Passenger Tales

On our way to and from Korea last July we flew via the Korean Airlines. One thing I appreciated about the Airline was that it was not very strict with luggage weight. It was my first time to fly in a foreign airline. During our departure to Korea, while we were waiting […]

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I saw the news about the C130 airplane that crashed in the Davao Gulf the other day. I was saddened by the news because it is another air tragedy that haunts the Philippine Air Force. There is a general feeling that the Air Force men do not die in combat but through equipment […]

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Our flight to Busan was at 3:35am. We were served breakfast at around 4:30am. We were offered the usual coffee or tea since juice was already served earlier. Wines, both red and white, were also available as well as beer and cola upon request. I am not overly fond of wine […]

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Last Thursday I had another airport misadventure. My boss and I arrived at Tacloban airport just as they were making a last call for PAL passengers. I hurried inside with our tickets leaving my boss with the bags. An airport stevedore was urged me on and pointed me to line up at […]

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When my friends and I went to Singapore, we relied on the Internet to check out hotels suited to our budget. We made an online hotel reservation so that we can be sure that we had a place to stay when we arrived. Hotel reservations through the Internet make it easy to check out […]

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I don’t know what got into me while I was in the city of my birth but i committed more than a couple of booboos (aside from the airport incident).
First off, I had dinner with my friends Melai and Kate at Casa Verde on my first night there. Whenever I’m in Cebu or […]

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Last Thursday, while I was waiting for our flight to be called for boarding, I went to the restroom to freshen up. After washing my hands, I tried getting a papertowel from the nearby bin. I had a hard time getting the towel because it was stuck inside the bin. I tried […]

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When I was young we used to ride the military cargo plane C130 to come here to Manila from Cebu during vacations then when vacation was over, back to Cebu. May parents worked here in Manila while we studied in Cebu. Since commercial airline fares, there was only PAL before, were more than we could […]

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While waiting for my flight to board, I was drawn into conversation with a fellow passenger who was also a kababayan. He was returning home after attending a seminar in Manila. He was funny in a Cebuano way. What do I mean by that, you might ask. Cebuano humor is something […]

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