"Two weeks working in Manila..." Manila by Djinn76

Manila Travel Guide: 2,094 reviews and 3,970 photos

On quite a short notice my company sent me to Manila to give a training.
At the begining I was not really eager to go, I had heard so many scary things about this country : Abu Sayaff, Sars or other bad diseases, the failed coup at the beginning of august,...
Now, I would be more than happy if they propose me to go again!!
The stories are probably exagerated and local people are really friendly, you can go out every night without any problem, shopping over there is a real pleasure (and quite cheap for us), there is a huge cultural difference,...
I would only mention one drawback : you'd see so many poor people, you almost feel guilty to owe some money or stay in such a luxurious hotel!!

Last visit to Manila: Sep 2003
Intro Updated Sep 30, 2003
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Buko juice Local Customs (2)

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Written Sep 11, 2003

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Comments (3)

yvemarie Oct 19, 2004 at 10:46 PM Report Abuse

hi...again..im here now residing in japan....thanks....and im glad u suggested places where to go...it will be a great help..thanks..
Tijavi Oct 11, 2004 at 8:17 PM Report Abuse

Thanks for your honest opinion about Manila. Hope you'll return someday to enjoy the rest of our country. Salamat!
kylian74 Apr 2, 2004 at 12:35 PM Report Abuse

Glad you like it in Mla,now I miss it there! I notice you've been to big malls where I hang out before and even to Greenhills which is popular to get electronics stuffs,yep! we hv everything there that some people might think *what's there in PI.Thanks!!