I’m not too sure if my views here are going to be a little biased, but yes, I think I’d give my 2 cents view about services on board Singapore Airlines.

The cabin crew on board SQ is usually blasted for favouring the Caucasians but my trip to Seoul seemed alright. Ok, perhaps there are no Caucasians on board, or maybe there were lesser of them, but I thought their level of service was fantastic. Fine, they forgot about my pack of playing cards, but on their next drinks round the leading steward remembered and offered it with another glass of Baileys on the rocks, which I was already finishing. So, the level of service isn’t really that bad afterall. Occasionally, they make small talk with you, which sorts of make flying more than 6 hours easier.

I thoroughly enjoyed the flight, especially with their inflight entertainment system. Just 2 rounds of Simpsons makes 45 minutes pass rather quickly. Admittedly, this is my first time flying SQ after 4 years because their pricing is rather out of range for my pockets (which I think Jaron also agrees, where he’s hoping for some discounts and concessions), but I don’t blame them because they are a commercial entity and they have their shareholders to answer to - it is a supply and demand game at the end of the day. The reason why I managed to fly SQ this time round is because they had some offer tickets for the morning flights, which I think isn’t really popular because no one likes to get up early in the morning for a flight. But I think it is better than an afternoon flight because you’ll lose a whole day on the plane.

Overall, I enjoyed my experience flying on SQ, perhaps more so than any other airlines that I have flown on. Perhaps, like I said, it could be due to the lack of Caucasians for me to see the difference. However, at the end of the day, if we treat them with respect, they will treat us well. It’s mutual, I guess.

5:00am I barely slept enough during the night because I was worried about oversleeping and missing the flight. Oh well, for once I was hoping for a later flight… like sometime in the evening, but unfortunately, the 8am flight was my only option. Oh well, what to do?

6:00am Check-in at row 7 in Terminal 2… and got some duty free stuffs for my friends in Seoul. I usually make it a point to get something for my friends overseas, especially if they have not been to Singapore before. =) This time round, I got a crystal carving of the Merlion - which is a lion with a fish (mermaid?) body. I hope my friend likes it.

8:00am Boarding time! Woohoo! It’s not usual for me to fly Singapore Airlines because they are notoriously more expensive than any other airlines. So far, I had been flying Thai Airways because apparently their airfares are one of the cheapest. However, in exchange for this cheaper rate, I end up having to do a transfer at Bangkok and Hong Kong. The worst case is that, I have to bring all my stuffs down the plane at each place. =( 10:00am 2 hours into the flight. Time to fall asleep =P 

12:00am Lunch time! There was supposed to be a choice of chicken and fish, but chicken was… finished, and only fish was left. But the fish was good stuffs, so, there is probably nothing to complain about. I got my usual playing cards from the cabin crew, something that I do usually because I am quite a card collector (hint: now you know what to get for me the next time you go overseas). Watched The Simpsons, and 6th Sense on the plane, but didn’t quite get to finish that because the plane was about to land. 3:00pm (GMT +9 from now onwards) Finally landed and checked out of the airport. Proceeded to get my rental phone from SK (and since I was a repeat customer, they gave me a 50% off! Was that cool or what?) It’s 1500 won per day and some fee for outgoing calls. /incoming is free thought, and so are SMSes. After getting my phone, I got my bus ticket that goes to City Air Terminal, which is just next to COEX, a shopping mall which is also next to the Intercontinental Hotel and opposite Park Hyatt. Yes, these are the places that I can’t afford to stay at. =(

5:00pm Finally reached the place of accommodation after an hour’s ride on the bus. The place looks pretty much the same and I met all my familiar friends. I unpacked my stuffs and went for dinner at the usual place (wei xiao wu) in Apgujeong. Following which, I dropped by Dongdaemum to look around and to check out 2 open concerts - they always seem to have concerts every now and then at the stages there.

10:00pm Got some kimbab from the store down the street. It’’s like sushi california rolls except that there is ham, pickles, cucumbers and all instead of raw fish. After a long flight, it was time to get a good rest for my appointment tomorrow.