QF107 sydnEy > NY viA LA

thErE is sOmEthing strAngEly bEAUtifUl AbOUt AirlinE mEAls.
pErfEctly pOrtiOnEd & rAtiOnEd sErvings Of thE vAriOUs fOOd grOUps dElivErEd in EfficiEntly cOmpArtmEntAlisEd rAmEkins & rEcyclEAblE cOntAinErs.

thE sAlAd is mOrE Of An ElAbOrAtE gArnish.
thE prE-pAckAgEd sprinklE Of sAlt.
thE pEtitE 187ml plAstic winE bOttlE with OnE pErsOn in mind.
thE splAsh Of sAlAd drEssing.
thE mEAsUrEd hint Of swEEtnEss tO sAvE fOr lAst.

i ApprOAch EAch "sEctiOn" Of my mEAl with sUch fOcUs...
it's AlmOst ritUAlistic.
OpErAting in A limitEd spAcE & wOrking with dispOsAblE tOOls - i cAlcUlAtE my gAmE plAn. As i scAn my trAy frOm OnE cOrnEr tO thE nExt with qUiEt cUriOUsity i Am rEAssUrEd by its bAlAncE & simplicity.
thErE is nO tUrbUlEncE hErE
A pErfEctly timEd EnqUiry frOm A sUitAbly pOlitE & impEccAbly grOOmEd flight AttEndAnt...
"wOUld yOU likE sOmE cOffEE mAAm?"
OnE glAncE At my still-sEAlEd shOt Of milk And thE sAchEt Of sUgAr And i AccEpt grAciOUsly. this mAy nOt bE thE finEst cOlOmbiAn blEnd bUt it dOEs indEEd cOmplEtE thE sEqUEncE.
20-30 Odd minUtEs Of distrActiOn frOm thE fAct thAt i Am 10,058 milEs AbOvE thE OcEAn bEing hUrlEd AcrOss timEzOnEs, hEmisphErEs And dAtElinEs.