The Wine Museum Hotel
Travel Blogs from Pasay
Habitat for Humanity in Navotas
... an effort to give people a sense of ownership and teach financial responsibility. Those that expect a handout need not apply.
My next task will be to see what support I can rally in the form of corporate funding for the project. Php1,600,000 or $38,000 to fund 10 houses. That may or may not happen but I’m keeping my fingers crossed that we can make a contribution of some size along with sending our work teams on Saturdays to help build. ...
MANILA, COUSIN TO BANGKOK: A TALE OF TWO CITIES
... Chinatown, laid out sprawling across the river with not much more than a few red lanterns to define its presence. Just a guess, but I don’t think the Filipinos—and Filipinas—need a red lantern to tell them where and how to do business. I think they’ve probably got a natural instinct for it. Still “the Chinese” have always specialized in doing Asia’s business, and it’s no different here. ...
The Perils of Life on the Ground Floor
... This time it was Jane that offered a handout. But we swore that was it. No more food! But the bigger cat was smart and knew the little guy was its ticket to a good meal. The kitten looked so innocent and vulnerable, not yet ruined by the realities of being a stray. It would come to the door with its big, wide eyes, acting cute while Taily waited at the side. The older cat seemed to watch out for the kitten and ...
Makati City, Days 1-3
... houses in the slums of Manila on the way…super near to some massive high rises. Strange. Sad. i was honestly a little surprised Makati City has a Starbucks and HUGE HUGE malls. We had dinner the first night with Mae and Dr. Palmer. De-lish! And then we were out like a light.
Day three…
Kind of a wash. The next day Mary dragged us to the mall because she needed a sim card and everyone needed ...
Day 1: In and around Mall of Asia
... cross Seaside Boulevard by the overhead bridge and walk the full length of the boardwalk with people sitting by the sea wall, watching the sun set. A pantomime artist in silver clothing get's a chubby boy out of the crowd to be his sidekick and pulls in more crowd. We walk on, taking photos and watching dinner cruises passing by. Back at Atrium Hotel past 9:00pm, we call the lobby for an early morning wake-up ...