Makati City, Philippines

slang · 02-04-2007, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by racer4536

My moms from Manila.

Manila proper or NCR?

Have you been there to visit? Do you have digital photos of anything Filipino?

slang · 03-16-2007, 12:35 PM

Slang: So, have you ever seen snow fall from the sky?
Pinang: No but I'd like to. It's very pretty
Slang: Trust me, it's over-rated.

Griff · 03-16-2007, 12:38 PM

We're staring down a potential foot or so over the next several hours... ya'll could fly in.

glatt · 03-16-2007, 01:16 PM

We just missed it. It's a cold raw rain here. Yucky, but at least it's not snow.

Perry Winkle · 03-16-2007, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

We just missed it. It's a cold raw rain here. Yucky, but at least it's not snow.

The Occoquan river runs behind my house. It's raging today.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-17-2007, 07:15 PM

There's about an 8" step to my front door and the storm door couldn't swing out this morning because the sleet was too deep.

Fortunately not all over.
The door is at the intersection of two roofs, evidently the sleet rolled off both of them, rather than getting deeper, after some point.

slang · 05-20-2007, 11:23 AM

Big Philippine adventure coming up in a few months.

I've been shipping stuff over there in advance to the point that everyone at the post office knows me and where my big packages are going.

The plan is to have so many interesting things avaible to do or to go see that boredom wont set in after a few months of just drinking cheap booze and singing Margaritaville on kerioke.

We have rented an apartment in Makati since we cannot agree on what lot we want and how much we should pay. I don't really care about the costs of the lots as most seem like a good deal. However, with the low cost of renting vs owning, it does indeed make more sense to rent at least for a while.

The apartments are small and all concrete but there are so many American "enhancements" that it will surely be comfortable if not roomy.

The electric was just connected over the weekend. There are boxes of stuff all over inside just waiting to be installed/unboxed and set up.

Has anyone used the Rosetta stone program to their satisfaction? The online version impressed me but I didnt have time to complete all the lessons. I'm hoping with the RS plus the emersion in Tagalog speaking peoples that I'll be functional with it several months into the big adventure.

It's just 2 months away now and I'm allowing myself to get excited. It's still too far away though so I should just relax.

03-16-2007, 12:38 PM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	We're staring down a potential foot or so over the next several hours... ya'll could fly in. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-17-2007, 07:15 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	There's about an 8" step to my front door and the storm door couldn't swing out this morning because the sleet was too deep. Fortunately not all over. The door is at the intersection of two roofs, evidently the sleet rolled off both of them, rather than getting deeper, after some point. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-16-2007, 12:35 PM	#2
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Slang: So, have you ever seen snow fall from the sky? Pinang: No but I'd like to. It's very pretty Slang: Trust me, it's over-rated.

03-16-2007, 01:16 PM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	We just missed it. It's a cold raw rain here. Yucky, but at least it's not snow.

05-20-2007, 11:23 AM	#7
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Big Philippine adventure coming up in a few months. I've been shipping stuff over there in advance to the point that everyone at the post office knows me and where my big packages are going. The plan is to have so many interesting things avaible to do or to go see that boredom wont set in after a few months of just drinking cheap booze and singing Margaritaville on kerioke. We have rented an apartment in Makati since we cannot agree on what lot we want and how much we should pay. I don't really care about the costs of the lots as most seem like a good deal. However, with the low cost of renting vs owning, it does indeed make more sense to rent at least for a while. The apartments are small and all concrete but there are so many American "enhancements" that it will surely be comfortable if not roomy. The electric was just connected over the weekend. There are boxes of stuff all over inside just waiting to be installed/unboxed and set up. Has anyone used the Rosetta stone program to their satisfaction? The online version impressed me but I didnt have time to complete all the lessons. I'm hoping with the RS plus the emersion in Tagalog speaking peoples that I'll be functional with it several months into the big adventure. It's just 2 months away now and I'm allowing myself to get excited. It's still too far away though so I should just relax.

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