Another Day in Manila
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Love your passion Jay! Moral of the story: never back into it, lol.
I wish I'd have been there with you and played some partners with you! Thanks for sharing, keep 'em coming!
Happy Thanksgiving!
I wish I'd have been there with you and played some partners with you! Thanks for sharing, keep 'em coming!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Always love your pool stories. Stay safe and keep em coming
Pangit
Banned
Christmas is not "a hell of a lot of fun" in the PI. It's already started. Children running around in packs--singing "we wish you a Merry Christmas" and then hold out there hand for money. Christmas time is an "excuse" to beg. I don't need or want a bunch of kids signing "we wish you a merry Christmas" at my front door at 8:30PM two weeks before it's even fricking Thanksgiving.
hey scrooge its called Christmas carolling, done in almost every part of Christian countries. If you don't like it then just ignore them and they will go away. I bet your FILIPINA wife gives them some loose change which will make their night. Christmas is not all begging here in the PI. There's midnight masses (simbang gabi), carnivals, shows etc. Disney on Ice comes over here every year during the Christmas season.
dude, I have family there...that's just your point of view..anyway...say what you will...I miss the PI and hope jay brings us more stories..
JC
Coos Cues
I like to carry my wallet in a front mid thigh zippered pocket on cargo shorts whenever I go out in PI. I'm still paranoid they'll find a way to get it out of there. I also carry my cash loose in a front pocket touching my balls.
Jay do you bring your own cues or do you give them a chance by using local equipment? The last time I went was the first time I brought any cues and ended up leaving them as gifts with my wife's cousins. My favorite Huebler sneaky pete and a cheap Meuchi. I bet they treasure them though. My wife will never let me on a long enough leash to find any fun gambling. She's always afraid they'll stab me if I win.
Jay do you bring your own cues or do you give them a chance by using local equipment? The last time I went was the first time I brought any cues and ended up leaving them as gifts with my wife's cousins. My favorite Huebler sneaky pete and a cheap Meuchi. I bet they treasure them though. My wife will never let me on a long enough leash to find any fun gambling. She's always afraid they'll stab me if I win.
Hello Dindo, I will be at PAGCOR Airport Casino tomorrow for the Big Time Billiards shoot out with Django and Peach. Maybe I'll see you there.
Thanks Joey, My second book will be out early next year. I wish I could get you to write the forward again.
I did take some photos in the poolroom which I will post when I return home. You'll love John-John, a skinny kid with no shoes or shirt, who plays a solid B speed. He's a lightweight hustler hanging in this room every day waiting for a fish to come in. Gotta love him, that was me once upon a time.
The credit card companies are great at replacing cards as I just found out. I will have new cards within ten days. I guess they like my business! At 12.9% why not.
Pangit you are correct, I was in the park the other night and small groups of very young kids came to us and sang Xmas carols. I LOVED IT! Such beautiful children and they were not begging. I would give them each 5P and they would run off laughing. Inside I was laughing too.
This is a land of smiling faces, friendly greetings, and many small considerations. Yes, there are often long delays, but unlike the Army, it's well worth it. Delicious fresh fruit available everywhere, NO pesticides either! Plus our money has real value here. Only electronic products are priced the same as in the USA. I can buy a nice motorbike for $1,000, a good car for $5,000 or a large condo for $30-50,000. Good food is pennies on the dollar compared to back home.
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I like to carry my wallet in a front mid thigh zippered pocket on cargo shorts whenever I go out in PI. I'm still paranoid they'll find a way to get it out of there. I also carry my cash loose in a front pocket touching my balls.
Jay do you bring your own cues or do you give them a chance by using local equipment? The last time I went was the first time I brought any cues and ended up leaving them as gifts with my wife's cousins. My favorite Huebler sneaky pete and a cheap Meuchi. I bet they treasure them though. My wife will never let me on a long enough leash to find any fun gambling. She's always afraid they'll stab me if I win.
On my third cue here but this one is a keeper. Made by Raymond Bautista, a fine cue maker. I paid 10,000p for it, about $235. I would guess it might sell for five or six hundred in the USA. Beautiful wood, nice clean shaft and a very solid hit. I carry it with me every day, just in case. I seem to have a problem passing up a pool hall. :wink:
If it is not too personal JAY,how much time do you spend in the philippines,out of a year?you sound like u really love it there,and i know you have a beautiful wife there and beautiful daughter also.
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No wife, a very nice GF and wonderful child (30 months old now) yes. I come about three times a year, usually for three weeks each time. The visa is only good for three weeks but you can apply for an extension. In the future I plan to stay longer, up to three months at a time.
Thanks everyone for the nice responses. It's great to share this with all of you. No more pool adventures for now, time spent with family, especially my daughter. She got her little toe stepped on and lost a nail, so she's suffering now. We went yesterday to a huge kiddie park near my hotel. It's on the edge of Rizal Park, maybe the largest in Manila. This park had large replicas of dinosaurs, set up as slides and hiding places for kids to explore. I took four kids and they had a blast, as did I just watching them. My little tiger was the youngest kid in the park (you had to be over two), and still went down the biggest slides, screaming all the way. A little daredevil in the making.
Tonight I go to the casino for the Bustamante-Peach match. You can watch it at (and bet) at Megassportsworld.com. They continually change the line during the course of the match. These people have it down when it comes to creating action.
Tonight I go to the casino for the Bustamante-Peach match. You can watch it at (and bet) at Megassportsworld.com. They continually change the line during the course of the match. These people have it down when it comes to creating action.
Jay I hope you post some photo of what sounds like paradice.
