Just got back from the Philippines. 56k FAIL

[usdm180sx]

Just got back from the Philippines. It's SUCH a great feeling to sleep in my own bed! Here are some pics:

Arriving at Boracay:
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Turquoise waters and grey skies are a cool but strange mix!
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Here is one of the resorts we stayed at:
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Towels folded like swans...BALLER!!!
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This bar was at the edge of the pool:
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The Boracay "Pulis" haha
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So simple, even a cave man can do it!
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ADT Security, Filipino style!
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[DUFFM4N]

haha welcome back norm!...looks like u and ur wife had an awesome time...the beach looks amazing down there!

[azndoc]

Welcome back Norm.

Damn that beach looks beautiful. Reminds me sort of Oki's beach.

I can't even remember the last time I was at the beach you lucky guy.

[Phlip]

Did anyone notice that Norm hadn't been around for a while?
I kid, I kid... Good shit, man

[lucky7]

looks very cool. i would love to go somewhere in asia some day.

[IIIXziuR]

Awesome Snaps man.

[cdlong]

i'm going to Boracay and Manila in a month or so. i'm looking forward to it, any tips?

[ThatGuy]

Looks like fun, Norm.

Welcome back.

[ALTRNTV]

Welcome back Norm. I'll be there also in December to January. Going to visit Boracay, Ilo Ilo, and Roxas City. Can't wait! I'll take more pics also. haha

i'm going to Boracay and Manila in a month or so. i'm looking forward to it, any tips?You'll have so much fun there. Boracay has one of the nicest beaches in the world.

Tips... are you Filipino? Do you speak the dialect there? If not, then try to fit in as much as you can. The tourist spots in the Philippines are places foreigners get kidnapped. Sad, but true.

Manila.. just watch out for pickpocketters. :bigok:

[ixfxi]

nice trip "pare"

must have done a LOT OF SEXIIII TIIIIIIIIIIIIIME out there!

did u bring anything special back in a balicbayan box????? hehe :-)

[usdm180sx]

i'm going to Boracay and Manila in a month or so. i'm looking forward to it, any tips?

If you're Korean you'll be fine. You'd be surprised how many Koreans are coming to the Philippines to learn English since it's a national language there!

[usdm180sx]

nice trip "pare"

must have done a LOT OF SEXIIII TIIIIIIIIIIIIIME out there!

did u bring anything special back in a balicbayan box????? hehe :-)

LOL we had our share. I brought a few trinkets back but not that many haha

[usdm180sx]

Welcome back Norm. I'll be there also in December to January. Going to visit Boracay, Ilo Ilo, and Roxas City. Can't wait! I'll take more pics also. haha

You'll have so much fun there. Boracay has one of the nicest beaches in the world.

Tips... are you Filipino? Do you speak the dialect there? If not, then try to fit in as much as you can. The tourist spots in the Philippines are places foreigners get kidnapped. Sad, but true.

Manila.. just watch out for pickpocketters. :bigok:

Oh snap is your family from Panay? Nati's family is from Mambusao, Capiz. Visayan is a TRIPPY language haha

[cdlong]

If you're Korean you'll be fine. You'd be surprised how many Koreans are coming to the Philippines to learn English since it's a national language there!

i'm the whitest guy i know (a friend called me powder once when were were swimming) but i'm going with a friend that's filipino. she's been there a few times and knows the ropes.

[usdm180sx]

LOL sorry about that. Your location says Seoul, ROK so my bad. If you have a filipino female friend that knows the ropes you'll be fine. If you wanna buy something just let her do the talking, but make sure she bargains well.

[s13gold]

damn im filipino and never even been there.
maybe later in life.

nice asss beach.

[qwikspool]

must be nice. yeah welcome back. its been 8 years since i went home to p.i.

[C. Senor]

yo welcome back norm. it looks effin nice over there.

[cdlong]

LOL sorry about that. Your location says Seoul, ROK so my bad. If you have a filipino female friend that knows the ropes you'll be fine. If you wanna buy something just let her do the talking, but make sure she bargains well.

no problem, i'm in the military and stationed here for a year. i plan on some serious traveling while i'm here, japan's next on the list.

my friend speaks several dialects so i think we'll be fine. we sort of dated and sort of broke up so it might be a little akward but i want to go to the philippines so fuck it.

what was the weather like aside from the clouds? i'm fine with the clouds because of my aformentioned pastieness, but i've heard it's humid from late summer to early winter. did it rain at all?

[adrians_s13]

Welcome back Norm...

I gotz family in Luzon :)

[ALTRNTV]

Oh snap is your family from Panay? Nati's family is from Mambusao, Capiz. Visayan is a TRIPPY language hahaNah, my family is from the Metro Manila area. Can't wait to go back this December.

[illvialuver]

thats cool. looks like you had fun, and is puhlis supposed to be police.

[SNC240SX]

Nice pics Norm welcome back. Did you learn the secret of making those swan towels? Those are baller.

[s14coastie]

Went to Boracay also! Another nice thing is that sand extends way past the shoreline and into the water where you won't see any rocks, only small fish. My brother-in-law works with sea-air and he got us freakin' good deal on the fair. The only thing I hated about boracay was the landing because it has such a short runway.
Pic of my boy....
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[614duece40]

looks like a dank vacation.

[PhilVia]

nice pics...looks great sure miss my island, alot of filipino there in hawaii too.
have you notice or seen fix up 240sx there in pi?

[jackjack]

kick ass pics. especially the beach. good stuff.

[BOOSTLOVER]

Sweet pics. I was supposed to go to Boracay but my flight left for Japan the day my friends went there. I can't wait to go back.

[usdm180sx]

Another nice place to visit is Puerto Princesa City and El Nido in Palawan. I was there back in 1995. At the time my Uncle was a Colonel in the Philippine Air Force, so we received the VIP treatment. Got to cruise around in an H1 Hummer around town.

We were going to visit the San Fernando underground river but it was a 3 hour drive so he hooked it up and we got to ride in a Huey Helicopter Apocalypse Now style. The trip only took 30 minutes and we landed on the beach in front of all the VIP European tourists. It was pure baller status. Rad.