nah, this forum is good. i actually wanted to reply to you (i saw this thread when you first posted), but i was on internet holiday (aside from the earthquake, yesterday, i discovered that the guy who had been staying with me had inadvertantly unplugged my router).

well, i'm glad all worked out. fwiw, my company recently booked me on that 3p pek-sin flight and i told them to change it, or else sin would be moondongless... $300 later, i was on the 4p sq flight. i'm all about saving coin, but i have to draw the line somewhere (the ca flight i was on stops in xiamen and has a redeye return).