I usually plan my international travels at least 3 months before. But this trip was an exception. I needed to attend a forum in Kuching, Malaysia on behalf of my boss who could no longer make it. I was informed only the day before the trip! So, as soon as I got home from the office, I hurriedly fixed my luggage.
There is no direct flight from Manila to Kuching, so I had to take a connecting flight via Singapore, which delighted me because I love to see SG once again. Not to mention, they have the best airport in the world, the Changi Airport!
My flight was PR511 which departed on time at 6:05 am. It was a 3.5 hour-flight and it was in the morning which meant breakfast will be served. I embarked with an empty stomach so I was looking forward to my first meal of the day.
There were two choices--corned beef or chicken. I chose the latter. And boy it did not disappoint. Either that or I was really hungry.
The chicken was tenderly soft and cooked to near perfection. It went well with scrambled eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms and hash browns. Yum! There was also bread and butter, cereal biscuit, fresh pineapples and orange juice. For dessert, I got dried pineapples which is odd since I already feasted on fresh ones earlier. They could have served dried mangoes instead.
All in all, the breakfast on Economy was good. I also appreciated the food tray as well as the utensils which were presentable and not easy to break.
There was no in-flight entertainment system, so all that I can do is stare at the beautiful horizon over the South China Sea a.k.a. West Philippine Sea. I usually can't sleep in the plane, but I managed to doze off for a few minutes.
Alas, first sign of life! The first and last time I went to Singapore was 10 years ago (2009) and the first thing I noticed back then was the immense number of cargo ships navigating through its bay. True enough, that remained the same this time. Singapore is known as a strategic regional hub, hence planes and ships frequent the island nation.
Changi welcomes me in Singapore! We were assigned to Terminal 1 which is the oldest but still very beautiful terminal.
I'm very satisfied with this PAL experience and I'm giving it the following ratings:
Food 5/5
Customer Service 5/5
On Schedule 5/5
Aircraft Quality and Cleanliness 5/5
In-flight Entertainment 0/5
Overall Score: 4/5
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