Some ppl have asked what exactly Fillipino's look like; well here I am with the rest of my team at Saisaki last night. Note the use of chopsticks ;) 

A filipino sunset on our way home ... 

Too much diving ... (sneaked pic from Paul and Marie) 

We had a PRIVATE boat back in the Evening! This is me an my roomy at Oakwood 

This is Philippine Divers - the diveshop that I did 4 dives with this weekend. This included a Night Dive and Wreck dive :) :) That is Marie, a french expat who joined us at Coco Beach 

Xen, Xen, Xen of the jungle... 

This beautiful sight, is dedicated to a beautiful lady ;) Macaroni xxxx ...

No; this is NOT just a mosquito net around my bed. THIS attempt at art, represents a new lifestyle slowly emerging from the misty veil of the unkown East... 

Entering Coco beach: I couldnt help but relate this to an episode of Survivor ;) 

This is the "boat" we too from Batangas to Coco Beach. While they definitely are a bit flimsly, they make for a entertaining ride ... they are called Bonca's 

a large group of my of us - the expats 

This was the tequila houseparty - in room 2419 - Philippino style :) 

this is a better pictur of my hotel in manila 

This is a bad picture, because I took it from my Hotel Window. Thats the pool, with the 2 jacuzzi's on either side. When you access the pool from the hotel, the hotel staff hand you heated towels and slippers for going to the pool ;) 

Our Hotel Foyer - the Oakwood Premier in Ayala Business Center, Makati. 

Me on my bed in my room - with some Chivas and my new BroadBand Connection! The broadband is 100x better than SA's! 

Prices are EXCELLENT here - this bottle of Chivas Regal cost about R110!! And that would be one of the more expensive items in Philippines ... This life could become very good :) 

Clearly my groceries has taken a new asian twist ... never thought I would need to buy stuff like Soya sauce, Chinese noodles and banana blossoms ?? 

My French Roomate - Paul Bellavoine; very nice chap, gettng a long well. He is showing me the ropes and is quite adventurous in hunting exotic cuisine! 

The sushi we had for lunch yesterday ... Eel was good; but the other wasnt ... 

Starbucks! The yuppie status symbol that I just could not find in SA!
Amazing how friendly the barrista are - after 2 trips to Starbucks they had all memorised my name and favourite drink. Most Filipino's find my name very interesting - as they have a famous green tea names Zen. (You can see it on my coffee cup) ...
Everytime I walk in now, they all start singing ... "Xen Xen Xen ... Hi"

Mikati City (Manila) from my Room ... Big and ugly ... i 

Singapore airport - apparently this sunflower exhibit at the airport is famous (o k) 

This is my current desktop (Everyone else was doing it ...) I am so going to miss my PC when I am in Manila with only my Laptop! 

Bishop, flogging his bishop ...