Estancia Resort Tagaytay

... doing some karaoke and I didn't take up the offer but the next time I did. They were really nice and I figured it would be rude to refuse. They were really nice, asking me my name, where I was from, what I was doing and all sorts of things. The drink was some local spirit, it wasn't too strong. They also offered me some strawberry thing that they smoked from a pipe. I took a couple of puffs and it tasted like strawberry, no ...

... the place since there are no road signs going to the zoo. Entrace fee is 99Php ...

... me around. The rest of the day I tried to do some writing but the brain wasn't there so I just did some reading, eating and sleeping. August 11th My visa is running out yet again so my mission for today was to extend it. It was a painless but expensive process costing me P4000 (fifty quid...bloody hell..nearly a weeks budget). It was worth it to get the extra 2 weeks stay in this wonderful country. I also booked some cheap flights to get me around the ...

... I will get it then as well. That would mean to ship a product from Kansas City to Manila will take approximately 15 days. Wow. I wonder if DHL delivers on Saturday? In other news, arriving this morning and taking my usual journey up the elevator I managed to get the one that lost power on the 5th floor. It did a little hop, a couple of bounces and then just stopped. At least it had ...

... eat it was down to the Save More to get some groceries and then head on back to the flat. While standing in the basket line the power flickered a couple of times, went out for a couple of seconds and then some of the lights partially came on. That didn't look like a good sign but at least all of the registers that were open were still operating, that would have sucked if they didn't have any power. I was unfortunate to be in the line that was ...

... in their steads, covering them in crazy stickers and outlandish accessories. Honda Civics eat your heart out. My new home is a high end business hotel that lacks the personality of Biancas. My room could be in a hotel anywhere in the world, but it does have some nice creature comforts, like reliable water pressure and constant temperature in the shower. Today, I get to meet up with my local contacts.

The good thing about arriving in Manila when we did was that we were the only flight that was in at the time. We breezed through customs and the like. What stinks is that we were planning on staying in a hotel in Manila because we were supposed to be there at 2300 on the 8th. We had the reservations and all, so we had to stay there. At least they were nice enough to let us check out at 1400 instead of their normal time of 1200.

... the first place!" They eventually got it, and warned us of the many paths that may get us lost. They seemed to be snickering as we went off, probably putting up bets on whether we'd make it or not..... "I say the darker one makes it, but the white one's doomed." PHOTO_ID_R=dscf2167.jpg] As we made our way across the ridge, through the thick grass, we began our decent to the lake at the bottom. We soon realized ...

... them they looked near to death, but all the Koreans had hired the horses, and as we began our journey up the Volcano, they were on their way back down not looking very safe on their runaway horses!! The guide had told us it was 4 km journey up the volcano and would take about an hour, but again it took us about 35 minutes to get up there, and along the way we walked past little bits of smoke actually coming out of the side of the volcano, and ...

Took my camera and thought I'd take some pictures at work today... doh! Oh wait I can't show you "work" cause it's "secret"! Lol! So here's a picture of our door... And here are some more pictures looking out my window... I've got quite a view... too bad I had to move half way across the world to get an office with a view! I guess if I'm going to be here for a while it's at least a small trade deal.