Executive Plaza Manila

... t see it below the water. There have been stories of cemeteries being washed away leaving behind exposed coffins and bones. There were also stories of people digging up and moving their loved ones to drier ground or to their homes so their remains would not be washed away.<br><br>It would have been interesting to go out and witness the festivities at a nearby cemetery but my driver is off for the holiday and ...

... since it's hard enough to hear Jane (yes her real name) much less someone speaking broken english. She told me that "Tom" (remember, not his real name) was in jail and she wanted to know what to do.<br><br>I couldn't make out exactly where this jail was, how he got there or what to do to help out, but told her I'd look into it and let her know. Best place to start was the flight he was coming in on so got the number for the airline he was flying in ...

... to see how I get on though.<br><br>It&#8217 ...

... the various rooms and displays pictured here.<br><br>It was quite the building and the history was palatable. The tour took about 90 minutes and we saw Marco's office and waved off the balcony that he waved goodbye to the crowds as he was being deposed. Good tour, lots of pictures, and we saw some of Imelda's shoes, pictured here.<br><br>On the way back to the hotel we saw the SM mall Manila and got our cab driver to drop us ...

... traipsing around all day long we collected our stored luggage from the Best Western and took a cab down the street to &#8216;Friendly&#8217;s Guesthouse&#8217;. It was definitely a drop in standards from the spotless room of our first two nights &#8211; more backpacker ghetto than budget conscious business professional. &#8216;Friendly&#8217;s&#8217; may be &#8216;by backpackers for backpackers&#8217; but if this is indeed the case then it would appear that backpackers ...

... Those of us in line finally got someone's attention and he told us that the computers were down; Offline!, now I get it. Everyone in line started to walk away but before the person behind the window could get away I quickly jump to the front and shove my paperwork at him asking him to verify that I have all the paperwork that I need to convert my license. Resigned to the fact he looked through my paperwork, verified the copies of my ...

... to explain as they pulled out a can of vienna sausage tucked inside the koozie. I'm sure they must have thought something about "crazy american" or some such idea. Anyway, they looked at every thing put it back in the box and sent us on our way. All in all it wasn't a bad experience, again thanks to Fher for his help, but I don't think we'll be asking for too many packages to be sent to us while where here.

... declined his offer. In Kota Kinabalu, I had an intimate conversation on spirituality with a pretty, kind Swiss woman, who happened to be an atheist. When I entered a bar one sweltering afternoon in Kangaroo Island, everyone stared at me that I felt like a Martian who has stepped on Earth. Later, I learned from the waitress that it was the first time that an Asian entered the bar. "I hope you don't mind, but can I touch your skin?" she awkwardly asked, "I've never seen ...

... party neighbourhood and hang out there for the weekend. Manila is a zoo. The trip to Malate is maybe 5 Kms, however when competing for a small uneven scrap of asphalt with an immense number of cars, trucks, jeepneys, buses, bikes, and tricycles it takes close to an hour. Not to mention, the drive is an absolute free for all. I don't know what it takes to get a license here, but the rules of driving appear to be simple - If I cut you off, I ...

... less a triangle with sides that are 3", 3" and 2". Cleo was sleeping on the dining table when Papa and I went out at 4:00 a.m. to check on the water pump. Cleo hasn't reported for lunch, though. I hope he is fine. November 7, 2007 Sad news tonight. Shobe died today. The doctor said she had renal (kidney) failure and other complications. Poor dog. She was only 6 years old and I still remember the first dog show when she surprised us all with a best of opposite sex trophy, beating so ...