Drove past a Jollibee yesterday, right here in California. Had no idea the chain existed outside Phils, but 3pm and the place was packed.
I became mildly turgid.
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Drove past a Jollibee yesterday, right here in California. Had no idea the chain existed outside Phils, but 3pm and the place was packed.
I became mildly turgid.
[QUOTE=Driveallnight; 1208110]Drove past a Jollibee yesterday, right here in California. Had no idea the chain existed outside Phils, but 3pm and the place was packed.
I became mildly turgid.[/QUOTE]There are many in California. I seen on in Eagle Rock Plaza in Glendale California last time I visited. Check out there website. You will be surprised.
[QUOTE=Andre007;1208147]There are many in California. I seen on in Eagle Rock Plaza in Glendale California last time I visited. Check out there website. You will be surprised.[/QUOTE]Hong Kong has one too.
[QUOTE=Driveallnight; 1208110]Drove past a Jollibee yesterday, right here in California. Had no idea the chain existed outside Phils, but 3pm and the place was packed.
I became mildly turgid.[/QUOTE]Jolli has been in Los Angeles for at least a year. Love the spaghetti.
[QUOTE=FreebieFan;1208252]Hong Kong has one too.[/QUOTE]To Freebie fan
I didn't know HK have one the one in Shenzhen last only 3 month closed down 2 yr ago cannot complete with KFC in China, there are 5 in San francisco CALIF area doing well but price are expensive vs Manila,
Fast Eddie 48
[QUOTE=FreebieFan;1208252]Hong Kong has one too.[/QUOTE]There are also branches in Saudi, Qatar and Brunei. I think that I detect some kind of a pattern here but I don't understand the need for Vietnam offshoots of the ghastly orange spagbog machine!
[QUOTE=Westcoast1;1208257]Jolli has been in Los Angeles for at least a year. Love the spaghetti.[/QUOTE]Jollibee's has been in the Los Angeles area at least 4 years now.
Truly scary sight if you live around LA: go check out the Eagle Rock Plaza sometime. Closest thing to a Filipino mall stateside. You will find not only Jollibee's, but also Chow King and Goldielocks. Not to mention LBC, M. Lhuillier, Fil-mart and Seafood City.
[QUOTE=Finrod;1208817]Jollibee's has been in the Los Angeles area at least 4 years now.[/QUOTE]There is also a sizable Filipino community in Vegas where you will also fine a couple of stores. Taking the American concept of fast food and 'flipping the script' with 'spam' on the menu! :eek:
The NAIA airport in Manila are rank number one worst big city Int'l airport in the World, worst in security and facility need alot of improvement.
[url]http://globalnation.inquirer.net/15661/naia-1-is-rated-worlds-worst-airport[/url]
Fast Eddie 48
[QUOTE=Fast Eddie 48; 1209685]The NAIA airport in Manila are rank number one worst big city Int'l airport in the World, worst in security and facility need alot of improvement.
[url]http://globalnation.inquirer.net/15661/naia-1-is-rated-worlds-worst-airport[/url]
Fast Eddie 48[/QUOTE]Interesting read. It is amazing how bad air travel is these days. The article includes the "Worst 10: Besides NAIA #1, the following made it to the 10 worst airports in the world: Paris Beauvais in France, Keflavik International Airport in Iceland, Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport in Italy, Kiev International Airport in Ukraine, Frankfurt-Hahn Airport in Germany, London Luton Airport in the United Kingdom, Pisa Airport in Italy, Paris CDG Airport in France and Los Angeles International Airport in the United States."
In my opinion NAIA is not the worst. Far from it, but then I have only used Terminal 2 and 3. LAX is pretty horrible, and I hate arriving in BKK because the customs lines are a nightmare, but the worst Airport that I have personally experienced is MIA. What a friggin' zoo. The lines (both airline arrival counters and security) are impossible. Count on it taking an hour to get through security. And as if to add insult upon misery; English can only be considered a second language not fluently spoken by a sizeable minority of airport workers. MIA is really an airport you hate using. I tell all my friends that live outside the state of Florida to fly into West Palm Beach airport instead when they come to visit me. On the last 3 trips to Asia, I booked flights out of West Palm to Newark then onto Hong Kong. West Palm is civilized. The difference is unbelievable.
Now let's talk about the worst airlines. On the other hand, let's not.
In the departure area of Cebu they had a television turned on all of the time to one of those National Geographic or Geo channels. On the TV they were playing a show on plane crashes, I could not believe it.
The next time I flew out of Cebu they had another show on about plane crashes, I guess no one complained.
Actually. Naia, Terminal 1 is voted the worst airport to "sleep over" at.
[QUOTE=Fast Eddie 48; 1209685]The NAIA airport in Manila are rank number one worst big city Int'l airport in the World, worst in security and facility need alot of improvement.
[url]http://globalnation.inquirer.net/15661/naia-1-is-rated-worlds-worst-airport[/url]
Fast Eddie 48[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Natty Bumpo; 1209720]Interesting read. It is amazing how bad air travel is these days. The article includes the "Worst 10: Besides NAIA #1, the following made it to the 10 worst airports in the world: Paris Beauvais in France, Keflavik International Airport in Iceland, Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport in Italy, Kiev International Airport in Ukraine, Frankfurt-Hahn Airport in Germany, London Luton Airport in the United Kingdom, Pisa Airport in Italy, Paris CDG Airport in France and Los Angeles International Airport in the United States."
In my opinion NAIA is not the worst. Far from it, but then I have only used Terminal 2 and 3. LAX is pretty horrible, and I hate arriving in BKK because the customs lines are a nightmare, but the worst Airport that I have personally experienced is MIA. What a friggin' zoo. The lines (both airline arrival counters and security) are impossible. Count on it taking an hour to get through security. And as if to add insult upon misery; English can only be considered a second language not fluently spoken by a sizeable minority of airport workers. MIA is really an airport you hate using. I tell all my friends that live outside the state of Florida to fly into West Palm Beach airport instead when they come to visit me. On the last 3 trips to Asia, I booked flights out of West Palm to Newark then onto Hong Kong. West Palm is civilized. The difference is unbelievable.
Now let's talk about the worst airlines. On the other hand, let's not.[/QUOTE]To Natty
YES LAX is getting old also need many upgrade, the best airport in the world is HKIA, changi Singapore and S korea Icheon, for worst large int'l airline I think the Philippines airline have to be right up there also take it once never again.
Fast Eddie 48
[QUOTE=Fast Eddie 48; 1209982]To Natty
YES LAX is getting old also need many upgrade, the best airport in the world is HKIA, changi Singapore and S korea Icheon, for worst large int'l airline I think the Philippines airline have to be right up there also take it once never again.
Fast Eddie 48[/QUOTE]Even if the rating was for" worst airport for sleeping in " the old NAIA is still very dire. The new one for Cebu pacific is a design disaster. Thecheck in counter are all normal however
1. We pay P750. No one can say whats its for other than "airport use ".
2. There are on plastic bins for shoes belts etc. I always ask why they have in Bangladesh but not in Manila. Sepcially as there was the aforementioned charge of P 750. Theres never an answer for same.
3. The range of restaurants is sooo bad. Everywhere sells cheap over sweet crap. I've been in them all.
4. The announcement are deafening.
5. The moving walkways never move. Doesn't matter whether its 4pm or 4am they are all turned off.
I could carry on but I'm just pleased when its wheels up. Maybe I'm spoilt in good airports like HK Singapore KL but all manila airports are realllllllly poor!
Just yesterday I see the immigration guy turning round to check out the ass of the girl whos passport he had just stamped then gave me a wink wink sort of conspiring look. Sad sad sad.
[QUOTE=Natty Bumpo;1209720]In my opinion NAIA is not the worst. Far from it, but then I have only used Terminal 2 and 3.[/QUOTE]If you haven't been to T1, you dunno what you are missing.
Last week my GF came by T1, at 11. 30 PM, no money changer (all gone home for the day) and no load service.
Well, it doesn't matter, after all, PR and Cebu Pac have taken over the New T2 and T3 and let the foreign airlines look ugly in T1.
Maybe it is the plan of Phil Govt for tourists using anything other than PR and Cebu pac to see the dirty side, the others, to see the nice and squeeky clean T2 / T3 LOL