Makati City, Philippines - Page 11

zippyt · 01-28-2007, 07:36 PM

What in the monkey f**K is a hello kitty?

Your kidding right ?? you know Wolf and you don't know what hello kitty is ??!!??

http://www.sanrio.com/

Prepare to be grossed out !!!

02-02-2007, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by slang

I've been sending cheap cameras out to net pals all over the world in the last 3 months or so and the photos coming in now are good enough to show off a bit.

It's a genuine challenge for both the photographer and for me in getting their skills up to speed, many of whom have never taken pictures before even with film cameras, let alone a digital. The camera itself is just a cheapie and has specific limits and weaknesses. It took a lot of trial and error for me to be able to get good photos out of this model camera. Having exactly the same style and model here with me that was sent, I was able to immediately spot technical fixes for symptoms seen in the images coming in.

It's also true that some people just have a knack for taking good photos while others do not.

Anyway, these are from the Philippines. There are more available here than you would ever care to see but I thought you might appreciate these.

My moms from Manila.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-02-2007, 06:18 PM

Does she take good pictures, racer?

slang · 02-04-2007, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by racer4536

My moms from Manila.

Manila proper or NCR?

Have you been there to visit? Do you have digital photos of anything Filipino?

slang · 03-16-2007, 11:35 AM

Slang: So, have you ever seen snow fall from the sky?
Pinang: No but I'd like to. It's very pretty
Slang: Trust me, it's over-rated.

Griff · 03-16-2007, 11:38 AM

We're staring down a potential foot or so over the next several hours... ya'll could fly in.

glatt · 03-16-2007, 12:16 PM

We just missed it. It's a cold raw rain here. Yucky, but at least it's not snow.

zippyt · 08-16-2007, 10:39 PM

Rock on Slang !!!!
Drink a San Mgoo for me !!!

slang · 08-17-2007, 03:29 AM

Thanks Zip, I'll surely do that.

This trip is going to be a bit more involved though. It's not going to be a booze fest or even a photo fest.

This trip ,with the tools and books that are now there for me, will be a long term field trip.

There are so many things that I don't understand about the history and the workings there. This will be a great opportunity to study the whole society right there on the spot.

My wife will be there and we'll have some sustained quality time together, I'll have the chance to learn Tagalog and the other languages of the Phils, I will not be directly or indirectly responsible for engineering / design projects and I will be totally removed from the American environment for months on end. I'll have the time and money to do those things that I like to do, which is rare here in the US.

The trip over there is going to be a pain in the ass but once I'm there everything's going to be great.

Griff · 08-17-2007, 06:26 AM

Sounds like a cool adventure man. Enjoy yourself!

slang · 08-17-2007, 01:30 PM

I'm off across the country now. There are some aging family members that I'd like to visit before leaving for the Philippines.

Here for a day, over there for another few.

See you when I get settled in.

BigV · 08-17-2007, 04:42 PM

yes, you will
[/mr burns]

Luisa · 08-20-2007, 12:42 AM

Slang will be arriving here just as Typhoon Sepat leaves the country for China. I hope his plane does not encounter another typhoon on the way. I know he will hate to be detoured till the storm passes.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-20-2007, 01:05 AM

Hi Luisa, my condolences on the invasion.

Luisa · 08-20-2007, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Hi Luisa, my condolences on the invasion.

No condolences necessary. My worry is if Slang will survive a year here without tearing his hair out because of the marked cultural differences. Specially when it comes to doing business and government service. The latter being non existent in this country

01-28-2007, 07:36 PM	#1
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	What in the monkey fK is a hello kitty? Your kidding right ?? you know Wolf and you don't know what hello kitty is ??!!?? http://www.sanrio.com/ Prepare to be grossed out !!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

02-02-2007, 06:18 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Does she take good pictures, racer? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-16-2007, 11:38 AM	#6
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	We're staring down a potential foot or so over the next several hours... ya'll could fly in. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-16-2007, 10:39 PM	#8
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Rock on Slang !!!! Drink a San Mgoo for me !!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

08-17-2007, 06:26 AM	#10
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Sounds like a cool adventure man. Enjoy yourself! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-16-2007, 11:35 AM	#5
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Slang: So, have you ever seen snow fall from the sky? Pinang: No but I'd like to. It's very pretty Slang: Trust me, it's over-rated.

03-16-2007, 12:16 PM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	We just missed it. It's a cold raw rain here. Yucky, but at least it's not snow.

08-17-2007, 03:29 AM	#9
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Thanks Zip, I'll surely do that. This trip is going to be a bit more involved though. It's not going to be a booze fest or even a photo fest. This trip ,with the tools and books that are now there for me, will be a long term field trip. There are so many things that I don't understand about the history and the workings there. This will be a great opportunity to study the whole society right there on the spot. My wife will be there and we'll have some sustained quality time together, I'll have the chance to learn Tagalog and the other languages of the Phils, I will not be directly or indirectly responsible for engineering / design projects and I will be totally removed from the American environment for months on end. I'll have the time and money to do those things that I like to do, which is rare here in the US. The trip over there is going to be a pain in the ass but once I'm there everything's going to be great.

08-17-2007, 01:30 PM	#11
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	I'm off across the country now. There are some aging family members that I'd like to visit before leaving for the Philippines. Here for a day, over there for another few. See you when I get settled in.

08-17-2007, 04:42 PM	#12
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	yes, you will [/mr burns] __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-20-2007, 12:42 AM	#13
Luisa I'm a mental nomad Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Right under your nose Posts: 78	Slang will be arriving here just as Typhoon Sepat leaves the country for China. I hope his plane does not encounter another typhoon on the way. I know he will hate to be detoured till the storm passes. __________________ I am not trapped. I am mentally free !!! My destiny is yet to be

08-20-2007, 01:05 AM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Hi Luisa, my condolences on the invasion. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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