Makati City, Philippines - Page 24

zippyt · 11-19-2007, 02:52 PM

worth what about 47 cents US ????

slang · 11-19-2007, 03:18 PM

$ .2314 at the moment but as the dollar falls in strength, it could be worth much less soon.

It's a cool looking note though, eh?

Perry Winkle · 11-20-2007, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slang

$ .2314 at the moment but as the dollar falls in strength, it could be worth much less soon.

It's a cool looking note though, eh?

What, is their currency valued in terms of dollars?

slang · 11-20-2007, 04:56 PM

42 pesos to the dollar or there about. It was 55 when I started going to the Phils.

Perry Winkle · 11-20-2007, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slang

42 pesos to the dollar or there about. It was 55 when I started going to the Phils.

Um... doesn't that mean the peso is stronger, in terms of dollars, now than it was?

I'm confused. Previously you said that one peso will buy about $0.23 US, which is far from what you just claimed. (nm, I did the math and, according to the quoted post, a peso is worth about $0.023 US.)

Still, my confusion remains. 55 pesos per USD is about $0.018, which means that the Philippine peso is becoming stronger and/or the US dollar is becoming weaker (I know this part of things is true). The way you phrased things before led me to believe that they'd done something silly like value pesos in terms of dollars (i.e., pegged the peso to some index of USD).

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.

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.

11-19-2007, 02:52 PM	#1
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	worth what about 47 cents US ???? __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

11-22-2007, 05:09 PM	#6
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	#10
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	#12
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	#13
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

11-19-2007, 03:18 PM	#2
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	$ .2314 at the moment but as the dollar falls in strength, it could be worth much less soon. It's a cool looking note though, eh?

11-20-2007, 04:56 PM	#4
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	42 pesos to the dollar or there about. It was 55 when I started going to the Phils.

11-22-2007, 08:35 PM	#7
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	#8
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	#9
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	#11
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, 10:57 PM	#14
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

11-23-2007, 11:19 PM	#15
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.

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