Sir William's Hotel Manila Quezon City

... and went back to the hotel. Despite having been drenched, I hadn&#8217;t the faintest idea that I was already wobbling towards the vortex of Ondoy&#8217;s wrath! <br> <br>It was not until I turned on the TV in my room later in the afternoon and heard the pleas for help coming from several flooded areas that I realized the gravity of the situation. Word has it that the 6-hour downpour that Ondoy brought was a record-breaker: it was the ...

... lunchtme till Monday morning so if it's a computer problem it's a long wait!! Sometimes these problems get resolved the next time the rest of the world clocks up another 24hrs sometimes not, all can say is that visa is very unreliable........<br><br>Gradually eating our way through our foodstocks as I leave here on Whednesday morning, we are invited to a family birthday ...

... too tight, they get lots of international acts here in Manila and the seat prices are about a 3rd of what they would be at home.<br><br>Just took some photo's 4u of street vendors below our balcony, u can get almost anything, not just food but also household stuff like doormats, brushes, towels, u name it, so in theory you never need the shops, just sit on your balcony all day and grab what comes by in the street.<br><br>I expect the weather in the UK is ...

... mountains of them, four big freezers completely laden and they turned out noy half bad even if I did fry them much to Flora's amusement. We enjoy swapping around the cooking and washing chores but I try to do most of it simply to make sure she gets enough rest, her shift is almost 12 hours and then there is 30 mins travel each end as well.<br><br>Sunday night we went to meet the family breifly after I surfaced, very friendly and welcoming we are going back ...

... that they can't find a place to park. It's now 8pm and I hear Chris Brown addressing the crowd. I can't hear too well but I think he's saying "hey, you idiots who are still trying to park - next time get here early". Anybody who tries to get anywhere at the last minute around here is doomed to failure. Last night we tried to go less than 1km in Ortigas and it took us an hour. But we did find a pretty good burger waiting for us. More on ...

... s warm here all year long. Wait a minute, what month is this? I know time flies but Christmas already? No, I didn't fall into some kind of time wrap or black hole, and NO for those of you who know me, thinking that I might have lost my mind and am only hearing Christmas music in my head. Well maybe I have lost my mind but yes Virginia they ...

... discourage its use because too much paper in the sewers is a problem with the flooding. I don't know. But I've gotten used to carrying tissues with me everywhere and seeing rolls of toilet paper on people's desks at work. I decided to buy a nice box for my desk to give my toilet paper rolls a classy place to be stored since I don't have a cabinet to put them in.

... Most people are in them just because its cooler than outside, but they are as fun to walk around people spotting as the streets are. And they have the strangest public transport too. They have buses and taxis like everywhere else, but they also have these things called Jeepneys. They're mad looking yokes, like old trucks with benches thrown into the back. These are what the locals use, and they're all decorated in strange colours and images. There ...

... from and to Beijing, from and to Changchun. I will tell you later the detailed trip schedules of the trains and the tips on how to manage yourself mingling with Chinese in the train. Choose the ideal train schedules so that when you arrive in Beijing, your embassy office can entertain your questions about where to go, and what to do, the DO's and DON'T's in Beijing. It is important and common sense to have an idea how to read chinese ...

... by hundreds of cats and more than a few dogs. Jackfruit grew in the trees. The creaking, groaning house would once have been an elegant Spanish-style mansion, but was now a spectacular, dishevelled relic with big soft beds. Taal volcano had brought me to this place. Taal - a series of colossal, igneous Russian dolls. Within a great ring of rock lies a lake, brimming with fish. Within the lake rests a low, volcanic island. Within the island is an old, charred ...