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WoodyKatie

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doljan said:
cheers for the LITSON...... ;) ;) ;)
Im going to Cebu next week, I hope I can taste their Litson... They say it's so delicious.. :p
 

doljan

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WoodyKatie said:
Im going to Cebu next week, I hope I can taste their Litson... They say it's so delicious.. :p
yumyum :D :D :D
enjoy your time in phils.,.
 

Steph C

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doljan said:
yumyum :D :D :D
enjoy your time in phils.,.
Do you miss that food yet, Doljan?
 

Steph C

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Rosey_L

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GoonerClank said:
Yeah I feel the same way. But I haven't decided what I will do yet for my wife. To early to think about that.
Your wife also bound to toronto?
 

GoonerClank

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Rosey_L said:
Your wife also bound to toronto?

Ottawa, not sure if I will do this or maybe the Qatar airways to Montreal as sometimes they have some good sales on.
 

GoonerClank

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WoodyKatie said:
Im going to Cebu next week, I hope I can taste their Litson... They say it's so delicious.. :p

My wife said go to mandaue. It is a street on the way to mactan.
 

Rosey_L

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scos said:
Wow, PAL was pretty quick with a response...

I asked:
and they replied:
So there you have it. Oh, and I changed my name in the reply for obvious reasons. Besides, I am ALL bee! ;D
Now that's weird, this is the response I got from them:

Dear Madam,

Thank you for your email. Please allow us to clarify that when the flight stops in Vancouver, all passengers will be required to deplane and clear Immigration in Vancouver. After clearance, passengers will take the same aircraft to Toronto. For further inquiries, please call our Reservations office to be assisted.

Thank you,

Customer Relations

Reservations
Manila, Philippines (24 hours)
Tel : (632) 855-8888

For USA and Canada:
1-800-I-FLY-PAL or 1-800-4-359-725 (24 hours)

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inconsistent responses from customer service are always a turn off. i'd better take cathay, at least i'm sure about the hrs layover in hk :D
 

scos

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Who did you contact? I made sure to call and email the Toronto number and address. I figure they should know the Canadian side of the flight.
 

Rosey_L

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scos said:
Who did you contact? I made sure to call and email the Toronto number and address. I figure they should know the Canadian side of the flight.
the "contact us" button in PAL's website. that was May 2nd.
 

truesmile

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More than one of us has posted here, and from personal experience with PAL, that you do NOT deplane in Vancouver to clear customs and get back on the plane. While you are allowed off the plane while there, you must remain in the prescribed Gate area.
 

CanadianJeepGuy

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WoodyKatie said:
Where in Batangas? Im also going to visit my relatives in Batangas today and it's their festival today.. :)
I can't remember exactly where but my Tita's house is maybe a 10 minute drive from the big cemetery. She lives right on the beach.
 

CanadianJeepGuy

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scos said:
Who did you contact? I made sure to call and email the Toronto number and address. I figure they should know the Canadian side of the flight.
ABC, 123 He's Eric the half a bee.....
 

doljan

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Steph C said:
Do you miss that food yet, Doljan?
I missed it, ;) not that much though coz i'm eating mostly the foods that I ate back in the phil, there's a lot of Asian market here in Calgary.
 

Tagum-N.B.

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Steph C said:
Hey guys, I'm thinking of making a Manila - Wiki. Much like the one that's floating around but perhaps one that can be user edited?

We could included all the details that our great hive mind has come up with. Like a FAQ
Does this mean in the remeds we will be tested for hive-o,,,,,i went and laid down without my honey,,,,, at 6pm and just woke now at 4:30,,,,,missed all the hive action,,,, steph can be the queen bee,,,,new name STEPHB,,,,,i will be known as TA-HUMMIN.-B.