Your Golden Years With Philippine Airlines
I would appreciate receiving memoirs from ex-PALERs
about anything they could recall while assigned in stations, offices, etc.
They need not worry because these will be enhanced and
edited.
Their memoirs will have a byline with their name as
author.
They can send the material via fb message.
They need not write lengthy essays...ONLY BULLET
STATEMENTS which I will develop into a full essay, though they should expect
messages from me if I need clarifications.
They will be published on fb as this is one of the
best ways to perpetuate our life with PAL.
Apolinario Villalobos
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The Shrewdness of SMART at NAIA Terminal 2and the Unfriendly Structure of the Terminal Itself
by Apolinario Villalobos
It is only in the Philippines where shrewdness is found
almost everywhere. In practically all wet market of Manila, sold are vegetables
and fish soaked in preservative solutions alongside the meat of dead animals
called “bocha”, fake condiments, etc.
And, even Manila International Airport Terminal 2,
“officially” dubbed as Centennial Terminal, is not spared.
First of all, this is the only “modernistic” kuno
architectural structure, I think, which is “crazily designed”.
The Terminal 2 is for all Philippine Airlines flights,
both domestic and international.
Despite the two operations, there is only one escalator
that goes up, and none that goes down. The ground floor of the terminal is for
the arrival of both the domestic (east wing) and international (west wing)
passengers, while the second floor is for the departure.
The designer of the Terminal 2 surely imagined that ALL
those who send off their loved ones and guests have cars, hence, they do not
have the need for the down-going escalator as they drive off in their cars
after their passengers have entered the check-in area.
The terminal building has an elevator, alright, but the
funny thing about it is its small size. If 3 passengers with 3 to 4 baggage
each will enter the metal box, a warning is heard about the overweight.
And, yes, there is a stair – exposed to the limitless sky
and tiled with slippery granite from China. On rainy days, it becomes useless
and dangerous as it becomes slippery. On sunny days, it shimmers with heat.
As regards the other stairway, although inside the
building, those who use it will have to do a circuitous walk, on reaching the
ground, passing through the concierge area where the lounge for rented cars and
hotels are located before reaching the bay area/sidewalk.
And, as if the awkwardness of the funny terminal is not
enough, SMART, an e-com provider comes into the picture with its “free wifi’”.
Terminal guests are enticed to open its site provided that they enter their cellphone
number to which SMART sends the “confirmation code”.
A few minutes after the user has finally connected with
the internet, such connection is gone. Upon verification and another attempt
for connection is made, a message/ad from SMART pops up telling the victimized
user to enter a SMART PIN which can be had by purchasing a SMART card from
their nearest outlet!
What SMART does is not helping the government at all. The provider is
shamelessly putting the country in an embarrassing picture and funny situation.
This is an outright
exploitation and abuse by riding on the MIAA facility, They start with a
foolish come on for a few minutes of FREE WIFI then end with their exploit of
the innocent terminal guests by practically “forcing” them to buy their PIN
CARD, if they still want to proceed with their browsing. The most decent thing
that the SMART should do, is at least, offer an honest promo for internet
connection,
IN SHEER CONTRAST, THE GLOBE WIFI IS HONESTLY FREE!
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