TECHMUNDO 2.0

I’ve been away for a few days.  Some friends of mine asked me to go with them to Boracay and I said yes.  The last time I went to Boracay was when I was 10 years old.  Back then, all you could see was sparkling clear water and white sand going forever, there was no water lines yet nor electricity.  Back then, we even had to go back to the ship at night and be ferried back in the morning to go back to the beach.

The difference is huge, comparing Boracay 20 years ago.  Now it’s covered by shops and inns.  It’s a good thing that we went at a time that was still considered Off Peak; accomodation prices weren’t too high yet, and enjoying the beach didn’t mean bumping into someone’s back every ten seconds.

Okay . .. back to the original point of the post.  I flew to the island of Kalibo (which is a couple of hours away to Boracay via land travel and a short ferry ride) via Philippine Airlines.  I’m pretty sure most of you have been hassled by Flight Attendants to have your mobile phones switched off even if Flight Mode was available (or Offline in E61).  Much to my surprise, before the plane took off during the routine safety procedure presentation of the FA’s, they specifically said have your phones switched off or in flight mode.  Wow!

Back when I went to Singapore via Tiger Airways a few months back, they didn’t hassle me with my E61 also.  Same thing when I took a flight via Jet Star Asia.  My point . . . it’s good that the airline industry is kept abreast to mobile phone developments.  By allowing the E61 switched on means that I can enjoy watching movies, listening to podcasts or playing SuperMiners (now in Level 60) especially on long flights.