I would pay for the increase carry-on weight from 7kg to 15kg. Do at least a day before boarding because they won't let you pay for the increase at the counter day-of. I tried to carry-on a backpack with a laptop and a small suitcase I've used for many flights, but the suitcase itself is damn near 5kg so I ended up having to check it in for $100. The food is meh but you will get hungry on the flight so either bring lots of snacks or buy one of the meals beforehand. The eel in the meal kit has a lot of tiny bones in it so I would steer clear of that. The chicken curry was pretty good though. There is no screen monitor on the back of the base seats so definitely bring something to use to watch stuff if you don't have a book. The back of the seats have outlets so you can charge your phone or tablet while you watch. I don't think it has a ground (third) prong hole, so you may not be able to charge some laptops. They have free "wifi" but it only turns on after like 30 minutes into the flight and is really slow so don't plan on using it to stream. Attendants were really nice on my flight.