I finally found a machine with a USB port, but it wasn't happy to accept it, it being Win 98 and all. Instead I just ripped out the keyboard port and plugged the Alphasmart in. Technically, you have to have the machine off to do that, but what the hey - it worked for me. :)

The flight was on a 737 - I didn't realise that they flew such planes still. The approach into any town is the first impression you always get when coming in by plane. Geometric fields and snaking highways lined by houses give way to a veritable metropolis, with housing covering all available land and in the distance, tall buildings that mark the centre of Manila.

Customs was relatively hassle-free - I like that in a country - but there was a small fuss before we could leave the airport. This is the only airport that I know of where they check your luggage tags before you get to leave the airport.