Makati City, Philippines

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I'm back from this last jet over to Manila and Hong Kong.

Just a short trip this time with another longer trip planned in a few months. Just as the US is breaking out into civil war/ total economic collapse, I plan to be working on my next attempt at a unique business adventure there.

Sure, it might be entertaining to stick around to see the carnage personally but I'm thinking that these new times of turmoil will also bring us new images of sorrow and struggle that I'd prefer to bypass entirely, not to say that the party will not extend over to Manila. I'm guessing that it will.

Anyway...

The trip to HK was very nice. We stayed in the Chinese speaking area near the night markets. The people there were very accomodating and friendly and my thanks go out to them.

The Chinese food in HK was absolutely fantastic and a good value. Many of the goods for sale in the night market were traditional Chinese paintings and clothing. Some of very high quality too.

Back in Manila, much of my time was spent talking with people there about setting the stage for my next big adventure.

A lawyer here, chief of police there, some local seniors and a few selected friends and I talked about my new secret mission.

It's much more involved and will probably take a year to get moving. Everything is hush-hush here again until the stage is set and I'm on location.

There is also another big question in my mind too. Is this thread here at the cellar a good place to keep posting commentary and photos?

Even if the topic actually changes from a specific city in the Philippines to just some new project that happens to be going on in the Philippines?

Is the bandwidth worth the content? My preference is posting here however there is another place that this might be more on topic in the future.

The evolution of my adventures is here to get up to speed though and that might be helpful.

Your opinion?