Makati City, Philippines - Page 13

Shawnee123 · 08-28-2007, 12:11 PM

lol...must see!

slang · 08-28-2007, 03:18 PM

Chicken head.

We all ate (and I drank beers ) at the Wan Tsi tea house in Binondo. The Chinese section.

The chicken was fantastic as it was so fresh.

No Zippy, I didnt eat the head.

slang · 08-28-2007, 03:51 PM

This is the Intramuros area, one of the oldest in the city.

Mrs slang was standing in line for some errands which left me some time to wander around aimlessly taking pictures.

This is Felipe. Some one thought so much of him that they made a statue of him with his globe.

slang · 08-28-2007, 03:52 PM

More Felipe

slang · 08-28-2007, 03:59 PM

You may be able to read the lettering on the arch but it reads "Filipino Chinese friendship arch"

One might expect a statue of two people having a beer or the like but this is it, the friendship arch.

It's interesting but doesnt bring friendship to mind.

Luisa · 08-29-2007, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slang

More Felipe

The plaque tells the reader in Spanish and Tagalog that the statue is that of King Felipe the II of Spain after whom the country was originally named (Filipinas).

zippyt · 08-28-2007, 04:22 PM

No Zippy, I didnt eat the head.

Lite Weight !!!

Check out the nitro bottle on the tricked out bike there

And the tricked out exhaust and the hand grips and the such , all color coordinated and the such !!!
Thats a STUD MOBILE if I ever saw one !!!

slang · 08-28-2007, 04:23 PM

jester · 08-28-2007, 04:30 PM

The chicken heads frighten me.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-28-2007, 08:05 PM

I think that's an oil tank piped into the case.

slang · 08-28-2007, 11:06 PM

I believe that you are right Bruce. A nitro bottle sounds so much faster than an oil tank though.

Luisa · 08-29-2007, 12:57 AM

Slang, try to catch a picture of 6 people plus a newborn baby speeding by on the motor bike or scooters. It is amazing how nobody falls off considering they look like they are sitting on the wheels already.

slang · 08-31-2007, 03:42 AM

There should be a photo almost like that a few pages back.

This is one of the native cakes that sells around here. Everyone tells me the cakes are wonderful but they don't look like what they are supposedly made from so I just take the pics and let someone else comment on their goodness.

slang · 08-31-2007, 03:44 AM

One man's "delicious" is another man's dry heaves.

slang · 08-31-2007, 03:50 AM

The firehouse in Comembo has been a regular place to stop in and visit.

We have firefighters as well as cops in my family and well, they all say that they stick together. Maybe not from all countries but yes, from the Phils.

We handed off some gifts from the firefighters in the US and they gave us this patch.

Very cool.

08-28-2007, 12:11 PM	#1
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	lol...must see! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-28-2007, 03:18 PM	#2
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Chicken head. We all ate (and I drank beers ) at the Wan Tsi tea house in Binondo. The Chinese section. The chicken was fantastic as it was so fresh. No Zippy, I didnt eat the head. Attached Images

08-28-2007, 03:51 PM	#3
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	This is the Intramuros area, one of the oldest in the city. Mrs slang was standing in line for some errands which left me some time to wander around aimlessly taking pictures. This is Felipe. Some one thought so much of him that they made a statue of him with his globe. Attached Images

08-28-2007, 03:52 PM	#4
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	More Felipe Attached Images

08-28-2007, 03:59 PM	#5
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	You may be able to read the lettering on the arch but it reads "Filipino Chinese friendship arch" One might expect a statue of two people having a beer or the like but this is it, the friendship arch. It's interesting but doesnt bring friendship to mind. Attached Images

08-28-2007, 04:22 PM	#7
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	No Zippy, I didnt eat the head. Lite Weight !!! Check out the nitro bottle on the tricked out bike there And the tricked out exhaust and the hand grips and the such , all color coordinated and the such !!! Thats a STUD MOBILE if I ever saw one !!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

08-28-2007, 04:23 PM	#8
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	__________________ FTFF

08-28-2007, 04:30 PM	#9
jester why so serious Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,712	The chicken heads frighten me.

08-28-2007, 08:05 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I think that's an oil tank piped into the case. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-28-2007, 11:06 PM	#11
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	I believe that you are right Bruce. A nitro bottle sounds so much faster than an oil tank though.

08-29-2007, 12:57 AM	#12
Luisa I'm a mental nomad Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Right under your nose Posts: 78	Slang, try to catch a picture of 6 people plus a newborn baby speeding by on the motor bike or scooters. It is amazing how nobody falls off considering they look like they are sitting on the wheels already. __________________ I am not trapped. I am mentally free !!! My destiny is yet to be

08-31-2007, 03:42 AM	#13
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	There should be a photo almost like that a few pages back. This is one of the native cakes that sells around here. Everyone tells me the cakes are wonderful but they don't look like what they are supposedly made from so I just take the pics and let someone else comment on their goodness. Attached Images

08-31-2007, 03:44 AM	#14
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	One man's "delicious" is another man's dry heaves. Attached Images

08-31-2007, 03:50 AM	#15
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	The firehouse in Comembo has been a regular place to stop in and visit. We have firefighters as well as cops in my family and well, they all say that they stick together. Maybe not from all countries but yes, from the Phils. We handed off some gifts from the firefighters in the US and they gave us this patch. Very cool. Attached Images

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