Makati City, Philippines

[slang]

Rest in peace Mgen. and to all those lost.

[slang]

Rice and fish!? I dont think so.

There is juice in a bag there that's cheap and good tasting. It's called Zesto and I bought about 8 cases of it during the trip. Each bag is $.20

Over the holiday we'd give out Zesto and grapes to family and friends.

The grapes were from California and honestly the biggest grapes that I've ever seen. Very tastey too. Everyone loved them.

They cost 300 pesos per kilo ($2.75/lb) but that might be the "white dumb guy" price.

Cant remember how much the oranges and cucumbers cost. Nothing was expensive.

The sippy cups have SM gin in them. not really

[slang]

Talkin' on the phone, driving recklessly.....probably has a credit card tucked away somewhere too.

[slang]

If the front seats were taken out, these little cars might do.

[slang]

By the way.....

I take photos of nearly everything. The camera goes with me everywhere and the batteries are always on charge.

Sometimes there is a request that I not bring the camera.

Pinang: Hey, why dont you leave the camera here while we go out?
Slang:
Pinang: You already have about a million pics.
Slang: Yeah but I'll see Elvis or Jimmy Hoffa.....or a spaceship will land right in front of us if I dont take it. Then I'll feel like a total jackass for not having a cam during that moment.
Pinang: I'll be your witness if we see those things. You wont look silly, I'll verify your story.
Slang:A good photo of a Marsian might be worth a milllion pesos.
Pinang:
Slang: Ok, how about I keep it in the bag?

[slang]

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[glatt]

Originally Posted by slang

The oldtime fighter Pancho Villa

I got confused and had to look it up in wikipedia, because I was pretty sure Pancho Villa was an old Mexican dude. Looks like there are two. Duh.

[slang]

Both bad asses to be sure.

This is the Makati City building.

The steps at the entrance are very slippery. I fell flat on my ass walking down them after a light rain.

That would have made a good photo.

[slang]

What's the food like there? It's different. Even those things that are normal in the US are different there.

Most imported things are diluted or in small packages but even after that, things taste different.

These are burgers cooking in a pan of oil.

No, no not BIG oil, cooking oil. They taste better than balut but they just don't taste the same as home.

[slang]

Let's take a peek into the freezer.

1. Rice a Roni. The rice there is kinda boring so 10 packs came with me. What's in doing in the freezer? The ants seem to love it too.

2. HUGE glasses for slang. BIG frosted glasses for water or beer after returning from having firecrackers thrown at my feet or taking enough photos to arouse the suspicion of local law enforcement. The pinoy sized glasses are too much work. Fill and empty...refill and empty....refill and empty.

3. Meats from Market Market. This replaces the meats bought at the wet market which is so smelly that you gag passing it. There are pork chops and steaks!

4. Spaghetti. The freezer keeps the ants off from it.

[slang]

Let's see what other "Philippine" foods might be in the fridge.

1. M&Ms fresh from the US. The big bags were on sale just as I was prepping for the trip. Fifty bucks worth of M&Ms is quite a bit.

2. Milk by the liter. It's not common there and in a week or two we had completely comsumed the local Uni Mart's supply. It's about 75 PHP ($1.5) a liter. There were no gallons of milk to be found.

3. Pinoy sized corn flakes. The big boxes are not available here. You can probably find many of those things that you like from the US but the size and cost are much different.

4. Hershey chocolate syrup and kisses. The syrup goes good with those day old deep fried baby chicks.

[slang]

It looks like someone painted this dog. Poor doggy, pink. Tough break.

[Perry Winkle]

I love this stuff slang. Keep it up.

[wolf]

The poem in post 226 is usually attributed to Mary Elizabeth Frye. I did think it was interesting that the Phillippine version doesn't use the 'diamond's glint on snow' line.

[slang]

It's great that people are enjoying these. When I check from the main menu how many people are viewing, it's normally just a few.

Maybe the view counter would be a better indicator of how much interest there is.

Anyway, I'm happy to organize and comment on these.

This is another example of someone carting something unusual around with a tricycle.

We just rebuilt her family home so this is how the materials were delivered as she tells me.

The plywood there is cheaper than in the US but it's also very flimsy. There are a variety of 2 thicknesses with the standard size sheet, 4ft x 7ft or there about.