Philippine Airlines upgrades all Aussie 

flights to Boeing 777

Philippine Airlines will roll out its flagship Boeing 777-300ER on all Australian services from June 30, 2012.

The Boeing 777 will replace the Airbus A330 and A340 currently used on PAL flights from Sydney and Melbourne to Manila.

Philippine Airlines previously used a Boeing 777 on the Sydney-Manila route from 2010, before the aircraft was swapped onto PAL's Vancouver and Tokyo services.

The aircraft sports 42 seats in Mabuhay Class (business class) in a largely 2-3-2 layout.

Designed by Recaro, each is 20 inches wide with a 78 inch seat pitch. The lie-flat seats recline up to 150 degrees.

In economy or Fiesta Class there are 328 seats of 18.5 inch width and a pitch of 33-34 inches.

A Panasonic inflight entertainment system offers audio and video on demand in every seat, with USB ports for keeping your smartphone or tablet powered up during the flight. 

How PAL's split schedule works

Philippine Airlines will adopt a split schedule for flights between Sydney, Melbourne and Manila, with morning and evening departures and the ability to fly non-stop from both Sydney and Melbourne depending on the day of the week.

Flight PR210 will operate Melbourne-Sydney-Manila on the mornings of Tuesday, Friday and Saturday (departing Melbourne at 8.10am, with a stop-over at Sydney which departs 11.15am, arriving into Manila at 5.40pm the same day).

Flight PR212 will operate Sydney-Melbourne-Manila on Wednesday and Sunday evenings – departing Sydney 8.20pm, then down to Melbourne for an 11.35pm departure, with wheels-down at Manila slated for 5.35am the next day.
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So, for a direct flight out of Sydney you'll want to book PR210 on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. Direct flights form Melbourne call for PR212 on Wednesday or Sunday.

The return legs are

• PR209: Manila-Melbourne-Sydney on the evenings of Monday, Thursdays and Fridays – departing Manila at 8.40pm, arriving Melbourne at 6.40am next day, then into Sydney at 9.45am.
• PR211: Manila-Sydney-Melbourne on Wednesday and Sunday mornings – departing Manila at 8.50am, landing in Sydney at 6.50pm the same day, and Melbourne at 9.50pm.

For full details and bookings contact Forex Travel Australia on Phone: 02 8777 0000

TOLL FREE: 1300 136 739 or visit http://www.forextravel.com.au/.

Philippine Beliefs and Superstitions From WikiPilipinas

Pregnancy (Part one)

• All windows and doors should be wide open for the laboring mother’s easy delivery.
• Pregnant women should avoid witnessing an eclipse, so that when born their babies would not have the habit of winking the eyes abnormally.
• An expectant mother should not act as sponsor in a baptismal ceremony to avoid difficulty in delivering her baby or to avoid the death of the fetus or of the newly baptized child.
• Sitting on the threshold of the house by a pregnant woman will result in a difficult delivery.
• Taking pictures of a pregnant woman will cause an abortion or a difficult delivery.
• An expectant mother should have her house neither constructed nor remodeled to avoid difficulty in delivering her baby.
• Do not partake of the food being eaten by an expecting mother. If you do, you will either become sleepy or will feel drowsy or sick.
• The new mother should avoid itchy or scratchy foods like gabi, and round fruits or root crops such as citrus, ube, tugui, and coconut for three weeks so her inner organs can return to normal.
• Do not leave the ladle on top or inside of the rice kettle, but set it aside until more rice is needed. This is done so that childbirth will not be difficult.
• A visitor must not sit or stand on the ladder or at the door, but come inside so that delivery will not be hard.
• The mother should not eat shellfish. These are slippery and if they are taken from the brook, the baby may be expelled from the womb.
• An expectant mother should not eat fish from pointed shells lest the baby have too much mucus or drool too much.
• A pregnant woman is not allowed to cut her hair, she will give birth to a bald baby.
• Pregnant women should not cry because they will suffer a difficult birth, and the baby will become sensitive and a crybaby.
• Miscarriages only occur during the odd-numbered months of pregnancy.
• Taking a bath before delivery will hasten the birth of the baby, as well as of the placenta.
• An expectant mother should not participate in funeral activities. Doing so would endanger the mother and the baby during delivery. If a pregnant woman wears clothes which were hung overnight, the fetus will be affected.
• It is believed that when denied the food a pregnant mother likes, her child will salivate profusely and will be prone to vomiting.
• A pregnant woman should eat all the food on her plate, so that when she delivers, everything will come out, leaving her womb clean.
• A comb is submerged in coconut milk with sugar to make the mother's breast full of milk.

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Ang Pinaka: Katakatakang Phobias (Unbelievable Phobias)

Here are the top 10 “katakatakang phobias” or unbelievable phobias. Weird but true.


#10 – Fear of growing old and old people

#9 – Fear of mirrors

#8 – Fear of dirt

#7 – Fear of bald people

#6 – Fear of menstruation

#5 – Fear of the number “666″

#4 – Fear of the number “13″

#3 – Fear of sex

#2 – Fear of wind

#1 – Fear of being buried alive

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