Garden Plaza Manila

... stores are long and people are constantly reminded of how they should prepare. I may be a bit out of the loop because I don't pay attention to the local TV news - its usually in Tagalog. But the newspaper didn't talk much about it, the people at the office didn't sit around discussing it. People seemed mostly concerned about Halloween festivites and that the storm would disrupt the All Saint's Day festivites at the cemeteries over the weekend. <br><br><br>I ...

... However, he did get his one-way ticket, to a court date.<br><br>Finally talked to "Tom" via email this afternoon and 2 of the more serious charges have been dropped and he told me he would be traveling on a different airline this time but still not sure exactly when he'll be here. That's if they haven't put him on the no-fly list.<br><br>In the meantime, I have a complete set of technical dive gear for sale should anyone be interested. :-)<br><br>

... the first place but there is always the having to ...

... right in the sun.....so after about 10 minutes we decided to head back to the other side. <br><br>One of the cab boys (reminded me of squeegy kids here) asked if we wanted asked if we wanted a cab - we decided to be agressive to and told him we would find our own, and went to jump in the next cab. He ran along with us, trying to open the doors and talk to the driver. The driver wanted nothing to do with him, and neither did we, and ...

... we&#8217;re not in T.O, we&#8217;re in a third world country and a dollar goes a hell of a lot further here. Upon further contemplation we decide it&#8217;s completely unacceptable, if it was $10 a night we&#8217;d cut it a bit more slack but it&#8217;s actually one of the more expensive places we&#8217;ve stayed in the past few years. When we call it a night the room hums and throbs with noise from the street as we try to sleep and we resolve to look for another spot tomorrow.

... heads to what I could only describe as what looked like one of those buildings you see after a bomb blast or earthquake where the front of the building has collasped leaving the rooms open for all to see. Up three flights of stairs we end up in the first of two "cubicle" offices (actually more like storage units with the steel grate for the front that you can pull down at night) for the drug test. I fill out the paperwork, and while wondering What ...

... ocean taking care of all of us at once. So instead of heading to earthquake prone California what do I do? Just head to the other side of the ring of fire and tempt fate, that's what. That's right, we've experienced our first earthquake here in the Philippines, two of them actually, one last Saturday and the other just last night. The epicenter of both were about 85 miles SW of Manila and the strongest was ...

... lights illuminating the clouds. And then, the magic happened. For the next three hours, the fireworks upstaged the radiant, shy moon. It sparked with hundreds of colors bursting in an instant. For a moment, the world seemed to stop as we all stared in awe at a visual spectacle too tempting to ignore. As millions of eyes feasted on the din and dazzle of the sparkling lights, the fireworks gave an outstanding performance. It ...

... trucks, kids playing, chickens tied to fence posts, guys hanging out in their parked tricycles hoping to find a customer, furniture, people cooking, and essentially everything else, including the occasional kitchen sink. That leaves walking down the street, which is not as easy as it sounds. Remember the onslaught of cars? It's not exactly organized, there are no lanes, and the drivers are not shy about trying to fit five cars into a ...

... 6, 2007 Martin said Cleo probably tried to dart in through the front door when he entered the house. Martin didn't notice Cleo so shut the door before the cat could enter. You know how small the entrance porch is. Siguro that is why Cleo wasn't able to escape Kruger. Chico should be able to set the leg so it doesn't need to be cut or to end up as a useless appendage. The waiting is awful but he is the only eye doctor on duty at the regional hospital right now and he also ...