Dear time

At Singapore now. Waiting for the connecting flight back to Kuala Lumpur that will be around 8pm. Was at manila, Philippines last few days. What a shock I got when I took a taxi from the airport to the hotel. Luckily, my colleague was with me. If it was not for his help and guidance, I would have been in a real state of shock.

Imagine small kids begging on streets when the cars stop at a traffic light, youths standing by the road with a pail of water and a cloth waiting to wash your car, people crossing the road without any fear for their lives; all this was a shocking experience for me when I saw this. My colleague told me that this is the live of Philippines in a poorer area.

I took my hp and send a sms to my dad “I’ve arrived in manila and on the way to airport. This is a crazy place”. My dad replied “haha now you know ;) take care”. Its only then that I realize how lucky I was to be able to enjoy the luxury of life. I don’t have to beg, live on the road, work my ass off to earn just a few dollars a day, I don’t even need to worry much about life. Damn I am lucky.

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Anyway, manila itself was a different experience. Everything was different as compared to the poorer areas. 2 colleague brought us around a few areas for some “fun”. We went to some club where they have gals striping and dancing, they also brought us to 2 places where you can buy pleasure. But I ended up empty handed, didn’t buy anything as in my opinion, it was a little expensive.

But the day ended well with a few drinks and expanses all paid for ;)

Well I would life to upload some photos to share, but I left my camera back in manila in my colleague’s car.