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Down time in Manila.

Postby Roughneck Wade » Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:47 am

I'll be stuck in Manila for Christmas. I have about two weeks off and am looking for some good adventures that will make great stories later. Wouldn't mind doing some diving, but if I can find something involving a little more adrenaline I'd like to check that out. I can travel within the country, just can't leave until January. Any advice?
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Re: Down time in Manila.

Postby JamesInTheWorld » Fri Dec 17, 2010 10:23 am

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Re: Down time in Manila.

Postby Roughneck Wade » Fri Dec 17, 2010 11:13 am

JamesInTheWorld wrote:Get a whore



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Not really looking for stories to share with the doc about whatever I'd catch. Rather looking for adventures that will make good stories about getting around the sulu archipeligo to dive or advice how to get to Jolo in one piece. Last time I went up to Subic and used the powers of Jack Daniels to aid me in looking for a Philippine cobra in the jungle. I didn't find one but did manage to watch the tribal guy I hired as a guide step on a viper snake in his flip flops after getting himself high off of a rubber tree.
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Re: Down time in Manila.

Postby rickshaw92 » Fri Dec 17, 2010 11:24 am

I'll be stuck in Manila for Christmas. I have about two weeks off and am looking for some good adventures that will make great stories later.



Last time I went up to Subic and used the powers of Jack Daniels to aid me in looking for a Philippine cobra in the jungle. I didn't find one but did manage to watch the tribal guy I hired as a guide step on a viper snake in his flip flops after getting himself high off of a rubber tree.


J.D. sounds good. Why not try a bottle of single malt this time round and see where that takes you.
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Re: Down time in Manila.

Postby Roughneck Wade » Sat Dec 18, 2010 3:04 am

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J.D. sounds good. Why not try a bottle of single malt this time round and see where that takes you.


I like the idea. I'll get a bottle of Balvenie and head out for the dive sites somewhere and see what happens. I haven't tried scotch on an adventure in Asia yet. I did try some Rum on an adventure in the Philippines, and that was fucking scary. I bought a bottle of rum for a boat ride. I guess the lesson here is don't do that. The whole thing went to shit. I ended up missing the last boat to an island I needed to get to (Mindoro). So I hired some guy to take me at dark on those wooden boats with the outriggers. We had to move from the main port about an hour out of town, to a small dock where I had to pay two police officers who were overseeing the "safety" of our departure. The boat operator then informed me he wouldn't take me to my destination cause the waves were too big, but would for a premium take me up to the next town. Made it to the other island about three hours out on the water on a normal one hour trip...and was amazed. I thought we'd end up at the bottom of the South China Sea for sure after getting slammed with waves much bigger than the boat. Every time a wave hit the engine would strain at full throttle and I was just praying the thing wouldn't give up. I guess I wouldn’t get any more soaked than I was if the boat flipped. The bright side of that scenario, however, is this: since this wasn't the most legit trip (crossings aren't allowed after dark) and therefore no passenger manifest for the trip, the coast guard wouldn't have wasted time their time looking for us because it would have been pointless.
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Re: Down time in Manila.

Postby AztecDave » Sat Dec 18, 2010 10:17 am

Take a tour of Corregidor - the last holdout of the U.S. in 1942 against the Japs. Is supposed to be something else.
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Re: Down time in Manila.

Postby Caliban » Sat Dec 18, 2010 10:19 pm

You had me at "I'll try Balvenie". One of God's* nectars




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Re: Down time in Manila.

Postby ktrout » Sun Dec 19, 2010 2:27 am

rickshaw92 wrote:J.D. sounds good. Why not try a bottle of single malt this time round and see where that takes you.

Too bad good Tequila isn't common in Asia. I find it to be good at exciting the mischief producing center of the brain.
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Re: Down time in Manila.

Postby Roughneck Wade » Sun Dec 19, 2010 9:49 am

AztecDave wrote:Take a tour of Corregidor - the last holdout of the U.S. in 1942 against the Japs. Is supposed to be something else.


Corregidor is a great place. I recommend it to anyone coming to the Philippines. I've been there four times. I recommend the tour package for the less adventurous or first time visitors...but the last time I was there I took a GPS and got the coordinates to many buildings and other locations off the web. The boat operators will be reluctant to let you on board without an island tour, but it' possible with persistance. I convinced one of the staff on the island to loan us some machetes (you can't take a machete on the boat) and did a little trekking of our own. I'll never forget some of the stares we got from some of the tourists as they passed our sweaty, machete-wielding souls in their nice tour buses as we occasionally had to cross the road. You'll want some ropes and headlamps if you want to get real crazy. There are some great tunnels and caves that aren't on the normal tours. Be careful though, we did see some dangerous snakes and a guy in our group got a huge thorn pretty well imbedded in his foot. They still are finding live ordnances on the island and they say 30% is still overgrown by the jungle since the war so there's still a lot to find. I wasn't lucky enough to find any ordnance for the bonfire we had, though I looked.
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Re: Down time in Manila.

Postby Roughneck Wade » Sun Dec 19, 2010 9:59 am

ktrout wrote:Too bad good Tequila isn't common in Asia. I find it to be good at exciting the mischief producing center of the brain.


Yeah, that's a shame Tequila is hard to find. I've been fortunate enough to find tequila here before and it might be worth reconsideration. I've had many notable events happen with Tequila. But perhaps the most memorable was in Reno, Nevada for the Reno River Festival a few years back in May. It's an invitation only world-class kayaking competition that just so happens to fall on my birthday. We ended up in casino to celebrate our birthdays (Dan as you will hear of later was also having his birthday) and I learned a shot of Patron was $5, so I was buying the whole bar rounds, and the bartender was giving our crew his "special" drinks. On the way back to the hotel a cop on a pedal bike busted us for jaywalking of all things. My friend, well call him Dan, told the cop, "Seriously officer you have better things to be doing in Reno then harassing us for jay-walking. We just passed five pimps and four hookers."

Well the cop didn’t like that and next thing we knew Dan was thrown against the shop window and the rest of us being drunk were naturally laughing at him. But then more cops showed up and we were all thrown down on the cement and handcuffed. After that it was all, "Yes sir, no sir." They took "Dan" to jail. And once they heard our story about why we were in Reno the non-pedal bike cops were really cool and apologetic and gave us real nice directions to the jail and even gave us some tips on where to go skiing.

We were staying at a five star hotel (not a casino), and in the morning asked the bellman fetching our car how to get to the jail. He gave us a funny look but real good directions. We ended up having to sit there for a few hours while Dan (and unbeknown to the police officers…we) sobered up. They let him out after a few hours and we immediately made him call his fiancé to let her know of his arrest. Then we get back to the hotel and the bellman looks at us kind of funny and says, “It must be true.” When we asked him what he meant. With a smirk, he said, “Come to Nevada on vacation...leave on probation.”

Tequila has brought out some great nights and some terrible nights. I leave in three days for Mindoro to better my diving skills. I think I’ll take some scotch some tequila, and some absinthe if I can find some, and see what brings out the better stories. It’s a crazy island…some rebels, some outlaws, lots of crime, and some of the best diving in the world. It’s an experiment and I’ll post the results.
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Re: Down time in Manila.

Postby Royal » Sun Dec 19, 2010 11:18 am

So anyway.
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Re: Down time in Manila.

Postby JamesInTheWorld » Sun Dec 19, 2010 1:13 pm

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Re: Down time in Manila.

Postby bearanddragon » Sun Dec 19, 2010 3:04 pm

advice. get out of manila. at most stay there a couple nights, have an epic bar night or two, but then get out.

Its been many years since i've been there, but i have lived in mindanao, and that place is pretty nice, although can be dangerous in some areas. i'd leave luzon if you can, and head to one of the southern islands.
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Re: Down time in Manila.

Postby Roughneck Wade » Mon Dec 20, 2010 2:11 am

bearanddragon wrote: ...i have lived in mindanao, and that place is pretty nice, although can be dangerous in some areas. i'd leave luzon if you can, and head to one of the southern islands.


Ever make it to Jolo? I'm heading there shortly after vacation... Haven't heard much of anything good about the place...
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Re: Down time in Manila.

Postby lmetrucking » Mon Dec 20, 2010 3:31 am

Go take the JEST course at SBMA. Despite what the people at the office tell you initially ,the 7-14 day full course is still available.
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