Hello!
Guess where I am!!
Okay la not hard to guess I am in Manila!
That’s why I haven’t blogged in days. I didn’t bring my computer (too heavy) and Tim hogs his all the bloody time wtf and when he’s not using it I don’t like to use it either WTF because I hate friggin Mac computers! No idea how to upload pictures from his computer to photobucket either so this is a photo-less post.
So Project 365 tergendala for a while ok! While I try to figure out this darn laptop / until I go home and can use my own computer wtf.
Anyway Manila is very interesting!
When Tim first asked me to come here I was a bit like errr… because all I know about Manila is that people get kidnapped here a lot -____-
But apparently it’s not very true anymore because the police have cracked down on crime a lot recently…
Things about Manila:
1) I think it looks like a mixture of Bangkok, KL, and Mexico
2) IS IT JUST ME or do the toilet bowls in shopping malls have no toilet seats WTF. I went into one at SM Megamall and holy crap I had no idea how I was going to pee T_T And I’ve been too used to Malaysian malls who actually have toilet paper in abundance now so I was stumped to see that there was no toilet paper in the bathroom! Not even paper napkins for when you wash hands. Don’t ask me how I managed to pee that day ok I don’t wanna talk about it! wtf
3) There is still alot of poverty here:(( When we were walking around looking at historical sites, so many kids and old people came up to us and put out their hands for change T_____T And Carol was right too when she told me that people would walk around cars at traffic stops to beg or get them to buy stuff haih I felt so bad that I closed my eyes cos I didn’t know what to do (cowardly wtf) and fell asleep WTF seriously fuck myself wtf.
4) The city’s history is amazing! We went to Intramuros (I think) which is the old city of Manila and it was simply awe-inspiring. The Phillipine government were so smart to preserve and maintain so many of the historical buildings (which is more than I can say about Malaysia wtf) even though so many buildings got destroyed during WW2 and the Battle of Manila … the whole city still had a lot more culture and history compared to say… Malacca wtf.
5) Everyone here is super polite! Even people on the street call out “Hello sir” or “Hello mam” to us! (although sometimes I feel like saying eh can you please not call me mam it makes me feel about 40 yrs old wtf)
6) I think I have diarrhea wtf. Brbbbbb
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Okay I am back!
It’s after lunch now, Tim is going through some contracts and here I am, on this godforsaken Mac again.
Let me write a lot now since I still don’t know how to post pictures and I haven’t done boring detailed posts on what I’m doing at the moment for a looong time.
I’m itching to go shopping or or go for a manicure! My nails are chipped and I heard that manicures here cost less than the average one in Malaysia. But I am supposed to listen to something to errr give my thoughts on it so I can’t leave just yet AIH I think they give me a lot more credit than I deserve. Because what I know is actually nothing wtf.
Okay so more about Manila! The Phillipines is the first SEA country I’ve been to (Singapore & Thailand not counted because EVERYONE goes to Singapore & Thailand)
Manila is… very Southeast Asian. I dunno how to describe it. There are people walking along the highways (ALONG ok not beside them on the sidewalks) and there are um underprivileged people going up to cars stuck at jams to try to sell them things like feather dusters and tupperware.
But then there’s also all these huge shopping malls filled with Banana Republic and Ferragamo. So I guess there’s still a huge disparity of wealth.
OK LA TIME TO GO BRB AGAIN
We’re in Taguig City right now which is a very new, spacious well-developed area of
Comments (20)
use mac cannot paragraph wan meh! rubbbiiissshhhhhhh woman you need to be indoctrinated!
=D ya isn’t the culture wonderful? actually hor i’ve never even been to intramuros *blush* but i will be there one day!
and and and!!! after you experience filipino customer service, you will be like “ah wtf malaysia needs to improve!” they are SO POLITE! yes mam! anytime mam! can i help you mam! thank you mam! even after you just spent 30 minutes browsing in the shop and didn’t buy ANYTHING. the people back home woulda wanted to chase you away with a toilet plunger WTF.
and remember to say mAAAm in that thick filipino accent 😀
and the kids who walk around T_______T but if you give one another 59798372 will want also T________T so how laaa how laaaaa.
i have lot of filipinos frens in m’sia, they are all very friendly and sporting. And all of them like to drink and clubbing 1. They dance very well indeed.
I hope i can go to Philipines too. Communication with them arent a big problem, cos they speak eng quite well.
Hope u enjoying there.
mango ice creammmmmmmmm. did u or did u not!!!
If you find Aida, tell her I miss her wtf
mabuhay audrey! knew you’d freak out to our toilet paper-less public bathrooms. the unwritten code we have here is: bring your own toilet paper. so, we Filipino’s always bring our own toilet papers to wipe ourselves with. but don’t worry, a lot of our establishments provide toilet paper. just don’t expect them in SM malls.
anyways, hope you and tim are enjoying manila. btw, did tim bought you pearls yet? lol!
haha.. support carol on paragraphing.. my eyes hurt.. using a 9inches screen laptop to read this post made thing worse..
Enjoy your trip! bring back a lot of photos ya!
carol: DUNNO STUPID WAN I TELL U THIS MAC. and about the kids ya T____T i gave some money to one but then another old lady came up to me and i wanted to cry i didn’t know what to do T______T
chuan: ya i haven’t actually seen them dance wtf but i somehow thought they’d be very good at it. i think they’re a very expressive people 🙂
pinkpau: NO wtf T_T boss stewie is not a good tour guide wtf
jet program person: WHY U AND TZE LIKE THAT HAHAHA she told me to find janet s. reyes for her WTF
beverly: haha mabuhay so cute! m’sia actually used to be toilet paperless too…just in the recent years malls started stocking their toilets to be more competitive wtf. haha i like pearls…but i can’t tell the difference between a real and a fake one ..so no point dont wanna waste his money la wtf
raymond: stupid la this mac i spent like 20 mins trying to figure out how to make the paragraphing stay!
err i hope nobody would be offended by this but most Japanese are very negative about Philippines, apparently most of the yakuza flee there for all sorts of business like practise shooting (-.- 😉 U’ll see lotsa non-salaryman-looking Japanese over there.
I was quite okay with it (before I was warned) I even went out alone at night why am I so brave. Then again, m’sia isnt that safe either haha immuned -.-
As for the toilets, ALWAYS BRING THE TOILET PAPERS FROM THE HOTEL IT WILL BE VERY USEFUL I EVEN BROUGHT THE BATH GEL TOGETHER SO THAT I CAN WASH MY HANDS. but be careful of the sinks, once I saw a mom let her kid pee in the lavatory *traumatized
AH i forgot to change my name back i was searching for “Angie” on your response n think why u never reply me wtf
hahaha Aida is my maid la wtf.
aud no la real pearls easy to tell!! there’s a certain weight and luster to it.
worse come to worse, scratch it against your teeth WTF. seriousllllyyyyy. it works. *shifty eyes.
very difficult to give money wan over there sure will tear your heart into pieces T___T
beverly: mabuhay! 😀 gusto ko ng bumalik sa pinas! T___T
you’re in taguig right now? woman. head over to serendra and high street, NOWWWWWW! 😀 sonja’s cupcakes, krispy kreme, market! market! and the whole world wtf awaits you.
carol: mabuhay! the philippines awaits you. come back here already. =)
yerrr…. no pictures one. *SULK*
why did your post end so abruptly!
i wanted to text you on friday night to tell you to not simply open door for strangers wtf but i forgot 🙁
err after an explosive argument with siblings about helping beggars or homeless we settled on the idea that unless one is capable of rehabilitating the people in a new environment…… giving them spare change doesnt do them any good really T T
wow! hahaha are you going to continue to finish up with this post soon?
manila like mexico?really?
Hi Audrey!
Happy to finally met you! hope you enjoyed your stay here in the Philippines!
We will see you and Tim soon, hopefully with other m’sian nuffies!
i hope you enjoy your stay in the philippines… =)
i’m looking forward to seeing pictures of your visit in manila… =)
ai~! what do u mean Thailand doesn’t count as SEA country cuz everyone comes here ah .. = =;