Philippine Travel Notes

Hah! The ' tight connection ' from domestic to international terminals may have been "a little bit unsettling" , but here I was, still 'gliding' hahaha! Lucky is my 'middle name'! At 1:37PM, check-in was a breeze! It had to be, counters were to close in 3 minutes! That (check-in counter closure) was the 'crucial moment' I have all along been trying to catch! Had I been 3 minutes slower, this story may have been totally different. Ta! The check-in lady told me to immediately do immigration clearance, and proceed to the gate, as boarding for this flight has already commenced. Gosh, one hour BETD? Well, no time for "pilosopo questions" . She said it's already boarding, so I ordered my royal highness to be at that gate ASAP. This time though, I was calmer and collected ! Calmer as in I was back to my usual inquisitive atrevida self! Like I still had the time (or is that audacity?) to watch that group at right. They were send...

Homeward bound! My route today was SGN-SIN-KUL (Saigon to Singapore to Kuala Lumpur) instead of what I incorrectly mentioned when I left Tacloban na SGN-KUL-SIN ang pauwi ko. Sorry na tao lang po. Ayan, the red arrows from Saigon to Cebu were my actual flight routes per booking. Mali yung yellow. And as said earlier, the route is like so because, it was cheaper and convenient, than all other routes. As always, let's start from the very beginning! From Ho Chi Minh City Center To The Airport This was the dashboard of the taxi that I took from InterContinental Saigon to the airport. I must say Vietnam is more advanced than the Philippines gadget-wise when it comes to taxi services. Look at the rightmost gadget, it's a POS. They accept plastic money (credit card) for payment. Eh tayo? Naku, hindi bale na! Kung sa department store at restaurant nga me credit card fraud, sa taxi pa kaya? This ride (7 or 8kms) took only 17 minutes. Maaga pa kasi. When I arrived, it was m...