The Clapham Manila

Came by with the painful memories and immense fatigue, in the paradise beaches and a hell of a city-walk, congratulated himself very much alive and back, of course, there are a bunch of sequelae, material losses can only try to compensate for; spirit, can only be described as a price change to come.

So we have to admire and strongly requested trip with us friends, please remember that this is a lesson, go have fun, and suffering; a yield, have lost; this is travel, real travel.

Seldom uses it to write hero travels, of course, everything is a reason.

Originally it was a rush of a ready ready for the trip, because back in January, before you begin to plan the trip in the Philippines, says hasty because work on some unexpected situation compelled me to continuous work overtime a week, ask a thousand bites million to the last minute, you prepare to travel after no breathing space to fly to offsite on a business trip.

Just more unexpected is that depart chaos chaos back, the former is because, while the latter ... Listen to my road.

This is the journey of the last station, the capital of the Philippines, Manila.

Before you have called me and said that we prevent needles are live and Bangkok Khao Shan have a spell, Taiwan human civilization and call it "weathering zone". But how to do it, if you do not want to be taxi drivers cut, want to easily travel attractions, live in Manila in Malate district is the best choice. Sure enough, the airport has finally stopped into a taxi refused to play the table, a road pricing table like ventilation may wish to skip, but fortunately not too far away, or spent two times the fare. Safety reasons, a small luxury, found a similar home of HOTEL, and therefore expensive shops and hotels, the door will have gun guard guarded. On the floor, surprised to find the door there are two locks, security measures can be considered that home.

A short break in the afternoon, immediately begin to travel the city's attractions.

Malate seemingly strong than on the road more than 100 times the Manila is also a metropolis. Go to the Rizal Park (Rizal Park) suddenly found the map left in place, it is a junction, side walk to three locals, two women and a man, but one looks like the middle age, the other two are young; they face gentle, dress, manners are like travelers. They asked us to go, we said to go to St. Augustine Church, they said "Wain Wain," and then walk and talk, they lived from Kai said, go to the North of the Philippines to play, has just returned from long beach back now to Manila. To the Church, one called LAN middle-aged woman said to go to a nearby University to do something, she took me by the hand and said, "I expect we'll see you again, I'm really looking forward to Oh".

I keep looking around for the young men and women, girls called MARIE, fat look cute with her mouth guards, entered the Church she prayed, and conversation she talked about her unmarried pregnant cannot be accepted such a thing, it seems like a devout Catholics; the men don't talk, but also look and gas.

In teaching as finished phase, go to the Saint di Santiago Castle, has just entered the Park, I felt my stomach a wrong; comfortable room, I face red to leave, but the girls face not just don't get, is the comfort and the help to my mind, then also call a taxi back to the HOTEL, take us standing in the HOTEL ground floor, she repeatedly said: you want to come back Oh, LAN also in CHINA TOWN, and so we go to see the Fireworks?

In such a kind invitation, we agreed to go along with them for a period and then come back sooner.

In fact, in other States or localities, or even not long ago in BOHOL Island, and also a lot of contact with local people, also have chat very much love and help each other, so that makes our relaxed vigilance; or that we feel unduly alert will dilute the significance of tourism.

In this way, we and the two young people together to the largest SM Supercenter in Manila, weekend there is also a Merry Ocean, subsequently to the LAN.

Short after the end of fireworks show, we sat down together in a row of shops in the square for dinner, banquet, we drank some beer, I'm not good to drink, drink only a small half cup; guy drank more. Talk over dinner, LAN also very enthusiastically to our second day plans to go to the volcanoes route detail pictures to us. In order to express gratitude, I said this dinner I'll call it, is somewhat unexpected, LAN one agreed. Pay, LAN with worries and ask me, you, us, you will go to the volcano's got enough money, not enough, here is the ATM Exchange directly. I am a Flash read, say forget it; it is no longer insist on LAN. Because MARIE first premise too want to SHOPPING, she would pull me away, but only into a selling pet goods shop, a shop, she refers to the edge of ATM, ask: do you want to collect the money? I again refused. At this point, I think the head slightly Halo, but thought it was because they are not good drinking sake.

Subsequently, will seem to not be so clear, just remember that as they were a minibus, I was sitting in the row of a window, MARIE sat I and Guy, later it was guy added that followed for a taxi, we separated, but strangely taxi we didn't pay for it, and then entered the door, two person down on the bed.

Then open eyes, has more than 9 a.m., think of today's plan to stand up and be dizziness terribly, was lying on the ground that it fell back to bed; 11 points, and wake up, or Halo; call guy, he mumbled speaks not a body, I think crashed out, you want to go to reach the ground already lost little package, but the idea seems to be only to actions to

The front desk to make the phone ring, check out finally struggle took a small Pack, a purse, equivalent to nearly over a thousand RMB pesos and my credit card has been lost, the phone IV message prompt, use the chaos of the brain, there are nearly 10 000 RMB is ad. Lying in bed quickly hit loss reporting telephone, then staggered to the front desk for assistance. Reception desk of aunt help me hit the local police station, but told me to go ahead to the police station, gosh, I can't even stand it will stand up; Aunt see me this looks like, you can then call, not duohuier, three policemen came riding a motorcycle, they asked me what else can you ride a motorcycle, I said I'd try it. To the police station, to begin to make the record, the policemen seem to be anything unusual, process ran very skilled, but see I really poor, only the product of the ask me something, I will not talk to strangers. In this way, took notes, and returned to the HOTEL (the cheat still a bit "conscience" and remains the 900P to us, just pay a departure tax and a taxi to the airport of money, if not we had set aside some small amount of dollars, this half-day room rate and taxi fee I come from). CHECK OUT when aunt asked me the police ask you for money?!??? I more surprise (although still drowsy) is in addition to local liar, even the police have to shave oil? I said no, Granny long export gas, said Okay okay. So I went on to ask aunt, like we do often, aunt quite heavy nodded, said two days ago, a guest, just the opposite, a road, wallet was gone; even we locals, but also to always take care of. Hey, I was confusing the brain had not out what is what is called sad astonishment.

Also like wandering zombie to airport, want to cut mobile phone an SMS, the blink of an eye, the mobile phone is missing.

Lost? stole? is still uncertain. Came home, continue to diverge is strong, and finally head some sober after inventory items, only to find a digital camera in the SM card also can be pumped out, I'm afraid afraid we take their picture, (once again, thank God they didn't take my camera, but the vast majority of baby photos in another saved full SM card). Go to post-registration card number, is told the excess has been hit, eh, it is stolen, no doubt, but fortunately I am a pay telephone, the cost of the phone, the consequences are disastrous.

Next to the Bank for stolen card for payment, this will be a long and difficult process.

I intend to be free, to the Philippine tourism sector write mail complaints, but perhaps this is a funny and useless things; so I can only to their own personal experience to tell all my friends, Manila is a dangerous city, Philippines is a country that is not secure as travellers, at any time do not relax your guard, although this will affect you understand the local customs, which is a contradiction, it is also a helpless.