Discovery Suites Manila Pasig

Well , now I am in Manila, just waiting for the flight to Bangkok, from there will be forward to Angkor What. Please understand that my comments regarding SBDR are only my personal observation and other people may feel completely different. The place is very well located, right on the small coral beach, and it is very clean. Unfortunately it is not the kind of establishment for me, I was recommended to dive here because of the DM Pedro, excellent as a ...

... on the chargrilling, the cheese and even the hearty bun. But he lost me completely when he ended his list of what makes a burger perfect when he added a slice of beet root. Beet root??? Who puts beet root on a burger? Well, it seems the Australians do. Who knew? While the burger/wine bar experience was a thumbs up we still had issues with the serving of our meal. It seems ...

... it back to the beginning of Dec since I hadn't seen a statement. I asked when they were usually mailed and she told me there was an issue with mailing them so most people usually come in and ask for one when they want it. I thought she meant there were processing errors and since this is a huge global bank I thought that was strange. (I also think it 's strange that a bank this size doesn't offer us online bill payments and statements ...

Okay, this isn't exactly world shaking or mind altering but after several months here in the Philippines we've started having withdrawal for an All American Burger. Yes, there are the fast food varieties, McD's Wendy's which we've tried and they are the same as the burgers you'd find in the US (Wendy's had mustard on their burger (research from Jane) and the cheeseburger deluxe from McD's had mayo ...

... waters. Near the temple's patio, there was a long loud blast of firecrackers, as the worshippers kneeled down in prayers. I wondered how could noise and prayers mix, but then I realized that the firecrackers in Chinese culture are meant to ward off evil spirits. There was a long traffic jam as we traveled on the way to the airport. Our tour guide explained that China's President is visiting Macau today and most of the streets have been closed. I really didn't mind for I wanted to stay ...

... over and over and over again at a one time cost plus laundry soap? That is why there are people selling cloth wash towels to cars stopped at traffic signals and that is why the SM department store has racks full of men's hankerchiefs and the Landmark supermarket has a limited supply of Klennex. But there is one thing that still perplexes me in a place where computers have replaced piles of office paper. Why am I having so much trouble finding a mouse pad??????

... main reason for the permanent gridlock is mostly due to the lack of proper signage. Very few intersections, even major ones, have traffic lights, or even road signs that would define right of way. The result is a total free for all at every intersection as drivers try to inch through in every possible direction at once. In order to reduce the amount of cars on the road, not all of ...

... This unique vehicle visible everywhere and accountable for a major portion of the chaos on the roads is the stand out icon of the Philippines. Left over from the american army post world war II, these things are part Jeep and part school bus. They are a very cheap means of transport and are always completely overloaded with passengers as they terrorize the roads. Their drivers take great ...

... we were immediately shocked by many things on the journey to the hotel. We were very glad to see that all street signs, shop signs, just about everything is in English....very nice after 3 months in non English speaking places. It has a very Spanish feel....what we would imagine that somewhere like Costa Rica would look like. This is not surprising at the Phillipines was a Spanish colony for over 400 years, right up until the start of the of the 20th Century ...

... This 2007, there are three highlights awaiting its visitors: a unique Filipino- themed shopping center, an exciting event for the arts, and the continued popularity of an Ortigas hotel that has proven itself a truly ...