Philippine Pictures

[Theben]

This little girl's name is Hyacinth. She's a really cute kid, as well as probably off her rocker:





The last one she's holding a pair of binoculars. She invented a game where she'd look into the large end at someone (mostly me) and then slowly move towards them making a weird noise. She'd wind up pointing the other end up your nose, or in your ear, mouth, etc.

She did that for almost an hour.

[Theben]

This is of course the best pic. Me with a ton of girls!

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by Theben


Heck if I know. Probably they saw one of us doing it and copied us.

Then again, if you look at one of the girls in the truck, she's doing that too. Could be a local thing.

I bet it's a gang symbol.

[Theben]

Oops, forgot these pics. They're out of order, but whatever.

Someone is about to get a swimming lesson.



Lisa, Hyacinth, and kid swimming in front of the falls.



Lisa & child plus Dolores taking a shower in the falls.

[Theben]

Originally posted by General Ludd
I bet it's a gang symbol.

Somehow I doubt it.

I think that about covers it, picturewise.

[Dis]

cool pics. So everyone was pretty positive towards americans? no dirty looks or anything?

[Shogun Gunner]

What a beautiful country....some of the chicas are cute....

Looks like you guys had a great time. One always hears about how poor the Philippines are....didn't really see that side in these pictures. I can see that as a desireable place to retire.

[Dis]

yeah, but they all seem fairly happy. That's cool.

[Shogun Gunner]

Deju vu from Jacko's Germany tour?

I think it was "Blanket" he dangled over the balcony for the press to see....

[Ted Striker]

Originally posted by Dissident
cool pics. So everyone was pretty positive towards americans? no dirty looks or anything?

I am telling you the LOVE whitey there.

[Theben]

Originally posted by Dissident
cool pics. So everyone was pretty positive towards americans? no dirty looks or anything?

I got a lot of what most Americans would think are dirty looks, but really it's that they are so shy towards Americans/Europeans. All I had to do was wave or smile or say something to them and the furitive look/frown would vanish and they'd smile back and say hello.

I.e., pretty much what Ted said.

[Theben]

Originally posted by Shogun Gunner
What a beautiful country....some of the chicas are cute....

Looks like you guys had a great time. One always hears about how poor the Philippines are....didn't really see that side in these pictures. I can see that as a desireable place to retire.

They do make on average about $3/day... and unemployment is rampant. Even Lisa, who has a 'good' managerial job, works 12 hours a day with 3 days off/month, and brings home ~$500 a month (US)...

Those pictures really wouldn't have been possible if there weren't 3 'wealthy' Americans paying for most of it.

[Ted Striker]

3 days off a month!!!!

[Theben]

So I was told...

[Ted Striker]

ouch!