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down here our foreign used import vehicles are now filtering through with built in sat-navs etc. for the giggles we acquired the necessary discs and tried one out.
started with my previous address - "flat house opposite magdalene". couldn't find that but was OK as i know where i lived.
then we tried Alvin's mum's address - "3/4 mile marker post, fort street". that didn't compute either. luckily, we know where she lives so will be able to visit as normal.
the house of assembly have embarked on a programme of naming streets and there is talk of postcodes. not sure what that'll mean for those who have unilaterally named their street after a revered ancestor though.
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Jun 16, 2017 22:23:27 GMT
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So, how far along the road is straighty straight, versus regular straight? There is no concept of distance to a Filipina, it's 'near', 'far', or if outside Malate, 'very far'.  I suppose when you think about it, given that you'll never find anything using her directions anyway, it doesn't really matter? Banana ketchup? You can't just drop that into a post without more details! Someone's not been paying attention at the back! Banana Ketchup? Every day's a school day.... Yup and just to show I don't make this stuff up...  Taken this very morning in my very kitchen. Apparently it came about during WW2 when there was a tomato shortage. Personally, I would have thought that the Philippines had slightly more to worry about than a ketchup shortage, what with occupation, looting, rape, murder and the near total destruction of Manila, but apparently not. |
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Jun 16, 2017 22:35:22 GMT
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Hullo Paul, been quiet for a while? The house of assembly have embarked on a programme of naming streets and there is talk of postcodes. not sure what that'll mean for those who have unilaterally named their street after a revered ancestor though. paul The very idea! It'll never catch on.  I did try "Here" maps that was loaded on my phone but as it always thinks I'm a good 2kms away from my actual location when stationary, I have little faith. I'll stick with my venerable Manila A-Z. I'll still get lost, but at least I'll be in the right part of town when I do. Oh, and don't bother asking for directions... |
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Jun 17, 2017 10:59:50 GMT
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This comes to you from a bar called the Seven Seas but if I'm any judge, not for long.
As grotty dives go, it's right up there.
The two most attractive things in here are me and the air conditioner. 😊
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Jun 17, 2017 11:43:00 GMT
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I just liked that comment, but don't want you to take it as a slight against your appearance.
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Jun 17, 2017 11:49:09 GMT
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The two most attractive things in here are me and the air conditioner. 😊 But which looks the best? |
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Jun 17, 2017 14:20:28 GMT
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I'm still awaiting photos of the other nights kebab.. lol
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Jun 18, 2017 15:25:46 GMT
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enforced quietness George; had a bit of a problem with my interweb and, despite meaning to keep up to date with various on-line things, I never quite got around to visiting an internet café. my nearest one is very near if I'm honest (it shares floorspace with the Laundromat just down the road)but somehow I just never quite find myself on foot in the vicinity.
for the time being at least, I have shiny new provider and I'm told it's fibrous so not too shabby
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Jun 18, 2017 15:35:43 GMT
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I used to work with 2 Filipino fellas (Ronald and Donald) and they were proper nice chaps and epic grafters. My only complaint was lunchtime, we'd be in our rather small staff room, and some of the dishes Donald in particular would bring in smelt awful, and considering we were sorting out 12 month old household waste that's saying something He'd more often than not sat in the corner by himself laughing at us cos no curse word could stomach what he was eating or the smell of it |
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I just liked that comment, but don't want you to take it as a slight against your appearance. Don't worry, see below! The two most attractive things in here are me and the air conditioner. 😊 But which looks the best? No question there. One is new, shiny and useful, the other old, gnarly and isn't. Guess which is which! I'm still awaiting photos of the other nights kebab.. lol Sorry I didn't get any 'before' pics as I was starving. It's probably a bit late for an 'after' one as well... enforced quietness George; had a bit of a problem with my interweb and, despite meaning to keep up to date with various on-line things, I never quite got around to visiting an internet café. my nearest one is very near if I'm honest (it shares floorspace with the Laundromat just down the road)but somehow I just never quite find myself on foot in the vicinity. for the time being at least, I have shiny new provider and I'm told it's fibrous so not too shabby P Hmm, so you've gone onto a good connection, and mine's currently the opposite! Now we've moved, I'm looking for a Philippine internet provider that actually does what they say. I could be some time. I used to work with 2 Filipino fellas (Ronald and Donald) and they were proper nice chaps and epic grafters. My only complaint was lunchtime, we'd be in our rather small staff room, and some of the dishes Donald in particular would bring in smelt awful, and considering we were sorting out 12 month old household waste that's saying something He'd more often than not sat in the corner by himself laughing at us cos no curse word could stomach what he was eating or the smell of it Ah yes, that'll be the dried fish they fry, it's ducking fisgusting! When we were still in the apartment, all the doors opened onto a central atrium and you could guarantee that at least one person on 19 floors would be cooking it at some point each day. Never did get used to it. May have mentioned before but an office I used to go to in Bangkok had two young girls in accounts who's nicknames (all Thai girls have them - their given names being about 30 letters long) were Tick and Tock. Still makes me smile! |
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Last Edit: Jun 19, 2017 3:21:55 GMT by georgeb
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Jun 22, 2017 23:28:51 GMT
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Morning George - Your country of residence has made it on to the 'Top 20 Most Dangerous Countries' list - but only at number 11 so nothing too much to worry about then But have no fear, under our new and ambitious President, we'll soon be right up there! As you'll be aware, Manila can be prone to flooding and, as we move towards the rainy season, the powers that be are faced with two stark choices. Either spend vast amounts of Peso and unwanted effort installing an effective and efficient drainage system or...  Yes, our very own Drown-o-Meter TM, complete with fetching - if slightly menacing - picture of Flodeliza(?) the local Barangay Chairman. How cool is that? The more eagle-eyed amongst you will have noticed that the bottom of the poster sits atop the kerb, thus rendering it immediately inaccurate by about nine inches and therefore "Passable" becomes "I'm" for many vehicles. Never mind, it's the thought that counts. On the bright side, it puts the "Critical Level" just about right as this corresponds to the top of most Filipino's heads, making it pretty critical in anyone's book. With initiatives like this, who needs drains anyway? |
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I was going to ask as soon as I saw that photo, what height is it ACTUALLY at.  |
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Is the use of feet an Americanism ?
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But the Imperial system of measurement is so logical.
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Jun 23, 2017 10:13:37 GMT
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I was going to ask as soon as I saw that photo, what height is it ACTUALLY at. I've just walked past it again (on the way to top up the beer supply) and the top of the 5 foot mark is comfortably above my head, putting it an easy six foot. 😊 Is the use of feet an Americanism ? Yes it is, but speed and road signs are in kms, so it's a bit of a mish-mash really. But the Imperial system of measurement is so logical. To those of us at a certain age, it is, perfectly. Beats the ass off cubits or the distance between Napoleon's nose and his feet or similar. I suppose at least he could measure the distance on his retreat from Moscow even if the civilised world hadn't got a clue what he was on about. 😊 |
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Jun 23, 2017 11:45:43 GMT
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Put like that, I'm surprised The Donald hasn't yet invented his own bespoke measurement system so as to make it impossible to chart the trajectory of his failures. Maybe based on the length of a flapping comb-over strand when unstuck by a strong sou-westerly on an exposed golf course or something? As railway, you should be used to arcane and random units of measurement anyway. We still use miles and chains, FFS. Cos everyone can exactly visualise what one-eightyeth of a mile looks like  Especially useful when applied to overhead line equipment, which is of course measured in kilometres from the origin of the running line and stanchion numbers... which are spaced within each kilometre using chains  Seriously, they couldn't have made it any more incomprehensible without using some obsolete Mayan system of measuring distance using the angle of the sun fromt he plane of the ecliptic Another (un)enforced absentee... been out for so long it's taken me months to catch up with all the threads I've been missing. Can I belatedly extend my condolences for the loss of your supplementary bottle opener? Sad news, but a mixed blessing if it allows your little 'un room to blossom, I guess. As to fish dishes, we have a lot of this on the iron road here. One of our depots is mostly staffed by African dudes who clean the trains. Their dinner invariably consists of some fish-based ...errrmm... stuff... that's so rank you're convinced the fish wasn't caught, but died of old age and they sifted it out when it bobbed to the surface. The guys are very democratic; one brings in this pre-aged fish matter, one brings rice, one bread and so on. Then they spread it out on a bin liner out on the table in the messroom and all weigh in, usually making patties out of whatever's on offer with their hands and scoffing it in similar stylee. I couldn't give a toss personally, I like to think myself a bit of a man-of-the-world and other than the appalling smell, I don't care if people want to exercise their national customs here. But it is cocking funny watching some newbie who's never experienced it before having an actual cow about their "spoiled break" as the Heart of Darkness posse splatter their fish gumbo all over the bin liner and dig in |
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Jun 23, 2017 23:01:58 GMT
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This made me smile. thanks. As railway, you should be used to arcane and random units of measurement anyway. We still use miles and chains, FFS. Cos everyone can exactly visualise what one-eightyeth of a mile looks like Especially useful when applied to overhead line equipment, which is of course measured in kilometres from the origin of the running line and stanchion numbers... which are spaced within each kilometre using chains Seriously, they couldn't have made it any more incomprehensible without using some obsolete Mayan system of measuring distance using the angle of the sun fromt he plane of the ecliptic Got to admit that when I first started back in 1991, we were just converting the old Bury-Manchester line over to light rail and yes, I got a tad confused with the sheer number of different measurements especially, as you say, when the OLE started to go up and threw kms into the mix, That and things like, “…and we call this the Four Foot, which isn’t actually four feet” and the “Six Foot” not being six feet either! Another (un)enforced absentee... been out for so long it's taken me months to catch up with all the threads I've been missing. Can I belatedly extend my condolences for the loss of your supplementary bottle opener? Sad news, but a mixed blessing if it allows your little 'un room to blossom, I guess. Thanks. It was a bit of an unexpected blow but yes, I think there could eventually be some upsides to it all. As to fish dishes, we have a lot of this on the iron road here. One of our depots is mostly staffed by African dudes who clean the trains. Their dinner invariably consists of some fish-based ...errrmm... stuff... that's so rank you're convinced the fish wasn't caught, but died of old age and they sifted it out when it bobbed to the surface. The guys are very democratic; one brings in this pre-aged fish matter, one brings rice, one bread and so on. Then they spread it out on a bin liner out on the table in the messroom and all weigh in, usually making patties out of whatever's on offer with their hands and scoffing it in similar stylee. I couldn't give a toss personally, I like to think myself a bit of a man-of-the-world and other than the appalling smell, I don't care if people want to exercise their national customs here. But it is cocking funny watching some newbie who's never experienced it before having an actual cow about their "spoiled break" as the Heart of Darkness posse splatter their fish gumbo all over the bin liner and dig in What is it with fish? In SE Asia they have an amazing variety of seafood to go at, ram-bang fresh too, but no, let’s rot it down a bit, then consume it. I suppose if dysentery is your ultimate goal, you can’t go far wrong! |
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Woo along with hoo and other unnecessary celebratory noises.
My weekend alcoholic wasteland issue has just been solved.
Walking up the street I see a small sign pointing up an alley. "Down the Rabbit Hole will either be a children's clothing shop or a bar" I muse. Only one way to find out, and here we are! It's a tiny little place but has several advantages over others in that a) it's open and b) it serves beer all day and c) it's open.
My Saturday is complete. 😊
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Happiness is a cold beer when you need it!
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Especially useful when applied to overhead line equipment, which is of course measured in kilometres from the origin of the running line and stanchion numbers... which are spaced within each kilometre using chains 
Seriously, they couldn't have made it any more incomprehensible without using some obsolete Mayan system of measuring distance using the angle of the sun fromt he plane of the ecliptic