Well, I'm taking the plunge!!

[bisugo767]

Chip104, I salute you for the effort in trying! I am glad that you try to learn something new like the Filipino language. One of the reasons I love Mexico is they help you with your Spanish. Talk to most Japanese or Chinese, they'll frown on you for trying to understand and use their language. I grew up this way. I am ethnically Chinese but whenever I try to speak the language, I get frowned upon so I never learned Chinese.

Phil (bisugo767)

The important thing is that I try! It's still easier on SB - you won't have to hear my awful accent! (It's all about rapping the roof of the jeepney to hop off!...)

[radio] 1 million PAY-SOES! [/radio]

 

[jonix]

Everyone, when I do go back home for my sabbatical, we should meet up and go diving together (if possible).

Phil (bisugo767)

@chip: susama ka?

 

[chip104]

Thanks Phil. Yeah, I've encountered more than my share of people who have discouraged me from making the effort. Then there are the ones who are more open minded who I try to stick around more.

@chip: susama ka?

LOL. Well cause of you guys now I just say sama ka!

 

[shugar]

Thanks Phil. Yeah, I've encountered more than my share of people who have discouraged me from making the effort. Then there are the ones who are more open minded who I try to stick around more.


LOL. Well cause of you guys now I just say sama ka!

seriously????

that's stupid... keeping you from giving it a shot... ptth... so in exchange for you not trying out your tagalog they'll assault you with pidgin engrish?

"hey joe, you come come der joe!"

sheesh

Jag

 

[CODMAN]

Well, I called Victoria Court Cuneta (in Passay) tonight and boy was the line bad... Basically, I found out that Victoria Court doesn't take reservations!! Which I guess isn't all that surprising considering the clientel they cater to... Basically I was told to show up once I was in Manila and they would have rooms available.

What d'yall think? I don't know exactly how big these "Victoria court hotels" are. Do you think I'll be OK if I just show up? Or are there chances the rooms will all be booked? I don't really want to start hotel hopping in order to find a room, at 12:00 am, after 30 hours of flight/ airport transit...

Any insight/advice would be welcome! maybe I should just be looking at more expensive rooms...

Thanks again guys and galls!

 

[jigo]

am sure they have plenty of rooms available as long as you do not show up on valentine's day

 

[pakman]

they'll probably have you moving room to room every 2hrs...

just kiddin Codman...

 

[Zeeman]

Codman - most likely will have a beer with you at the Point some time in March. Over a 1 month trip, there is bound to be at least one weekend in PG

 

[rhadamantus]

What d'yall think? I don't know exactly how big these "Victoria court hotels" are. Do you think I'll be OK if I just show up? Or are there chances the rooms will all be booked? I don't really want to start hotel hopping in order to find a room, at 12:00 am, after 30 hours of flight/ airport transit...
Thanks again guys and galls!

u should be fine.

ten of us went to one a looooooooong time ago for the lack of a place to continue boozing (twas 4am or 5am then). they refuse to give us a room (surely we only need one room) because they strictly have a maximum limit of 3 people in one room

what u can do is call them up when u arrive at the airport so if they are full, you would know before grabbing a cab. and there are lots of branches, i believe. they could check which has an availability for u then. i am not really sure if they'll do that but that is worth a shot.

 

[rhadamantus]

.......although i realized that if u will call them thru a roaming number (when u are here) for a "reasonably priced Manila Accommodation", it might actually cost you more with the phone charges trying to get them to find you an open room :rofl2: