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09-11-2011 , 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by fanapathy
Wow nice, gotta try. Jollibee also has online ordering/delivery now. I'll compile a list of the fastfood sites that have online ordering, they finally seem to have followed a bit so there are new options. Very convenient to avoid the 10minute phone conversations and still getting orders messed up.

McDonalds

Shakey's (the buffalo wings here are alright after a binge)

Wendy's

Jollibee

Pizza Hut

Chowking

KFC

Kenny Rogers

Still no YellowCab/BurgerKing

Restos/other

QuickDelivery (the only one I use)

Delivery

Please add if you know more
Too bad there is no taco bell delivery
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09-11-2011 , 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul B.
Jollibee has this new item called the Hashbrown Burger. It's a burger where the "buns" are baked hashbrowns. ****ing delicious, especially when it's like 3am and you're drunk.

Edit: added pic

I went to Jollibee for the first time in two years just to get one of these only to find out they haven't reached Subic yet!! FML
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09-12-2011 , 08:54 AM
i ate two of the hashbrown burgers today, and they were the nuts.
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09-12-2011 , 08:58 AM
Looking to buy $1K on stars. Will give +5% on the xe.com rate on the given day. Meetup within Metro Manila, bring ur laptop if needed, I bring PHP cash so we can do the transfer live since everyone is getting scammed these days. PM

Also shipped a hashbrown burger, it was probably sub par but alright. I like my spicy chickenjoy :s
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09-12-2011 , 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by fanapathy
Looking to buy $1K on stars.
BOOKED/SOLD
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09-12-2011 , 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by fanapathy
Wow nice, gotta try. Jollibee also has online ordering/delivery now. I'll compile a list of the fastfood sites that have online ordering, they finally seem to have followed a bit so there are new options. Very convenient to avoid the 10minute phone conversations and still getting orders messed up.

McDonalds

Shakey's (the buffalo wings here are alright after a binge)

Wendy's

Jollibee

Pizza Hut

Chowking

KFC

Kenny Rogers

Still no YellowCab/BurgerKing

Restos/other

QuickDelivery (the only one I use)

Delivery

Please add if you know more
thanks bro
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09-13-2011 , 09:02 AM
anyone know if video games, specifically xbox 360 titles come out on the same dates as the US release dates here? i cant find any info on it online, i can only find release dates for the US & UK.
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09-14-2011 , 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by K00PASC00PA
anyone know if video games, specifically xbox 360 titles come out on the same dates as the US release dates here? i cant find any info on it online, i can only find release dates for the US & UK.
datablitz normally gets them the same or next day. only place i know that gets them that quickly.
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09-15-2011 , 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by geo8o2
datablitz normally gets them the same or next day. only place i know that gets them that quickly.
cool thanks ill check them out.

anybody using smart for their cell service? i was using the unli surf 3g internet on my iphone that was 300/wk or 1200/month for unlimited 3g internet but i was trying to reload my plan today and it looks like they discontinued the unli surf plans, every unli page on google search just leads back to the main smart page now and the old link i had saved on my phone to reload doesnt work anymore.
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09-15-2011 , 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by K00PASC00PA
cool thanks ill check them out.

anybody using smart for their cell service? i was using the unli surf 3g internet on my iphone that was 300/wk or 1200/month for unlimited 3g internet but i was trying to reload my plan today and it looks like they discontinued the unli surf plans, every unli page on google search just leads back to the main smart page now and the old link i had saved on my phone to reload doesnt work anymore.
Still there but with data limitations

http://www1.smart.com.ph/prepaid/off.../09/12/lahatxt
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09-16-2011 , 02:45 AM
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Originally Posted by K00PASC00PA
anyone know if video games, specifically xbox 360 titles come out on the same dates as the US release dates here? i cant find any info on it online, i can only find release dates for the US & UK.
On the topic of video games,

3rd floor on V-Mall in Greenhills, you can find a whole bunch of game shops where they sell cheap newer and 2nd hand games. You can find older titles in excellent condition for as as low as 300 (PS3, they got loads of 360 too). You can also swap there or sell your console/used games/laptop/etc.
It is unlikely that they have newest games quick there but you can find some great deals there which is why it's worth knowing about.

For new games I used (name of store) on 4th floor MarketMarket in the Fort, on your left corner if looking into the large open room there. They had all the new titles but not sure exactly if they'd have them on the US date, within a week for sure.

Smartbro is as of now unreasonable to use without unlisurf as a side note
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09-16-2011 , 10:22 PM
Still looking for a monitor in Cebu if anyone needs to sell.
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09-17-2011 , 07:32 AM
Looking for hotel suggestions in Cebu, or if any poker houses have a room available September 21st to 2nd week of October that would be even better.

Thanks!
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09-17-2011 , 10:40 AM
Army Navy Burger
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09-17-2011 , 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by PItom
Still there but with data limitations

http://www1.smart.com.ph/prepaid/off.../09/12/lahatxt
actually they just moved the page for UNLI around, they still offer unli surf with no data caps http://info.smart.com.ph/internet/mo...net/unli-surf/
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09-17-2011 , 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Pooter
Army Navy Burger
It's quite good, although my favorite is still Charlie's.
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09-18-2011 , 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by fanapathy
I will keep this short, the low and medium buyins(ranging p2k-10k) that go daily or 3 times a week, whatever it is, u can probably ROI near 200 or so. Sure you can live pro but you'd be better off playing 100/200 and higher cash games for money, the tournaments are good fun and all but there are few truly worth playing
Thanks, I am a tournament player and excel at them (more so than cash). I would play the larger live MTTs to keep myself sane and sociable and try to bink a larger type of tourney as I learn more about the game. More importantly anyone grinding medium or high stakes MTTs online out there? Wondering about the connection and how viable it would be to try grind 180 SNGs or med stake MTTs out there successfully with respect to connection woes. Thinking about a relocation and heard about different things like a load balancing router (two providers I guess) or a primary connection with a stick backup. What are the MTTs doing with respect to that? I would be very deflated to get there and it is not workable to an extent that I need it.

Thanks!
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09-18-2011 , 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by lovedaphils
Thanks, I am a tournament player and excel at them (more so than cash). I would play the larger live MTTs to keep myself sane and sociable and try to bink a larger type of tourney as I learn more about the game. More importantly anyone grinding medium or high stakes MTTs online out there? Wondering about the connection and how viable it would be to try grind 180 SNGs or med stake MTTs out there successfully with respect to connection woes. Thinking about a relocation and heard about different things like a load balancing router (two providers I guess) or a primary connection with a stick backup. What are the MTTs doing with respect to that? I would be very deflated to get there and it is not workable to an extent that I need it.

Thanks!
i play 24+ tables of 180s, works great on pldt 5mb dsl line, no need for 2 connections with a dual wan router if you have pldt imo.
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09-21-2011 , 10:34 PM
Is there a way for an Australian Citizen to get a visa to phillippines with one way ticket? Lets say i am not sure how long I will stay. Maybe 20 days, maybe 30, maybe 70, at this point I am not sure. How can I get a visa for such stay?

Do I still have to buy an outgoing plane tickets? Cant I go by boat? Can't I buy tickets from philippines?

THanks guys
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09-22-2011 , 01:24 AM
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Originally Posted by pokerfan71
As for getting around having the return ticket to go into the Philippines. Buy a cheap one way to Macau, then throw it away.
worked for me, thanks

Cheapest I found was on Tiger Airways btw

I want to buy a 3g stick today for use in Cebu City - any consensus on which is the best one?
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09-22-2011 , 01:27 AM
Also the meals I've had so far have been borderline awful - can anyone recommend a nice restaurant in Cebu? There's a Jollibee across the street but I'm kinda anti-fast food. Am I gonna die here?
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09-22-2011 , 02:21 AM
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Originally Posted by sterlinguini
Also the meals I've had so far have been borderline awful - can anyone recommend a nice restaurant in Cebu? There's a Jollibee across the street but I'm kinda anti-fast food. Am I gonna die here?
define borderline awful? What sort of meals? Pics?
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09-22-2011 , 04:52 AM
mmm Jollibee's...pretty awful fastfood in itself :P Where you living in Cebu?
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09-22-2011 , 05:18 AM
At The Mango Park Hotel right now...

I could use a recommendation for a nicer place to visit/find a room if anyone has one. Gonna head for a beer and dinner (and hopefully buy an internet stick) soon and would be nice to go to another part of town for it
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