Originally Posted by phuket_jeff
I found the SQ bkk number ( thanks to another thread here) and called them up. I asked for an emergency exit row since the flight was "full" and she first told me that the seats were full. After asking her to rearrange someone in that row since I should have priority, she told me that there were no emergency exit seats on this plane (too funny). So now I'm stuck with a not so good seat and will try my luck tomorrow in SIN.
In this situation, I would call SIN check-in and ask. Sometimes emergency row seats, or first few rows seats which are usually reserved for PPS/*G may be blocked by the station where the flight departs.