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With a country that fines littering and spitting, I wasn’t surprised to learn that caning, stringent jail terms and even death are punishments for anything drug related. Recently, however, I found out that its laws are all encompassing for they literally put the law in the authority’s hands by removing the need for proof.
I had the window seat 5F on flight 5J 807 from Manila to Singapore on 29 September 2010, so I had an excellent view of the external surroundings. As the plane began to make its descent at around 0120H on 30 September 2010, I glimpsed the tops of the terminal buildings of Singapore’s Changi International Airport when I suddenly felt the plane pull up.
On the morning of 29 September 2010, I called the designated number on the Cebu Pacific Air Contact Us page to find out what time does the Cebu Pacific branch at the Robinsons Galleria open:
Manila Office:
Tel: +63-2-70-20-888
With my mom and aunt home from the US, I had to stay in a hotel while they stayed in my condo. My sister recommended a new one where room prices ranged between Php 600-1,000 (prices can go lower or higher depending on time of booking).
With prices considerably lower than the usual rates, I wasn’t expecting much from gohotels.ph at Cybergate Plaza EDSA corner Pioneer Street (next to Forum Robinsons Mall) even though it’s spearheaded by the Robinsons Land Development. Happily, I got much more than what I expected and found that the ‘8 Smart Reasons to Choose gohotels.ph’ advertising line was pretty accurate.
To my relief, one of the remittance centers in Lucky Plaza on Orchard opened early at 8.30am last 29 July 2010. Although I have never used BTI Money Transfer before, it’s one of the accredited centers of BPI so I felt it was alright to try it.
To my surprise, not only do they open early, but, they also remit the money within the day so that it gets credited to one’s Philippine bank account on the same day for a fee of S$5.
On the other hand, Metro Remittance, the center that I previously used, takes around a couple of days for the remittance fee of S$4, so I gladly paid the extra S$1 for the faster transaction.
