02.25.07
no such thing as a perfect wedding
so much for wishing for everything to be perfect. the fact is, the wedding booboos have already started.
to our guests who have noticed, our sincere apologies. mistakes just happen even after painstaking checks.
02.19.07
going carless
i was prepared enough to brave hours of sitting in a traffic jam in manila. i forgot about preparing for the hours waiting to have the opportunity to sit in a traffic jam.
…it took us 3.5 hours to get from SM Megamall to the borders of Pasig. almost 3 hours of that was spent trying to get a taxi/fx/bus. grrrr.
manila
i can think of a thousand and one reasons why i should not stay. but i can think of a thousand more reasons why i should.
i am finally home.
the cebu pacific experience
i’m beginning to think that the real catch with going via budget airline oasis is that you have to fly via cebu pacific to get from hong kong to manila.
at £40 one way, maybe there really isn’t much to expect. flight was scheduled at 9:50pm and was taxiing down the runway a whole hour later. but landed in manila only about 15 minutes late. it was a small plane – 3 seats on each side and no business class. free mango juice was served an hour into the slightly turbulent flight. extra food was available but not free. i think they offered sandwiches, peanuts and instant noodles.
the staff hardly smiled but were quite polite and did the obligatory greetings.
there were no inflight entertainment at all but at least the magazine showcased the beauty of the country.
but with the flight time under 3 hours, it wasn’t much of a sacrifice to fly cheaply.
…but there were no clapping when we landed. that was a first for me. i did feel i was shortchanged there.
