vlad
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We were so crammed together, all they needed to do was spread ketchup or mustard on us & we would have been a perfect appetizer for GODZILLA! May be fine if you are 4 feet tall, but Westerners-that's another story.
When we got to Tokyo, it was raining, and NO A.C. in the lounge by our gate. I don't know why they did not leave
us out in the rain-could not have gotten any wetter.
The Philippines was something else-nicest people I have ever met. They love Americans there, but I didn't see 10
other Anglos the whole time I was there. And I'm related in some form or fashion to about 400 who were at the funeral. Immediate
family is my wife's 2 sisters, and 5 brother + her mom's sister.
They do not know what a detector is except for cache hunting for gold buried by the Japanese in WW2.
I have NEVER seen so much virgin undetected territory in my life. All I thought about was wishing I had brought a detector
but did not figure that would be on the agenda.
It may also be the "Bottle cap Capital" of the world. My head still hurts from all the beer, Red Horse, San Miguel, and God knows
what else. [I donated some wine, Stolichnaya Vodka, and Courvousieur Napoleon Brandy to the mix, so there were other
headaches besides mine.] The food, lechon, adobo, lumpia, tilapia, and everything else was great, EXCEPT for balut-
I'll starve before I eat that. They play mah-jong which I don't know, but I taught them some Poker and Bourre [Cajun Bridge.]
I think the temp was around 75 degrees, but the humidity was 100%, and it rained everyday. Worst traffic I've ever seen.
I expected 50 wrecks/casualties per 1/2 mile but never saw any. It would put you in a straight jacket on Thorazine. We arrive at midnight, 5 lanes of traffic one way, semis, small & large buses, cabs & SUV cabs, motorcycles, and many with sidecars,
bicycles, and with sidecars, [and 1/2 of the vehicles had NO lights] people walking across traffic, and between lanes selling
things, AND its raining and misty?!!!
[No pollution control laws either- 2-stroke bikes were everywhere, and most vehicles are diesel that smoke HEAVILY.]
We spent a lot of time in the mall in Manila and it was bigger than anything I've seen here [Astrodome size]. Then on
the 4th trip I find out each time was to a different mall and we did not hit every mall in Manila. Even the one in Bulacon
where we stayed was huge.....then add in the outdoor malls along the streets-and they never close!
The exchange rate is so high you could live like a king there-FOR REAL!
Now if I could get the government to allow me to keep my gun collection, I'M READY TO MOVE. There's millions of silver US
coins to be found, and gold coins, plus gold prospecting which they do without detectors.
One other major obstacle to moving there-MY WIFE. There simply is no work, and what there is does not pay anything,
[corruption] so even a "high paying" job in a casino pays nothing. And they share our view on things made in China-JUNK!
I think I see another visit in the near future.
"Les temps bon ton roulez!"
When we got to Tokyo, it was raining, and NO A.C. in the lounge by our gate. I don't know why they did not leave
us out in the rain-could not have gotten any wetter.
The Philippines was something else-nicest people I have ever met. They love Americans there, but I didn't see 10
other Anglos the whole time I was there. And I'm related in some form or fashion to about 400 who were at the funeral. Immediate
family is my wife's 2 sisters, and 5 brother + her mom's sister.
They do not know what a detector is except for cache hunting for gold buried by the Japanese in WW2.
I have NEVER seen so much virgin undetected territory in my life. All I thought about was wishing I had brought a detector
but did not figure that would be on the agenda.
It may also be the "Bottle cap Capital" of the world. My head still hurts from all the beer, Red Horse, San Miguel, and God knows
what else. [I donated some wine, Stolichnaya Vodka, and Courvousieur Napoleon Brandy to the mix, so there were other
headaches besides mine.] The food, lechon, adobo, lumpia, tilapia, and everything else was great, EXCEPT for balut-
I'll starve before I eat that. They play mah-jong which I don't know, but I taught them some Poker and Bourre [Cajun Bridge.]
I think the temp was around 75 degrees, but the humidity was 100%, and it rained everyday. Worst traffic I've ever seen.
I expected 50 wrecks/casualties per 1/2 mile but never saw any. It would put you in a straight jacket on Thorazine. We arrive at midnight, 5 lanes of traffic one way, semis, small & large buses, cabs & SUV cabs, motorcycles, and many with sidecars,
bicycles, and with sidecars, [and 1/2 of the vehicles had NO lights] people walking across traffic, and between lanes selling
things, AND its raining and misty?!!!
[No pollution control laws either- 2-stroke bikes were everywhere, and most vehicles are diesel that smoke HEAVILY.]
We spent a lot of time in the mall in Manila and it was bigger than anything I've seen here [Astrodome size]. Then on
the 4th trip I find out each time was to a different mall and we did not hit every mall in Manila. Even the one in Bulacon
where we stayed was huge.....then add in the outdoor malls along the streets-and they never close!
The exchange rate is so high you could live like a king there-FOR REAL!
Now if I could get the government to allow me to keep my gun collection, I'M READY TO MOVE. There's millions of silver US
coins to be found, and gold coins, plus gold prospecting which they do without detectors.
One other major obstacle to moving there-MY WIFE. There simply is no work, and what there is does not pay anything,
[corruption] so even a "high paying" job in a casino pays nothing. And they share our view on things made in China-JUNK!
I think I see another visit in the near future.
"Les temps bon ton roulez!"
