Weather
Sun rise is 2 hours earlier compared to Mys. (5a.m. in Phil is 7a.m. in Mys). Air is polluted in Manila city, sky is hazy.
Sun rise is 2 hours earlier compared to Mys. (5a.m. in Phil is 7a.m. in Mys). Air is polluted in Manila city, sky is hazy.
Taste Bud
Local love sweet stuff. Green curry is sweet not spicy. Green tea is sweet does not taste like the normal green tea though we went to a typical Japanese restaurant, guess is already custom-made just for the Filipino.
Fast Food
Jollibee is a very famous local fast food restaurant. Is like McD but is specially customized for Filipino. Jollibee have spaghetti with very sweet sauce ! And where there is McD you can see Jollibee right beside ! Guess Jolliebee don’t need to do market research anymore just by following where McD goes, SMART!
Local pizza like the “yellow cab” is also customized for local taste – its SWEET.
Local loves buffet packages. International restaurant like Italianese have constant daily buffet packages.
Culture/People
Kind and polite, speak gently and friendly. There is guard (human & dog) – the K9 team in front of the entrance of every hotel, shopping mall, office building. You will be body checked as well as your bags before you enter any of the entrance. Local don’t used to waste food. Waiter/waitress encouraged take away when they see leftovers. Local love to shop & Phil has all the largest mall ranked world-wide !
Kind and polite, speak gently and friendly. There is guard (human & dog) – the K9 team in front of the entrance of every hotel, shopping mall, office building. You will be body checked as well as your bags before you enter any of the entrance. Local don’t used to waste food. Waiter/waitress encouraged take away when they see leftovers. Local love to shop & Phil has all the largest mall ranked world-wide !
Shopping Malls (Infrastructure)
they have the largest mall Worldwide (by size)
1. SM Mall of Asia
ranked largest in Phil & 3rd worldwide @ Pasay city – 386,000 sqm
2. SM City North Edsa
ranked 2nd in Phil & 6th worldwide @ Quezon city – 332,000 sqm
3. SM Megamall
ranked 3rd in Phil & 7th worldwide @ Mandaluyong city – 332,000 sqm
4. SM City Cebu
ranked 4th in Phil & 11th worldwide @ Cebu city – 267,000 sqm
*Berjaya Times Square
largest in Malaysia & ranked 8th worldwide @ KL - 320,000 sqm
I visited SM Megamall for dinner and some shopping, did not managed to get to the others cos is too HUGE and required a lot of TIME.
Transportation
1. Jeepney (with/without air cond) and its colorful. Historically is used by the American in World War 2 as transport utilities and the Filipino then modified it to become a public transportation and it is now one of the oldest transportation in their country. It is 4 peso (RM2.80) longest distance is up to 4km.
2. Tricycle – this small vehicle can take up to 7 passengers !
Manila International Airport
1. Everyday it is crowded like the scene in KL Pudu Raya Bus Station
IBM site visits
1. IBM Plaza in Eastwood city
2. 1800 Avenue in Eastwood city
3. UP Ayala Buildings (current existing and new construction site)
*UP = University of Philippines
*Ayala = most famous developer inPhilippines
4. Edsa office
IBM Philippines offices are colorful. The walls are painted with many colors (blue, green, pink, etc…).
I met up with Sam Marbebe, ex-Intel colleague, who came all the way from Cavite.
I forgot my passport, left it in the hotel save box and it was 3pm when we reached the Manila airport. Our flight suppose to depart @ 4:15pm. Shang Manila to the airport is 45 mins journey 1-way. I was speechless haha. The only way is to pray for a delayed flight muahaha my wish came true ! FLIGHT DELAYED ! I enter the departure gate @ 4:30pm. Flight departed @ 4:50pm.
-THE END on such a silly act-
But it was this which makes the entire trip more thrilling ;)
Updated:
For some visitors from trip advisors who is asking if Malaysia has its own local design transport we still have our very own trishaw in Penang !
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