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- My short Malaysia getaway
  
  Posted at 4:13 pm by TTOTY, on March 17, 2016
  
  I had a short break from 11 March to 14 March in Kuala Lumpur to visit my parents (and at the same time meeting up with my sis who was taking a short break from Finland). This trip was meant to be a break as I had been very busy since beginning of the year.
  
  As I had some 15,000 miles left in my JAL Mileage Bank (expiring in June 2016), I decided to use it to redeem a return ticket on Malaysia Airlines. Accumulating miles on JAL is extremely difficult in Singapore (with no earning partners) and JAL redemption chart is not to my liking (distance based instead of sector based).
  
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  Posted in Flights, Lounges | 1 Comment | Tagged Ambassador Lounge, Changi Airport, Green Market Lounge, Jetquay, Jetquay Terminal, KLIA, Malaysia Airlines, Plaza Premium Lounge
- MH628 & MH 605 Malaysia Airlines Economy (Via JAL Redemption)
  
  Posted at 9:58 pm by TTOTY, on February 22, 2016
  
  My upcoming review will be on MH 628 (SIN-KL) and MH 605 (KL-SIN) on Economy Class. Both flights are on 737-800 (I used to remember MH used to have A330 going between KL and Singapore).
  
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  Posted in Economy Class, Flights, Lounges | 0 Comments | Tagged 737-800, Changi Airport, Economy Class, Japan Airlines, Jetquay Terminal, KLIA, Malaysia Airlines, Plaza Premium Lounge, Priority Pass
- Award redemption using Krisflyer Miles
  
  Posted at 10:49 am by TTOTY, on January 14, 2016
  
  There are many ways / tactics one can use to score an award ticket. Regardless of ways, the goal remains the same – to score that elusive and highly sought after premium class ticket!
  
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  Posted in Flights | 0 Comments | Tagged Award travel, Krisflyer, Miles, Singapore Airlines, Star Alliance
- SQ856 Business Class (SIN-HKG)
  
  Posted at 12:12 pm by TTOTY, on December 24, 2015
  
  My first Singapore Airlines premium class, do I need to say more? The step up from Economy Class to Business Class is indeed exhilarating! Back in 2012, I barely know much about the miles game, what more how to maximize it. Nevertheless, I decided to make use of what I had in my account to try out the Business Class.
  
  My initial plan was to redeem SIN-TPE. I managed to get a pair of tickets to Taipei but I was unable to secure any return tickets. At 4.5 hours, Taipei is probably the best sector to fly to at 23,375 miles. However, availability is usually scarce (as compared to Hong Kong). Eventually I settled on Hong Kong as I was able to get the return tickets. I was initially booked on SQ860 (which uses the old 777-200 but with the regional business class seats). I managed to waitlist myself on SQ856 (on A380-800). One week out, my waitlist cleared and I managed to get myself on SQ856.
  
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  Posted in Business Class, Flights | 0 Comments | Tagged A380-800, Airbus, Award travel, Changi Airport, Getaway, Miles, Silverkris Lounge, Singapore Airlines, SQ856, Star Alliance
- MH73 & MH609 Business Class (HKG-KUL-SIN)
  
  Posted at 3:52 pm by TTOTY, on December 23, 2015
  
  As a kid, I used to hold Malaysia Airlines in high esteem and would feel proud whenever I get to fly on MAS. But those flights were limited only to short haul flights on their old regional workhorse, the 737-400 (back then, flying was really expensive!). My first redeye flight on MAS was on a 777-200ER to Melbourne in 2002. It was quite exciting going on a 777 back then, although the 2-5-2 arrangements in Economy wasn’t exactly my favorite (but hey, getting to travel on a plane back then was already a luxury). My first and only long haul flight with MAS was in 2007 to London and my experience on that flight was far from satisfactory. By then, MAS was a shadow of its former self and was nowhere near their glorious past. It took me another 6 years before I gave MAS a try again. The trip was on MH73 from Hong Kong to Kuala Lumpur on one of their brand new A380-800 followed by MH 609 back to Singapore on a 737-800.
  
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  Posted in Business Class, Flights | 1 Comment | Tagged A380-800, Airbus, Boeing 737-800, Business Class, Changi Airport, Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia Airlines, MAS Golden Lounge, MH609, MH73
- SQ866 Suites (SIN – HKG)
  
  Posted at 2:22 pm by TTOTY, on December 22, 2015
  
  Date: 30 November 2013
  
  Flight: SQ 866
  
  Class: Suites
  
  Seats : 3C/3D
  
  Plane: A380-800 (unsure of built)
  
  Photo taken: Nikon D5100
  
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  Posted in First Class, Flights | 1 Comment | Tagged A380-800, Airbus, Hong Kong, Singapore, Singapore Airlines, Suites, The Private Room
- Part 6(B) – SQ 15 First Class (ICN – SIN)
  
  Posted at 7:57 am by TTOTY, on December 14, 2015
  
  This will probably be my shortest flight review of the entire trip as by the ICN-SIN leg, I was just too tired and sleepy.
  
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  Posted in First Class, Flights | 2 Comments | Tagged 777-300ER, Award travel, First Class, Incheon, Krisflyer, Miles, Seoul, Silverkris Lounge, Singapore, Singapore Airlines, SQ15, Star Alliance
- Part 6(A) – SQ 15 First Class (SFO – ICN)
  
  Posted at 4:09 pm by TTOTY, on December 12, 2015
  
  All good things must come to an end. After 5 cities (comprising 4 flights, 1 train ride and 3 bus rides), it was time to go home. What better way to come home than on Singapore Airlines. Singapore Airlines operates 2 daily flights to and from San Francisco i.e. SQ2/1 (SIN-HKG-SFO) and SQ16/15 (SIN-ICN-SFO). My initial intention was to travel on SQ1 with a short stopover in Hong Kong for one last round of good food before returning home. However, I was not able to get 2 First Class tickets on SQ1. Therefore, I had to settle with SQ15.
  
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  Posted in First Class, Flights | 3 Comments | Tagged 747-400, 777-300ER, Award travel, First Class, Miles, San Francisco, Seoul, Silverkris Lounge, Singapore, Singapore Airlines, SQ15, United Global First Lounge, USA
- Part 4 – AC 791 Transcontinental Business Class (YYZ-LAX)
  
  Posted at 3:37 pm by TTOTY, on December 7, 2015
  Canada was fun but a little hectic. 3 nights in 3 different locations:
  - Toronto
  - Niagara Falls
  - Missisauga (Pearson International Airport)
  We were quite lucky that the both days we were in Toronto and Niagara Falls, the temperatures were higher than that of Boston! The day we left Toronto for Niagara Falls, Toronto was enveloped in thick fog while for Niagara, it started to rain. Thanks to a clear weather, we had a magnificent 360 degree view of Toronto from CN Tower (where we had our dinner). A sunny noon in Niagara gave us opportunity for photo taking of the falls and the weather held up the following morning to allow us to enjoy Hornblower Cruise. The good weather we had in Niagara allowed us a magnificent view of the falls from our hotel, Sheraton On The Falls. Not long after we left Niagara, it started to rain pretty heavily.
  
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  Posted in Business Class, Flights | 2 Comments | Tagged 767-300ER, AC791, Air Canada, Award travel, Business Class, Canada, Krisflyer, Los Angeles, Maple Leaf Lounge, Miles, Star Alliance, Toronto, USA
- Part 3 – AC 7627 Domestic Business Class (BOS-YYZ)
  
  Posted at 7:04 am by TTOTY, on December 6, 2015
  
  We spent 2 days in Boston which was colder than New York (at about 5 to 9 Celcius) but without any rain. Boston was a completely different city than what New York is. It was more scenic, idyllic and not as intense with less people movement (probably it was a Sunday). Although I was not feeling too well (due to flare up of my Allergic Rhinitis), we had a fun day on the Duck Tour.
  
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  Posted in Business Class, Flights | 1 Comment | Tagged Air Canada, Boston, Business Class, ERJ-175, Toronto, United Club
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