September 17, 2008
Manila- Toronto
Part 1
We had an afternoon flight-12:30pm plane to catch and so we left our house around 8:30 am. Don't tell me that I'm all too excited because I'm not. If you tell me that, probably, you are not from Manila, Philippines. Traffic here is crazy. Traffic can stall you from one to two hours during rush hour which is what we plan to avoid in the first place.
Manila- Toronto
Part 1
We had an afternoon flight-12:30pm plane to catch and so we left our house around 8:30 am. Don't tell me that I'm all too excited because I'm not. If you tell me that, probably, you are not from Manila, Philippines. Traffic here is crazy. Traffic can stall you from one to two hours during rush hour which is what we plan to avoid in the first place.
So here we are in the airport as early as 10:30 am and checked in already. The guy who checked us in NAIA initially told us that since we had an online check in we should have fallen in line in the Cathay Pacific counter. This is after we waited for more or less thirty minutes in line. But bless, uhm, him because he said he will assist us anyway *it's his job* He is a bit chit chatty and inquired about the sights and things to see in Toronto as many passengers seems to pick Toronto to their liking. We answered that maybe it's the weather. Uh- hmm weather, you talk about it when there seems to be nothing to talk about lol So there, after rebooting his computer and the line starts getting longer, another employee of the same airline told him to quit his chit chat and proceed to check us in.
Finally, we paid the PhP 750 due for security purpose and off we go. DH was initially hesitant to go to the gate area around 11:30 am but I insisted. Going down to reach our gate, it was literally filled with passenger that we have no room to seat on. I settled for the stainless steel table and positioned my hips a bit over the the top hehe DH put his heavy backpack on to the table.
We finally board the plane by 12nn. Business class section really divides the socio-economic situation of the passengers hehe While the passengers in the business class can fully recline their seat into a sleeping position, we, at the economy class can only recline our seats in a little more than a 90 degree angle. In CX 900 and 896, only the cushion part of the seat reclines as opposed to old fleets where the entire body of the chair moves in reclining position thus disturbing the passenger behind you.
Around 2:40pm, we are already walking the duty free shops of Hong Kong International Airport. There is enough time for us to have a late lunch at Cafe de Coral, my favorite for its roast duck and charsiu- bbq pork rice topping combination at just HKD28. Our route from Hong Kong to Toronto is another story.
