tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510312.post114319328799474706..comments2024-02-07T17:57:21.252+13:00Comments on nickballesteros.com: Isn't it ironic, don't you think?Nick Ballesteroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510312.post-1143715898376159382006-03-30T22:51:00.000+12:002006-03-30T22:51:00.000+12:00Oh, the best waitresses in AC are in Zapatas! It'...Oh, the best waitresses in AC are in Zapatas! It's a wonderful little Mexican style restaurant. I recommend it...PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510312.post-1143715834061201392006-03-30T22:50:00.000+12:002006-03-30T22:50:00.000+12:00There are only two or three restaurants in AC wher...There are only two or three restaurants in AC where I don't have to get up and find the waitress/waiter and ask for a refill or desert. I find it perplexing, because I base my tips on the service. If no one checks on me, I give 10 pesos. The more times a waitress checks on me the higher the tip. I tell them this continually and NO ONE LISTENS! Maddening...PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510312.post-1143715659480866162006-03-30T22:47:00.000+12:002006-03-30T22:47:00.000+12:00Trike tip to foreigners: Ask a non trike driver ho...Trike tip to foreigners: Ask a non trike driver how much for a trike trip to where you want to go. Add 10 pesos to it. Use a little tagalog with the driver so he knows you aren't just an ignorant tourist, even if you are. When you get out, hand over the money and tell him to keep the change. Do NOT linger! Works every time...PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510312.post-1143535029481792062006-03-28T20:37:00.000+12:002006-03-28T20:37:00.000+12:00Mr. Abbey, I think the tricycle drivers have more ...Mr. Abbey, I think the tricycle drivers have more than 10 pesos in mind while rushing to transport you. :-)<BR/><BR/>I guess it's the same in other places though. Foreigners get charged higher.Nick Ballesteroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510312.post-1143489404831178972006-03-28T07:56:00.000+12:002006-03-28T07:56:00.000+12:00As an American, I certainly get extra attention. ...As an American, I certainly get extra attention. I almost got ran over in Tarlac City by motor trike cabs trying to be the one to give me a lift or more likely, to charge me 10 pesos more than my mother-in-law in one right behind me.<BR/><BR/>I don't mind the nickel and dime stuff like 10 pesos. I just look at it as charity to the locals. However if it is something big, like Phil, I send Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510312.post-1143442533419326042006-03-27T18:55:00.000+12:002006-03-27T18:55:00.000+12:00Me too, Mr. Abbey!Hi Amie! Long time no hear!Hell...Me too, Mr. Abbey!<BR/><BR/>Hi Amie! Long time no hear!<BR/><BR/>Hello Owen!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Eu-leh<BR/><BR/>Cruise, korek ka dyan. Malamang tumataas kilay nung mga tindera kapag halatang mayaman yung bumibili hehehe<BR/><BR/>I guess most foreigners encounter that, Phil. I'm surprised that as an American, you don't get extra attention in restaurants though.Nick Ballesteroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510312.post-1143440581096814762006-03-27T18:23:00.000+12:002006-03-27T18:23:00.000+12:00It's got to be tough being middle class and higher...It's got to be tough being middle class and higher here on the financial scale, and then trying to "meld" into the less fortunate among us. A lot of us Americans don't do well at that, me one OF them.<BR/><BR/>Aside from that, my problem is I CAN'T be inauspicious here if I tried. They see me coming a mile away, and there is NOT much bargaining leeway from their standpoint. They assume because PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510312.post-1143344136293410882006-03-26T15:35:00.000+12:002006-03-26T15:35:00.000+12:00tama yung sabi mo, nakakatuwa makita sarili mo na ...tama yung sabi mo, nakakatuwa makita sarili mo na isang oras nasa palengke then after few hours nasa eleganteng opisina ka.<BR/><BR/>ito pa, nagpunta ako sa divisoria at greenhills, karamihan mayayaman, pero ang galing tumawad, mas kuripot pa sila sa mga average na mamamayan na namimili sa SM, hahacruisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230370725468634332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510312.post-1143287136364273742006-03-25T23:45:00.000+12:002006-03-25T23:45:00.000+12:00hi! nice posts! i'm bloghopping and just checking ...hi! nice posts! i'm bloghopping and just checking your blogsite. Keep the blogs rolling!Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14669567926247195931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510312.post-1143258546798535762006-03-25T15:49:00.000+12:002006-03-25T15:49:00.000+12:00well said watson - or i'll call you by name starti...well said watson - or i'll call you by name starting now! have a nice weekend nick!Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02554400836915691713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510312.post-1143206845373806982006-03-25T01:27:00.000+12:002006-03-25T01:27:00.000+12:00flexible nick!happy weekend!flexible nick!<BR/><BR/>happy weekend!amiethinggoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421763220934136207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510312.post-1143205987762799942006-03-25T01:13:00.000+12:002006-03-25T01:13:00.000+12:00I really love my trekking hat!I really love my trekking hat!Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.com