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Flew back to Singapore from Haneda airport last night. On the same flight in Business Class was PM Lee and Madam Ho Ching who was returning from their private vacation. I pointed out to a French couple sitting next to me in economy that we are taking the same flight as the Singapore Prime Minister. They were quite shocked that our PM is flying commercial. The French gentleman told me that his company Ceo only flew private jet. So I remark that perhaps his company's turnover is bigger than Singapore GDP. He replied was No and that his CEO and company should learn from Singapore.

This lady seated in front of me at seat 31J seemed to be separated from her hubby as he could not get a seat besides her (only my guess as I didn't get to speak to her). Anyway I see her having to manage the toddler pretty much herself through the 5over hours of flight. Every parent who flew with young babies would know how unnerving and tiring it is. Praying hard that baby will take to flying well, praying hard baby will not fuss too much, praying hard we don't get deadly stares from people around us if baby should cry. Managing a baby alone means there's no help and there's no chance of having a break at all. Often we just have to deny ourselves of rest and hunger so we can tend to the little one. Yesterday on this flight, I saw this air stewardess, Ms Han I think...I didn't get her full name as well, taking the initiative to feed the toddler so the mummy could get a breather and enjoy her inflight meal. She told the mum to take her time with her meal. It seems like a very simple gesture but means a world to a mum managing baby alone. Being able to just eat without interruption is such a luxury. Salute to all super single-traveling mummies who are so brave and self sacrificial in taking care of your little ones.

Saw ads selling Krisflyer miles from singapore airlines. The seller, a Dutch guy Melvin gave good price for helping to purchase the airtickets online and response very promptly to questions via email and whatsapp.

I've always have high regards on SIA's customer service quality as ‪#‎SIA‬ is one of the top airlines in the world. However, recent booking experience with SIA has disappointed me, a lot. My parents and I have made a booking on 6 Jan 2016 to BKK via SIA website. It was a 2-to-go promotion. During the entire booking process (including the booking confirmation), the total amount reflected on the website was $594.60. To our shock, when we received the confirmation email, the total amount stated was $714.60 instead!

For those of you who will be taking the SQ Econ or Premium Econ Seats, just be aware that they are now giving out these so-called complimentary ear phones for your use with their in-flight entertainment (IFE) system. While no-one expects top sound quality from economy earphones, I think the sound quality through these is so bad that they have crossed the line to become unacceptably bad. Dialog on at least one movie was almost unintelligible, and music and sounds seemed as if they were coming through a tunnel.

A very happy 2016 to all of you! I hope the year has been treating you well so far. Unfortunately, 2016 has been nothing less than a cornucopia of exhaustion, worry and frustration for myself, my family and all 21 tour mates on my winter vacation.

I lost my best friend yesterday and I haven't stopped crying since. In two hours time, I'll be operating on a Hongkong run smiling my way through before I could see my best friend again tonight.

Just before take off, the captain suddenly halted and announced that a first engine was malfunctioning and that "the problem would be fixed in an hour or two". However, that plan did not materialize and we found ourselves waiting to disembark in a disorderly fashion, with the economy class people waiting for about an hour for the scarce business and first class passengers to leave in style.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight SQ001, which flew from San Francisco and arrived in Changi Airport today afternoon, was the target of a bomb threat, says the national carrier. In a media statement issued this afternoon, SIA said that authorities are investigating the matter, but stated that except for some delays, all passengers had arrived safely in Singapore.

An unoccupied Singapore Airlines (SIA) Airbus A330-300 crashed nose first into the tarmac this morning at Changi Airport Terminal 3. According to first hand photos, the plane's nose gear had retracted, causing the plane to tilt forward.