Month: August 2007

  • People really win on MTV

    I’ve always wanted to say that. But this one isn’t from MTV, it’s from LakbayPilipinas.com. Inside, Ms. Zafra has written: “You’re acceptable to Melo, so you’re acceptable to me.” How sweet. I haven’t finished reading it yet, but I’m liking the three pages I’ve read so far. The book starts in Indonesia in 1996. I…

  • Pay your Jetstar ticket through G-cash

    It’s been a while since I last stalked browsed Jetstar’s website (which probably meant I now have a life), and I was surprised and quite pleased to see Globe’s G-cash logo. For individuals on the move, or those without Internet access, GCash in one’s mobile phone provides fast, convenient and direct booking of Jetstar Asia…

  • Best headline ever

    MSNBC.com brings us this wonderful article (with accompanying slideshow!) Where animals eat you At these destinations, one misstep and you’re dinner After barely surviving a lion attack, explorer David Livingstone wrote one of the most vivid descriptions of what it’s like to have the jaws of death literally clamped around your neck, an animal bent…

  • Why it’s important to know the law in the country you’re visiting

    Because otherwise, you might not be able to take home your precious “souvenir.” CAIRO, Egypt – Security officers at Cairo airport were horrified when the search of a Saudi passenger’s carry-on luggage revealed a mass of live snakes, baby crocodiles and chameleons, police said. Police became suspicious of the 22-year-old man’s pair of carry-on bags…

  • Philippine Airlines’s new online booking facility

    Philippine Airlines has introduced its new e-ticketing facility for booking domestic flights. Effective 10 August 2007, we are using 2 systems simultaneously. The New! Low Fare Calendar Search which is available for domestic itineraries only and the current Low Fare Search by Schedule for International itineraries or combination of International/Domestic Itineraries. Low Fare Calendar Search…

  • Why I’m proud to be Pinoy

    You know the world is just a bit loopy when your blog entry about being proud to be Pinoy shows up 2nd in a Google search for “Why I’m Proud to Be Malaysian.” Cross posted at evilmartian.org.

  • Be a part of history

    After several years, the A380 is finally ready to fly. Commercially, that is. Singapore Airlines, its first customer, is auctioning tickets for the superjumbo’s first commercial flight from Singapore to Sydney sometime in October. In response to requests from people all over the world to be passengers on the first flight, Singapore Airlines will auction…

  • Updates, links and then some

    It’s one of those rare moments when I’m at home and awake during the day, and what better way to pass the time than to make necessary blog updates? WordPress upgrade to 2.2.2. The people at WP announced another security update to the WP2.2 Getz. You can download the complete installation file from the WordPress…

  • Internet onboard!

    American Airlines is set to be the first US carrier to offer Internet access onboard their domesic flights. Beginning in 2008, American will test the service on its 767-200 aircraft, which chiefly fly transcontinental routes, AirCell said. AirCell Chief Executive Jack Blumenstein told Reuters that the equipment costs about $100,000 per plane and that airlines…