Oh my thats a good story.
My aunt works in EVA airways and i always take that flight from Malaysia to San Francisco.
If they flight is not full she always blocks the seats next to me so i have all 3 seats to my self.
At least that eliminates some of it. But cant help it with the people front n back of me.
There was once on a midnight flight and the cabin was dark, the fella next to me although sleeping did not want to turn his reading lights off!
It was so hard for me to sleep.