Makati City, Philippines

slang · 02-08-2008, 06:05 PM

This is the last clip for today.

It shows what you might see stepping up to the counter of the meat shop.

I can and have eaten everything you see there except the pig tongue and ears, and the linked sausage.

Each morning 2 pigs arrive at about 4 am. They weigh 80-85 Kg each. Alex is there to recieve them from the truck. It's funny to see.

A small man pulls a pig out of the truck and holds it on his shoulders. Right hand holds the rear pig legs, left hand holds the front. He plops each one on the counter with a grunt.

slang · 02-08-2008, 10:03 PM

Hey Slang, what do you wish you had brought that you did not?

Great question.

The first thing that comes to mind is very good hearing protection (muffs) and or foam earplugs. With both, you can all but eliminate any noise.

Here is a list of things that make too much noise here.

Basura truck ( garbage collection )

Dogs

Cats fighting and in heat

Loud exhausts on cars and bikes and jeepnys

The neighbor's construction and pounding and cutting and noise, noise, noise all the effing time.

The other neighbor singing Videoke that often starts at about noon and ends in the early evening.

Helicopters

Commerical jets ( we're right in the approach path to Ninoy International )

The Puto guy that has a certain sound that he makes early in the moring to announce he has arrived and has Puto.

Firecrackers ( in season )

Horns of vehicles of all sorts. Some have the traditional "beep" sound and others have that electronic kind that plays some musical theme. I wish to eff they'd all just go away.

That is the list of most of the sounds that I find annoying here.

slang · 02-09-2008, 03:24 AM

Here is another little clip. I'm out on the bike with the camera making clips.

This is nothing that you haven't seen in this thread before.

This is the bike that I paid $130 to ship to Manila. The bike with the $130 Cygolite LED super high intensity bike headlight with the "water bottle battery" ( that doesn't work now because of using the 230V outlet ). It's the bike that I put $400 into before shipping it here.

Was it worth it?

I wouldn't bring another one here for sure but it's got heavy duty tires and a gel padded seat that I've not seen available here.

The whole light thing ticks me off but overall I'm glad that it's here with me.

02-08-2008, 06:05 PM	#1
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	This is the last clip for today. It shows what you might see stepping up to the counter of the meat shop. I can and have eaten everything you see there except the pig tongue and ears, and the linked sausage. Each morning 2 pigs arrive at about 4 am. They weigh 80-85 Kg each. Alex is there to recieve them from the truck. It's funny to see. A small man pulls a pig out of the truck and holds it on his shoulders. Right hand holds the rear pig legs, left hand holds the front. He plops each one on the counter with a grunt. Last edited by slang; 02-08-2008 at 06:10 PM.

02-08-2008, 10:03 PM	#2
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Hey Slang, what do you wish you had brought that you did not? Great question. The first thing that comes to mind is very good hearing protection (muffs) and or foam earplugs. With both, you can all but eliminate any noise. Here is a list of things that make too much noise here. Basura truck ( garbage collection ) Dogs Cats fighting and in heat Loud exhausts on cars and bikes and jeepnys The neighbor's construction and pounding and cutting and noise, noise, noise all the effing time. The other neighbor singing Videoke that often starts at about noon and ends in the early evening. Helicopters Commerical jets ( we're right in the approach path to Ninoy International ) The Puto guy that has a certain sound that he makes early in the moring to announce he has arrived and has Puto. Firecrackers ( in season ) Horns of vehicles of all sorts. Some have the traditional "beep" sound and others have that electronic kind that plays some musical theme. I wish to eff they'd all just go away. That is the list of most of the sounds that I find annoying here.

02-09-2008, 03:24 AM	#3
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Here is another little clip. I'm out on the bike with the camera making clips. This is nothing that you haven't seen in this thread before. This is the bike that I paid $130 to ship to Manila. The bike with the $130 Cygolite LED super high intensity bike headlight with the "water bottle battery" ( that doesn't work now because of using the 230V outlet ). It's the bike that I put $400 into before shipping it here. Was it worth it? I wouldn't bring another one here for sure but it's got heavy duty tires and a gel padded seat that I've not seen available here. The whole light thing ticks me off but overall I'm glad that it's here with me.

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