Makati City, Philippines - Page 12

BigV · 12-29-2005, 09:03 PM

welcome home, safe and sound.

wolf · 12-30-2005, 12:34 AM

Welcome back. Make sure you go to your doctor and get the extra strength penacillin shots. You don't know where those girls have been.

slang · 12-30-2005, 07:59 AM

Thank you, thank you.

It wasnt that kind of trip Wolf, really.

I have some small trinkets for you PM me.

richlevy · 01-01-2006, 04:36 PM

Welcome back. Please make sure all international warrants on you have expired before the next GTG.

slang · 02-20-2006, 11:10 PM

When the guys in black jump out and start shooting at me, hit the deck Rich.

There are 20 CDs of photos that I'm still f**king around with from the trip. The vast majority will have zero appeal for you all. Just pics of common places and things that are different from here.

That whole effort is still in the works though. Dont have any idea when it'll be ready though.

wolf · 02-21-2006, 12:10 AM

Given that after you left Pakistan there was a massive earthquake, and your departure from the Philipines preceded the mudslides, you may have trouble going to any other foreign lands for a while ...

(Can't wait to see the pictures, but I'll wait anyway.)

slang · 02-21-2006, 12:16 AM

Maybe a trip to Philly would be in order. Just to visit though.

Elspode · 02-21-2006, 12:17 PM

It *has* been quite awhile since Philly had a major natural disaster...

wolf · 02-21-2006, 01:16 PM

You think I chose this area for the historical importance? Pennsylvania is about as geologically and meterologically stable as we get here in the U.S.

glatt · 02-21-2006, 01:21 PM

And it's been a while since any cops there dropped bombs on row houses...

wolf · 02-21-2006, 01:27 PM

I'm near Philadelphia, not in it. There's a reason for that, too.

slang · 02-21-2006, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

Pennsylvania is about as geologically and meterologically stable as we get here in the U.S.

But mentally stable......(ba-doom, pish)

Tonchi · 02-24-2006, 12:27 AM

Well, Slang, the Philippines is on lockdown today because of the latest coup attempt. Brought you these links so you can follow the ballgame, you can't really tell what is happening by reading the politicians' speaches but it will give you a pretty good idea of who's on top right now.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryID=30832
http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index....story_id=67303
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryID=30832
http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index....story_id=67278

Constitutional issues aside, President Aroyo could put an end to this constant plotting if they would just shoot a few of the people who want to shoot her and be done with it. But Noooooo. That's not the way they handle things there. Because the backers of the plotters are always very well placed, from prominent families or with lots of money stashed outside the country, the government rounds up a few army officers and just sweep them under the rug and so nothing ever comes to an end. The deposed president, a former action-movies star and notorious drunk, who stole practically the entire Treasury and wrecked the economy before he was removed by a coup, has never even been brought to trial and remains in his mansion, enjoying his booze and women, while his supporters in the Senate prevent any judgment from happening. So the Philippines is always in a state of limbo, neither the "good guys" or the "bad guys" actually win and the citizens lose instead.

slang · 02-24-2006, 10:30 PM

Anytime the Philippines is in the news now there is a constant stream of people stopping by my desk to talk about it.

Several people have said that they have seen something on the news about the coup. We dont understand the whole situation and generally dont have a great interest here.

It seemed to me while I was there that these anti-Arroyo people sound a lot like the anti-Bush people here and I tuned them out after asking more than a few people about their thoughts on the subject.

There were some that were sympathetic to the ouster movement but most had little interest or thought that these people had little influence.

The most disturbing thoughts expressed was by a man lamenting the "good ol' days of Marcos".

He was serious too. At that point I just accepted the fact that I dont understand their politics and stuck to wandering around (drunk) in wild fascination there.

Not that I dont care but it's just not my fight and I dont understand the history.

Some of the photos from Quezon city were interesting to see in the net news but only because that setting looks so familiar.

Hopefully things iron out there. That's unlikely though.

Thanks for the links.

Tonchi · 02-24-2006, 11:47 PM

SOME people in the Philippines actually were better off under Marcos. That is why they would welcome a return of that family to power. Of course, Ferdinand is now dead and buried, but Imelda is still rabble-rousing around the country and there are plenty of people willing to support a take-over similar to the old Marcos regime. The common people, i.e. 99% of the inhabitants, forget that the reason things were so great during the Marcos days was the USA was still in charge of security and OUR money was the engine which drove the economy there. At this point our "occupation" is a distant memory and they could bring back 500 Marcoses and nothing would change. But Filipinos are not strong on logic, unfortunately, the great unwashed electorate there is not capable of figuring that out. They just want ANY change, they are easily influenced by promises and to this day have not been able to figure out that the last person who promised them a Cadillac in every hovel (deposed president Estrada) never gave them anything and instead stole the entire Treasury and sent it abroad with his buddy crooks. President Arroyo is a disgrace but she is the best of the worst and she is our firm ally. She will continue to see attempted coups for as long as she remains in the Philippines, simply because others there want to sit in her chair and pocket the money that SHE is pocketing now.

12-29-2005, 09:03 PM	#166
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	welcome home, safe and sound. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

12-30-2005, 12:34 AM	#167
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Welcome back. Make sure you go to your doctor and get the extra strength penacillin shots. You don't know where those girls have been. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-01-2006, 04:36 PM	#169
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Welcome back. Please make sure all international warrants on you have expired before the next GTG. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

02-21-2006, 12:10 AM	#171
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Given that after you left Pakistan there was a massive earthquake, and your departure from the Philipines preceded the mudslides, you may have trouble going to any other foreign lands for a while ... (Can't wait to see the pictures, but I'll wait anyway.) __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-21-2006, 12:16 AM	#172
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Maybe a trip to Philly would be in order. Just to visit though. __________________ FTFF

12-30-2005, 07:59 AM	#168
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Thank you, thank you. It wasnt that kind of trip Wolf, really. I have some small trinkets for you PM me.

02-20-2006, 11:10 PM	#170
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	When the guys in black jump out and start shooting at me, hit the deck Rich. There are 20 CDs of photos that I'm still f**king around with from the trip. The vast majority will have zero appeal for you all. Just pics of common places and things that are different from here. That whole effort is still in the works though. Dont have any idea when it'll be ready though.

02-21-2006, 12:17 PM	#173
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	It has been quite awhile since Philly had a major natural disaster... __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

02-21-2006, 01:16 PM	#174
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	You think I chose this area for the historical importance? Pennsylvania is about as geologically and meterologically stable as we get here in the U.S. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-21-2006, 01:21 PM	#175
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	And it's been a while since any cops there dropped bombs on row houses...

02-21-2006, 01:27 PM	#176
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I'm near Philadelphia, not in it. There's a reason for that, too. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-24-2006, 12:27 AM	#178
Tonchi Victim of gravity Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hiding in plain sight Posts: 1,412	Well, Slang, the Philippines is on lockdown today because of the latest coup attempt. Brought you these links so you can follow the ballgame, you can't really tell what is happening by reading the politicians' speaches but it will give you a pretty good idea of who's on top right now. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryID=30832 http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index....story_id=67303 http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryID=30832 http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index....story_id=67278 Constitutional issues aside, President Aroyo could put an end to this constant plotting if they would just shoot a few of the people who want to shoot her and be done with it. But Noooooo. That's not the way they handle things there. Because the backers of the plotters are always very well placed, from prominent families or with lots of money stashed outside the country, the government rounds up a few army officers and just sweep them under the rug and so nothing ever comes to an end. The deposed president, a former action-movies star and notorious drunk, who stole practically the entire Treasury and wrecked the economy before he was removed by a coup, has never even been brought to trial and remains in his mansion, enjoying his booze and women, while his supporters in the Senate prevent any judgment from happening. So the Philippines is always in a state of limbo, neither the "good guys" or the "bad guys" actually win and the citizens lose instead. __________________ Everything you've ever heard about Fresno is true.

02-24-2006, 10:30 PM	#179
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Anytime the Philippines is in the news now there is a constant stream of people stopping by my desk to talk about it. Several people have said that they have seen something on the news about the coup. We dont understand the whole situation and generally dont have a great interest here. It seemed to me while I was there that these anti-Arroyo people sound a lot like the anti-Bush people here and I tuned them out after asking more than a few people about their thoughts on the subject. There were some that were sympathetic to the ouster movement but most had little interest or thought that these people had little influence. The most disturbing thoughts expressed was by a man lamenting the "good ol' days of Marcos". He was serious too. At that point I just accepted the fact that I dont understand their politics and stuck to wandering around (drunk) in wild fascination there. Not that I dont care but it's just not my fight and I dont understand the history. Some of the photos from Quezon city were interesting to see in the net news but only because that setting looks so familiar. Hopefully things iron out there. That's unlikely though. Thanks for the links.

02-24-2006, 11:47 PM	#180
Tonchi Victim of gravity Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hiding in plain sight Posts: 1,412	SOME people in the Philippines actually were better off under Marcos. That is why they would welcome a return of that family to power. Of course, Ferdinand is now dead and buried, but Imelda is still rabble-rousing around the country and there are plenty of people willing to support a take-over similar to the old Marcos regime. The common people, i.e. 99% of the inhabitants, forget that the reason things were so great during the Marcos days was the USA was still in charge of security and OUR money was the engine which drove the economy there. At this point our "occupation" is a distant memory and they could bring back 500 Marcoses and nothing would change. But Filipinos are not strong on logic, unfortunately, the great unwashed electorate there is not capable of figuring that out. They just want ANY change, they are easily influenced by promises and to this day have not been able to figure out that the last person who promised them a Cadillac in every hovel (deposed president Estrada) never gave them anything and instead stole the entire Treasury and sent it abroad with his buddy crooks. President Arroyo is a disgrace but she is the best of the worst and she is our firm ally. She will continue to see attempted coups for as long as she remains in the Philippines, simply because others there want to sit in her chair and pocket the money that SHE is pocketing now. __________________ Everything you've ever heard about Fresno is true. Last edited by Tonchi; 02-24-2006 at 11:57 PM.

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