the last several reports deal with various land mines one encounters in this country and i guess in my native land. well a few things for the lot of ye blocklishes who would adventure 'mongst an alien people in the hot devil lands.
be real careful around mongering areas, the no ham for lunch bunch has threatened to do a fine olde dooblin style bombin' where a bunch of ye foreign devils rut, angeles city and makati are real targets, easy to do, come by on a motorbike, bust out a window and lob a grenade through the hole when everybody be full o' the guiness. look at this crap in thailand, that is a warning, my money is on a bomb at nanaplaza next. maybe somewhere here during the asean summit.
as far as ye highlander being shaken doon by the old bill, unless ye do something real stupid (nothing personal) you dont have too many a worry.
some common ones i've seen the room tempature iq crowd perpetrate:
the ever popular punch up on a trull for poor service, lack of, or stealin yer treasures, usually while drunk. second to this is thinkin yer such a badass from street boppin' in glasglow, the bronx or possumfuck tennesse and getting put on your ass by a 140lb filipino. i always enjoy seeing the later.
**** anything (you deserve this one)
smuggling things in or out of the country, like pornography on cd's, hustler mags etc,(a minor fine)smuggle something out like counterfeit treasury notes or travelers checks, expect jail, they catch one idiot a month doing this.
anything to do with drugs, death penalty is still on the books for this one. usually catch some moron backpackers at boracay/palawan but i've seen a few guys get busted scoring street shabu and marijuana, dont trust your girls or street pimps on this one, also hilarious to see.
trying to stiff the locals for a bill, you are gonna get caught so don't try it.
last, the most common "stings" you will run into are the things that bill b mentions in his report, yes gentlemen the little heart breakers get you "cumming" and going. if it happens, dont get pissed, dont try to get even, chalk it up to experience and move on, anything else will bring the law and a load of problems you dont need.
do not try to beat hustlers at their game.
enjoy
spamhog