SFO Manila

I fly SFO to Manila about three times a year, on average. And every time I eat at at Osho at the Philippine Air Lines end of the International Termimal. I'm eating my usual shashimi now with a glass of chardonnay as I'm connected to the internet through T-Mobile's wireless day pass for $10.

Thanks to a PAL screwup up that failed to recognize two SFO-MNL flights I took in December 2005, I've lost my privilege of Mabuhay check-in and Mabuhay lounge when travelling coach (which I am this time) So I had to camp out at the front of the coach class line to make sure I had an aisle seat.

But that's fine. I still had a nice chat with a certain Dr. Yap who is making his annual pilgramage to the Visayas for about three months to provide, pro bono, medical care to people in the provinces. He gave me a great strory of his family's experiences throughout Philippine history since 1901 when his grandfather, an American, came to the Philippines to teach.

You know, people have amazing stories to tell. It's great to hear them.