Four Seasons Hometel Quezon City

... by the weather bureau&#8217;s forecast that it would make landfall over Northern Luzon and that the capital and the rest of the country&#8217;s largest island would only be experiencing moderate to heavy rains. Hmmm...nothing alarming, I thought. It was going to be one of the worst assumptions I&#8217;ve ever made. <br><br>That Friday evening, at around 9:00 p.m., a slight drizzle began to fall. While browsing the Web at the hotel&#8217;s ...

Well it was supposed to be a kidz party, I guess they had a good time but really it was an excuse for the adults to eat and drink a lot hehehehe we were kindly invited by Flora's brothers family, excuse was there little daughters 3rd, somewhere way north of Manila about 30 minutes drive from the northern qc border. As I say lots of eating and drinking, a few musicians who tried to insist I sing!! OMG how embarising is that a great day had by all<br><br>

... the small (2ft) sharks were circulating there, hmmm we were trying (successfully) to grab there fins but the keepers warned us off hehehehe<br><br>This morning we got up at 5am so we could cycle in quezon city park before it got to hot.....very good we did an hour and only had slightly sore bums!! We need more exercise as we are eating but not much else so the pudding inches are going on!! nowhere to swim but at least we walk most places in between buses and jeepneys.<br><br><br><br><br>

... either goes in with the rice or gets fried with the meat, every tried fried cabbage?? its actually ok with a bit of onion. Flora likes alll the different herbs I find to add to the rice, there is an amazing variety of fresh herbs to be had from street stalls, maybe I get lucky one day and hit on a haluconegenic one hehehehehe<br><br>Having lots of fun and enjoying the friendly atmosphere here<br>Rog &amp; Flora<br><br>

... note is the huge Greenbelt shopping complex, about a 10 minute walk from the apartment.  There are numerous exclusive shops there with the latest fashions and accessories.  Totally out of our league but interesting to walk around in .  Traffic around here is congested, chaotic and we can't seem to figure out the traffic lights, so crossing the street is suicidal each time.  The "Jeepney" in the ...

... what, it's 11:00 so now we get to wait. Luckily, they have a big outdoor covered area with fresh fruit and vegtable stands and a large sitting area for the food stalls. Anyway, we were able to sit there and go over the contract Jane and I had been working on the last several days and to just get to know him a little better. He's a very friendly guy and I learned quite a bit about him and him just enough about me to have ...

... gambling makes more money than Las Vegas. More about this in my next entry...Phillippines, CHECK ps. one of the funniest times on this trip was at the airport in Manila when we were checking in. The lady that was checking us in goes to Dominique and says, word by word, "Excuse me Ma'am, may I ask you, are you pregnant?" "for security reasons" was whay she asked she said but Dom and I just laughed for a good 10 minuets after the incident. Pics from Manila will be posted shortly.

... and three others decided that a three hour wait while busses were organised was just not acceptable. We hitched a ride with a local to the gat of the estate, then we grabbed a Took-took ( a motorised Tri-shaw ) to the highway. We then hijacked a taxi. The driver had no idea how to get to Maynila so we put him in the back seat and we drove. We didn't know how to get there either it would seem. At one point we drove into an area that I was sure I'd seen on TV in ...

... money. Our wandering was finally rewarded when we found our way to the falls. That night we took a night bus to Baguio, the former summer capital in the Philippines under American rule. In Baguio, we explored the local market and strolled along the big park in the town. No one wanted to do too much walking because we were all so sore from the mountains the day before. We got back to Manila and I hung around there for a couple more days. My dad finally made it in on ...