eva, the chef & galley purser "HEA" (hair) ing .... (which means resting lazily, new Hong Kong term)

2 beautiful chefs, Shannen and KatrinaDinner's READY, boys and girls! Click PLAY to see the video I have taken in the glamorous hotel room in Bahrain