Diana took an morning PAL flight, while I opted for the cheaper mid-afternoon ZestAir ride. Despite all those horror stories concerning the latter airline, NO, I did not have to endure riding a cramped, twin-propeller engine plane. The plane was actually fairly new, spacious and not fully booked. Some seat-trays were missing, but since this was only a 1-hour flight I doubt they'd be needed. Best of all, unlike Cebu Pacific's no-frills-nor-thrills budget flights, I didn't have to endure the inanity of the flight attendants' parlor games in lieu of feeding the passengers snacks free of charge. They gave us Zesto on ZestAir, 'natch.Upon arrival to Puerto Princesa city I was picked up by Legend Hotel's free shuttle service (Di nor Tin could pick me up since they had wedding rehearsals to attend). The driver gave me the impression that everywhere was only a few minutes away from everywhere else in P.P. City, but narrow roads and the dominance of commuter tricyles made for slow-but-steady traffic.
And speaking of narrow, I was booked in Legend's sister hotel Pads, where their solo flats are probably a square meter less than adveristed on their website. The flatscreen TV was hung at such a poor angle that you'd have to stand on the bed to get a decent view. I ended up taking it off the wall. Ah, well. Not like I'd be staying here long.
Met up w/ Diana, Tin's wedding dressmaker (and former Project: Runway Philippines contestant) Jaz, and Tin's uncles --both blood-related and otherwise-- at the hotel lobby. Pei picked us up and we headed for Tin's flat for dinner. The evening was spent dining, checking out Surf's Up on Blu-Ray (puts my 720p download copy to shame), thinking up quiz questions for the wedding reception and generally having a good time. A late-nite nightcap was had at the bar on the top floor of Pads (whose name escapes me at the moment), where I was introduced to Tin's cousins Tiffany and Tammy Tan.Forgot to bring toothpaste. Had to ask Diana for some. Big Day Tomorrow.
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