Effective.

Found this trashy gem next to a basketball game on my way to the local market.

The sign, right on the tree. Unless it indicates a special tree where special prizes are found inside the coconuts themselves!

Even horses get stuck in traffic.

Looks like a cowboy. Outside of the Oriental Hotel.

The things you see late at night in Malate…

When getting a cab in Manila, always know a landmark destination and have exact change. If you don’t know a really obvious landmark, the driver might not know where you’re going, but they’ll start driving anyway!

There were several times when they’d even say they knew it, but ten minutes later they’re rolling down their windows asking other taxi drivers. But hey, they’re sure good at giving tours of the city you wouldn’t otherwise go to.

And of course have smaller bills close to exact change. If you have a large bill, they will almost never be equipped to handle change. At least, they point out they only have 100 pesos, so how about you just give them a 300 peso tip?

So, have a landmark. Have small bills.

To the airline stewardess (who wasn’t on duty but traveling and sitting next to me) who gave me a free water. It’s always good to have more water than you think you need in that recycled air in the plane…

…the NYC guy who kept the bus door open when he saw I was dealing with a large pack and other bags.

..to Pedro Padilla and Karen Tang for letting me stay at their place and getting a glimpse of their awesome worlds.

It fills me up with that warm fuzzy. Thanksamillie!