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Originally Posted by Sarazi
Would like to know, is there more than 50 2+2 member in Philipine?
Definitely not more than 50.
Paul B.
geo8o2
Randall (lurker)
mnlgrind
Vinny (lurker)
Joey (lurker)
Tony (French guy)
PItom
JayPez
HomeyG30
fanapathy
slimbob
Tyrese Sebastian
theRealOmahaKid
spangle
sooraw
checkminraise
2+2er to be unnamed
Seattleallstar
FightRight (?)
gumaaa (?)
Not sure if I'm forgetting any. So around 15-20ish 2+2ers in the Philippines.
yoyo, Slider, alex23, OMGitsCheddar and bob2007 all used to live in Manila at some point.
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Originally Posted by bob2007
agreed. But I think ICON is the best.
I've been hearing great things about ICON and have a half dozen girls asking me to take them there. Dying to check it out.
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Originally Posted by L4Freedom
Have anyone found any decent sushi place so far? (yes, I'm a sushi fan)
Kobikicho in Legaspi Village. Pricey but worth it. Kuretake in Rockwell for better value.
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Originally Posted by theRealOmahaKid
Wd paul, but I would recommend everyone to stay away from ice-skating I tried it on Tuesday and today(Sunday) is the first day I can walk semi-normal after landing on both knees on the ice in Mall of Asia. Those teeth on the figure skate blades are dangerous!!
lol ice skating FTW!
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Originally Posted by JayPez
Ozamiz looks cool, that part of mindanoa safe? i take it is is cause u been there. i'm doing a trip island hopping in august probably, dolphins there that time of year?
Ozamiz is safe but a headache. You would need to hire a car in advance as it's truly a provincial town and has no taxis whatsoever.
The place where I went (Dolphin Island) claims it is a "dolphin sanctuary for rescued dolphins." The dolphins are in a large cage. Don't go if you're a PETA member.
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Originally Posted by slimbob
Hi Paul,
great info and also helpful even for me as a resident!
I have 2 questions:
1. Where can I find a nice pool (at least 25m long) in the Makati/Taguig area? I don't want to pay more than 250 Pesos entry fee. I know that some hotels allow non-guest to use their pool for a fee but I have no specific info.
2. Which are your favorite restaurants in Fort Bonifacio and Makati (I am looking for Asian food: Thai, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese).
Thank again and I am looking forward for part 3...
Cheers,
slimbob (living in Makati since 2008)
1. I searched and found this: Makati Aqua Sports Arena. Olympic size (50 meters) swimming pool, P50 entrance fee for Makati residents.
2.
List of my favorite restaurants (most are in Makati and the Fort). My favorite Chinese restaurants are Eat Well (Fort) and Suzhou (Malate).
You can search ourawesomeplanet.com for more food suggestions.
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Originally Posted by FightRight
I found a pretty awesome video blog on youtube of some guy literally blogging his trip to angeles city almost day for day, he ends up living there for a few months and is pretty funny sometimes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGMiP...eature=related
it goes up to like 80 days and can be very hilarious if you been here for an extended period of time you can probably relate to the situations that come up.
That's awesome. I wish I had the work ethic to do that. Would be interesting imo.
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Originally Posted by hydrogonian
A general question:
Can any of you younger western guys (45-ish and younger), who are living in the Philippines, see yourselves staying long term and putting down roots?
Or do you think this is just a phase of life, and that you will eventually return home?
The reason I use the cut-off age is to eliminate people who are considering the Philippines with a heavy emphasis on retirement age financial planning, rather than for pure lifestyle and enjoyment purposes.
But all are welcome to respond.
I'm pretty sure I'm staying long-term. For what I value in a city (English speaking, dollar going far, attractive girls, weather, food, convenient for my lifestyle) Manila has been the best so far. I've been traveling all around Asia and searching for a better alternative but so far no other city has triumphed. Will take suggestions though.