Hello from north of equator.
Well received.
Honk Kng was awesome although was rushed, wish I could have spent a few
more hours there.
Manila is amazing, different life, they drive on the wrong side of the
road, and the traffic is madness, cars just everywhere and motorbikes
honing around, everyone just goes and honks there horn as they go and it
seems to work although most cars are covered with dents on ever corner
panel, even pedestrians just walk and cars stop, even on main roads
(madness) twice on the way from airport to hotel cops on bikes come
honing through the trffic woop wooping there sirens and holding there
hands up to traffic creating a path in like a leap frog pattern for a
black van that follows at ridiculous speeds (they are VIP's) apparently
you can pay P2500 (Philippine Piso) converts to $50 AUD and you can get
these dramatized escorts.
Most of the traffic lights are not working in the city (they only have
traffic lights in the city) cars just GO, if it looks like its getting
too crazy a cop will pull up and direct traffic until he gets bored then
moves on and traffic continues, yet I still havn't seen a crash.
The hotel is amazing, like you are stepping through a portel into a
different world, the driver stops at a boom gate before entering hotel
and K-9 units sniff the car and then the pooch's sniff your bads before
you are metal detected as you enter, metal detectors at the entrance to
every shop and building. But once inside the hotel the hospitality has
got to be the best in the world, these filopino's treat you like kings
and call you sir, shine your shoes every time you walk through the loby,
they bought a tube of tooth paste up to my room for me on a big
decorated tray with Mr T***** (my name) on it.
Last night had a few drinks and a meal with some clients drinks and meal
for 4 of us cost 1000 Philippines Piso all up (all together) which is
$25.
Madness.
I have got heaps of photo's and some film footage (I filmed my airport -
hotel trip).
I am waitlisted on a flight on Thursday Singapore to Perth arriving
roughly 2230hrs, its school holidays so flights are all waitlisted, even
Manila - Singapore is waitlisted. But should be on that flight.
Girls flying on with life
2 weeks ago
