Makati City, Philippines - Page 55

slang · 11-22-2007, 01:31 PM

It's amazingly calm here now. No sign of a storm at the moment.

I wont get crazy with the photos. The movie clips, I can't say the same for.

Just kidding. Everything will surely be cool.

Sundae · 11-22-2007, 05:09 PM

Slang's 'Mergency Equipment List

Canned goods - check
Bottled Water- check
Torch/ Candles - check
Wind up Radio - check
Digital Camera - check
Lead boots and washing line for securing of person thereof - check
Patient wife - TBC

slang · 11-22-2007, 08:35 PM

Yes, the list. This is my first typhoon, the list has to be complete.

Still no signs of storm activity. Be careful what you with for I suppose.

slang · 11-23-2007, 06:32 AM

It's time for the Christmas lights to come out. Just not the same in a tropical climate though. No snow for Santa's sleigh.

slang · 11-23-2007, 06:34 AM

The storm is still several million miles away but should land here sometime over the weekend.

busterb · 11-23-2007, 07:31 AM

Looks like there's 2 storms around. One going, one coming
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/

slang · 11-23-2007, 04:12 PM

Nice link Busterb, thanks.

Looks like it's going to pass us by.

Unless we travel north today.

slang · 11-23-2007, 10:48 PM

These had been temporarily lost in my organization effort.

Remember hearing about the non-terrorist gas explosion a few weeks back. These are from that same mall but not sure how far from the blast.

These show an arcade. For many in the US arcades are a good place to waste some time and money waiting for someone while they are shopping.

Here the games are not all that great but are pretty cheap.

I'm with a friend at the arcade and he's a pinoy, so he's kinda cheap. I buy p100 worth of tokens and we start at the driving games.

There are some kids playing there and it's not my goal to beat them but just to learn some of the tricks of this specific game by having them kick my ass on the course.

slang · 11-23-2007, 10:53 PM

After we both get our asses handed back to us in a plastic bag at the driving game, I decide maybe a shooting game might be better.

slang · 11-23-2007, 10:57 PM

Not the worst game I've ever played. The MP5 was sorta cool but the best thing about the game was that there was not some Asian 9 year old totally kicking my ass and heckling me in a foreign language.

slang · 11-23-2007, 11:01 PM

Not a bad place to spend some time. There were also some x-box type games for rent by the hour but the room with these games was full.

slang · 11-23-2007, 11:09 PM

We ended up leaving before our tokens were gone. The games do play for quite a while on just a few tokens.

If you are good at one of the old Sega games here you might play for a half hour or more for less than a buck.

So, here are the tokens. They don't look like Philippine money or US for that matter, although they do have an American style eagle on them.

Here's what they look like.

slang · 11-23-2007, 11:18 PM

The next batch of infinitely meaningless pics are of some of the chewing gum here.

The western gum is much better. I personally like most of the Orbit flavors and have a few packs laying around the apt here.

Most of that gum from the US is gone now and I'm trying out some of the other from here.

I bought a big bag of 100 pieces at the local grocery store. The only reason that it caught my eye is that it's "Texas" bubble gum.

The Tx gum is a bit gritty. I'm not sure if there is some sort of contaminant in the gum or if the sugar is course.

It's not Orbit but it's what I have here now.

LJ · 11-23-2007, 11:19 PM

you might as well make a necklace out of them. there is a law that says ...you will never return to that arcade until you have lost the tokens. if you try to break this law by making a special trip.....well...i don't think i have to spell it out...you're obviously a man of the world.

slang · 11-23-2007, 11:20 PM

It's true, I do have a lot of time on my hands here.

11-22-2007, 05:09 PM	#812
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Slang's 'Mergency Equipment List Canned goods - check Bottled Water- check Torch/ Candles - check Wind up Radio - check Digital Camera - check Lead boots and washing line for securing of person thereof - check Patient wife - TBC __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-23-2007, 07:31 AM	#816
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Looks like there's 2 storms around. One going, one coming http://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/ __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

11-23-2007, 10:48 PM	#818
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	These had been temporarily lost in my organization effort. Remember hearing about the non-terrorist gas explosion a few weeks back. These are from that same mall but not sure how far from the blast. These show an arcade. For many in the US arcades are a good place to waste some time and money waiting for someone while they are shopping. Here the games are not all that great but are pretty cheap. I'm with a friend at the arcade and he's a pinoy, so he's kinda cheap. I buy p100 worth of tokens and we start at the driving games. There are some kids playing there and it's not my goal to beat them but just to learn some of the tricks of this specific game by having them kick my ass on the course. Attached Images

11-23-2007, 10:53 PM	#819
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	After we both get our asses handed back to us in a plastic bag at the driving game, I decide maybe a shooting game might be better. Attached Images

11-23-2007, 10:57 PM	#820
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Not the worst game I've ever played. The MP5 was sorta cool but the best thing about the game was that there was not some Asian 9 year old totally kicking my ass and heckling me in a foreign language. Attached Images

11-22-2007, 01:31 PM	#811
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	It's amazingly calm here now. No sign of a storm at the moment. I wont get crazy with the photos. The movie clips, I can't say the same for. Just kidding. Everything will surely be cool.

11-22-2007, 08:35 PM	#813
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Yes, the list. This is my first typhoon, the list has to be complete. Still no signs of storm activity. Be careful what you with for I suppose.

11-23-2007, 06:32 AM	#814
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	It's time for the Christmas lights to come out. Just not the same in a tropical climate though. No snow for Santa's sleigh.

11-23-2007, 06:34 AM	#815
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	The storm is still several million miles away but should land here sometime over the weekend.

11-23-2007, 04:12 PM	#817
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Nice link Busterb, thanks. Looks like it's going to pass us by. Unless we travel north today.

11-23-2007, 11:01 PM	#821
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Not a bad place to spend some time. There were also some x-box type games for rent by the hour but the room with these games was full. Attached Images

11-23-2007, 11:09 PM	#822
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	We ended up leaving before our tokens were gone. The games do play for quite a while on just a few tokens. If you are good at one of the old Sega games here you might play for a half hour or more for less than a buck. So, here are the tokens. They don't look like Philippine money or US for that matter, although they do have an American style eagle on them. Here's what they look like. Attached Images

11-23-2007, 11:18 PM	#823
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	The next batch of infinitely meaningless pics are of some of the chewing gum here. The western gum is much better. I personally like most of the Orbit flavors and have a few packs laying around the apt here. Most of that gum from the US is gone now and I'm trying out some of the other from here. I bought a big bag of 100 pieces at the local grocery store. The only reason that it caught my eye is that it's "Texas" bubble gum. The Tx gum is a bit gritty. I'm not sure if there is some sort of contaminant in the gum or if the sugar is course. It's not Orbit but it's what I have here now. Attached Images

11-23-2007, 11:19 PM	#824
LJ i am myself Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: via blackberry, maybe Posts: 750	you might as well make a necklace out of them. there is a law that says ...you will never return to that arcade until you have lost the tokens. if you try to break this law by making a special trip.....well...i don't think i have to spell it out...you're obviously a man of the world.

11-23-2007, 11:20 PM	#825
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	It's true, I do have a lot of time on my hands here. Attached Images

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