(Nov. 11, 2005) I had to rush over to Naga City in the Bicol region last friday to meet with some prospective clients so I had no choice but to take the 7AM Philippine Airlines Manila-Naga flight. The flight was delayed a bit since the pilot still had to wait for take off clearance because of the threat of some typhoon in the Bicol region at that time, so I was psychologically preparing myself for another "bumpy" flight just in case we would be met by rain and strong winds again when the plane lands in Naga.
So I was pleasantly surprised that the flight proceeded smoothly and 45 minutes later the plane was already flying over Naga City. I haven't even finished reading my newspaper!
As the "fasten your seatbelt" sign came on, the stewardess announced on the plane's intercom in a very professional (and sexy) voice: "Ladies and gentlemen once again the captain has turned on the fasten your seatbelt sign to signal our approach into Manila. Please ensure that your trays are stowed... (long pause, like someone was talking to her) ...to signal our approach into NAGA. Please ensure that your trays are stowed, the window shades are up and that your seatbelts are in the upright position. Thank you."
The group of foreigners in front of me started chuckling but before they could make any comment, the stewardess quickly came on the intercom again, without the sexy voice this time, and said quickly "...that your SEATS are in the upright position. Thank you!!!"
Ok. So all's well that ends well. I won't mention na lang about how the pilot attempted two times to land on the runway because he didn't get the landing approach right the first time and he had to abort the landing and had to circle the plane above the runway while banking it steeply to the right in order to attempt another landing approach. The plane was so close to the ground that it seemed as if its wingtips would graze the treetops and chop off some leaves and branches (and some unfortunate fellow's head if he happened to be on top of the tree).
So nope, I won't mention about that incident anymore. Sorry... People might be scared to fly PAL because of this.
P.S. Good news! We all landed in one piece (obvious ba?). There wasn't any standing ovation from the passengers though, hehehe =)
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