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Firstly learn Chinese so you can read the Chinese documentation on BaiduLocation SDK. Then learn the Java programming language and study GPS hardware and the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) and you...

There is a correlation between halitosis and stinky pussy but the most common fishy variety is unlikely to be caused by STDs. If the odour is of the fishy variety it could be caused be a genetic...

I have read your previous posts, and IMHO, GSC is way too dangerous a destination for a monger with non-existent or very limited Mindanao experience.

Ikks

I wonder what the likely outcome would be if you (unintentionally) seriously pissed off a girl and she decided to frame you.

There would a reasonable likelihood that someone in her or her friends'...

We all know how our Pinay SYTs love chocolate. I know that some of us carry up to 1 or 2 Kg half way around the world to share with our SYT's family and relatives. And we all know how quickly the...

Yes, it is true that I don't have plans for mongering in Philippines at present. I do have 3 weeks available during Chinese New Year, where my choice is Philippines or Jakarta (but other ISGers are...

For checking the 'use by' date?

More twisted excuses!!

I answered your question about posting in Angeles in the PM, so you are twisting the truth again!

If I have never been to Mindanao, then how come GoodEnough says my...

WRT the recent Angeles City kerfuffle, I attempted to take it off line and sent you a conciliatory PM. But you did not even have the decency and common courtesy to reply, let alone continue a...

Australians who become down and out in PI and other places have not been intelligent enough to correctly plan for their overseas retirement. One would have to be really, really dumb not to know that...

I don't know if it is still applicable, but there used to be at least 3 rates at many hotels (excluding corporate):

1. Local Residents rates.
2. Balikbayan rates.
3. Porigner rates.
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Nope! From memory they bought a 49% holding in 2012, but recently sold it all. Not sure of the reasons (but could hazard a few guesses!).

On April 1 this year, the TV program Topgear published an article that Mercedes Benz was suing the PI government for naming typhoons Chedeng. Haha!

Girls nicknamed Mercedes are also sometimes...

Likely to be another of the 9 or so cyclones that hit PI every year. It is currently a 'Super Typhoon' category storm. and will be named Chedeng by the PI once it reaches their territory.

Let's...

I would like to add a few comments to RA's post.

Firstly, I wonder if there has been any change to the personality and temperament of the pinoy over the years. I say this because up until the...

Actually, Mindanao is predominantly Christian (70% and even Zamboanga City is 70% Christian. However, the dangers facing non-Muslim visitors to Zamboanga City in particular, are vey real.

Ikksman.

All steps are in accordance with bank's policies, procedures and SOPs. No luck or brown nosing required! I would not describe the simple process of opening a few bank accounts as gymnastics. The only...

You don't really need to have wads of cash to open an HSBC Premier Account. Ask if they have specials for new customers. Most branches do, and they typically offer 12 months before the minimum...

Open an HSBC Premier Account. Once you have one account you can very quickly open another Premier account at an HSBC branch in any other country.

Then, international transfers between HSBC...

A challenging question and as you say, floods can vary.

I remember the Manila flooding in 2012, when a minor Cat 1 typhoon / tropical depression, that was hundreds of Km north of Luzon, caused...

I have always found that the most reliable intel regarding storms is on tropicalstormrisk.com.

As you can see from the grab shot below, the storm has decreased from a category 5 (super typhoon)...

I suspect that Dcups has started posting using a (not so) Smart phone or tablet and this is causing the screw up. It is only in the last month or so that this difficulty has arisen with his posts.
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There are plenty of casinos in PI. Many in Manila and I think there are even a few in AC.

I haven't been to any for some years, but most in Manila used to have quite strict dress standards. No...

I use StrongVPN for access to sites blocked in China. They of course use many different IP addresses. But if I try to login to DIA via my VPN I get the following message:

Sorry, your current IP...

Sorry, I don't quite follow your 5 month trip itinerary touring Mindanao.

If you travelled down the east coast, you probably left from Surigao City. From there to Bislig is maybe 250 km, covering...