happy new year all! this is my first post of 2009 so hope you enjoy it.

i recently made a trip to capetown south africa. it was a gorgeous city and i most def recommend that if you ever have chance to pay it a visit.

part of my trip though was the 14 hour flight to my layover destination of dubai. we took air emirates and flew on their a380 airbus. comparing the airbus to any american airline is like comparing beyonce to rupaul, soul plane to roots, the cosby show to malcolm and eddie, illmatic to any coolio album. ok you get the point. to catch my drift i present to you the top 5 reasons to fly on the air emirates a380 airbus

5. flight pack
this flight pack includes the most comfortable pair of socks. you can walk around the whole plane in comfort. now granted the stinky foot folk take full advantage but its worth it. pack includes a portable toothbrush and ill be the first to let you know that i did brush my teeth after enjoying a complimentary twix. gotta watch those cavities kid. and my personal fave the sleep mask. you haven’t slept until you sleep with a mask on. i brought mine home and i’m totally sleeping on a new level

4. in flight phone
each seat has a phone. you pick up. you dial a seat number. you call your homies or perhaps that sweet honey in seat 36A. “hey girl turn around i’m in seat 75c. i see you!”

3.liquor
now i’m no lush but i do enjoy a lovely spirit here and there. air emirates is going free alcoholic beverages the entire flight! now it was actually $8 for champagne. but jack daniels free. absolute free. i had some sweet merlot with dinner. some of that free pinot with lunch. a little delay and a little more pinot. little kid crying a little more pinot. poppin miniature bottles in all time zones.

2.food
the food was remarkable.
appetizer: smoked turkey accompanied by marinated corn
main course: chicken curry with biryani rice. mixed veggies and potatoes
dessert: sweet ass cake
midway snack: tuna wrap or mozarella sandwich
yup there was brunch…scrambled eggs. sausage. bacon. biscuits.

1. the playlist
they have this entertainment system that includes great movies and tv shows but the best part was the music. you can create a playlist from over 1000 songs from almost any genre. on thing missing was rap but here’s a sample of my artists
prince. michael jackson. hendrix. coltrane. miles. dizzy. aretha. estelle. adele. chris brown. mia. beyonce. stevie wonder. bob dylan. same cooke. marvin gaye.bill withers. sinatra. ellington. queen. les miserables soundtrack and more. close your eyes, put on your socks and mask and let the music play folks.

oh and by the way first class gets individual showers! damn.

happy flyin!
peace.love.funk.