The Calm Before The Storm: Live Blogging (Jakarta) Indonesia?

It's like the calm before the storm maan"

Mattatouille tells me this from across the table with his feet on top of the coffee table. We both just finished having thin airport noodles at the Mandala swanky terminal...one of the few that probably has air conditioning. And now...just relaxing and nibbling on sticky rice wrapped chicken and caramelized spice, salty, dried rubber cement like rice chips, we're at this executive all you can eat lounge waiting for our delayed flight...






Don't know the differences between lunch, dinner or breakfast anymore since we've both been travelling for a good complete day already--
We had also just had lunch at this noodle place, Bakmi Gajah Mada our Indonesian-born friend (and guide!) Gourmet Pigs had recommended. They had some pretty thin, flat vermicelli like noodle made from wheat, with multiple toppings. I got one that they cashier just recommended since there was a language barrier. Came out to be a solid, Chinese-y style, light corn-starch infused sauce with mixed veggies and Halal compliant meat and seafood.

It's actually Ramadan and peoples aren't supposed to be eating in daylight but...visiting Agnostic/Buddhist's/Ifa questioning foodblogger's are exempt.
An honorable damn of a mention goes out to China Airlines for enticing me to eat airplane food and actually enjoying it in the wee hours of the morning.

Disoriented Bento, Chinese style? Such varied flavors of soggy, meager portions added up for quite the redeeming experience:

"Seafood Rice"? Bu shi, Bu shi!! In tact with a not too sweet soy sauce glaze and Surimi cakes

Double-fat back thick strips of intensely spiced ham with a tbsp of coleslaw?

Some New Zealand Butter for your fresh, soft pliable bun sir?

Green tea and dried fruit air bread came out of absolute nowhere!

Some good, milky flavor Oolong "Chinese Tea" had me tranquil and serene through out turbulence.

All this while listening to some Reggae-ton-like Indonesian music playing in the lounge--

Now...Surabaya.